Clarification in MN Credit for Attaining Master’s Degree in Teacher’s Licensure Field

[Anonymous]

What does this mean?

• Your program did not include a pedagogy component. (Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching.)

While holding a MN teaching license in K-12 Spanish, I went back to school to get my MA in Math Teaching. If I had a, for example, Algebra for Secondary education class, is that considered a pedagogy component and therefore I wouldn't qualify? If that's the case, what are some masters that would be considered for this credit?

“You may qualify for this credit if all of the following are true:

• You began a master's degree program after June 30, 2017.
• Your program was in reading, English or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography.
• You completed your program in the year you claim the credit.
• Your program did not include a pedagogy component. (Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching.)
• You held a Minnesota teaching license issued by the Minnesota Department of Education when you began and completed your program.
• You paid for tuition or required fees, books, or instructional materials for your program.

[ErnieS0]

To be eligible under the credit for a Master’s Degree in Teacher’s Licensure Field, a licensed elementary school teacher must pursue and complete a master's degree program in a core content area in which the teacher provides direct classroom instruction.

A core content area means the academic subject of reading, English or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography.

This credit is only for those in a program that did not include a pedagogy or a pedagogy component, i.e. the credit is only applicable for those who earn a degree in the field they teach rather than a degree in education.

290.0686 CREDIT FOR ATTAINING MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEACHER'S LICENSURE FIELD.