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The Bard MAT is an intensive graduate teacher education program leading to a discipline-based Master of Arts in Teaching degree and a New York State initial teacher certification for grades 7–12 in one of five subjects: biology, history (social studies), English literature, mathematics, or Spanish.

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Why Bard MAT?

Why Bard MAT?
What makes us unique?
Graduate study in the discipline and in education
Graduate study in the discipline and in education
Extensive teaching residencies
Extensive teaching residencies
Small cohort model, individual attention, sustained mentoring
Small cohort model, individual attention, sustained mentoring

Alumni/ae Spotlights

Joy Decker Sebesta ’15.
Joy Decker Sebesta ’15.

Joy Decker Sebesta ’15, Mathematics

Adjunct Faculty in Mathematics, Marist College and Dutchess Community College

I loved the planning class and anything taught by the Mathematics faculty. I also loved the course on Identity, Culture, and the Classroom. That course made me think about things in such a different way from what I was used to. It’s the best program, and the professors are fabulous.

Our Program

Our Program

The Bard MAT is an intensive graduate teacher education program leading to a discipline-based master of arts in teaching degree and New York State Initial Teacher Certification in one of five subjects: biology, history, literature, mathematics, or Spanish. The Bard MAT responds to an urgent need for innovative education. This transformation requires teachers who can help secondary school students develop the thoughtful self-determination that builds from a genuine enthusiasm for learning.

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Master of Arts in Teaching Program
PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Phone: 845-758-7145
Fax: 845-758-7149
Email: [email protected]
 
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