1023 Sciences Laboratory Building
UC Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

MAST Staff

MAST@ucdavis.edu
phone: (530) 754-9621
FAX: (530) 754-9625

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About the Logo

The Mathematics and Science Teaching Program at UC Davis (MAST) is a contribution to the UC Science and Mathematics Initiative.

Our mission is to increase the number and quality of math and science teachers by:

Enriching students’ experiences in math and science classrooms
Offering academic opportunities to work in K-12 classrooms
Giving effective academic advice
Creating multiple pathways for K-12 teacher preparation
Meeting the needs of under-represented students
Reducing the attrition of math and science majors
Increasing articulation and outreach to high school and community college students

Do You Want To Be a Teacher?
The lack of qualified teachers of math and science in the United States is recognized as a threat to our economic future and our leadership position in the world. Good teachers are desperately needed and opportunities for rewarding careers are abundant nationwide.

But what if you’re not ready to decide?

Keep Your Options Open!
Most teaching credentials require undergraduate preparation and post-graduate work, so plan carefully.

Choose courses that satisfy the requirements for your degree AND a credential program. Most credential prerequisites can be met using required General Education courses.

Choose a major that prepares you to teach AND to continue with other math or science majors or graduate school. Consider the Natural Sciences major.

Explore your interest in teaching with experience in Kindergarten-grade 12 (K-12) classrooms.

How Can MAST Help?
The MAST program offers:

Academic planning advice

Information about multiple pathways to a teaching credential

Seminars that explore learning in K-12 classrooms

Opportunities to enrich your experience in math and science courses

Information about scholarships and financial aid for prospective teachers

Preparing to Teach

Plan Early. Let us help you keep your options open by providing you with a way to use your General Education courses to prepare for a credential program.

Plan Wisely. We will show you how to keep your options for majors as broad as possible while preserving your opportunities to become a teacher.

Plan Often. Meet with our academic advisers to work out those inevitable “glitches” in your academic plan.

Didn’t Plan Well Enough? We will provide you with options for becoming a teacher. It’s never too late!

Explore Teaching
MAST sponsors three classes for academic credit that permit participants to explore teaching in an academically rigorous but practical and supportive environment. Each includes 2-3 hours per week in a K-12 classroom, paired with an experienced teacher, and 2 hours per week of lecture and discussion based on assigned reading and experiences in the K-12 classroom.

The MAST I seminar focuses on how individual students learn science and math in elementary classrooms. Participants work with individuals or small groups of students, and complete their own case study on learning.

The MAST II seminar makes the transition between learning and teaching with experience in a middle school. Participants complete a case study on identifying the learning needs of middle school students and creating lesson plans to meet them.

The MAST III seminar will complete the transition to teaching in a high school classroom. The seminar will focus on meeting the needs of entire classes of students. (Prerequisite: MAST I & II or teacher waiver)

For more information on MAST at UC Davis, please contact: Mary-Betty Stevenson, MAST Center Director
or stop by the MAST Resource Center, 1023 Sciences Laboratory Building (by appointment)

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