Master of Education / Arts in Education Concentration

The M.Ed. / Arts in Education concentration is designed to help participants explore and affirm the indispensable role of the arts in schools and society. Perhaps now more than ever, people are turning to the arts to celebrate, grieve, advocate, inspire, and connect with each other. Through this program, faculty and students collaboratively explore how to teach and inspire students of all ages learning with and through the arts. In supportive environments, students engage in the creative process; reflect on cultural and aesthetic perspectives; work individually and collaboratively to develop and practice innovative and interdisciplinary pedagogies; and address social justice and sustainability through an arts lens. This program is designed to expand creative boundaries and examine the role of the arts in developing expressive and critical voice in the classroom. Partnerships with the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, the Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington, the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont, and Burlington City Arts enrich the program's offerings.