Online Graduate Certificate in Secondary Math Education
Secondary Mathematics Education
Program Overview
Are you interested in teaching math at the secondary education level? The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s online Graduate Certificate in Secondary Mathematics Education offers advanced coursework to prepare you to work as a math teacher in secondary schools. This fully online program is for teachers licensed in areas outside of secondary mathematics education in Tennessee.
Why Earn a Secondary Mathematics Education Graduate Certificate?
The Secondary Mathematics Education graduate certificate can be tailored to serve various educational career goals. For K-12 teachers licensed in areas other than secondary mathematics education, this graduate certificate can be used towards earning an additional endorsement in Secondary Mathematics Education. For K-12 teachers licensed in secondary mathematics education at the undergraduate level, non-licensed professionals who work in informal education settings, and others who engage in high school math education instructional opportunities, this graduate certificate provides advanced coursework designed to enhance capacities for designing equity-focused secondary mathematics instruction.
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Featured Courses
Students in the Secondary Mathematics Education Graduate Certificate program are required to successfully complete two required courses and two elective courses, such as the following courses:
Preparation of teaching plans, evaluation, and materials for teaching mathematics. Teaching simulation and directed observation in schools.
Identifying and responding to students’ difficulties in learning mathematics. Response to Intervention as it relates to mathematics education. Understanding and drawing on students’ thinking in teaching math.
Special conferences, workshops, and in-service programs.
Topics appropriate for high school and developmental mathematics in community college. Special topics relate to enrichment, problem solving, and integrating technology into math teaching and learning. Opportunity for special projects.
