Math Program Receives Applause

Dean Gould extends her congratulations to the mathematics department faculty for the outcome of the recent program review of their Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.

The MAT program provides graduate training for high school mathematics teachers, focusing on in-depth explorations of the aspects of mathematics most relevant to the high school curriculum. The program's external reviewers described it as a model program that could serve as a national benchmark for graduate training of experienced high school teachers. They praised not only the quality of the curriculum, but “the careful adaptation of the content of individual courses to the professional needs and ways of understanding of experienced teachers.”

As a result of this excellent review, the College and Graduate School have partnered to provide enhancements to the MAT program. This will include the creation of a program director position, funding to enhance the program's visibility both locally and nationally, and the creation of a speakers series in the teaching of mathematics.