BA /
MAT 4+1 PROGRAM
12555 |
MAT ED512 Identity,
Culture, & Classroom |
Michael Sadowski |
M W 4:40 pm-6:00 pm |
HEG 308 |
2 credits
This course examines the myriad factors that influence adolescent
identity development, particularly as these have an effect on students’
learning, interaction, and engagement in school. Drawing on various readings in
psychology, ethnography, and education research, the course places special
emphasis on power dynamics in American society with regard to race, gender,
sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, immigration, ability, and other factors.
We consider such questions as: “How might an adolescent’s
identity development be influenced by one or more of these factors?”
“What experiences with these cultural forces do students bring to school, and
how might these experiences affect their learning?” “How do school cultures
mirror and/or reinforce the power structures and attitudes that exist around
these issues in the larger society?” The purpose of the course is not to come
up with fixed answers to these questions; rather, it is to help participants
ask informed and essential questions about how these issues might play out in
schools, in society, and in individual adolescents’ lives. This course is
cross-listed with the MAT program for 4+1 students. The class meets for half of the semester, January 27 – March 16th.
Class
size: 17
12557 |
HR 358 LGBTQ+ Issues in US
Education |
Michael Sadowski |
M W 4:40 pm-6:00 pm |
HEG 308 |
Cross-listed:
Gender
and Sexuality Studies
2
credits
This course will examine both the history and contemporary
landscape of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and related (LGBTQ+)
issues in U.S. education. Students will explore the legal, political,
pedagogical, and empirical questions that have been central to this field over
the last three decades, such as: What are the rights of LGBTQ+ students and
educators, and what are the obstacles to their being realized? What strategies
have been successful in advocacy for more LGBTQ+ positive schools, and what
lessons do they hold for future change? What do LGBTQ+ supportive school
environments look like, and what does research tell us about their
effectiveness? Although K–12 schooling will be the primary focus of the class,
we will also examine the landscape of undergraduate education vis-à-vis LGBTQ+
issues. As a final project, students will present an “educational change plan,”
in which they envision how they might contribute to positive change in an area
related to this relatively nascent field.
The class meets for half of the
semester, March 30th – May 19th.
Class
size: 17