Courses

Teaching for understanding in each content area requires building students’ abilities to read & write in their discipline. Topics include differences in texts & purposes for reading & writing across disciplines; integrating literacy into lesson planning; specific methods to support literacy; developing academic language; & approaches for teaching students with diverse literacy skills & experiences. In cross-disciplinary & discipline-specific teams, students will gain skills in planning, implementing, and improving their reading & writing instruction.

Module focuses on the fundamentals of developing science curriculum that is meaningful, culturally relevant, & responds to the needs & ability levels of diverse learners. Students will 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 will be placed on use of scientific models & interactive activities to provoke inquiry-based learning.

This module focuses on developing 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.

This Module focuses on developing curriculum that is meaningful and culturally relevant, and responds to the individualized needs and abilities of diverse learners. Topics include theories of learning and instruction, accommodations and modifications for individuals, techniques for improved student performance, and using technologies to promote meaningful instruction. Module explores using learning characteristics to develop content-rich lesson plans to challenge and engage all learners while building on learners’ previously acquired skills, abilities, and knowledge.

This module addresses characteristics and services for students with low-incidence disabilities, including significant intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, autism, and sensory disabilities. Our focus is on curriculum and instruction balancing access to grade-level content and inclusion with peers with individualized content that supports functional skills. Instructional methods in varied learning environments including home, school, and community-based settings, related services, and assistive technology are central to course content.

Course takes place during the Residency I requirement of the Online Ed.D. Program. The course explores various learning theories such as adult learning, workplace learning, and K- 12 learning development. Industry guest speakers will share their expertise throughout the course to provide current perspectives on the field.

This course is a how-to manual for students who are interested in fashion, but don’t know how to explore it. It offers a toolbox of theoretical concepts, interdisciplinary scholarship, and historical and contemporary case studies. Students learn to ask questions like: How is taste mapped onto bodies in social space? Who works in fashion, and how is this work classified? How do images and clothes (both new and old) circulate around the globe? What does the science of sustainability look like? And, where is the body in fashion’s new digital imaginaries? Meets Steinhardt Lib Arts Core for Expressive Cultures

Structure and function of the skeletal, muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. The course is given in lecture format and enhanced with models, slides, handouts, and videotapes.

Structure and function of the skeletal, muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. The course is given in lecture format and enhanced with models, slides, handouts, and videotapes.

Follows and complements the lecture material presented in the fall semester. Students dissect human cadavers for the purpose of learning the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and circulatory systems.

Follows and complements the lecture material presented in the Fall semester. Students dissect human cadavers for the purpose of learning the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and circulatory systems.

Explores the theory and practice of interdisciplinary teaching in the humanities, focusing primarily on integrating English and History - using novels, short stories, folklore, historical scholarship and primary sources. Involves designing thematic humanities unites that enable adolescents to develop an understanding of the relationship between literature and the historical eras in which it emerged. Explores the role of language and literacy in teaching and learning both disciplines and developing students writing skills. Considers the benefits and potential problems involved in trying to create and enact an integrated curriculum.

This course surveys development, from conception through middle childhood, with emphasis on aspects relevant for educators. This course: 1) introduces universal design and curriculum planning, 2) covers intellectual growth, personal and social adjustment and 3) addresses topics in development and education. Students will become critical consumers of research and theory. Assignments and in class exercises are designed to help students think like a ‘developmentalist’ with an eye toward issues in education

This course introduces students to concepts of human development within the contexts and intersections of the visual and performing arts. Themes of interdisciplinarity, creativity, imagination, identity, social justice, and culturally sustaining pedagogy frame and inform our investigations.

Introduction to research and theory of human development across the life span. Seminal theories & basic research of individual growth & development are analyzed & critiqued. Emphasis is on the range in human development with discussion of normative & non-normative development. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of understanding the influence of normative & non-normative contexts of development, including the impact of culture, heritage, socioeconomic level, personal health, & safety. Relations between home, school, & community and their impact on development are also explored via readings, lectures, discussions, & weekly observations in the field. Interrogation of implicit folk theories as a foundation for exploration of formal knowledge of human development.

Introduction to research and theory of human development across the life span. Seminal theories & basic research of individual growth & development are analyzed & critiqued. Emphasis is on the range in human development with discussion of normative & non-normative development. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of understanding the influence of normative & non-normative contexts of development, including the impact of culture, heritage, socioeconomic level, personal health, & safety. Relations between home, school, & community and their impact on development are also explored via readings, lectures, discussions, & weekly observations in the field. Interrogation of implicit folk theories as a foundation for exploration of formal knowledge of human development.

Further analysis of research findings & theories of human development focusing on early through late adolescence & applied across various institutional contexts. Important issues include puberty, cross-gender peer relations, preventing risky behaviors, understanding & mastering test-based graduation requirements, transition to work/college, identity development, depression, & aggression. Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments & of alcohol, tobacco, & drug use is also included. Direct application of theory & research is made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.

Further analysis of research findings & theories of human development focusing on childhood, & applied across various institutional contexts. Important issues include: numeric competence, assessment of reading problems, gender differences in learning styles. Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments, & of alcohol, tobacco, & drug use will also be included. Direct application of theory & research is made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.

Further analysis of research findings & theories of human development focusing on childhood, & applied across various institutional contexts. Important issues include: numeric competence, assessment of reading problems, gender differences in learning styles. Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments, & of alcohol, tobacco, & drug use will also be included. Direct application of theory & research is made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.

Further analysis of research findings & theories of human development focusing on early childhood, & applied across various institutional contexts. Important issues include: language development, assessment of readiness to learn, separation from the family, peer relationships, aesthetic experiences. Developmentally appropriate consideration of abusive & dangerous environments, & of alcohol, tobacco & drug use will also be included. Direct application of theory & research is made through field-based inquiry & issue-based investigation.