Teacher Education — Culinary Arts Education Concentration (MAT)

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program prepares graduates to apply for certification in the areas of elementary education/elementary special education, business education/secondary special education, or culinary arts education. All programs offer a student-teaching experience in K–12 schools to complete the MAT program; the culinary arts concentration also offers the choice of a student-teaching experience at the college level, or completion of a capstone project.

All students in the program matriculate as a cohort and follow a prescribed sequence of classes. Students attend 2 or 3 classes most terms, for 2 or 3 nights a week.

Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:

Communicate effectively through a variety of formats such as technology, discussion, writing and reflective listening.
Respond to students’ developmental and social contexts and provide access to high quality teaching and learning.
Demonstrate a deep understanding of content in designing learning opportunities.
Use research, assessment and contextual data to inform practice.
Work within a professional learning community to support the improvement of teaching, learning, student achievement and pursue professional growth.
Prepare and deliver lesson plans and curricular units using culinary arts instructional strategies.
In keeping with Johnson & Wales’ core value of experience-based learning, the MAT program requires field-based experiences throughout the program to enhance student learning. Candidates apply research-based theories and best practices learned in university courses when they spend time in K–12 or university culinary classrooms each week.