General Secondary Methods builds the foundational instructional toolkit MAT candidates need for secondary teaching — adolescent development, differentiated instruction, and honest use of AI tools.
What D808 covers
The course prepares students for secondary teaching by equipping them with essential instructional skills and knowledge tailored to adolescent learners, exploring how adolescent development influences learning and how secondary school settings influence instructional choices.
Through a blend of theory and practical application, students create and assess lesson plans, focusing on differentiated instruction, formative and summative assessments, and the integration of technology, including AI tools, to promote affective learning in diverse secondary education settings.
The D808 performance assessment
Expect a performance assessment requiring you to create and evaluate a secondary lesson plan incorporating differentiated instruction and both formative and summative assessment components.
Key topics in D808
- Adolescent development and learning
- Differentiated instruction (secondary)
- Formative and summative assessment design
- AI tools in secondary teaching
Writing tips for D808
Follow the task instructions and rubric line by line
WGU performance assessments for D808 are graded against a fixed rubric — every rubric line has to be visibly addressed, usually with a labeled heading that mirrors the rubric language. Skipping a rubric point because it seems minor is the single most common reason a competent submission comes back "Not Yet Competent" for revision.
Ground every claim in a specific secondary grade level and science content
MAT Secondary Science Education courses like D808 typically ask you to apply content knowledge and pedagogy to a specific grade level and science topic rather than write about teaching in the abstract. As a post-baccalaureate candidate, connecting your prior professional background to your instructional reasoning strengthens a response further.
Because WGU is self-paced, don't let "no deadline pressure" become no submission
There's no weekly due date forcing progress, which means procrastination costs more at WGU than at a traditional term-based school — a stalled task can quietly eat weeks of a term. Treat your own target date for each D808 assessment as a real deadline.
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D808 has no listed additional prerequisites.
- Master of Arts in Teaching, English Education (Secondary)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Mathematics Education (Secondary)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Science Education (Secondary Biology)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Science Education (Secondary Chemistry)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Science Education (Secondary Earth Science)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Science Education (Secondary Physics)
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Social Studies Education (Secondary)
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Frequently asked questions
D808 is the graduate (MAT, post-baccalaureate) version of the same course content that undergraduate teacher-candidates complete as D807. The content and expectations mirror each other closely — the difference is the degree pathway and candidate population, not the classroom content itself.