Education Art Education - Columbia College Chicago

Education Art Education from Columbia College Chicago is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Education Department at Columbia College Chicago offers the Master of Arts in Teaching degree within Art Education K-12 (MAT, 40 hrs.). The primary goal of the Education program is to create teachers who foster collaboration, critical thinking and reflection, consciousness of self and of cultural diversity. In particular, the department has a commitment to support the ongoing development of teachers who are entrusted with the education of urban communities. The program will prepare teachers who are both artists and scientists, able to skillfully blend the artistic elements of teaching decisions and pedagogy in the dynamic act of teaching. Graduates of the program will be teachers who will act as change agents in the schools: knowing not only what to teach and how to teach, but also how to make a difference in the lives of students. Through both theoretical and practical learning experiences, the program address the needs of the modern urban classroom. Teacher candidates are exposed to the latest in computer and other related technologies. They also receive multicultural training, which focuses on both skills acquisition and curriculum development. Finally, teacher candidates will learn what it is to be a leader and come to understand issues of empowerment of themselves as well as of children. Art Education This program prepares candidates to teach the visual arts , enhanced by experiences in movement, drama, creative writing, and sound, at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels. View more details on Columbia College - Chicago, IL . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.