School of Visual Arts

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.T. - Master of Arts in Teaching

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Our Master of Arts in Teaching program provides a "hands-on" learning environment in which student teachers can research and explore educational issues and topics as well as develop their own ideas and continue with their artwork. MAT students learn to bridge the connections between their own artistic process and the creative development of their students, continually to glean new insights and knowledge that enhance their growth as artists and as teachers.Special attention is given to the developmental stages of childhood through early adulthood. In this way, student teachers become familiar with the emotional needs, behaviors and physical abilities of the students they will teach. Coupled with the traditional student-teaching experience, students work with classroom teachers integrating studio art, museum education and new media into the academic curriculum. Working with diverse populations further prepares students with the understanding and classroom management skills they will need.Community involvement is another vital component of a teacher's education. The curriculum requirements include fieldwork and student teaching in New York City public schools as well as fieldwork and practica in SVA's community-based children's programs.Our graduates are given the framework for future inquiry and professional accomplishment. Releasing the imagination through the making of and looking at art offers ways of expressing remembered experiences, present reflections and new possible outcomes. This framework also provides the potential for new insights into a sense of self-identity and placement in the world.We believe that to teach art you should first be an artist who can use the power of art to open young minds to new experiences and individual fulfillment. One person - a gifted and caring teacher - can still make a difference in a young person's life. Our program is for artists who want to become teachers and make that difference.

Accreditation:

The School of Visual Arts has been authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to confer the d

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Schools of Art and Music

Institution Sector: Private for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999