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950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610-1477

Clark’s location in the heart of New England offers quick access to the world’s major centers of innovative and intellectual activity in New York City and Boston.

M A St E r o f A rtS I NT E AC H i N G

clarku.edu/graduate

Founded in 1887 as the first all-graduate institution in the

country, Clark University remains committed to its mission

to develop dynamic students and professionals who make

a positive impact on the lives, and livelihoods, of people

throughout the world. Our motto — “Challenge Convention.

Change Our World.” — is a theme that runs through every

aspect of graduate education at Clark, from coursework

and research to the personal interests and passions of our

students, faculty, staff and alumni.

The Master of Arts in Teaching at Clark is dedicated to

combining teacher preparation with urban school reform

and neighborhood renewal. You will benefit from:

• Theindividualguidanceandmentorshipofexpertfaculty

andpartnerschoolteachers

• Learningwithinalocalandglobalcommunityof

researchers,practitioners,andstudents

• Valuableteachingopportunitiesinpartnerschoolsin

Worcester

When you choose Clark, you will not only gain the

experience of learning at our internationally renowned

university located in Worcester, Massachusetts — you will

also be equipped to create, and accomplish, new

career goals.

Submit an application today.clarku.edu/graduate

Preparing teachers to

make a difference in

urban neighborhoods

and the lives of children

of the M.A.T. program; UPCS

was co-founded by Clark and is

renowned nationally for preparing

all of its students for college.

P r i O r i T Y A P P l i C AT i O n D e A D l i n e : January 15

A P P l i C AT i O n r e q U i r e M e n T S :• Completed Graduate School

Application

• official transcript(s) from all previous undergraduate and/or graduate institutions

• Personal statement

• three letters of recommendation

• official toEfL scores*

• official MtEL scores

• Application fee ($75)

* required only for international applicants.

Complete an application.clarku.edu/graduate

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The collaborative program is

practice-intensive, with a yearlong

teaching internship. Teams of

students are placed in urban

neighborhood partner schools,

where they are embedded

in a community of support

that dynamically integrates

the expertise of faculty, teachers,

and principals.

Most of the teachers at University

Park Campus School, one of our

partner schools, are graduates

T h e P r O g r A M

the program is a structured blend of foundational knowledge and reflective classroom practice; it begins in late May and concludes a year later. Integrating an academic-year internship, coursework at Clark and other teaching experiences, the program ensures students progressively build knowledge and skills in the practice of teaching while actually working in the classroom.

Courses include:• Summer institutes in core disciplines

(history, humanities, mathematics, sciences, visual arts), co-taught by faculty and partner school teachers, which emphasize curricula and pedagogy to engage k-12 students as active and powerful knowledge- producers.

• A summer course for middle and high school teachers that blends work in summer academies for neighborhood youth and workshops on powerful teaching and learning practices.

• Courses on literacy development and culture and language.

• An integrative yearlong series of teaching and learning seminars that guides the understanding and development of practice and the teaching portfolio. they also include “teacher rounds,” a collaborative, classroom-based learning practice.

S C h O l A r S h i P SScholarships are available on a competitive basis for successful applicants. Prospective teachers in math and science, and from groups underrepresented in teaching, are especially encouraged to apply.

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D e g r e eMaster of Arts in teaching (M.A.t.)

D e g r e e r e q U i r e M e n T SStudents must complete all required courses, demonstrate teaching competence, and produce and present a culminating electronic teaching portfolio that illustrates the development of their teaching practice and the growth of theirstudents as learners. M.A.t. students must also show their ability to reflect on, inquire into, and learn from practice — their own and others.

l i C e n S U r ethe program qualifies students for teacher licensure in Massachusetts (and most other states) in elementary teaching (1-6) and biology, chemistry, English, foreign language (Spanish and french), general science, history, mathematics, physics, and visual art at the middle and high school levels.

C O M M U n i T Y O F S U P P O r Tone of the defining features of the M.A.t. program — and the one that makes the most difference in the first year of teaching — is our network of highly-involved communities of support. Scholars in teacher education, the learning sciences, literacy and other fields join with dedicated partner school principals, teachers and teacher-leaders to support M.A.t. students in their development as capable beginning teachers.

“ The Worcester Public Schools greatly values the Clark master’s program, which prepares its students to be effective urban educators. Clark graduate students have a passion and commitment to urban public education rooted in a belief system that high-quality education can improve the human condition and strengthen communities.”

Stacey Deboise-Luster, Human Resource Manager, Worcester Public Schools

“ The key to the success of Clark teachers has its origins in the university’s unique approach to teacher preparation and the intensive, mentored yearlong model. Teachers from Clark … arrive already possessing advanced levels of instructional practice … [and] are distinguished by their embrace of the call to work in urban education.”

Thomas O’Toole, Director of English and Drama, Waltham Public Schools

“ Students in the Clark M.A.T. program get the best of both worlds: experience in real schools with real urban students, and exposure to the research-based foundation of educational theory.... They get genuine and true teaching experience that ensures their smooth transition to the teaching profession.”

Ricci Hall, Principal, Claremont Academy

“ As an alumnus and someone who has supervised student teachers from other graduate programs as well, I can attest to the program’s superiority in equipping its students with the skill set and experience to become leaders in the classroom and beyond.”

Fjodor Dukaj, M.A.T. class of 2010

“ I am so grateful to have received a Clark M.A.T. education. It transformed both the way I teach and how I view urban education.”

Michelle Reed, M.A.T. class of 2013