The Master of Arts in Education, Multiple Intelligences Theory Concentration focuses on the application of multiple intelligences theory and the arts in traditional and inclusive classrooms as a means to engage students. Candidates will learn to differentiate instruction and assessments through the lens of multiple intelligences theory and application of the arts. Candidates will develop rudimentary knowledge and abilities in the arts as a platform for developing strategies which will engage students of various learning styles and abilities across grades and content areas. Candidates will develop the ability to use multiple intelligences theory as a process to observe children and to use that data to differentiate instruction and assessment. The summer course is taught collaboratively by staff from a prestigious arts organization and faculty. It culminates in a theatrical experience.

The M.A. in Education, Multiple Intelligences Theory Concentration program follows a cohort model in which candidates meet one night a week from 4:45 – 8:45 p.m. There is a 6 credit hour, 2 ½ week summer course which meets from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm daily, except for night of the final production. EDUC 564: Art Museum Education for Teachers may also be held on campus in the art gallery. The duration of the program is approximately 18 months of coursework followed by the comprehensive examination.