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Spring 2012 Class Schedule - updated February 12, 2012 at 10:56 am

Number/Section  Title
Days Time Room Instructor
 
EDUC 220-01  Educational Psychology
TR 01:20 pm-02:50 pm HUM 215 Tina Kruse
*Cross-listed with PSYC 220-01; first day attendance required*

EDUC 230-01  Community Youth Development
TR 09:40 am-11:10 am HUM 215 Tina Kruse
*First day attendance required*

EDUC 260-01  Philosophy of Education
MWF 08:30 am-09:30 am HUM 216 Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
*First day attendance required*

EDUC 292-01  Experiences in Education
T 03:00 pm-04:30 pm HUM 110 Steven Jongewaard
*2 credits; S/NC grading only* This course provides opportunities to explore, reflect upon and contribute to life in contemporary urban classrooms. Weekly internships will be arranged allowing students to work closely with teachers, educational support staff and diverse young people of varied ages (kindergarten, elementary, or secondary levels). A weekly seminar session, readings, reflective writing, and individual and small group projects complement the experiential aspects of the course. This course is offered on S/NC grading option only.

EDUC 294-01  School to Prison Pipeline
TR 01:20 pm-02:50 pm HUM 216 Karin Aguilar-San Juan
*First day attendance required; cross-listed with AMST 294-02*

EDUC 300-01  Education/Family/Community
M 07:00 pm-10:00 pm HUM 214 Tina Kruse
*2 credit course; meets second 7 weeks of the semester; S/NC grading only,first day attendance required*

EDUC 320-01  Educating Exceptional Students
M 07:00 pm-10:00 pm HUM 216 Tina Kruse
*2 credit course; meets first 7 weeks of the semester; S/NC grading only; first day attendance required*

EDUC 360-01  Educ/Emerging Technology
W 07:00 pm-10:00 pm OLRI 205 Brad Belbas
*First day attendance required*

EDUC 370-01  Challenge of Globalization
MWF 01:10 pm-02:10 pm HUM 214 Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
*Cross-listed with ENVI 370-01; first day attendance required; permission of instructor required for ACTC students *

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Fall 2011 Class Schedule - updated February 12, 2012 at 10:56 am

Number/Section  Title
Days Time Room Instructor
 
EDUC 220-01  Educational Psychology
TR 09:40 am-11:10 am HUM 216 Tina Kruse
*Cross-listed with PSYC 220-01; first day attendance required*

EDUC 280-01  Re-envisioning Educ/Democracy
TR 01:20 pm-02:50 pm HUM 216 Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
*Cross-listed with POLI 211-01 and AMST 280-01; first day attendance required*

EDUC 340-01  Race/Culture/Ethnicity
M 07:00 pm-10:00 pm HUM 213 Ann Hite
*Cross-listed with AMST 345-01; first day attendance required*

EDUC 392-02  Environmental Education in Theory and Practice
W 01:10 pm-04:10 pm OLRI 273 Jerald Dosch
*Cross-listed with ENVI 392-01; permission of instructor required for ACTC students; 2 credit course.* This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of environmental education at the elementary school level. The purpose of this course is to partner Macalester students with teachers and students from a local elementary school in opportunities to explore interdisciplinary environmental education in a natural, outdoor setting. The course will utilize Macalester's field station, the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area, as an outdoor classroom and curricular materials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Project WILD and Project Learning Tree to help elementary school teachers and students meet their Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. A weekly seminar session, readings, reflective writing, and individual and small group projects complement the experiential aspects of the course. (2 credits - S/N Grading Only)

EDUC 392-02  Environmental Education in Theory and Practice
W 01:10 pm-04:10 pm OLRI 273 Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
*Cross-listed with ENVI 392-01; permission of instructor required for ACTC students; 2 credit course.* This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of environmental education at the elementary school level. The purpose of this course is to partner Macalester students with teachers and students from a local elementary school in opportunities to explore interdisciplinary environmental education in a natural, outdoor setting. The course will utilize Macalester's field station, the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area, as an outdoor classroom and curricular materials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Project WILD and Project Learning Tree to help elementary school teachers and students meet their Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. A weekly seminar session, readings, reflective writing, and individual and small group projects complement the experiential aspects of the course. (2 credits - S/N Grading Only)

EDUC 460-01  Education and Social Change
MWF 08:30 am-09:30 am HUM 217 Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
*First day attendance required; permission of instructor required.*

EDUC 480-01  Urban Educ Theory/Policy
M 07:00 pm-10:00 pm HUM 216 Tina Kruse
*Permission of instructor required; first day attendance required*

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