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EDUC BC2032x Contemporary Issues in Education (4 pts)
 

Study of critical issues confronting education today and their relation to contemporary society.  Topics include educational policy, equity in learning, and experiences for bilingual, culturally diverse, gifted and disabled students -- girls and boys.  The impact of technology, teacher quality, school choice, standards and standardized testing will be addressed.  Fieldwork required. --M. Rivera, L. Bell
Enrollment limited to 25. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Offered Fall term only.
 
EDUC BC2052y Seminar in Multicultural Elementary Pedagogy (4 points)
 

Provides prospective teachers with theory and methods for teaching elementary school subjects (grades 1-6) to meet intellectual, social and emotional needs of diverse learners.  Topics include foundations of multicultural, student-centered and critical pedagogies, all aspects of literacy, utilizing literacy across content areas, constructivist mathematics instruction, authentic assessment, diversity and inclusion. 

Students collaboratively develop interdisciplinary thematic units and begin developing a professional portfolio.--J. Broderick.
Prerequisite for student teaching in elementary schools. This course should be taken in the spring term of the junior year with co-requisite BC2055, sec 1. Education Program applicants only, others with permission of instructor.
M 4:10-6:00
 
EDUC BC2055y Urban School Practicum (3 points)
 

Consists of weekly class meetings combined with elementary, middle or high school classroom internship (depending on desired certification level). Students observe and apply theoretical principles of pedagogy to teaching and learning.  Class meetings provide opportunities to reflect on internship and focus on instructional strategies and classroom management techniques.-- J. Broderick, M. Rivera.

Co-requisite: Section 1, Elementary, BC2052y or Section 2, Secondary, BC2062y.

 
EDUC BC2062y Seminar in Multicultural Secondary Pedagogy (4 points)
 

Prospective teachers explore methods for teaching English, social studies, the sciences (biology, physics, earth science, chemistry), mathematics, ancient and foreign languages (grades 7-12).  Topics include multicultural, critical pedagogical methods appropriate to specific content areas, content area standards and literacy, diversity, inclusion, and assessment.-- M. Rivera.

Prerequisite for student teaching in secondary schools.  This course should be taken in the spring term of the junior year with co-requisite BC2055, sec 2. Education Program applicants only, others with permission of instructor.
M 2:10-4:00.
 
EDUC BC3063x,y Student Teaching in Urban Schools (6 points)
 

Full time for one semester in elementary or secondary classrooms with weekly supervision meetings.  Focus on lesson planning, authentic assessment, collaborative and individual reflection, videotape analysis of teaching and supervisor observation and feedback.  Minimum of 200 hours of teaching/observation at two different grade levels--Staff.
Prerequisite: Completion of BC2052 or BC2062 and BC2055. Co-requisite BC3064.

 
EDUC BC3064x, y Seminar Issues in Urban Teaching (4 points)
 

This seminar is designed to help student teachers develop as reflective practitioners who can think critically about issues facing urban schools, particularly how race, class and gender influence schooling; and to examine the challenges and possibilities for providing intellectually engaging, meaningful curriculum to all students in urban classrooms--L. Bell, S. Grande. Co-requisite: BC 3063.  Enrollment limited to Student Teachers in the Education Program. T 2:10-4:00 (Spring 2008)
 

EDUC BC3050x Science in the City (4 points)

 

In partnership with the American Museum of Natural History students investigate science, science pedagogical methods, and ways to use New York City as a resource for science teaching and learning. Sessions are held at Barnard and the Museum. Field trips and fieldwork required--M. Rivera  Open to Education Program students, science majors, urban studies/education specialization and others with instructor approval (Fall only).

History HIST BC3461x Education in American History (3 pts)
A consideration of the place educational institutions, educational ideas, and educators have played in American life. Emphasis will be on the connection between education and social mobility.--Permission of instructor required. Typically offered in fall semester.

 
Philosophy PHIL V3758y Philosophy of Education (3 pts)
Drawing on classical and contemporary authors, discussion with focus on the question of the conditions requisite for producing free and responsible individuals. Selected readings from Plato, Rousseau, Dewey, and others. Typically offered in spring semester.
 
Sociology SOCI V3225y Sociology of Education
Social organization of education in the United States: the school as a complex organization; the classroom as a learning environment; social factors in academic aspirations and achievements; selected innovations in educational practices; and problems in the relations between the school and the community. Typically offered in spring semester.

 

Economics ECON BC3012x Economics of Education

Analyzes educational policies and education markets from an economic perspective.  Examines challenges that arise when researchers attempt to identify the causal effects of inputs.  Other topics include education as an investment, public school finance, teacher labor markets, testing/accountability programs, school choice programs, and urban public school reforms. Prerequisite: ECON 3035 or 3033, or permission of instructor.