Master of Arts
Teaching saic.edu/mat The Master of Arts in Teaching program prepares students to become teachers of art, design, and visual culture while strengthening their own artmaking practices. Connecting contemporary practices of art and design with current educational theory and practice, the program fulfills PreK-12 visual arts educator licensure requirements in Illinois. Education and empowerment through art Everyday experiences and concerns of youth and communities are the basis for identifying subjects that can be explored through artmaking. The goal of SAIC’s Art Education community is to develop engaged and reflective teachers and artists whose work creates transformative experiences that support community engagement and foster social justice.
Rigorous, vibrant curriculum The curriculum is taught by artists-educators whose artistic practices and scholarly writing provide vivid examples of new roles and possibilities for 21st- century art and art education. Students integrate artmaking with learning and practicing teaching strategies and are encouraged to reflect deeply on traditional and cutting-edge theories and practices of art, design, and education. The curriculum addresses the aesthetic, technological, cultural, and political implications of schools and curricula. Students choose electives in contemporary art, craft and design, new technologies, art history, and visual critical studies to enrich their artistic and teaching practices.
Innovative teaching experience Students teach in urban and suburban public elementary and secondary schools throughout the Chicago area. The Art Education Department identifies mentor teachers and placement schools whose teaching practices and educational climate exemplify innovative and effective learning environments. SAIC faculty supervisors and mentor teachers work closely with apprentice teachers, providing one-on-one tutorials in developing a teaching style suited to each apprentice teacher and school environment.
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