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This course will give Levitt Scholars a rudimentary familiarity with classroom presentation skills and the construction of an effective and communicative instructional message. Students will plan, organize and practice delivery of a 30-40 minute presentation appropriate for a grade 9-12 classroom. Quarter credit. (Oral Presentations.) Enrollment restricted to Levitt Scholars and by permission of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12. Susan Mason.
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Exploration of the cultural foundations of the American Public Education system. Study of the impact of key education reform movements on today's dynamic and often troubled pre-K through 12th grade classroom environments. Consideration of several contemporary educational issues from historical, philosophical, scientific, multicultural and pedagogical perspectives. Includes lecture, discussion, multi-media projects and small-group interaction. (Oral Presentations.) Mason.
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Prepares students to perform as ESOL tutors by providing discussion of the practical approaches, methods and techniques tutors use in classroom settings. Using a communicative curricula that emphasizes function over form, this course addresses language teaching methods, interactive strategies for integrated learning for non-native speakers or English language learners and limited English proficient students. Discussion of the concept of culture helps tutors recognize the influence of culture on patterns of thinking and behaving, and language acquisition. Course provides students with the Hamilton College ESOL Tutor Certificate of Completion. Fifteen lecture hours and 20 field study and/or service learning hours required. One-quarter course credit. Maximum enrollment, 18. Britt-Hysell.
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An exploration of the interdisciplinary field of disability studies, including the problem of defining disability, the history of attitudes toward and treatment of persons with disabilities and the complex social and philosophical questions surrounding justice for persons with disabilities and their place within American society. Special attention to the perspective of persons with disabilities to issues of race, class, gender and sexuality, and to the differences in impairment. A formal internship is required and is graded as part of the course. (Oral Presentations.) (Proseminar.) Not open to first-year students. Maximum enrollment, 16. Kanipe.
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The research and scholarship of curricular decision-making is studied to better understand the form and substance of the American public school. Federal and state regulations, standards, and testing processes will be considered when looking at innovative and sometimes controversial curricular plans and models. Case studies, curriculum development activities, and oral reports are used. (Oral Presentations.) (Proseminar.) Prerequisite, 200 or 205 or permission of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 16. Mason.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the American higher education system, focusing on selective colleges and universities. We will begin with a brief examination of the history of American higher education. We will then consider how race/ethnicity, immigration, gender, and socioeconomic status shape college attainment and experiences in the contemporary period. We also will consider larger questions such as: Is college still "worth it?"? Is a degree from a "name brand" college worth more than one from a state or two-year college? What do-or should-students actually learn in college? (Same as Sociology 211.) Elixabeth Lee.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the techniques and uses of American Sign Language (ASL). Study of deaf culture and the pedagogical role of ASL in the education of hearing-impaired and deaf learners. Maximum enrollment, 18. Allen.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate level study of the techniques and uses of American Sign Language (ASL). Investigation of the unique characteristics of the American deaf culture. Special attention to the instructional opportunities and challenges encountered in K-12 public inclusive classrooms and other specialized learning environments. Prerequisite, 220. Maximum enrollment, 18. Allen.
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An introduction to bilingual education and practice. Working from an interdisciplinary perspective, this course will cover such topics as individual and societal concepts in minority and majority languages; childhood development perspectives; bilingual and second language classrooms; and political and multicultural perspectives on bilingual education. (Writing-intensive.) (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 200 or permission of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20. Madeleine Lopez.
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3.00 Credits
What is the difference between learning from technology and learning with technology? This course explores the role of technology in learning and critically analyzes the cognitive, social, political, and logistical aspects of education technology in the K-12 public school setting. Students will research and develop a learning model incorporating technology in a proposal for a specific grade range in a public school system of the future. Hands-on experiences critically assessing technology in constructivist based learning are required. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, one full-unit education studies course or permission of instructors. Multimodal assignments are required. Maximum enrollment, 20. Simons.
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