Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization

The Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization (MIAA) program will provide qualified teachers with advanced training in mathematical content knowledge, specialized mathematical knowledge for teaching and thinking, and pedagogical knowledge and practice for teaching mathematics. With these high-level skills, MIAA-credentialed teachers will be prepared to diagnose and provide intensive intervention for children who are struggling mathematically, coach teachers to effectively intervene, accommodate, and differentiate their own mathematics instruction, and offer professional development for the implementation of the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. All MIAA credential holders will have expertise in developing and coordinating integrated mathematics curricula, designing and implementing intensive interventions and accommodations to increase student engagement and proficiency, and addressing the instructional needs of emergent bilingual learners, students with disabilities, gifted and talented students, and students struggling mathematically. The holder of the MIAA will be highly qualified to teach mathematics content through Algebra One/Integrated One in a departmentalized setting.

TCSJ offers the MIAA program fully online in a cohort model. The cohort begins every fall on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Applications are due by July 25, 2025.

2025 FALL-START COHORT:

• First-Class: August 9, 2025
• Last-Class: June 6, 2026
• Class Schedule:
  • Tuesday evenings synchronous/online classes
  • Saturday synchronous/online classes (7 Saturdays throughout the 2025-26 school year)

Click on the button below to view the MIAA 2025-2026 cohort schedule.

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• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
• Evidence of Valid California Teaching Credential(s) or CTE Clear Credential
• Evidence of three years of credentialed teaching experience (excluding student and intern teaching) by the time you finish the MIAA program (Letter from administrator on district letterhead)
• Copy of English Learner authorization issued by the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• District Agreement Form (https://teacherscollegesj.edu/Programs/MIAA)

If all eligibility requirements are met, apply online at https://apply.teacherscollegesj.edu/

MIAA Coursework (13 Units)

• MIAA380 Reflective Inquiry in Mathematics Education (1 unit) – This capstone course provides comprehensive support for MIAA candidates as they refine their expertise in mathematics education. Candidates will: (1) deepen their specialized knowledge for teaching and critical thinking, (2) design lessons that integrate pedagogical knowledge and best practices for teaching mathematics across grade levels, (3) demonstrate advanced teaching practices through evidence-based instruction, and (4) reflect on their mastery of program learning outcomes.
• MIAA320 Mathematical Discourse (1 units) – Mathematical Discourse focuses on the challenges of developing mathematics literacy among California’s diverse student population and developing strategies for teachers that cultivate and advance positive attitudes among their students toward mathematics. The course is designed to attend to the specialized vocabulary embedded within mathematics and build understanding of effective pedagogical practices that enable teachers to facilitate meaningful discourse about mathematics, as well as, encourage and maintain the engagement of all learners. Content also includes how to analyze K-A1 students’ questions, how to develop questions that promote critical thinking, and strategies that maintain high levels of cognitive demand throughout lessons.
• MIAA330 Mathematics Assessment (1 units) – In MIAA 330, a variety of assessment types are explored and developed with particular attention to error analysis, learning trajectories, language assessments, formative and summative (site-based and California Common Core State Standards based) assessments. All discussions and assignments surrounding the varied assessments include the implications to instruction and how to help students use their results to improve their own understanding of mathematics.
• MIAA340 Equity in Mathematics: Intervention, Accommodation, and Differentiation (2 units) – Building directly from the information in the course, Mathematics Assessment, the expectations of the coursework in Equity in Mathematics: Intervention, Accommodation, and Differentiation require that the results of K-A1 students’ assessments inform MIAA candidates’ evaluation, modification, design, and implementation of interventions, accommodations, and differentiation based on California’s Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. MIAA teacher teams will design and implement targeted instruction appropriate for each grade span that promotes all students’ equitable access to learn high-level mathematics.
• MIAA350 Mathematics Instruction: Content, Representations, and Theories (3 units) – MIAA 350 addresses implications to instruction based on the rigorous skills, concepts, and ways of thinking that are essential to students’ success and engagement in doing mathematics. This course will provide the framework for mathematics instruction: content, representations, and theories, to increase the mathematical understanding of both the MIAA candidate and K-Algebra One/Integrated One students. Maintaining the collaborative philosophy of the program, participating teachers will be challenged to ensure that everyone in their class has a shared understanding of what the mathematics means as well as the proper sequencing and scaffolding of the content. This course prepares MIAA candidates for the capstone course, Designing Mathematics Instruction.
• MIAA360B Designing Mathematics Instruction (3 units) This course will provide MIAA candidates with the expertise to design effective mathematics lessons for each grade span: K-3, 4-7, and Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1.  Lesson design will include advanced teaching practices for mathematics and focus on the California Mathematics Framework and Common Core State Standards.  Candidates will learn how to align and adjust mathematics concepts and standards to meet the developmental and cultural needs of the diverse student population of California.  Candidates will apply knowledge of equitable, engaging, and modalities-based practice to evaluate effectiveness of lesson sequences and curriculum.
• MIAA370B Mathematics Leadership Through Lesson Study (2 units) This course will provide MIAA candidates with the expertise to design effective mathematics lessons for each grade span: K-3, 4-7, and Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1.  Lesson design will include advanced teaching practices for mathematics and focus on the California Mathematics Framework and Common Core State Standards.  Candidates will learn how to align and adjust mathematics concepts and standards to meet the developmental and cultural needs of the diverse student population of California.  Candidates will apply knowledge of equitable, engaging, and modalities-based practice to evaluate effectiveness of lesson sequences and curriculum.

If you intend to apply for the MIAA program, it is necessary to submit a “District Agreement Form.” Before submitting your application, we require that you arrange a meeting with your school administrator to discuss the coursework requirements prior to being fully admitted to the MIAA program. Moreover, your administrator must grant you permission to engage in lesson study and field experiences.

To access the District Agreement Form (required for application), Click HERE.

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