Public Comment: Media Arts Endorsement Guidelines

The requirements for the Media Arts Endorsement (603 CMR 7.14 (7)) include:

1. Prerequisite license and experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience under one of the following licenses:
   1. An Initial or Professional license as a Dance, Music, Vocal/Instrumental/General, Theatre, Visual Arts, Supervisor/Director of Core Arts, Instructional Technology, Digital Literacy/Computer Science, Technology/Engineering or Library teacher
   2. A Professional license as a Radio and Television Broadcasting, Design and & Visual Communication, Graphic Communication, Engineering Technology, Drafting, Information Support Services and Networking, Programming and Web Development, Painting and Design Technology or Marketing teacher
2. Demonstration of the subject matter knowledge and skill requirements set forth in 603 CMR 7.14 (7)(b), through one of the following:
   1. Successful completion of a Department-approved course of study specific to Media Arts. The Department shall issue guidelines to govern approval of this course of study.
   2. A passing score on a test acceptable to the Department
3. Completion of 75 hours of field-based experience that includes teaching media arts to students in PreK-12

1. Refine concepts and content to support a central idea by focusing on a specific element such as interactivity, temporality, or heterogeneity.
2. Explain how one uses specific techniques to evoke, express, or communicate ideas in a media arts work or collection of such works.
3. Modify a media artwork to clarify its artistic intent by presenting different styles/genres and viewpoints and anticipating viewers' responses.
4. Identify ways a contemporary media work pushes the boundaries of a genre and discipline.
5. Compare and contrast the artistic elements that make media arts unique from other artistic disciplines.
6. Identify how bias, culture, and privilege can impact the criteria used to evaluate media artwork.
7. Explain the development of a personal aesthetic vision and style as a media artist and how that is represented in a piece.
8. Identify the connections between historical and cultural context and defining stylistic elements of multiple media artworks.

1. Completion of an educator preparation program that includes the equivalent of the Department-approved course of study and is either state-approved under the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement or has been accredited by a national organization accepted by the Commissioner.
2. Possession of an out-of-state license/certificate/endorsement that is comparable to the Media Arts Endorsement issued by a state with which Massachusetts has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement or other agreement accepted by the Commissioner.

(d) Renewal. The Media Arts Endorsement shall be valid for five years and may be renewed for successive five-year terms upon successful completion of 30 professional development points (PDPs) in the content area related to 603 CMR 7.14(7)(b). The 30 PDPs may be included in the total number of PDPs necessary for license renewal pursuant to 603 CMR 44.06: Educator License Renewal.

Please submit your public comment by November 25, 2025.  Upon review of the submitted public comment, we will release the final Guidelines in December 2025 on our website here.

Your feedback is important to us.  Please know we read through each comment received and consider it for changes to the Guidelines.  Please email: EducatorPreparation@mass.gov with any questions. 

Thank you!