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This specialization, based on the standards for Middle Level Teacher Preparation approved by the National Middle School Association and NCATE, provides knowledge and skills related to young adolescent development, organizational structures, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and content knowledge all focused on this specific age group.

Completion Requirements

• 30 total semester credit hours
• Teaching fields and content courses
• Program Portfolio

Estimated time to completion: 20 to 24 months, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: October 27. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.

This program’s courses are delivered online in a prescribed sequence which can be found by clicking on the course description link below.

Specialization Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 6000	Success Strategies in the Online Environment	non-credit
EDUC 6525	Concepts of Technology	3
EDUC 6510	Young Adolescent Development and Implications in a Global Society	3
EDUC 6520	Organizational Structures for High-Performing Middle Grades Schools	3
EDUC 6530	The Middle Grades Curriculum Continuum	3
EDUC 6540	Pedagogy and Exemplary Practices for Learning in the Middle Grades	3
EDUC 6550	Assessment and Evaluation as Tools for Student Success	3
EDUC 6565	Arts Education for the Middle Level Educator	3

Teaching Fields Content
Select two of the following

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 6561	Mathematics for Middle Level Teachers	3
EDUC 6562	Understanding and Teaching the Language Arts	3
EDUC 6563	Science for Middle Level Teachers	3
EDUC 6564	Understanding and Teaching the Social Studies	3

Capstone Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 6560	Middle Level Professional Roles	3

A program portfolio will be incorporated into the work of the capstone course.

Course Descriptions (pdf)

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