GOML Programs
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Program Listings
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education Online Program
The M.A.T. major in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education (ESOL) Online Program – GOML- provides initial teacher preparation in ESOL for individuals holding bachelor’s degree and who have an interest in English to speakers of other languages in P-12 settings. This program addresses the needs of teachers who work with literacy learners from diverse cultures. Although these teachers can have an undergraduate degree in any area, they must have had experience learning a second language. They must also be currently employed teaching P-12 ESOL students, either as a provisionally certified ESOL teacher in Georgia or as an ESOL paraprofessional in Georgia. The course of study is designed to meet the requirements for professional certification at the initial level in ESOL and the requirements for a Reading Endorsement. In addition, this 45 hour degree program will qualify an individual to be certified in Georgia as a P-12 ESOL teacher and to receive a reading endorsement as a highly qualified P-12 classroom teacher of reading.
It has come to our attention that some counties will not allow graduate (Master's) students to pursue an advanced while working as a para-professional. It is important that you check with the county in which you work as to their policy prior to your commitment to the program. If you have already begun the program, please let us know what the policy is in the county in which you are employed.
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education Online Program
The M.Ed. major in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education (ESOL) Online Program – GOML- provides advanced teacher preparation in ESOL for individuals holding bachelor’s degree and who have an interest in English to speakers of other languages in P-12 settings. This program addresses the needs of teachers who work with literacy learners from diverse cultures and is open to all certified teachers, regardless of their initial preparation area. The course of study has been designed to meet the Georgia Professional Standards System requirements for an ESOL Endorsement (P-12) and the requirements for a Reading Endorsement (at the level of the candidate’s base certificate). In addition, this degree will meet the requirements for an ESOL endorsement and a reading endorsement as a highly qualified classroom teacher of reading.
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Mathematics Education Online Program
The M.Ed. major in Mathematics Education Online Program –GOML- is a parallel program to the traditional Master of Education Mathematics that has been offered at Georgia State University as a major since Fall 1982. This entirely online program is designed to be completed in four semesters. The M.Ed. major in Mathematics Education seeks to advance early and mid-career mathematics teachers’ ability to effectively implement standards-based instructional practices. The program’s chief goal – to strengthen secondary students’ mathematical understandings – is achieved, in part, by providing mathematics teachers with opportunities to deepen their understandings of learners from diverse backgrounds and to explore issues of equity in mathematics classrooms. The program prepares teachers to conduct action research in the context of their own classrooms in order to inform instruction, and to share the knowledge gained in a professional community of teachers. Through engaging teachers in advanced mathematics coursework, the program strengthens teachers’ mathematical content knowledge. In general the program of study is framed by the Extended Georgia Framework for Teaching, the principles and standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Science Education Online Program
The M.Ed. major in Science Education Online Program – GOML- is a separate but parallel program to the traditional Master of Education in Science that has been offered at Georgia State University as a major since Fall 1982, and it is designed for teachers who are already certified in science at the secondary level. This program will provide students an opportunity to expand their knowledge of science content which will aid them in implementing a standards based curriculum. If teachers become proficient in their implementation of a standards based curriculum then ultimately student performance will improve as well as their knowledge of science. In addition to strengthening their knowledge base, the M.Ed. Science Education (GOML) will enhance the teaching dispositions of the participants which will provide them opportunities to deepen their understandings of learners from diverse backgrounds and to explore issues of equity in the science classroom. A need exist for science teachers to expand their knowledge of research; therefore, program participants will be expected to engage in action research in the context of their own classrooms in order to inform instruction, and to share the knowledge gained in a professional community of teachers. The ultimate goal of the program is to engage teachers in advanced courses that will strengthen their scientific content and broaden their pedagogical practices. In general the Program of Study is framed by the principles and standards of the National Science Standards and the core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.