Brandeis elementary teachers are dedicated to learning how children learn, which in turn guides their work in creating inclusive and inspiring classrooms.In the Brandeis Elementary MAT program (with MA certification in grades 1-6), you will work with outstanding faculty, mentor teachers in dedicated partner schools and belong to a close-knit cohort of fellow students. <br><br>The Brandeis MAT will prepare you to make a difference in today's diverse classrooms.<br><br>Through our intensive, 1-year program, you will earn a master's degree, an elementary or secondary (subject specific) Massachusetts Initial License and the option to earn an additional certification in Moderate Disabilities or in English as a Second Language. And youll land a job. One hundred percent of of Brandeis MAT graduates gain employment in teaching positions upon graduation. Your coursework will be fully integrated with a year-long student-teaching internship in a public urban, suburban or Jewish day school classroom.<br><br>In the MAT program, you will join a deeply committed, intellectually engaged cohort of aspiring teachers. Together, you will learn to apply big ideas like equity, justice, cognition, and differentiation to the daily work of teaching. For your culminating project you will engage in Teacher Research, systematically studying the teaching and learning in your classroom.