Master of Arts in Teaching: ‘Approval With Distinction’
Our Master of Arts in Teaching program has been granted “approval with distinction” by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Adam Institute has a special charge, based on the Adam bequest, to develop, support, and understand teaching that puts all students, especially those who are underprepared and underrepresented, on a path to college.
In meeting this goal, the institute strives to develop and understand powerful models of urban teacher preparation, teaching practice, and college-going learning cultures that are based as much in communities as schools. This innovative work occurs primarily in collaboration with partner schools in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood.
Our Master of Arts in Teaching program has been granted “approval with distinction” by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Our Master of Arts in Teaching program has been granted “approval with distinction” by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Our recent book, “Partnership and Powerful Teacher Education: Growth and Challenge in an Urban Neighborhood Program,” has won much acclaim.
Our recent book, “Partnership and Powerful Teacher Education: Growth and Challenge in an Urban Neighborhood Program,” has won much acclaim.
Our Teacher Diversity Initiative aims to increase the number of teachers from underrepresented groups in Worcester and other urban school districts.
Our Teacher Diversity Initiative aims to increase the number of teachers from underrepresented groups in Worcester and other urban school districts.
The Adam Institute supports teacher practice in partner schools and creating learning communities.
The Adam Institute supports teacher practice in partner schools and creating learning communities.
The Adam Achievers Program provides in-school and out-of-school programs to guide area students’ transition to postsecondary education.
The Adam Achievers Program provides in-school and out-of-school programs to guide area students’ transition to postsecondary education.
Summer CUBS (Comprehension and Understanding Bring Success) provides engaging learning experiences during the summer for students at Woodland Academy.
Summer CUBS (Comprehension and Understanding Bring Success) provides engaging learning experiences during the summer for students at Woodland Academy.
The Adam Teacher Fellow Program supports a partner-school teacher to contribute to the MAT program and the development of the community of practice.
The Adam Teacher Fellow Program supports a partner-school teacher to contribute to the MAT program and the development of the community of practice.
Drawing on the concept of a “round” in medical practice, Teacher Rounds bring together groups for focused observation, inquiry, and reflection in classrooms.
Drawing on the concept of a “round” in medical practice, Teacher Rounds bring together groups for focused observation, inquiry, and reflection in classrooms.
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Grant provides internship stipends and scholarships to future STEM teachers who commit to teach in high-need schools.
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Grant provides internship stipends and scholarships to future STEM teachers who commit to teach in high-need schools.
The programs and initiatives of the Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice — in particular, the school partnership model and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program — have been widely recognized.
The Adam Institute’s network of K-12 partner schools is centered in Main South, a low-income urban neighborhood in Worcester. Partner schools represent a wide range of the challenges and possibilities of reform.
Clark’s Hiatt Center for Urban Education is growing a community of inquiry among youth, school- and neighborhood-based educators.
The Adam Institute works closely with Clark’s Mosakowski Institute in its focus on the behavioral health of adolescents and young adults.
The Adam Institute is a reflective partnership community. The main staff of the institute — the director, professors of practice, program coordinator, and Adam Teacher Fellows — join with partner school teachers and principals, and at times with community partners such as the Main South Community Development Corporation and Latino Education Institute, to implement the Master of Arts in Teaching program and to develop and understand powerful teaching practice and college-going cultures for all students.
The institute complements and works alongside Clark’s Hiatt Center for Urban Education and Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, as well as other like-minded partners.
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