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Teaching art is an art form. The Corcoran’s Master of Arts in Teaching program is philosophically rooted in each student’s reflective experience of making art, critiquing and interpreting art, and seeking the cultural interactions between works of visual art and society. Graduate students discover first-hand the processes through which human beings learn and develop fully through the visual arts. This program is socially engaged, with a progressive curriculum designed for future art educators who are determined to form a solid bridge between the personal experience of art and its capacity to enrich the lives of today’s communities and their individual members.
Core courses lay the foundation in education, psychology, and art theory as they apply to formal instruction and informal program development in a wide range of media and subject areas. Every student receives intensive experience in studio arts to develop artistry and technical skills, forming a basis of understanding for the practice of teaching. Advanced “special topics” coursework focuses on current issues in art policy, the history of art, visual culture, lifelong learning, and their interaction in the contemporary artistic culture in our society.
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“Innovative,
responsive teaching is a creative art form in itself. Art is the most
powerful, direct material for formal and personal learning of all human
forms of expression. In combination, visual art and good teaching can
and do change lives every day. Art education challenges the mind and
heart of teacher and student alike, with an impact that can last a lifetime.”
Contact Director of Education Studies
Annie Storr at astorr@corcoran.org
| This 60-credit program is slated to be completed in two academic years. |
| Required Courses | |
| · | Graduate Art Education Core |
| · | Graduate Studio Foundation |
| · | Development, Behavior, and Learning |
| · | Sociology of the Family |
| · | Art in the Museum and Community Organizations |
| · | Classroom and Program Management |
| · | Digital Media for Educators |
| · | Art and Special Education |
| · | Evaluation, Programs Assessment, and Criteria of Quality OR Contemporary Issues: Education Policy and Visual Art |
| · | Selected instruction course: children, youth, or adults |
| Other Requirements | |
| · | Education Thesis |
| · | Student Teaching or Internship |
| Special Studio Electives | |
| · | Graduate Cross-Media Studio |
| · | Graduate Collaborative Studio |
| · | Advanced Graduate Studio Critique |
| · | Many more electives, from jewelry to painting |
| Sample Elective and Special Topics Courses | |
| · | Art and Learners to Age 12 |
| · | Art and Adolescents |
| · | Adult Learners, Art History, and Art Practice |
| · | Art Therapy Orientation for Educators |
| · | Art Across the Curriculum |
| · | Art, Cultural, and Character Education |
| · | Contemporary Issues: Education Policy and Visual Art |
| · | Art and Lifelong Learning |
| · | Math in Art/Art in Math |
| · | Art and Science: Developing Creativity |
| · | Evaluation, Programs Assessment, and Criteria of Quality |