MIT Elementary Teaching (K–8)–earn certification + MEd: a program designed for those candidates who desire an MEd degree and a Washington residency teaching certificate for teaching in the elementary grades. This program is available to candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree in an area other than education interested in receiving both an MEd degree and a residency teaching certificate for teaching in the elementary grades. Please see an advisor in the education department.

additional program requirements

• Prior to admission applicants must take the WEST-B (Washington Educators Skills Test-Basic) or an approved alternative (SAT or ACT).
• Applicants go through a pre-approval interview process.
• All candidates must take the Elementary Education NES 102 and 103 content tests prior to student teaching.
• Candidates will participate in a year-long clinical experience in a school.

Students who successfully earn an M.ED. in Elementary Teaching (MIT): Teaching (K–8) from EWU should be able to do the following:

• collaborate in and contribute to school improvement;
• create a safe, productive learning environment;
• demonstrate knowledge of responsibilities and policies related to the teaching profession;
• ensure cultural competence in teaching;
• ensure that students can articulate learning targets and can monitor their own progress toward those targets;
• integrate subjects across content areas;
• integrate technology into their classrooms and/or planning;
• involve and collaborate with student families and communities;
• plan and/or adapt curricula for diverse student needs;
• plan Standards-driven curricula to develop student capacity for problem-solving strategies in content areas;
• prepare responsible citizens for a diverse society;
• use a variety of assessments to monitor and improve instruction;
• use multiple instructional strategies to address individual student;
• utilize feedback and reflection to improve teaching practice.