Degree Earned
Bachelor of Science: Secondary Education Mathematics

About The Program

This NCATE-certified program combines a professional teaching preparation curriculum with a strong liberal arts emphasis. Education methods courses, a semester-long sophomore practicum, and a semester of student teaching put UMF students in the classroom early in their program and often. Tutoring in mathematics and volunteering in local schools can provide more opportunities to gain experience teaching mathematics in a variety of settings. Students are prepared to teach mathematics (grades 7 to 12), to enter a mathematics related career field, or to pursue graduate study in education or mathematics. Students wishing to earn a Middle Level Teacher Endorsement can take additional courses in a second content area and the Middle School Education course.

Learning Goals and Outcomes

Maine's Ten Standards for Initial Teacher Certification are an essential component of the Conceptual Framework for the University of Maine Farmington (UMF) College of Education, Health and Rehabilitation.  All UMF teacher candidates must demonstrate, based on the performance criteria, how they meet the Standards in order to be recommended by UMF for state certification at the time of their graduation.

Standard 1: Demonstrates knowledge of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline s/he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful to students.

Standard 2: Demonstrates the ability to integrate concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures among the discipline.

Standard 3: Demonstrates knowledge of the diverse ways in which students develop and learn by providing learning opportunities that support students' intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development.

Standard 4: Plans instruction based upon knowledge and subject matter, students, and curriculum goals.

Standard 5: Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and materials and appropriate technologies.

Standard 6: Creates and maintains a classroom environment which supports and encourages learning.

Standard 7: Demonstrates the ability to support students' learning and well being by engaging students, home, school, colleagues, and community.

Standard 8: Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.

Standard 9: Demonstrates an awareness of and commitment to ethical and legal responsibilities of a teacher.

Standard 10: Demonstrates a strong professional ethic and a desire to contribute to the education profession.

Requirements (For course descriptions click on a course number below)