Courses

This course examines the vast and rich myth-making power of Hollywood film narratives that influence dominant cultural views of American identity. Students view films that explore problems and promises of American culture and society such as equality, democracy, justice, class, gender, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity. Students analyze films while considering the work of historians, sociologists, film critics, media studies scholars, anthropologists and journalists. Students will screen films outside of class. Assignments include creating a short film that explores the city where myths are both lived out and refuted on a daily basis.

• Department: Media, Culture, and Communication

This course provides a laboratory environment where students learn to record, arrange, and produce their own high-quality performance videos using low-cost home equipment and software. The class culminates in each student building a website and internet presence that showcases the content created throughout the course.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

This course provides a laboratory environment where students learn to record, arrange, and produce their own high-quality performance videos using low-cost home equipment and software. The class culminates in each student building a website and internet presence that showcases the content created throughout the course.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

This is a semester-long seminar for students in the Honors Program in the
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. The seminar has three main objectives: (a) provide a forum where students engage in a serious intellectual discussion about the process of conducting independent research, (b) provide guidance and structure to students in the process of conducting their independent research projects, and (c) prepare students for presentation of their honors thesis in a professional forum. All honors students must have a
research mentor and approved research project prior to registering for the course.

• Department: Communicative Sciences and Disorders

This is a semester-long seminar for students in the Honors Program in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. The seminar has three main objectives: (a) provide a forum where students engage in a serious intellectual discussion about the process of conducting independent
research, (b) provide guidance and structure to students in the process of conducting their independent research projects, and (c) prepare students for presentation of their honors thesis in a professional forum. All honors students must have a research mentor and This is a semester-long seminar for students in the Honors Program in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. The seminar has three main objectives: (a) provide a forum where
students engage in a serious intellectual discussion about the process of conducting independent research, (b) provide guidance and structure to students in the process of conducting their independent research projects, and (c) prepare students for presentation of their honors thesis in a professional forum. All honors students must have a research mentor and approved research project prior to registering for the course.

• Department: Communicative Sciences and Disorders

This year-long course sequence will foster the career development of graduate students who have an aptitude for research and will provide a framework for faculty-mentored student research. Admission to the course is restricted to students who are selected based on competitive applications. Students will develop and implement a research study, analyze the data, and culminate the project with a written paper and oral presentation.

• Department: Communicative Sciences and Disorders

A year-long seminar sequence intended only for students in the honors program in applied psychology. The seminars have three main objectives: (a) to provide a forum where students engage in serious intellectual discussion about the process of research, (b) to provide guidance and structure to students in the process of conducting their independent research studies, & (c) to prepare students for presentation of their senior thesis & oral examination. All honor students must have a research mentor & an approved research project prior to registering for the course.

• Department: Applied Psychology

Seminar course of students in the Honors Program in Applied Psychology. The course has three main objectives: (a) provide a forum where students engage in a serious intellectual discussion about the process of research, (b) to provide guidance & structure to students in the process of conducting their independent research studies, & (c) prepare students for presentation of senior thesis & oral examination. All honors students must have a research mentor & approved research project prior to registering for this course.

• Department: Applied Psychology

This module challenges students to consider how teachers re-purpose and re-
contextualize content within frameworks and approaches including an equity-centered Design Thinking framework and Universal Design for Learning. This course examines the historical and cultural underpinnings of curricular frameworks and explores how to re-shape curriculum and integrate arts to affirm a range of student identities and abilities.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Explores scientific research on how children learn to read and spell, with a focus on teaching and assessing diverse learners in early stages of literacy. Emphasis on foundational reading skills: spoken language, print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and spelling. Students learn effective instructional methods for teaching reading and writing in ways that meet the needs of multilingual learners and students with disabilities. While foundational skills are essential, the ultimate goal is to support independent, fluent reading for meaning.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

In elementary school, social studies plays an integral role in students’ sense of
identity and community. Here we explore civic engagement, communities, global awareness, history, current events, and culture. We consider the place and meaning of social studies education and connect content to the needs and diversity of students with IEPs and multilingual learners. We consider diverse perspectives of content, critique and create materials and plans for constructing social studies learning environments that integrate engagement with communities
and families.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

In this module, emerging teachers are prepared to teach math to diverse learners in
various grades. We examine theoretical and practical issues with an emphasis on creating classroom communities where students develop a positive disposition towards the subject. Attention focuses on the development of number sense and student habits to engage productively in mathematical sense-making and problem-solving. We explore pedagogically driven models of learning, use multiple lenses to construct practical, grounded, and equity-based approaches to teaching math.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

his module focuses on creating safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning
environments for all students. We analyze classroom/school culture, climate, routines, strategies, and environmental design of classrooms, and explore the role and responsibilities of teachers providing special education and related services to students with disabilities. Interns explore models of inclusion, develop respect and rapport with students, support high expectations for all students, collaborate with families and professionals, and create caring classrooms for diverse

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Introduction to the organizational dynamics of colleges & universities. Beginning with a review of organizational theory, students will review the various types of college structures (universities, four-year colleges, community colleges, for profit colleges.) Students will study key functional areas: finance; enrollment management; academic affairs; student services & explore how these areas are affected by governance & managerial approaches. Assignments will include case studies that present examples of strategic planning & management challenges.

• Department: Administration, Leadership, and Technology

This course focuses on knowing students and on understanding the contexts where students learn. Thus, this course’s I-centered questions are couched in residents’ growing understanding of their obligations to their diverse and unique students, and in their growing understanding of their teaching environments – including the opportunities these afford to collaborate with others. In this course, the residents assess themselves as novice managers within these environments and make plans for further growth. In the process, they learn some basic classroom management skills and identify and activate assets they bring to these management tasks.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

The course focuses on five overlapping elements: (1) exploring what “English” is in the first quarter of the 21st century; (2) gaining experience & insight into teaching rich texts; (3) refining research project plans; (4) acquiring a basic toolkit for teaching writing, especially to students who struggle with writing; (5) gaining expertise in teaching texts to students who are diverse in their literacy backgrounds & skills.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course focuses on various approaches to mathematics teaching & learning & culminates in developing & implementing a unit of study that is meaningful, culturally relevant, & responds to the needs & abilities of diverse learners. Topics include history of mathematics pedagogy, approaches to teaching mathematics, funds of knowledge theory, & models that facilitate mathematical understanding. Students will be encouraged to examine their beliefs about math teaching & gain skills for implementing effective teaching practices for mathematics in grades 7-12.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course focuses on the fundamentals of developing science curricula that are meaningful, culturally relevant, & responds to the needs & ability levels of diverse learners. Residents study the history of science & science pedagogy, individualization of curriculum for diverse learners, using models to teach scientific concepts, & teaching science using informal and community resources. Emphasis on use of scientific models & interactive activities to provoke inquiry-based learning.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course focuses on developing a social studies curriculum that is meaningful, culturally relevant, & responds to the needs & abilities of diverse learners. Topics include key debates in US history, theories of learning & instruction, techniques for stimulating questioning & discussion, & employing assessment in instruction. Students will learn how to develop content-rich lessons that challenge & engage all learners in the classroom while building on learners’ previously acquired skills, abilities, & knowledge in social studies.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course introduces fundamentals of curriculum planning and development for students with disabilities. Residents will learn how to collaboratively develop, modify, and adapt curricula for students with disabilities in a range of educational settings in teams with general education interns. Residents will also learn to individualized education plans (IEPs) to drive curricular design, implementation, and assessment. Our focus is on middle, high school, and transition-aged youth who are in separate and inclusive learning environments.

• Department: Teaching and Learning