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- MAT Presentations of Research Graduation Ceremony held on July 24, 2009 at the Zinner Forum, Heller School for Social Policy & Management
- "Literacy Instruction and Building a Culture of Thinking" - a Discussion with Brian Bisceglia-Kane, held on July 13 2009 in ASAC
- One third of U.S. teachers likely to retire in four years.
- Professor Roosevelt speaks on art and education at "Preserving Trust" symposium.
- Professor Roosevelt delivered a talk at the second annual interdisciplinary symposium - Pedagogy of the Imagination
- Education faculty present papers at American Educational Research Association annual meeting
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Master of Arts in Teaching: Jewish Day Schools/DeLeT
Elementary/DeLeT
The Jewish Day Schools/DeLeT concentration of the MAT opens a door to day schooling teaching. DeLeT (Day School Leadership through Teaching; the Hebrew word for door) prepares recent college graduates and midcareer changers to teach general and Judaic studies in the elementary grades in Jewish day school. Generous financial assistance is awared to DeLeT students. DeLeT is a joint initiative of the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education and the Brandeis Education Program.
DeLeT involves two summers of study on the Brandeis campus and a year-long internship in a local day school that partners with the program. Students who successfully complete the program earn the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree and the initial license to teach (grades 1 through 6) from the state of Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with 44 other states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
The program is small and personal. Only 10 to 12 students are admitted per year. DeLeT students come from diverse professional, academic and personal backgrounds. The program is open to hard-working, Jewishly motivated and intellectually curious individuals who love children and are passionate about learning and teaching.
Program faculty and instructors include distinguished teacher educators and Judaic scholars drawn from the Brandeis Education Program, the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Serene Victor is faculty leader of the JDS/DeLeT concentration of the MAT.
Secondary/Tanakh (Bible)
The Secondary Tanakh concentration of the MAT prepares day school teachers of Bible for grades 7 through 12. Gann Academy: New Jewish High School of Greater Boston serves as the partner day school for the program. Students who successfully complete the program earn the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. There is no state license for teaching Bible. Marya Levenson is faculty leader of the Secondary/Tanakh concentration of the MAT. Click here for more information on Secondary/Tanakh (Bible).
For more information, e-mail MAT@Brandeis.edu or call (781) 736-2022.