MiT 2025-26 ML Pathway

Master in Teaching: Summer Quarter 1

The MiT: ML Integrated Pathway actively centers the voices and experiences of Multilingual Learners (MLs) in our K-12 schools and beyond in all coursework throughout the program.

Summer quarter’s theme is Equity of Opportunity and Access. Our learning this quarter is rooted in a commitment to supporting high-quality education for multilingual learners specifically guided by Washington state’s WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) standards and the Washington State Standards for Teacher Preparation (InTASC). We will come to know the diversity among language learners that include newcomers, students with interrupted formal education (SIFE), students with English as an Additional Language (EAL), and students whose funds of knowledge build upon their heritage and Indigenous languages. Through the lens of ML students and their lived experiences, teacher candidates will focus on theories of learning, child and adolescent development, the history, structures, and foundations of public schools in the United States, and inclusive teaching methods. All coursework integrates English language development and focuses on pedagogy which addresses equitable access to the curriculum while promoting access to rich learning experiences. Through workshops, seminars, field experiences and dialogue with community members and teachers in the field, teacher candidates will begin their journey toward becoming teachers who can meet the needs of their diverse student population.

Teacher candidates who successfully complete the quarter will earn credit in: Language Acquisition (3 credits); Language, Culture, & Critical Pedagogy (2 credits); Social Foundations of Education (2 credits); Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning I (2 credits); Child & Adolescent Development (2 credits); Field work (1 credit)