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Summer Session 2008
Graduate Courses
Arts
Assemblage/Mixed Media
IFINE 5231-01 | 3 credits
June 24, 2008-August 14, 2008
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 416
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
This course offers students the opportunity to address the technical, conceptual, and aesthetic concerns that confront the developing artist who is interested in combining different art media. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of an individual approach to subject matter and using materials in a personal and expressive manner. Students will be encouraged to develop their sensitivity to a variety of 2 and 3-dimensional materials. This course will continue to address formal issues such as compositional structure and properties of color while also introducing alternative methods to image making.
Landscape/Citiscape: Outdoor Painting
IFINE 5770-01 | 3 credits
June 30, 2008-August 11, 2008
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 208
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
The class will meet in and around the Boston area to paint various outdoor sites.
Form Development in Clay
IDFA 5410-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-August 20, 2008
Mondays, Wednesdays, 5:30 pm-10:00 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 414
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
Since clay is a material linked to earliest human expression in nearly every culture around the world, ways to draw on those historical sources while transforming them to develop an individual voice in clay are investigated in this course. A source idea's evolution toward personal expression through the methodology of working in a series is explored.
Nature Illustration
ILLU 5141-01 | 1.5 credits
July 8, 2008-August 14, 2008
Tuesdays, Thursdays
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,147.50, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 208
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
Using plant life as the basis for experimentation and journaling, this class gives students an opportunity to explore various techniques and approaches to drawing and painting in a natural setting. Set in a Brookline garden, students will draw, paint, used mixed-media techniques and monotype printmaking. We will include people, plants and objects, and students are encouraged to work in their own styles. Writing or poetry may also be incorporated into the work. Field trips are planned to visit extraordinary environments. This course is relevant to applications for greeting cards, surface design, textiles, advertising and editorial illustration.
Digital Storytelling
ICOMP 5100-01 | 3 credits
July 11-13, 2008 and July 25-27, 2008
Fridays, 5:30 pm-10:00 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-5:30 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 313
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
Storytelling has long been a way for us to share our life experiences, ideas and imagination to each other. Combining words, images and sound, the storyteller shares a piece of themselves and engages the audience in their 'virtual reality'. We live in a unique time in History; a time when storytellers from around the world can share their stories instantly to a massive audience. In this class, students will explore and experiment with the methods and techniques used in storytelling and the new digital technologies available, including Photoshop, PowerPoint and I movie. No computer experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn, share and create!
Color: Digital
IPHOT 5120-01 | 3 credits
June 3, 2008-July 24, 2008
Tuesdays, Thursdays
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,350, graduate
Location: 700 Beacon St. 11
Contact: Kerri Fisher at 617.585.6724 or kfisher3@aiboston.edu or Diana Arcadipone at 617.585.6729.
This course explores the potential of digital capture and output to transform the medium of color photography both aesthetically and technically. With the creation of the camera raw file format, the traditional pre-exposure concerns of color balance, and exposure, have now become post-exposure choices for the artist. Color: Digital investigates the artistic implications of this malleability of image capture. The course follows through to improved controls and archival quality attainable in digital color photography.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
Counseling Psychology
Introduction to Family Therapy
GPSYC 5007-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Chet Lesniak
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-037
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Provides an overview of family therapy and systems theory. A systemic perspective of human development and functioning in the family ecosystem is presented. The contemporary family therapies approaches- structural, strategic, communications, feminist, and family of origin -are explored. Students are asked to reflect on their own family of origin.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Psychopathology
GPSYC 6007-01 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-July 23, 2008
Wednesdays, 4:00 pm-9:15 PM
Faculty: Irle Goldman
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
The categories of psychopathology, as defined in the DSM-IV-TR, are explored. Students are exposed to the process and language of psychodiagnosis. Uses, limitations and the relationship of diagnosis to treatment are discussed.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Psychopathology
GPSYC 6007-02 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Richard Reilly
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-040
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
The categories of psychopathology, as defined in the DSM-IV-TR, are explored. Students are exposed to the process and language of psychodiagnosis. Uses, limitations and the relationship of diagnosis to treatment are discussed.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
GPSYC 6026-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Barbara Mantel
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Designed to explore theory and research about cognitive, affective, moral, and social development from a cross-cultural perspective. Implications for understanding human behavior across the lifespan are addressed.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Vocational Development and Career Counseling
GPSYC 6029-01 | 3 credits
June 27-29, 2008 and July 25-27, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Sue Motulsky
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Vocational development is a life-long process. Integral to this process are: self-awareness; career awareness and assessment; career decision-making and planning; and career implementation. This course prepares counselors to assist a variety of people in all stages of life development in their career planning and selection process. Career developmental theories and assessment tools are discussed.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Vocational Development and Career Counseling
GPSYC 6029-02 | 3 credits
June 27-29, 2008 and July 25- 27, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Mark Byers
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-086
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Vocational development is a life-long process. Integral to this process are: self-awareness; career awareness and assessment; career decision-making and planning; and career implementation. This course prepares counselors to assist a variety of people in all stages of life development in their career planning and selection process. Career developmental theories and assessment tools are discussed.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Treating the Addictions
GPSYC 6034-01 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Carmen Dominguez
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-086
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Designed to teach methods for identification, diagnosis, intervention and referral of substance abusers in a wide variety of settings and with consideration of the impact of gender, ethnic, racial, sexual orientation and mental health factors. The course provides guidelines for assessment, working through denial and resistance, designing interventions and making appropriate referrals. Teaching methods include lecture, discussion of readings, case presentations and film.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
GPSYC 6101-01 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Salvatore Terrasi
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-092
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Students become familiar with the basic goals, concepts, and methodology of quantitative and qualitative research and learn to critically evaluate research literature. The ethics of research are addressed. Students also learn to develop protocols for socially relevant research projects.
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
GPSYC 6101-02 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Lisa Watson
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Students become familiar with the basic goals, concepts, and methodology of quantitative and qualitative research and learn to critically evaluate research literature. The ethics of research are addressed. Students also learn to develop protocols for socially relevant research projects.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
GPSYC 6102-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Mara Brenner
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-022
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
This course is designed to introduce students to developmental psychopathology and to the sociocultural context of children and adolescents. Psychodiagnosis of specific child and adolescent problems will be discussed from both a descriptive(DSM-IV-TR) point of view and an etiologic(historical) point of view. Treatment of child and adolescent disorders will be discussed as it relates to diagnosis.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Theories of Counseling & Psychotherapy
GPSYC 6202-01 | 3 credits
June 13-15, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Susan Hess
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Critical examination of major contemporary theories of counseling and psychotherapy. The relationship of the theories to counseling practice and human development is examined. Students will begin to define their own theoretical orientations.
By Permission of Division Assistant Director of Advising and Student Services.
Assessment for Counseling & Psychology: Adults
GPSYC 6205-01 | 3 credits
June 6-9, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Maxine Krengel
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-034
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Designed to provide an overview of tests (cognitive, aptitude/interest, projective, and neuropsychological) currently used with adults. While some background in test construction and measurement concept is presented, the primary emphasis is on test usage: when to test, test selection, administration and scoring/interpretation. The utility of psychological testing as well as limitations are discussed.
Note: For Counseling and Psychology and Expressive Therapies students or by permission of the division's Assistant Director, Advising and Student Services.
Assessment for Counseling & Psychology: Children and Adolescents
GPSYC 6255-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: John Ivimey
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-020
Contact: John Gearin at 617.349.8339 or jgearin@lesley.edu.
Designed to provide an overview of tests -cognitive, aptitude/ interest, projective, and neuropsychological - currently used with children and adolescents. While some background in test construction and measurement concepts are presented, the primary emphasis is on test usage: when to test, test selection, administration, and scoring/interpretation. The utility of psychological testing as well as limitations will be discussed.
Note: For Counseling and Psychology and Expressive Therapies students or by permission of the division's Assistant Director, Advising and Student Services.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
Creativity, Imagination, and Leadership
Creative Conflict Transformation
GCREA 6051-01 | 3 credits
July 21, 2008-July 25, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Faculty: Karen Frostig
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: TBD
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will explore creative ways to address issues of personal identity, differences and conflict through the use of the arts. The course will explore intrapersonal, interpersonal, socio-cultural, institutional and spiritual dimensions of conflict through artistic engagement. Students will have an opportunity to creatively explore personal responses to conflict and to learn arts based approaches to working with difference.
Creative Arts in Learning
Education, Arts and the Environment
GARED 5014-01 | 3 credits
July 25-27, 2008 and August 15-17, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Kerrie Bellisario
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-094
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Promotes understanding, appreciation, and responsible action toward the environment through hands-on arts activities, including music, movement, storytelling, and visual arts. Key environmental issues and ways to develop environmental education in the curriculum are studied.
Arts and Human Development
GARED 5018-01 | 3 credits
July 11-13, 2008 and August 8-10, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Celia Morris
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-040
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course familiarizes students with stages of human development from childhood through adulthood. Knowledge of human development is enhanced through interaction with art materials, music, movement, drama and writing.
Creative Movement: Kinesthetic Learning Across the Curriculum
GARED 5010-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and June 27-29, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Priscilla Harmel
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-010
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course integrates kinesthetic modes of learning with the use of movement as a language for interdisciplinary inquiry. Students will explore embodied approaches to curriculum applications, and the critical questioning and exploration that exist at the heart of creative movement as an art form will deepen the students' comprehension and retention of curriculum themes. Furthermore, students' work with the social, cultural, and political dimensions of non-verbal communication will allow them to engage with issues of cultural diversity, critical pedagogy, and democratic schooling.
Transformational Leadership Through Drama
GARED 6091-01 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Michael Kemeh
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-010
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course orients students to the use of drama for education, issue resolution, empowerment and leadership for change in schools and communities. There will also be opportunities to explore various interactive applications of drama to foster democratic education, multicultural education and social justice in the classroom and beyond. We will examine how the process supports the curricular standards of the state.
Collaborative Symposium: Power of Arts In School and Community
GARTS 6001-01 | 3 credits
July 12-13, 2008 and August 1-3, 2008
Fridays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Priscilla Sanville
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: TBD
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Series of workshops led by artists and leaders in multicultural education, offering a variety of arts modalities and avenues to understanding cultural differences. Participants will explore the integration of drama, dance, music, visual arts, storytelling, and poetry into multicultural approaches to teaching and learning. This symposium will emphasize collaborative work in the arts as a path toward democratic schooling and social justice. 7 hours Community Research
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
Online Courses
Online Education
Development and Learning: Psycho-social Perspectives in Education
EEDUC 5122-80| 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395
Location: Online
Contact: Asst. Director of Academic Advising, Diane Ronchetti Cooper: 617.349.8382 or dcooper@lesley.edu
This course focuses upon constructivist-interactionist views of child development, spanning the preschool years through adolescence and young adulthood. Topics include early development, play, children’s art, cognitive development and learning, family systems and social learning, classroom instruction and organization communication, curriculum and cognition, evaluation and assessment, language development and literacy moral development, gender differences, and developmental diversity among individuals and across cultures including race, ethnicity, linguistic background, and economic conditions.
Issues in American Schooling
EEDUC 5146-80| 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395
Location: Online
Contact: Asst. Director of Academic Advising, Diane Ronchetti Cooper: 617.349.8382 or dcooper@lesley.edu
The course examines diverse contemporary issues in American education through a combination of field-based experiences and investigation of the social and historical forces that shape the character of schooling in a democratic society. The course opens the dialogue about the nature of teaching and learning, and the design of educational programs in the context of societal, political, and economic structures as well as within the diverse cultural values of a pluralistic society.
Online Mathematics Education
Assessment Issues in Mathematics: Summative & Formative
EEDUC 7121-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 27, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course is designed to engage participants in the examination of both summative and formative asssessments and their implications for teaching and learning. Various types of classroom assessments and how they can be used to make instructional decisions based upon student responses will be developed. Participants will also examine how to make sense of the scores reported via standardized tests, what they mean, and what the implications are at the district, school, classroom, and individual student levels.
Probability: The Mathematics of Uncertainty
GMATH 6113-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 27, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Participants will develop a solid conceptual understanding of the language and operations of arithmetic, as well as the interrelationships among arithmetic, algebra and geometry. Topics include place value and the history of counting, inverse processes, the geometry of multiplication, the many faces of division, and conceptual models of integers and rational numbers.
Constructing Mathematical Understanding For Number Theory
GMATH 6108-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 27, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Participants develop a solid conceptual understanding of the branch of mathematics known as number theory. Topics include properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient, and perfect numbers, divisibility rules, and the use of geometric and other representations for finding prime factorizations, and greatest common factors. Participants will also investigate the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, computing in different bases, and arithmetic progressions.
Online Science in Education
Try Science Online
GNSCI 5100-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$85 materials fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
In this introductory course on science inquiry, participants investigate common everyday phenomena. This course invites participants to uncover the complexity of a simple glass of water. They observe physical processes at play in this familiar system and develop scientific habits of mind. Participants see how scientific principles can be applied to understanding the world around us. The following key physical science concepts are explored: density, displacement, buoyancy, melting, freezing, equilibrium, phase changes, and energy transfers. The price of the materials fee may vary. Please consult the Science in Education website for current costs.
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Online Technology in Education
Computers, Technology, and Education
ECOMP 5100-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course presents an overview of computers in education including productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and graphics. Students survey examples of educational software, explore the Internet, conduct online learning, and practice APA writing style.
Technology fee: $30
Computers, Technology, and Education
ECOMP 5100-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course presents an overview of computers in education including productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and graphics. Students survey examples of educational software, explore the Internet, conduct online learning, and practice APA writing style.
The World Wide Web As An Educational Resource
ECOMP 6008-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Through hands-on experience and readings, participants develop skills in using World Wide Web (WWW) resources to communicate and collaborate with others locally and globally, evaluate and access information, conduct research, develop websites, and apply what is learned to schools, classrooms, and graduate studies. Responsible use of the WWW, issues related to educational uses of WWW, and the changing role and nature of WWW use will be examined and evaluated.
The World Wide Web As An Educational Resource
ECOMP 6008-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Through hands-on experience and readings, participants develop skills in using World Wide Web (WWW) resources to communicate and collaborate with others locally and globally, evaluate and access information, conduct research, develop websites, and apply what is learned to schools, classrooms, and graduate studies. Responsible use of the WWW, issues related to educational uses of WWW, and the changing role and nature of WWW use will be examined and evaluated.
Designing Curriculum To Integrate Technology
ECOMP 5106-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses on the integration of computers and other new technologies into the academic curriculum. Teachers at all levels of the education system are under pressure to meet the dual demands of integrating new technologies into teaching and helping their students achieve to high standards. Participants will use the TFU Framework to design curriculum that addresses state and national content standards. Participants will put theories of learning and teaching with technology into practice.
Designing Curriculum To Integrate Technology
ECOMP 5106-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses on the integration of computers and other new technologies into the academic curriculum. Teachers at all levels of the education system are under pressure to meet the dual demands of integrating new technologies into teaching and helping their students achieve to high standards. Participants will use the TFU Framework to design curriculum that addresses state and national content standards. Participants will put theories of learning and teaching with technology into practice.
Fundamentals of Computer Structure
ECOMP 7100-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course investigates technical aspects of the computer balancing between hardware and operating system. Methods of maintenance, troubleshooting and repair are demonstrated and experienced. The goal is to demystify the computer, not create technicians. Students learn basic technical language and concepts to communicate about, prevent, and solve basic technical problems, enabling them to function more effectively in educational settings with computers. This includes being able to make technically informed decisions regarding the purchasing and upgrading of computers.
Fundamentals of Computer Structure
ECOMP 7100-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course investigates technical aspects of the computer balancing between hardware and operating system. Methods of maintenance, troubleshooting and repair are demonstrated and experienced. The goal is to demystify the computer, not create technicians. Students learn basic technical language and concepts to communicate about, prevent, and solve basic technical problems, enabling them to function more effectively in educational settings with computers. This includes being able to make technically informed decisions regarding the purchasing and upgrading of computers.
Teaching and Learning with Digital Media
ECOMP 6016-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will help educators to harness the power of digital media for teaching and learning. They will learn to use that power to transform traditional teacher-centered classrooms into student-focused learning environments where students use digital media for the acquisition, analysis, construction, and presentation of knowledge. Hands-on experiences will also help them develop proficiency with the tools and skills needed for authoring and publishing digital media in a variety of formats.
Teaching and Learning with Digital Media
ECOMP 6016-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will help educators to harness the power of digital media for teaching and learning. They will learn to use that power to transform traditional teacher-centered classrooms into student-focused learning environments where students use digital media for the acquisition, analysis, construction, and presentation of knowledge. Hands-on experiences will also help them develop proficiency with the tools and skills needed for authoring and publishing digital media in a variety of formats.
Technology: Impact on Society and the Schools
ECOMP 6101-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Through discussions, readings, group work, and class activities, the course focuses on current social and political issues in educational technology, issues of effectiveness, and the process of leading change in educational institutions. Students analyze current practice and evolving issues with varied perspectives. Students lead a seminar on one of the course's controversial topics, and develop a plan for change in their own classrooms, schools, or communities.
Technology: Impact on Society and the Schools
ECOMP 6101-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Through discussions, readings, group work, and class activities, the course focuses on current social and political issues in educational technology, issues of effectiveness, and the process of leading change in educational institutions. Students analyze current practice and evolving issues with varied perspectives. Students lead a seminar on one of the course's controversial topics, and develop a plan for change in their own classrooms, schools, or communities.
Assessment and Technology
ECOMP 6102-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course investigates uses of technology in conducting and transforming assessment practices. Participants learn about technologies that support both formal and alternative/authentic assessment (e.g., tests, portfolios, observation tools, self- and whole class assessments). Roles of assessment in student learning and meeting an educational organization's needs will be explored (including current assessments of technology's efficacy). Participants design balanced assessment programs that both prove and improve student achievement and use multiple methods to evaluate uses of technology resources in schools.
Assessment and Technology
ECOMP 6102-81 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course investigates uses of technology in conducting and transforming assessment practices. Participants learn about technologies that support both formal and alternative/authentic assessment (e.g., tests, portfolios, observation tools, self- and whole class assessments). Roles of assessment in student learning and meeting an educational organization's needs will be explored (including current assessments of technology's efficacy). Participants design balanced assessment programs that both prove and improve student achievement and use multiple methods to evaluate uses of technology resources in schools.
Technology in the Mathematics Curriculum
ECOMP 5003-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course explores how technology supported activities can make mathematics both engaging and understandable to students (and teachers). Using simulations, video, web-based applets, spreadsheets, visual databases, and software programs, participants carry out mathematical investigations and connect to the standards based content goals through problem solving, reasoning, communications, and connections to the real world. We also consider how experiences supported by technology can help K-12 students make better sense of mathematics.
Technology in the Language Arts Curriculum
ECOMP 5004-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Course participants will experience a variety of hands-on activities designed to integrate technological applications to students' research, reading, writing, and publishing across content areas. This course surveys current research and best practice in teaching of language arts in combination with effective use of computers and other technology, especially the resources available on the World Wide Web. Participants will preview, evaluate, and discuss applications of a variety of reading software and storybooks, presentation software, writing programs, editing and grammar tools, and desktop publishing packages.
Technology and Social Studies
ECOMP 5022-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course gives teachers a chance to explore a variety of ways that technology can be used to support and enhance the social studies curriculum such as developing student-centered projects, inquiry, communication and visual learning. Students in this course will investigate and evaluate existing standards-based social studies curriculum; build resources; use new tools; and create new curriculum materials for their own classrooms. They will learn and use the transformative power of technology in the social studies.
Educational Uses of Systems Thinking, Modeling, and Simulation
ECOMP 6100-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course is an introduction to Systems Thinking-a prescribed way of thinking about, describing, and understanding real world phenomena, and its relevance to education. System thinking is the art and science of examining real world complexity and understanding patterns in relationships. Through computer-based exploration and discussion, student will develop understanding about this framework and about the use of models and simulation as thinking tools in educational settings.
Emerging Technologies
ECOMP 7010-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
$30 Technology fee
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Educators experiment with leading edge technologies such as streaming audio and video, GIS, PDAs, Internet technologies, virtual reality environments, and applets, to determine their usefulness in teaching, learning, integration into curricula, and matching technologies to students' learning styles. Using the available literature, they will build on their knowledge, expertise and experience in identifying the efficacy of future technologies in enhancing student learning and enabling students to learn new topics and ideas previously out of reach.
Students who are not Technology in Education (TIE) Master's degree candidates need permission of instructor to enroll.
21st Century Teaching: Support All Learners on Ability Spectrum
ECOMP 5007-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This hands-on course teaches the application of technologies to the special needs curriculum. Participants develop the knowledge and skills to support special needs learners with technologies; understanding the learning characteristics of special needs students; developing customized hypermedia; selecting and evaluating appropriate software; experimenting with and using software and adaptive technologies; discussing special needs research and national legislation; investigating the latest issues of using technology for special needs learners; and integrating technology into the curriculum.
Web Site Design and HTML: Web Publishing for Educators
ECOMP 6009-80 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 26, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $1,395, graduate
Location: Online
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses on web site development by and for educators, students, and schools. Each participant creates an original site, a process that is supported by the class examination of technical issues (design, HTML scripting, digital imaging, web editors, Internet publication, and site maintenance) and real school examples of teacher and student web authoring. Issues of classroom pedagogy and management, student-centered web development, access, defining one's audience, and school-wide participation will be addressed.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
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Teacher Education, Reading and Language Arts, and Curriculum and Instruction
Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
EEDUC 5045-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Joanne Szamreta
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-094
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will emphasize curriculum design for infants and toddlers. Particular care will be given to recognizing the developmental needs of very young children and providing the educational match of appropriate materials, activities, and environments for these children. The course will familiarize the student with approaches for infants and toddlers in a variety of early childhood, social services, and/or hospital settings. Materials and methods for facilitating the very young child's growth in all areas-physical, social, emotional, and intellectual-will be presented. Health and safety issues pertinent to care in a group environment, as well as techniques and tools for facilitating effective educational partnerships between teachers and parents, will be covered
Prerequisite: A course focused on infancy, infant development, or child development.
First/Second Language Acquisition
EEDUC 6120-01 | 3 credits
July 25-27, 2008 and August 22-24, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Solange Lira
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-098
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course addresses the theories and current research in first and second language acquisition. Participants will understand the theories and practices for developing literacy skills in English for English Language Learn-ers (ELL) with different educational backgrounds and different English proficiency levels. A variety of programs-two-way bilingual, sheltered English immersion, English as a second language, and others are examined. Participants will work with The Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes and other appropriate frameworks and instructional materials.
Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
EEDUC 5102-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Fredi Hurwitz
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-087
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Mathematics in the United States has historically been a difficult field because it has not always taken children's developmental and learning needs into account. In this course we support learners gaining both knowledge needed to teach school-age children and increased competency in the mathematics itself. A variety of materials and models is used to show connections to daily life, and many different approaches to mathematics are investigated. Relevant children's literature and technology are also emphasized.
Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
EEDUC 5102-02 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Laurie Penney
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-087
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Mathematics in the United States has historically been a difficult field because it has not always taken children's developmental and learning needs into account. In this course we support learners gaining both knowledge needed to teach school-age children and increased competency in the mathematics itself. A variety of materials and models is used to show connections to daily life, and many different approaches to mathematics are investigated. Relevant children's literature and technology are also emphasized
Literature for Children & Young Adults
EEDUC 5104-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Gail Hedges
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 302
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This survey of children's books from preschool through the adolescent years identifies the characteristics of the various literary genres; develops criteria for evaluating children's books; fosters an awareness and nurtures a consideration of how the developmental and diverse cultural needs of children affect their responses to literature; and shares strategies for integrating literature across the curriculum for enjoyment, learning, and classroom reading instruction.
Literature for Children & Young Adults
EEDUC 5104-02 | 3 credits
June 27–29, 2008 and July 25–27, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Amy Cohn
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-089
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This survey of children's books from preschool through the adolescent years identifies the characteristics of the various literary genres; develops criteria for evaluating children's books; fosters an awareness and nurtures a consideration of how the developmental and diverse cultural needs of children affect their responses to literature; and shares strategies for integrating literature across the curriculum for enjoyment, learning, and classroom reading instruction.
Families, Society, and Schools
EEDUC 5115-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Jamillah Bakr
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-097
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the family as an institution within both an historical and contemporary context. Participants will explore the variety of real life experiences of contemporary children, their families and community and their interrelatedness. This course will also examine links between school performance and family involvement. Institutional structures that facilitate or impede family-school relationships will be addressed. Specific issues facing families and children will be examined to help teachers better respond to the challenges of today's classroom.
Literacy: Integration of Language Arts
EEDUC 5121-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Jean-Marie Kahn
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-101
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course presents fundamental principles of elementary reading and language arts. Focus is on students understanding the interrelationship of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will also become knowledgeable about current materials, instructional strategies, and classroom-based assessment for emergent reading, beginning reading, and fluent reading.
Literacy: Integration of Language Arts
EEDUC 5121-02 | 3 credits
June 30, 2008-July 23, 2008
Mondays-Wednesdays, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
Plus two Thursdays, July 10 + July 17
Faculty: Nicole Pedro
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 302
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course presents fundamental principles of elementary reading and language arts. Focus is on students understanding the interrelationship of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will also become knowledgeable about current materials, instructional strategies, and classroom-based assessment for emergent reading, beginning reading, and fluent reading.
Development and Learning: Psycho-Social Perspectives in Education
EEDUC 5122-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Mary Beth Lawton
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-087
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses upon constructivist-interactionist views of child development, spanning the preschool years through adolescence and young adulthood. Topics include early development, play, children's art, cognitive development and learning, family systems and social learning, classroom instruction and organization, communication, curriculum and cognition, evaluation and assessment, language development and literacy, moral development, gender differences, and developmental diversity among individuals and across cultures including race, ethnicity, linguistic background, and economic conditions.
Development and Learning: Psycho-Social Perspectives in Education
EEDUC 5122-02 | 3 credits
June 30, 2008-July 23, 2008
Mondays-Wednesdays, 9:00 am–11:30 am
Plus two Thursdays, July 10 + July 17
Faculty: Erika Weberg-Vina
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 201
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses upon constructivist-interactionist views of child development, spanning the preschool years through adolescence and young adulthood. Topics include early development, play, children's art, cognitive development and learning, family systems and social learning, classroom instruction and organization, communication, curriculum and cognition, evaluation and assessment, language development and literacy, moral development, gender differences, and developmental diversity among individuals and across cultures including race, ethnicity, linguistic background, and economic conditions.
Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood I: Science & Health
EEDUC 5130-01 | 3 credits
June 30, 2008-July 23, 2008
Mondays-Wednesdays, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
Plus two Thursdays, July 10 + July 17
Faculty: Jamillah Bakr
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 2-142
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Young children learn about their world in an integrated, exploratory way. Children's understanding of the world continuously changes with the interactions between their development and the quality of these experiences. This course focuses on helping the pre-service teacher develop skills and intuitions in creating a rich learning environment for young students in the area of science and health.
Developmental Learning
EEDUC 5131-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm–6:30 pm
Faculty: Lauren Goldberg
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-098
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course is designed to help teachers understand the principles of developmental learning, physical knowledge, symbolic thinking, language development, social and moral development, and their implications for teaching practice. An understanding of principles of developmental learning will be presented both through readings and through direct observation of children's play, language, and social interactions. Formerly: Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood I: Math and Science.
Science in Elementary School: Thinking With Evidence
EEDUC 5135-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Marybeth DiMare
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 2-142
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
In this course, participants develop a scientific stance and conceptual understandings important to teaching inquiry-based science to elementary school students. Participants plan and carry out sustained investigations, reflect on their own learning, and develop strategies for implementing and assessing inquiry-based science in the classroom.
Integrating Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
EEDUC 5136-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Julie Keefe
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 401
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
The essence of this course focuses on those methods and materials that facilitate the teaching of social studies in the elementary classroom. Attention will be paid to the integration of technology as an instructional tool, the development of appropriate assessment models, and the synthesis of social studies with the humanities and natural sciences. Selecting, developing, teaching, and evaluating skills, concepts, and resources play an active role in class meetings.
Language, Literacy, and the Arts for the Early Years
EEDUC 5137-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Jean Fahey
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: TBD
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will focus on the development of emergent and early literacy skills (oral and written language) in young children. Throughout the course, instructional techniques, activities, and materials relevant to young children's literacy development, as well as the interconnection between language arts/creative arts, assessment/instruction, and theory/practice, will be addressed.
Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood
EEDUC 5139-01 | 3 credits
July 28, 2008-August 19, 2008
Mondays-Thursdays, 9:00 am-11:30 am
Faculty: Miriam Bar-Yam
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: WOLF 203
Contact: 888.LESLEY or info@lesley.edu
This course is designed to develop knowledge of content and pedagogy that is essential for teaching mathematics in schools. Assessment strategies, adaptations for special needs, and classroom management are all addressed. The big ideas and how they develop and become represented is a strong emphasis.
Issues in American Schooling: Contemporary Challenges & Historical Contexts
EEDUC 5146-01 | 3 credits
June 27-29, 2008 and July 25- 27, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: John Pabian
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 301
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
The course examines diverse contemporary issues in American education through a combination of field-based experiences and investigation of the social and historical forces that shape the character of schooling in a democratic society. The course opens the dialogue about the nature of teaching and learning, and the design of educational programs in the context of societal, political, and economic structures as well as within the diverse cultural values of a pluralistic society
Issues in American Schooling: Contemporary Challenges & Historical Contexts
EEDUC 5146-02 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Abraham Abadi
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: WOLF 204
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
The course examines diverse contemporary issues in American education through a combination of field-based experiences and investigation of the social and historical forces that shape the character of schooling in a democratic society. The course opens the dialogue about the nature of teaching and learning, and the design of educational programs in the context of societal, political, and economic structures as well as within the diverse cultural values of a pluralistic society
The Teaching of Writing K–12
EEDUC 6001-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Maureen Wittbold
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 403
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course promotes the thoughtful examination of writers and writing instruction. Throughout the course, students are introduced to strategies and skills they can use to enhance their own writing and the writing of K-12 students. Using a process approach, students learn how to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of genres and for a multitude of purposes. Based on the most current understandings in the field, this course explores such topics as writer's workshop, conferencing, struggling writers, assessment, reading/writing connections, writing in the disciplines, revision and editing, the use of technology to support writers, and the management of writing instruction.
The Teaching of Writing K-12
EEDUC 6001-02 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: John Laflamme
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 401
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course promotes the thoughtful examination of writers and writing instruction. Throughout the course, students are introduced to strategies and skills they can use to enhance their own writing and the writing of K-12 students. Using a process approach, students learn how to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of genres and for a multitude of purposes. Based on the most current understandings in the field, this course explores such topics as writer's workshop, conferencing, struggling writers, assessment, reading/writing connections, writing in the disciplines, revision and editing, the use of technology to support writers, and the management of writing instruction.
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages-Theories and Methods
EEDUC 6014-01 | 3 credits
June 30, 2008-July 23, 2008
Mondays-Wednesdays, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
Plus two Thursdays, July 10 + July 17
Faculty: Maria Athanassiou
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: STEB 201
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course focuses on the theories and methods of teaching English as a second language and the effective classroom practices for English instruction in reading and writing, as well as literacy in the content areas. The cultural diversity of K-12 students on the site where the course is taught is examined as well as its influence on teaching and learning. The historical, theoretical, and philosophical underpinnings of bilingual education are addressed.
Exploring Nonfiction for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom
EEDUC 6032-01 | 3 credits
July 11-13, 2008 and August 8-10, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Dayle Dickinson
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 203
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Utilizing children's literature as its required reading, this specialized course examines the often overlooked genre of nonfiction, and its rich potential for integration across K-8 curricula. This in-depth study emphasizes: developing critical skills for evaluation, analyzing various types of nonfiction books, highlighting notable creators in the field, and sharing strategies that increase nonfiction reading and comprehension, as well as techniques for the researching and writing of nonfiction within the classroom setting.
Adolescent Development and its Impact on Schooling
EEDUC 6100-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Barbara Francis
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 4-034
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Students will investigate the historical, contemporary, cultural, physical , and, psychological aspects of this important stage of human development. While learning about the characteristics of adolescents, learners will reflect on their own experiences and come to know themselves more fully. A goal of this course is to apply theory to authentic experience so that pre- and in-service teachers develop an appreciation and understanding of how the institutions of society, and specifically schools, can best serve this age group.
Content Area Reading/Writing/Study Skills (4-12)
EEDUC 6101-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Kerry Winer
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 201
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Reading curriculum is studied with emphasis on comprehension, content area reading, study skills, and readers with diverse needs in the upper elementary, middle school, and high school.
Language and Literacy: Development and Diversity
EEDUC 6102-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Robert Thomas
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-094
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course examines diverse aspects of language acquisition and literacy development with emphasis on educational implications. The major theories and current research in first and second language acquisition are reviewed. Educational topics in language and literacy are addressed, including concerns for reading, writing, oral language, phonics, spelling, academic English, grammar, language assessments, and language-based disabilities. Linguistic and cultural diversity, bilingualism, and second language acquisition are considered throughout.
Language and Literacy: Development and Diversity
EEDUC 6102-02 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Sarah Davila
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 201
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course examines diverse aspects of language acquisition and literacy development with emphasis on educational implications. The major theories and current research in first and second language acquisition are reviewed. Educational topics in language and literacy are addressed, including concerns for reading, writing, oral language, phonics, spelling, academic English, grammar, language assessments, and language-based disabilities. Linguistic and cultural diversity, bilingualism, and second language acquisition are considered throughout.
Multicultural Curriculum: Pedagogy and Practice
EEDUC 6111-01 | 3 credits
June 13-15, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Sven Holch
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-094
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will examine the goals, assumptions & strategies of multicultural education and assist teachers to effectively apply theories of equity of classroom practice. Through a variety of cognitive and affective approaches, students will identify and analyze the cultural and structural factors that have led to unequal academic outcomes for diverse learners, and explore practitioner-based strategies, resources and materials for the development of classrooms that are culturally affirming and inclusionary. Through activities and assignments, students will both explore and demonstrate a development of a mutlicultural curriculum. Readings will be placed within the context of public schooling today in order to develop students' cultural consciousness of the shared societal assumptions that we bring to our teaching experiences.
Prerequisite: Completion of a curriculum development course in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Middle School levels.
Multicultural Curriculum: Pedagogy and Practice
EEDUC 6111-02 | 3 credits
July 28, 2008-August 19, 2008
Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-11:30 am
Faculty: Sarah Davila
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-089
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will examine the goals, assumptions & strategies of multicultural education and assist teachers to effectively apply theories of equity of classroom practice. Through a variety of cognitive and affective approaches, students will identify and analyze the cultural and structural factors that have led to unequal academic outcomes for diverse learners, and explore practitioner-based strategies, resources and materials for the development of classrooms that are culturally affirming and inclusionary. Through activities and assignments, students will both explore and demonstrate a development of a multicultural curriculum. Readings will be placed within the context of public schooling today in order to develop students' cultural consciousness of the shared societal assumptions that we bring to our teaching experiences. Prerequisite: Completion of a curriculum.
Multicultural Issues in Education
EEDUC 6118-01 | 3 credits
July 18-20, 2008 and August 15-17, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Kate Milano
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: STEB 201
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
A comprehensive interdisciplinary study of the impact of culture and language on the curriculum, relationships, and pedagogy in schools. The course provides a rigorous theoretical and experiential exploration of cultural pluralism in school settings. Intercultural interaction such as cross-cultural enrichment, inclusionary practices, discrimination, racism, ethnocentrism, development of cultural identity, and cross-cultural transition is a central focus. The manifestation and implications of these issues are studied on the individual, group, and systems levels.
Prerequisite: Early field experience or equivalent.
Dimensions of Teaching and Learning
EEDUC 6125-01 | 3 credits
June 13-15, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Abraham Abadi
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
$10 materials fee
Location: WOLF 203
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Students identify and use resources available to support them in their learning, teaching, and reflection. They begin to examine their identity as learners and professionals and use what they learn to explore ways that educational practices and enduring educational controversies can be understood using multiple perspectives and the knowledge that people learn differently. They also begin to build a portfolio in which they reflect upon and demonstrate their expanding understanding and competencies
Classroom and School Inquiry
EEDUC 6126-01 | 3 credits
July 18-20, 2008 and August 15-17, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Lorraine Greenfield
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 403
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Classroom and School Inquiry focuses on the understanding and critical analysis of educational research and methods for accurately communicating this information to the public. As teachers participate in redefining their educational roles, decision-making and action-oriented classroom practice will be critical in promoting student learning. Both require problem-solving, which is enhanced by the forming and testing of hypotheses, gathering data that is then analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated, and generating solutions. This course will engage students in this process by acquainting them with the knowledge and techniques necessary for them to become lifelong teacher researchers, and to present the results of their research effectively and professionally to a variety of audiences.
Action Research and Seminar
EEDUC 6127-01 | 3-6 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 25-27, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Lorraine Greenfield
Tuition: $2,295-$4,590, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 401
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Students demonstrate their expanding understandings and competencies as teachers. They also collaborate with several classmates to design a research project that can have a direct impact on their school community, through which students may extend the research plan developed in an earlier course, EEDUC 6126. The six-credit option is designed to give students who completed a required induction experience or advanced education license an opportunity to demonstrate continued learning by applying that experience to their Lesley program and using their study to reflect on what they learned from their induction or licensure program.
Struggling Readers and Writers
EEDUC 6136-01 | 3 credits
June 6-June 7, 2008, June 20-June 21, 2008, and July 11-July 12, 2008
Saturday, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Lisa Farrell
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 403
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course explores the nature of the challenges facing those student at all grade levels who struggle (for diverse reasons) to achieve expected progress in reading and writing development. Participants will describe and analyze the nature of difficulties encountered by struggling readers and writers; they will identify appropriate class-room approaches to address these difficulties and will survey the many well-established programs for learners who are struggling. Issues related to serving diverse populations are raised throughout.
Prerequisite courses: EEDUC 5121, EEDUC 6101, EEDUC 6001,OR ESPED 5100, ESPED 5114 and ESPED 6122.
Dimensions of Learning Through Play
EEDUC 6139-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and July 11-13, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Daniel Yalowitz
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 2-048
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
How does one define play? What are the debates about the relationship of play to children's learning to the development of meaning and to creativity, PreK-2? Are there variations in play across cultures, between typically developing children and those with disabilities, and between genders? This course will examine theory and research which will help us explore these and other questions.
Qualitative Research Methods I
EAGSR 7103-01 | 3 credits
July 12, 2008-August 30, 2008 — Online
Saturday, July 26, 2008 and August 9, 2008 — face to face, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Faculty: Marianne Reiff
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: Online and UNIV-89
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Instructor permission required.
Students learn basic qualitative research methods with special emphasis given to formulating research questions, conducting database research, and writing literature reviews. The research methods they learn are essential to the completion of action research projects that focus on school reform through teacher leadership inside and outside the classroom, and become the core of each student’s thesis.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
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Special Education
Strategies for Inclusive Schooling
ESPED 5037-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Thea Ruggiano
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-098
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course provides an overview of instructional and curricular strategies for students with disabilities in inclusive schools. Theory and effective practices are presented in relation to the educational, social and academic components of classrooms. The course reviews the historical and legal perspective of special education, Individualized Educational Plan, effective collaboration and models of inclusion.
Special Needs: An Inclusive Perspective
ESPED 5100-01 | 3-6 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295-$4,590, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-103
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course presents an overview of characteristics and instructional implications of various disabling conditions. From an inclusive perspective, the class examines information about disabilities, as well as the effects of societal attitudes, the range of service delivery for individuals with disabilities, the historical context of special education, state and federal laws and regulations, the impact of labeling, myths and stereotypes, advocacy, and the role of parents.
Universal Curriculum Design for Diverse Learners
ESPED 5114-01 | 3 credits
June 20-22, 2008 and July 18-20, 2008
Fridays, 5:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Barton Pisha
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: LIBR 301
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Designing curriculum and instructional approaches for the range of diverse learners in inclusive classrooms. Focus will be on interdisciplinary approaches with instructional and ecological accommodations for students with moderate disabilities. Access for all students to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in English language arts, mathematics, science, technology, social studies, foreign languages, health, and the arts will be addressed throughout the course.
Classroom and Behavior Management
ESPED 6121-01 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Andrew Allen
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 2-141
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course addresses the social/emotional and behavioral aspects of teaching and learning. Strategies for developing and maintaining appropriate standards of behavior, organizing and managing the classroom, and enhancing the emotional development of children are examined. A range of environmental, social/emotional, behavioral, psychoeducational, and cognitive theories and interventions are reviewed and critiqued.
Classroom and Behavior Management
ESPED 6121-02 | 3 credits
July 7, 2008-August 5, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-089
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course addresses the social/emotional and behavioral aspects of teaching and learning. Strategies for developing and maintaining appropriate standards of behavior, organizing and managing the classroom, and enhancing the emotional development of children are examined. A range of environmental, social/emotional, behavioral, psychoeducational, and cognitive theories and interventions are reviewed and critiqued.
Nondiscriminatory Assessment and Educational Programming
ESPED 6124-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Faculty: Linda Guttrich
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-089
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will familiarize students with principles of nondiscriminatory assessment for monolingual and bilingual students with mild to moderate special needs. Standardized forms of educational assessment are the primary focus of study. Basic measurement statistics provided as well as practice with the administration, scoring, and interpretation of commonly used standardized instruments and procedures. Current issues in the field of testing and evaluation of school-age students will be explored. Course participants will create an assessment portfolio on a case study student and become familiar with the legal process and requirements of Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
$100 assessment fee
Nondiscriminatory Assessment and Educational Programming
ESPED 6124-51 | 3 credits
June 1, 2008-August 31, 2008
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: TBD
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course will familiarize students with principles of nondiscriminatory assessment for monolingual and bilingual students with mild to moderate special needs. Standardized forms of educational assessment are the primary focus of study. Basic measurement statistics provided as well as practice with the administration, scoring, and interpretation of commonly used standardized instruments and procedures. Current issues in the field of testing and evaluation of school-age students will be explored. Course participants will create an assessment portfolio on a case study student and become familiar with the legal process and requirements of Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
Collaboration & Consultation
ESPED 6132-01 | 3 credits
June 28-29, 2008, July 12-13, 2008, and August 2-3, 2008
Saturday-Sunday, 8:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Cathy Lawson
Tuition: $2,295, graduate, $10 materials fee
Location: UNIV 3-101
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Overview of consulting models, staff development, and program evaluation strategies. Development of effective interpersonal communication skills in working with teachers, outside agencies, and families of students from a diversity of backgrounds will be emphasized. The resource teacher's roles and responsibilities as a professional and a collaborative consultant will be explored. Use of additional services and community resources will be addressed.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
Expressive Therapies
Voice and Music Therapy
GEXTH 6206-01 | 3 credits
June 13-15, 2008 and June 20-22, 2008
Fridays, 7:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 10:00 am-9:50 pm
Faculty: CarylBeth Thomas
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-020
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This introductory course surveys the use of voice as a therapeutic modality. It contains both academic and experiential components and requires no previous musical knowledge. Explores the significance of voice in identity and self-empowerment, its role in human and cultural development, and blocks to voicing. Diverse approaches to healing use of voice (expressive, analytic, spiritual and biological/medical) and relevant clinical applications are examined.
Focusing and Expressive Therapies
GEXTH 5021-01 | 3 credits
June 9, 2008-June 13, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Laury Rappaport
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-010
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Integrates the practice of focusing as practiced in psychotherapy and personal introspective analysis with the expressive arts.
Art Therapy with Traumatized Adults
GEXTH 6368-01 | 3 credits
June 27-29, 2008 and July 25-27, 2008
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 10:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Sherri Snyder
Tuition: $2,295 graduate
Location: UNIV 4-023
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course explores the use of art therapy to address the effects of trauma on the body, mind, and emotions. It focuses on the psychosocial aspects of trauma, including cultural variables and secondary symptoms related to self and others. Students will study individual and group art therapy approaches, from assessing risk and resilience to exploring symptom management, developing coping mechanisms, and rebuilding a meaningful life. The course also addresses counter-transference and self-care issues for the therapist.
By permission of the instructor.
Community and Therapeutic Applications of Drumming
GEXTH 6208-01 | 3 credits
July 14, 2008-July 18, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Lisa Kynvi
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-020
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Offers training in fundamental methods of percussion as tools for expressive therapy group leaders. The course also explores drumming as a mode of therapy.
Art Therapy with Children & Adolescents
GEXTH 6364-01 | 3 credits
July 28, 2008-August 1, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Cathy Malchiodi
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-092
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Psychological study of the specific needs of children and adolescents; prepares to assess and work with those needs through art therapy.
Introduction to Creative Movement and Dance Therapy
GEXTH 6250-01 | 3 credits
July 28, 2008-August 1, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Julie Leavitt
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-010
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Principles & Practices of Art Therapy
GEXTH 6352-01 | 3 credits
August 4, 2008-August 8, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-023
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Fundamentals of art therapy experienced through historical analysis of various psychotherapeutic populations and their relationships with other expressive therapies.
Anatomy and Kinesiology
GEXTH 6260-01 | 3 credits
August 11, 2008-August 15, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Olivia Cheever
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-009
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Anatomy is a Western science that names body parts. The body parts comprise the structural network, which makes up the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and fluid systems. This course combines anatomical-kinesiological study with experiential practices. The subject matter is approached via a movement workshop format. Classes included movement observation and practical strategies for reflective and guided movement activities.
Intermodal Expressive Therapy: Principles & Practices of Expressive Therapies
GEXTH 5010-01 | 3 credits
August 6, 2008-August 12, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Mitchell Kossak
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-092
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
An essential aspect of expressive therapy is the integration of all the modalities of the arts into therapy. Emphasis is placed on using intermodal processing and transfer, feedback, and the application in special therapy situations.
Intermodal Expressive Therapy: Principles & Practices of Expressive Therapies
GEXTH 5010-02 | 3 credits
August 6, 2008-August 12, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Karen Estrella
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-086
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
An essential aspect of expressive therapy is the integration of all the modalities of the arts into therapy. Emphasis is placed on using intermodal processing and transfer, feedback, and the application in special therapy situations.
Principles and Practices of Drama Therapy
GEXTH 5047-01 | 3 credits
July 21, 2008-July 25, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Faculty: Saphira Linden
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-010
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles and practices of Drama Therapy including an integration of current theoretical approaches. Students will be introduced to the various techniques used in drama therapy including photography, dolls and puppets, masks, story telling and dreams, and to the application in clinical practice. The course will cover both individual and group drama therapy interventions. The course will look at drama therapy from four perspectives: the therapist, the client, the theory and the technique.
Yoga and Therapeutic Touch
GEXTH 6412-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and June 13-15, 2008
Fridays, 6:00 pm-9:50 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, 9:00 am-5:50 pm
Faculty: Andrea DeSharone
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-009
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
This course provides training in the body/mind disciplines of yoga and several forms of healing touch. The inquiry will be both experiential and theoretical. It includes an exploration of yogic philosophy, ethical considerations of safe touch, and the development of daily practice for personal and professional enhancement.
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
Intercultural Relations
Intercultural Consulting
GINTC 6011-01 | 1 credit
June 10, 2008-June 24, 2008
Tuesdays, 9:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Sylvia Cowan
Tuition: $765, graduate
Location: UNIV 4-020
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Explores consulting as a profession with a focus on intercultural settings and diversity in organizations, especially multicultural organizations and transnational corporations. Identifies basic competencies for building the capability necessary for success in this field.
Intercultural Management
GINTC 6006-01 | 3 credits
June 6-8, 2008 and June 27-29, 2008
Friday-Sunday, 9:00 am-4:50 pm
Faculty: Sylvia Cowan
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-100
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Development of insights and skills central to the effective management of human resources in culturally diverse organizations and global institutions.
Immigration: Laws, Issues, & Practices
GINTC 5002-01 | 3 credits
June 4, 2008-August 20, 2008
Wednesdays, 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
Faculty: Bennett Savitz
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-094
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
An examination of regulations pertaining to visas and current changes as issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. Analysis of current practices, forms and issues will be provided through lecture, discussion, case studies, exercises and readings.
Past & Present Realities of Racism
GINTC 5017-01 | 3 credits
June 2, 2008-June 11, 2008
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:30 pm
Faculty: Holly Carter
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-092
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Examines the roots of racism as a way to understand current issues facing the U.S.A. Selected periods in American history are visited from the perspectives of groups not in power. As the theme of the politics of exclusion unfolds, connections to the present are made. A case study dissects institutional racism with special emphasis on education.
Intercultural Helping Skills
GINTC 6003-01 | 3 credits
June 7, 2008-June 28, 2008
Mondays, Saturdays, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $2,295, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-086
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
Culturally sensitive experiential training in order to develop effective interpersonal/group helping skills in educational and human service settings.
Presentation Skills
GINTC 6018-01 | 1 credit
July 19-July 26, 2008
Saturdays, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Faculty: TBA
Tuition: $765, graduate
Location: UNIV 3-092
Contact: 888.LESLEY.U or info@lesley.edu
The purpose of this course is to help students develop and refine skills related to presentations, with a sensitivity to and awareness of how to adapt these skills to intercultural settings. The course focuses on two areas of particular importance for entering and working in intercultural settings: (1) interviews (with primary emphasis on the role of interviewee), and (2) formal presentations in front of a group (in roles such as leader, teacher or trainer).
Dates and locations subject to change: for the most up-to-date information, visit: www.lesley.edu/lois
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