Secondary Education-English, A.A.T. (310)

This program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at Chesapeake College.

Award: Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree

Program Mission: The Chesapeake College Secondary Education—English A.A.T. Degree facilitates transfer to a Maryland four-year institution for students to complete a course of study to become an English secondary education teacher. This program provides the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree and teacher certification program in English. To earn the A.A.T. degree, students must achieve a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, pass the Praxis I Exam, and complete a professional portfolio.

Program Description: The Associate of Arts in Teaching degree program is designed for teacher education transfer students. The program is based on specific learning outcomes and is comprised of foundation-level pedagogical coursework, field experience, and general education which meet academic content, outcomes, and requirements of the first two years in a teacher education program in English. The program provides students with seamless transfer into a teacher education program at any Maryland college or university. Students should acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department at the receiving institution and consult with an academic advisor in planning an appropriate program. The College’s transfer advisor can provide additional information regarding the transfer requirements of institutions within the University of Maryland System.

Program Goals: The Secondary Education—English A.A.T. Degree program will:

• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general education competencies.
• Provide a core of professional course work, academic content, field experience, and general education appropriate for the first two years of secondary teacher preparation in English.
• Prepare students to transfer to an English secondary education program at a four-year institution in the State of Maryland.

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Examine the concepts of the English language, including its grammar and mechanics, its structure, and its history and development.
• Illustrate the recursive process of writing and the range of strategies for producing written discourse.
• Analyze literary works with critical insight and imagination, including an understanding of genre and sensitivity to authors’ aesthetic choices.
• Analyze British, American, and world literature, including the contributions of women, minorities, major literary and historical periods, and diverse worldview cultures.
• Distinguish the social, physical, emotional, and cognitive states of development of children from infancy through adulthood.
• Interpret significant historical events, issues, research, trends, and emerging developments in education and the implications they have for practice, development, and change of curricula.
• Construct learning opportunities that support individual students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation using the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to development of adolescents.
• Integrate systematic and effective observation, documentation, and assessment strategies in observing and working with high school students.
• Create meaningful, challenging, and developmentally appropriate learning experiences and environment for high school students that demonstrate a basic understanding of the concepts, inquiry tools, and content areas.
• Analyze and reflect on experiences with high school students in learning environments to improve instruction and to assess appropriateness and effectiveness of models for classroom and behavior management.
• Integrate prior knowledge/experience and new learning through the use of effective written, verbal, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate skills, dispositions, and attitudes of professional and ethical behavior.

For More Information, Contact:
Dr. Deanna Stock
Education Department
Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, MD 21679
410-822-5400, ext. 2313.