大学交流 Focusing On The Future By Investing In Teachers
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阿曼达·马西斯(Amanda Mathis)撰写
周二, 4月16日, 2024, 大学交流, 沃福德学院, OneSpartanburg, and 斯帕坦堡县第三和第七学区 announced their recent collaboration to invest in Spartanburg’s future through education with a signing ceremony for Wofford students for the 2024-2025 academic year. This 4 + 1 cooperative alliance allows students to achieve their 教育学硕士 (MAT) in five years. It will develop and implement educational programs for 沃福德学院 undergraduate students to allow for a smooth transition into 大学交流’s MAT programs and initial teacher certification.
“我很高兴来到这里庆祝这次合作,” President Boone Hopkins shared as he addressed the first group of students during the signing event. “This year marks 60 years of graduate education at 大学交流. 我们很兴奋地欢迎这些新学生, and we look forward to the impact they will have on the education system in our state.”
“我永远感谢所有使这一切成为可能的人, and I know just from my one class at Converse so far that I’ve made the right decision.”
布威利
Wofford students are also enthusiastic about this collaboration and the opportunities it presents. “我在斯帕坦堡长大,在第七区上学, so I knew that this program would 给 me the ability to not only get my MAT for free but to 给 back to the community that has poured into me for so long,布兰迪·怀利说, 谁是第一个参加新万博下载ios的学生. “我永远感谢所有使这一切成为可能的人, and I know just from my one class at Converse so far that I’ve made the right decision.”
为未来而合作
教师是社区变革的催化剂, 对他们的教育进行投资至关重要. This program is designed to advance Spartanburg County’s teacher workforce through a partnership between 沃福德学院 and 大学交流. It will ensure degree completion for Converse’s 30-hour program in one calendar year and a 37-hour program at a similarly expeditious rate. OneSpartanburg公司., and 斯帕坦堡县第三和第七学区 will provide the resources that cover tuition, 费用, 以及为参加MAT的学生准备的课程材料.
“我们说教学是一种呼召,而不是一种职业.”
Dr. Lienne梅德福 – Dean of the 研究生 School and Professor of 领导
“我们说教学是一种呼召,而不是一种职业,” said Converse’s Dean of the 研究生 School and Professor of 领导, Lienne梅德福, EdD. “It’s essential to address today’s most pressing educational issues, and even more critical to ensure that all students – regardless of their background – have access to motivated, 专业合格, 以及得到良好支持的教师.
“This program is a wonderful opportunity for Spartanburg students and the participating school districts. And since we have a history of partnering with Wofford, this collaboration is natural. We are excited about preparing the next generation of teachers at Converse.”
斯巴达堡教育系统的催化剂
大学交流’s MAT degree program is designed for initial teacher certification. It incorporates a baccalaureate undergraduate degree with a major in an area other than education and specified courses and field experiences in education. After earning an undergraduate degree or being admitted to the program early, participating Wofford students will complete at least one additional year of graduate study and any related requirements to satisfy the MAT degree and professional teacher certification requirements.
专业领域 within the articulation agreement with 沃福德学院 include Early Childhood Education, 基础教育(要求学习37学时), 中级英语/语言艺术, 中层数学, 中级社会学科, 中层科学, 中学英语, and Secondary Social Studies (all of which require 30 credit hours of study). 学习特殊教育(LD)等专业的学生, ID, ED, MC)也是该计划的一部分, 但由于获得该证书所需的学分, 它将需要一年以上的时间才能完成.
MAT合作万博下载ios资格
这是万博地址之间的合作, 斯帕坦堡县第三和第七学区, and OneSpartanburg is available only to 沃福德学院 students who have completed or are within one year of completing all requirements for their Wofford degree and who have completed a minimum of nine hours of the Wofford core education course component.
Wofford students wishing to begin courses in the fall or spring semesters of their senior year should file a Special Status Students form with 大学交流 by April 1 of their junior year for enrollment in the fall semester of their senior year and by November 1 for enrollment in the spring semester of their senior year. 学生必须有一个累积3.00 overall GPA and be within 30 hours of completing the requirements for graduation from 沃福德学院.
To learn more about 大学交流’s MAT programs, 访问 our website 在这里.