master of arts in teaching
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Meet Our Incoming Students: Four of Our Newest Master of Arts in Teaching Candidates
![Micha Jeffries](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/06/Micha-Jeffries_Web.jpg)
#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘Education Has the Power to Uplift or Dismantle, to Give Voice or to Silence, to Promote Justice or to Perpetuate Injustice,’ Says Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program Micha Jeffries
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Alexandra van Dorsten ’19MAT: The Course I Took on Classroom Diversity Gave Me the Skills to Connect With All My Students
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Thomas Carrington ’19MAT: I Chose Elementary Education Because I Wanted to Educate Children, Help Them Overcome Obstacles and Help Them Discover the Joys in the World
Stephen McKinney ’19MAT: Discovering Diamonds in the Classroom
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