Candidates for admission to MATTC must have meaningful, recent (within the past 3 years) experience working with youngsters in the same age range as the students they intend to teach. Candidates for admission to MATTC-Multiple Subject Credential must have volunteer or paid experience working with and supervising groups of children between the ages of 5 – 14 years old in an organized, formal setting in the US; candidates for admission to MATTC- Single Subject Credential must have volunteer or paid experience working with and supervising groups of youth between the ages of 12 – 18 years old in an organized, formal setting in the US. The recommended minimum amount of time dedicated to this experience is 30 hours.
This experience may take place in a public, private, charter, or Catholic school; in a scout troop or other highly-structured extracurricular activity; in a religious or language school that meets on a regular, ongoing basis; or in another formal context serving students in grades K – 8 or grades 6 — 12. The work should involve some degree of planning for and supervising children or youth.
The following activities will not satisfy the expectations for admission to the MATTC program: teaching music, art, or dance lessons (unless you intend to pursue a K-12 music, art, or physical education teaching credential); working as a babysitter, nanny, or daycare provider; working with your own children, their friends, or members of your immediate family; providing one-on-one tutoring in any academic or non-academic subject area.
The following activities may satisfy the expectations for admission to the MATTC program: teaching/coaching sports, working as preschool teacher, working as a summer camp counselor.
All MATTC applicants are required to submit a letter of recommendation written by the individual who supervised their work with youngsters which provides an assessment of the quality of their performance.
