Program: Teaching, MAT - Clark University

Overview

Graduate Program
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program is designed for full-time students (including undergraduates who qualify for the accelerated B.A./M.A. program) seeking the Education Initial Teacher Licensure at either the elementary, middle, or secondary levels. It begins in spring/summer and extends through the following academic year. Students enter as part of a cohort team that is guided through the program by university and school mentors. They are placed with a teacher mentor in one of the Adam Institute/Hiatt Center partner schools at the beginning of the academic year and take the equivalent of 10 courses, including the teaching practicum, determined by and based on their prior course work and planned teaching level.

Graduate Requirements

Each middle- and secondary-level student takes an additional course corresponding to her or his teaching field and/or courses focused on teaching at the middle or secondary level.

EDUC 311 - Teaching and Learning, Part I
EDUC 361 - Human Development and Learning
A Curriculum and Knowing summer institute in the arts, humanities, mathematics, physical and natural sciences or history/social sciences
Ways of Knowing courses in the arts, humanities, history, mathematics or physical and natural sciences, depending on the student’s teaching field
Practicum in elementary-, middle- or high-school teaching
Seminar in elementary-, middle- or high-school teaching
EDUC 360 - Literacy Development
EDUC 308 - Literacy Across the Curriculum

Program Faculty

Kate Bielaczyc, Ph.D.

Eric DeMeulenaere, Ph.D.

Jie Park, Ph.D

Rae Stevenson, Ph.D.

Professors of Practice

Holly Dolan, Ed.D.

Letina Jeranyama, Ph.D.

Carmen Ocòn, Ph.D.

Erin Nerlino, Ph.D.

Raphael Rogers, M. Ed.

Part time Faculty

Annie Cohn

Jennifer Conlon

Kimberly Feldman

Kyle Pahigian

Amanda Taylor

Staff

Andrea Allen, Program Administrator

Kelly Keevan, Office Manager