Looking around for a school to attend to get a Master's in Art Education isn't easy. There are programs around the country, but many of them require a full-time on campus commitment, therefore actual teaching goes out the window.
I applied to and was accepted at Boston University, they are one of the two more forefront higher education institutions for an entirely online Master's in Art Education program. The other that I am thinking of are University of Florida, but I found out about that one after being accepted at BU. Most programs are more interested in gearing their graduates into looking for a doctorates program, when that wasn't what I was looking for. The program at BU, as seen here, was more user-friendly to where I live and what my goals as an educator are.
This is my second year in the program, and this semester I am working on my master's thesis project. What it is going to be, hopefully will be sorted out in the next couple of days, but it is looking like it will be dealing with obstacles art educators face in skill development. That working full-time during the academic calendar creates challenges to attend workshops, college classes, and often getting acceptance from other teachers that the arts is a valid area of study. This question comes from my lack of skills in ceramics. I can hand-build, but working with a wheel is a struggle, and I want to focus on how my lack of ceramic throwing ability directly impacts my students.
If you are interested in the BU program, feel free to ask questions!
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