The goal of the Middle School Math and Science (MS)²: Understanding by Design program comprises two objectives - to increase the number of highly qualified in-service middle school math and science teachers and to ensure that these teachers have a well-developed interdisciplinary content knowledge base.

Fall and spring semester coursework will be offered online. Intensive face-to-face summer sessions will be held on Texas Tech's Lubbock campus.

A hybrid program combines online and traditional classroom instruction to form a unique educational experience. Typical hybrid programs reduce time spent on campus because some of the coursework is available online. Face-to-face requirements are structured to help students create and maintain connections with instructors and other students.

The Middle School Math and Science (MS)²: Understanding by Design program features online coursework in the fall and spring semesters with face-to-face instruction taking place during three-week intensive sessions during the summers.

The Middle School Math and Science (MS)²: Understanding by Design program is a partnership between the Greater Texas Foundation and Texas Tech University's College of Education.

Walter Smith
Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
(806) 742-1997 ext. 271
(806) 742-2179-fax
Email: walter.smith@ttu.edu