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February 18, 1999
TEACHER INTERN PROGRAM EXPANDS TO KETCHIKAN

Ketchikan residents wanting to become middle school or secondary teachers will now be able to intern for nine months in Ketchikan schools. Ketchikan is being added to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program offered through the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Juneau campus.

"WeÍve been very successful in placing students in the Juneau and Sitka school districts," MAT director Dr. David Marvel said. "We felt it was time to begin utilizing the fine schools in Ketchikan, and we have a UAS campus it town."

Those interested should contact the UAS campus in Ketchikan or Juneau for an informational packet and an application that is due in March.

The MAT program is an intensive one-year of study for prospective teachers who already have a bachelor degree in a content area. Students spend the first summer studying on the Juneau campus, are then placed in a middle school or high school to work with a master teacher for nine months, and conclude the program with a final summer again on the Juneau UAS campus. Upon completion of the program students earn a masterÍs degree and are eligible for an Alaska state teaching certificate.

Marvel said the program allows UAS and local school districts to become partners. "We often use some teachers from the host district to teach some classes. Students also see the UAS campus as a viable place to be. It melds the two very nicely."

UAS began the MAT program in Juneau in 1994. Previously those wanting to become teachers only student taught for 10 weeks to one semester, according to Marvel. "This program puts students in the schools for nine months with a master teacher which provides them with a wealth of experience before they accept their first position."

Under the UAS Master of Arts in Teaching program the students work with the master teacher in the classroom four days a week and then take classes with UAS faculty on campus one day a week.

"By the time they graduate, students have a full year of teaching experience and are ready to begin as a professional in the field," Marvel said.

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