Courses

Introduction to the development of curriculum for young learners in diverse settings. Topics include: early childhood environments, linguistic and cultural diversity, early language and learning in family, school, and community settings, working collaboratively with families to create learning environments responsive to the needs of all children.

What is the most important thing to which I should be devoting my life? This course explores the existential concerns animating questions like this, ones that inspire our lifelong, liberal learning. It focuses on classic works in Western philosophy, literature, and film and examines them as texts of education. Class meetings will be devoted to a mix of lecture and discussion.

Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Texts & Ideas

Promotes culturally responsive, positive and management of learning environments in support of healthy social emotional and behavioral development for students with disabilities, including preventative and prosocial strategies for supporting students with challenging behaviors. Knowledge/skill development aligned with policy requirements for teacher analysis of group interactions and individual student behaviors and individualized planning. Focus in on strategies for professional collaboration, conflict resolution, and family partnerships.

This graduate seminar focuses on learning disciplinary concepts & practices, both in & out of formal instructional settings. Most theories of learning presume classrooms as settings for learning, though it is clear that people learn across a variety of places & over their entire lifespan. In this class, we consider how learning is organized within & across varied settings beyond the classroom. These include workplaces, sports or ensemble performance, commercial & non-profit community centers designed to support youth development, families & home environments, & online spaces. We will think broadly about learning on & off the “grid” of formal schooling, & begin to develop new research on how people learn in & out of school.

In this graduate seminar students investigate theories of learning that have guided education research, and some that are transforming the field. Students critically examine the development of key theories, explore how theory drives research (and vice versa), and consider the methodological and practical consequences that emerge from theoretical choices. The course provides a foundation in learning theories in education research, and introduces students to practices involving selecting and developing theoretical frames for their own research questions.

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The course looks at legal psychological research and how to improve criminal investigations and judicial decision-making. We look at factors that affect witness statements and how to improve their reliability, child witnesses, and dangerousness assessment of offenders. The course has an inter-disciplinary approach, examining the influence of societal and cultural factors on legal practices. The course ends with a mock trial, based on real case materials, in which students adopt the role of either a psychological expert or a lawyer.

In-depth knowledge of human development throughout the life cycle. The student will be given the foundation upon which typical and atypical behavior may be compared.

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The systematic study of phonological, grammatical, and discourse systems and of principles of language use across languages.

This course examines phonetics, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics, morphology, and language acquisition. Students explore the phonetics and syntax of their primary language and have the opportunity to research a topic in current linguistic theory.

This course examines theories, technologies, and practices of listening in the modern world. How has our experience of sound changed as we move from the piano to the personal computer, from the phonoautograph to the mp3? How have political, commercial, and cultural forces shaped what we are able to listen to, and how we listen to it? Finally, how have performers, physiologists, and philosophers worked to understand this radical transformation of the senses?

Survey of principles and practices of formative and standardized literacy assessments. Review of measurement concepts, psychometric principles, and the communication of test results to school personnel, caregivers, and other stakeholders. Practical experience applying a variety of assessments to inform, monitor, and evaluate instruction in classroom, intervention, or special education setting.

This course addresses instructional practices for integrating disciplinary content learning and literacy, fostering conceptual vocabulary development, and utilizing new media technologies. Special attention is provided for meeting the wide-ranging academic and linguistic needs of children in the intermediate grades. Field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in intermediate classrooms.

This course addresses instructional practices for integrating disciplinary content learning and literacy, fostering conceptual vocabulary development, and utilizing new media technologies. Special attention is provided for meeting the wide-ranging academic and linguistic needs of children in the intermediate grades. Field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in intermediate classrooms.

This course studies an experience that is at the heart of the original idea of education: the experience of living a life as if one were journeying along a path. With the aid of works of literature and the arts. we will examine various feature of this experience and their philosophical implications. Liberal Arts Core/CORE-MAP Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Expressive Cultures.

An introduction to foundation literature and research methodologies in costume studies. Includes sessions on academic writing, interpretation of material culture, the use of visual and literary sources, theories of fashion, and the role of museum and gallery exhibitions in furthering scholarship in this field. The course requires written work in diverse formats as well as presentations that prepare students for subsequent coursework.