MiT 2026-27 ML Pathway

The MiT: ML Integrated Pathway actively centers the voices and experiences of Multilingual Learners (MLs) in our K-12 schools and beyond in all coursework throughout the program.Our learning this quarter is rooted in a commitment to supporting high-quality education for multilingual learners(ML)specifically guided by Washington state’s WIDAstandards and the Washington State Standards for Teacher Preparation (InTASC). We will come to know the diversity among language learners that include newcomers, students with interrupted formal education (SIFE), students with English as an Additional Language (EAL), and students whose funds of knowledge build upon their heritage and Indigenous languagesand cultures. Through the lens of ML students and their lived experiences, teacher candidates will focus ontheoretical foundations of multilingual learner education,linguistics and grammar for teachers,theories of learning, child and adolescent development, thesociohistorical foundationsof public schools in the United States, and inclusive teaching methods. All coursework integrateslanguage development and focuses onculturally responsivepedagogy which addressesequitableaccess to the curriculum while promotingengagement inrich learning experiences. Through workshops,seminars, anddialogue with community members and teachers in the field, teacher candidates will begin their journey toward becoming teachers who can meet the needs of theirculturally and linguisticallydiverse student population.Teacher candidates who successfully complete the quarter will earn credit in:Linguistics&Grammar for Teachers;TheoreticalFoundations of Multilingual Learner Education;Learning Theory; Social Foundations of Education; Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning; Child & Adolescent Development; Inclusive & Differentiated Instructional Strategies