Graduate Courses

Extension of work in Integrating Seminar II encouraging examination of practices in early childhood settings through previously acquired skills as teaching-researcher. Exploration of opportunities for advocacy on behalf of children and their families.

Methods for integrating music, art, dance, and drama into an integrated childhood education curriculum.

Prepares students to integrate digital media and technology into learner curricula. Through demonstrations, hands-on use, and application projects, students gain experience with the roles digital tools play to support teaching methods and learning strategies associated with a continuum of learner- and teacher-centered educational approaches and goals. Students develop skills in HTML, podcasting, digital storytelling, use of Web 2.0 tools (e.g., content management systems, social networks, e-portfolios), digital video, and virtual worlds in order to design and formatively assess engaging learning communities.

Class engages in seminar process to share, analyze, and extended students' professional experiences. Links theory and practice.

Class engages in seminar process to share, analyze, and extended students' professional experiences.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (English) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (French) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (German) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

A seven-week one-credit courses analyzing & applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in the transcription & subsequent pronunciation of foreign language (Italian) song texts. Also included in the curriculum will be the integration of grammar, spelling and language modification in accommodating acoustical shifts in the singing voice as they apply to the sung pronunciation. Students will be asked to utilize technology in uploading performance examples & researching sources for final projects and weekly assignments.

Study of dance as cultural practice, exploring dance from a broad spectrum of cultures. Focus on theoretical and practical application of key concepts and dance forms as they relate to cultural identity, representation, and education. Includes critical analysis of dance in the studio, film, and written materials. Implications for curriculum and instruction are stressed.

Cultural perspectives on language learning, language use and education. Focus on sociolinguistic issues in education and pedagogical implications for linguistic and cultural minority students. Central topics include cross-cultural communication in the classroom, including the role of ethnicity, race, gender and social class; the relationships between home/community language use patterns and school achievement; cultural perspectives on school-community relations; cross-cultural perspectives on parenting and language socialization; standard and nonstandard language varieties in the classroom; and effective instructional approaches for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms.

This course offers multidisciplinary perspectives on language learning and use in the context of globalization. Topics may include (1) cross-cultural communication in the classroom, including the role of ethnicity, race, gender, and social class; (2) the relationships among home/school/community language use and school achievement; (4) cross-cultural perspectives on language socialization; and (5) language varieties in the classroom and other settings. The course emphasizes developing intercultural competence as education professionals.

This course is designed to promote the development & application of interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to evidence-based management of patients with complex needs. Through the use of case studies, student led discussions & learning exercises, students will work as a team to review & critique treatment & management practices. Discipline-specific standards of care, problem-solving approaches to ethical decision-making & case management, & skill sets central to competent health care will be emphasized. Understanding & valuing the contribution of each discipline is essential for effective interdisciplinary case management.

This course explores art making using a variety of media and materials in relation to thematic and inquiry-driven methods.The conceptual focus for this interdisciplinary studio course is that all art is created in dialogue, referencing art history and process, and in response to specific societal, environmental or political issues. Students are involved in independent and collective artistic inquiry and participate in studio critique formats and discussions focused on relevant contemporary artists and select readings.

Articulating Visual Arts is designed to help students express & sharpen their thinking & writing about visual art. Topics will include how to write an artist’s statement, exhibit reviews as well as catalog essays. Additionally students will explore how artists apply creativity, in thinking & writing, as part of their practice in visual arts & other media. Readings include texts by contemporary & past visual arts masters such as Frieda Kahlo, Richard Prince, Robert Smithson, Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, among others.