ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING

In September 2002, in cooperation with the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the University of Illinois formed a steering committee as part of a P-16 initiative to develop Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree models. Representatives of public universities, community colleges, and the three state education agencies came together to undertake this task. The goal was to develop Associate of Arts in Teaching degree models to attract students into high need teaching disciplines and facilitate the transfer of lower-division students into upper-division teacher education programs. The AAT curricula address Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, core language arts, core technology, diversity, and other area-specific standards. Students obtaining an AAT degree in the identified shortage areas of secondary math, secondary science, special education and early childhood education should have equal status with university native students at the beginning of the junior year. Information on community colleges that offer AAT degrees can be found at www.illinoiseducator.illinois.edu or from the ICCB AAT Coordinator. Specimen copies of the Form 20-ED used to submit applications for an AAT Degree program can be found in the Program Approval Manual. Current official AAT application forms (Form 20-ED) should be obtained from the course and curriculum contact at each community college.

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[+] AAT - General Documents

[+] AAT - Secondary Mathematics Model

[+] AAT - Secondary Science Model

[+] AAT - Special Education Model

[+] AAT - Early Childhood Education