Upon successful completion of the master’s program, students are recommended for the MSEd degree and are entered into the New York State Education Department TEACH database as eligible for initial certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education and Early Childhood Students with Disabilities.
This follows completion of these New York State (NYS) certification requirements:
- NYS Teacher Certification requires passing scores on all New York State-mandated tests, and completion of the New York State mandated workshops in Child Abuse and Maltreatment Identification, School Violence Prevention and Intervention, Dignity for All Students, and the Needs of Children with Autism.
- New York State Teacher Examinations include: the Educating All Students Test (EAS) and the Multi-Subject Content Specialty Tests in Early Childhood and Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities. New York State has recently removed the requirement of the edTPA. Teacher education programs are in the process of developing their own alternative Teacher Performance Assessments, which will become required in September of 2023.
- New York State and Title II of the 1999 National Higher Education Act require schools offering teacher education programs to publish their institutional pass rates on State Teacher Exams.
Alumni of the Art of Teaching program are employed as teachers in public or private early childhood and elementary schools; as school administrators or curriculum developers; as teacher educators; and some go on to PhD programs.
WHAT OUR GRADUATES DO
- Classroom teachers work in urban and suburban private and public schools, in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.
- Teachers and directors of early childhood programs work in childcare centers, Head Start programs, and community service centers.
- Special-area teachers enrich the experiences of elementary school children in the arts and other areas.
- School administrators and staff developers lead and support elementary school teachers.
- College teachers at community and liberal arts colleges educate students to become classroom teachers.