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ED-5480: Supervising the Emerging Teacher This course is open to those supervising or mentoring student interns and first year teachers. Participants will build skills in facilitating adult learning as a tool for the continuous, reflective development of classroom practice. Topics covered will include: building positive relationships, proving
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-5580: Education Course Continuation This is a course continuation, students register only if instructed to do so by faculty. Credits, payment and evaluation would all be based on the initial term of registration. This course section will be graded as P/NP to indicate attendance in the final course meeting date(s).
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: Y
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-5610: Natural History for Early Childhood: Teaching in Winter The best nature-based early childhood teachers are knowledgeable about young children and local natural history. This course will focus on learning the natural history of northern New England that most directly relates to being outdoors with young children. Seasonal events of winter will be explored as a model for how to discover nature’s surprises at any time of year. An additional focus will be on keeping children active and warm during cold and changing weather. This course can be taken independently of, or in addition to, the fall Natural History for Early Childhood course. We’ll be outside whatever the weather, so dress accordingly.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-5750: Special Topics The “Special Topics” courses change from term to term according to student and program interests. Details about a particular Special Topics course are found in the Syllabus each term.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-5900: Intrnshp Nature Preschl or Kindergarten 300 hour internship in a recommended nature pre-school or forest kindergarten. This internship is for full-time matriculated students who are candidates for early childhood certification in the Integrated Learning/Elementary and Early Childhood programs in the Education Department. Internships sites are chosen and or approved by Education faculty.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-5910: Intrnshp Nature Preschl or Kindergarten 300 hour internship in a recommended nature pre-school or forest kindergarten. This internship is for full-time matriculated students who are candidates for early childhood certification in the Integrated Learning/Elementary and Early Childhood programs in the Education Department. Internships sites are chosen and or approved by Education faculty.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6100: Environmental Ethics This course covers a wide range of environmental issues, including climate change, environmental racism, endangered species, pollution, habitat destruction, and resource depletion. The course offers a solutions-oriented approach, balancing the study of environmental problems with positive ideas for creating sustainable and restorative systems that benefit people, animals, and the Earth. The course examines how we might learn and teach about environmental issues in a manner that encourages people to approach challenges in ways that foster solutions that work for all.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6200: Animal Protection This course covers a wide range of animal issues, including animal agriculture; experimentation; hunting, trapping and wildlife trafficking; and animals used for entertainment. The course explores different philosophies regarding the inherent rights of sentient animals to be free from exploitation and abuse and encourages students to grapple with and determine their own ethics regarding nonhuman animals. The course further examines ways in which humans, animals, and ecosystems can be protected for the good of all and helps students develop techniques for learning and teaching about complex issues in a positive manner that invites dialogue and positive solutions.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6300: Human Rights This course examines a broad range of human rights issues, including modern slavery; child and sweatshop labor; poverty; genocide; racism, sexism; and other forms of bigotry and human oppression. It also examines acts of human courage, compassion, and kindness. Coursework invites students to find in themselves and others sources of deep humaneness, both as models of human goodness and examples of how we can solve conflict without oppressing and exploiting others. Finally, the course explores links between various forms of oppression, so that students can think and act in solutionary ways, creating healthy and just systems for all people, nonhuman animals, and the environment.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6400: Culture and Change This course explores the many ways in which cultural norms influence ideas, beliefs, and actions and explores how changemaking happens. Covering social psychology, consumerism, media, economics, and politics, this course provides a foundational overview for understanding the ways in which people are shaped by their culture. This course enables students to become aware of the influences in their own lives and to become effective at giving others the tools to think critically and creatively. By recognizing the ways in which our thoughts and behaviors are often molded by culture, students gain the ability to determine more consciously their behaviors and actions and to create positive change.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6442: Humane Education Residency This one-week humane education immersion offers an experiential, hands-on opportunity for students to observe and practice foundational activities in humane education. Participants create and deliver solutions-focused presentations, apply critical, systems, strategic, and creative thinking to a variety of issues, and co-create an in-person community of learners that supports change-making through education. Held at IHE’s campus in Maine, this course also offers the opportunity to build abiding in-person relationships with fellow students. No prerequisites. Attending Humane Education Residency early in your studies is strongly encouraged.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6445: Building a Solutionary Practice and Pedagogy This course offers students the opportunity to build their own solutionary practice as humane educators, improve their capacity for solutionary thinking and action, and gain skills for educating others to be solutionaries. Students will put into practice a rigorous solutionary process based on the Solutionary Guidebook. This process includes problem identification; research; critical and systems thinking; stakeholder investigation; devising and evaluating solutions; planning; implementation; presentation; and evaluation.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6500: Race, Intersectionality, and Veganism In this course, students explore issues of intersectionality, racism, and racial justice within the specific context of veganism. Through structured conversation as well as research, reflection, and practical application, students learn how to educate effectively and seek solutions that address overlapping systems of racial injustice and animal exploitation.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6502: Creative Activism: Art and Artists For Social Change Creative Activism offers a study of literary, performance, and visual artists who focus their work on one or more facets of comprehensive humane education-human rights, animal protection, and environmental stewardship. In addition to studying solutions-focused art and artists, students will examine their own experience with the creative process, design original and collaborative work, and practice integrating art for social change into their own lives, teaching, and/or community outreach. Educators, activists, artists, writers, visionaries, and anyone curious about creative activism will discover ways to cross the bridge from despair to action with the support of a dynamic learning community.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6504: Just Good Food Just Good Food explores how contemporary food systems and individual food choices relate to human, animal, and environmental social justice issues. Just Good Food focuses on the connections between food systems and issues of hunger, poverty, animal protection, climate change, healthcare, sustainability, legislative policies, and corporate interests. The course surveys a broad range of food-related issues, with the opportunity for further study in a personal area of interest. The course also highlights solutions-focused organizations, practices, and policies. Students learn to think critically about how food choices affect all living beings and the planet and gain insight into food-related politics and policy.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6506: Writing for Social Change and Personal Transformation In this course participants live like writers, thinkers, and creators of wisdom, cultivating and contemplating questions that matter. Through the medium of transformative language arts, students discover what it means to be earth-inspired, animal-inspired, and human-inspired, positioning and empowering words for personal and social change. Through an online retreat design, writers are immersed in readings, music, short films, mindfulness meditation, and experiential writing activities as a source of inspiration and a springboard for independent and/or collaborative writing projects. All genres are open for exploration. Writing circles meet online to share progress, inspirational tips, and resources.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6900: SIS This SIS (Supervised Independent Study) offers students a chance to deepen content knowledge specifically related to their program or area of interest.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Independent Study
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6900X: Internship/Practicum Continuation Students regsiter for Internship Continuation if they need to continue working at their Internship site in order to complete hours or contract agreement.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6903: SIS-Elective
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Independent Study
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6905: Supervised Independent Study Spec Educ
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Independent Study
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6910: Internship-Elementary Education The purpose of the elementary education internship is to practice full leadership and management as a classroom teacher. Interns will apply integrated learning course work and gain intensive teaching and learning experience over an extended period of time. Internships are available in a variety of public and independent elementary schools and early childhood centers. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific program and concentration requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6912: Internship-Elementary Education Internships are available in a variety of public and independent elementary schools and early childhood centers. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific program and concentration requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6913: Waldorf School Internship Internships are available in a variety of public and independent elementary schools and early childhood centers. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific program and concentration requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6915: Internship-Waldorf School Internships are available in a variety of public and independent elementary schools and early childhood centers. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific program and concentration requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6920: Internship-Early Childhood Education The purpose of the early childhood education internship is to practice full leadership and management as a classroom teacher. Interns will apply integrated learning course work and gain intensive teaching and learning experience over an extended period of time. Internships are available in a variety of public and independent elementary schools and early childhood centers. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific program and concentration requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6931: Practicum-Waldorf School The purpose of the Practicum is to assist students in integrating theoretical knowledge gained through reading and seminars with their experience as teachers. The emphasis in the Practicum is upon self-evaluation, reflection, and articulation of experience. Students may call on faculty consultants for particular assistance with classroom practices.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6935: Public Waldorf Practicum The purpose of the practicum is to nurture the capacities needed for leadership in and management of an elementary classroom in a public Waldorf school. Practicum students will apply the theoretical knowledge gained through readings, observations in other classrooms, seminars and ongoing self-development in their classrooms. The emphasis in the practicum is upon self-evaluation, reflection, and articulation of experience. Observation sites require the approval of the Program Director.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6945: Practicum in Humane Education The Humane Education Practicum is an individualized course with objectives specific to each student’s goals. With the help of their faculty mentor, students develop a 150-hour project or program designed to help them practice the way in which they hope to manifest humane education in the world. The practicum can take the form of an internship, a creative project, a school or community-based program, the launching of a non-profit organization or social business, to name a few. Students are required to have taken at least 6 credits of coursework before enrolling in the practicum course.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Field Study
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6950: Ldrshp Pract: Facilitative Leadership This is a field-based practicum course in which candidates strengthen their facilitation and change leadership skills using the tools and methods of the School Reform Initiative (SRI) model for developing communities of professional practice. Working organically with school leadership and colleagues, candidates will practice and reflect on their own facilitation skills, explore the challenges inherent in facilitating the change process in their own schools, and create and implement professional development opportunities for colleagues. Candidates will also explore the application of these skills to other areas of school leadership, including navigating social and political issues within the school and broader community, building relationships with families, and maintaining a robust and dynamic relationship with district, organizational and community partners.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6960: Leadership Practicum: Teacher Evaluatn This is a field-based practicum course in which candidates study current models for teacher evaluation and assessment. Candidates will critically evaluate the effectiveness of these models and gain direct experience with observation of teachers as one component of an effective evaluation system. Finally, candidates will work together to understand the intersection between the indicators of professional learning community in a school and educator development. In this way we can see how teacher evaluation not only serves as a process for the assessment and professional development of teachers, but also as a vehicle for the further development of important attributes of learning communities, like improved equity, shared norms and values, placing student-learning at center of the school endeavor and engaging in a cycle of inquiry that enhances self-reflection and educator development.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6970: Professional Practice Seminar This seminar covers issues arising from working in schools and professional settings, providing a support group for the trials and tribulations of the beginning teacher. Topics covered include disciplines classroom management, designing classroom space, parent-teacher relationships, the politics of public schooling, appropriate physical education programs, uses of educational media and developing a teaching portfolio.
Min. Credits: 0.0 Max Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6975: Public Waldorf Internship The purpose of the internship is to nurture the capacities needed for leadership in and management of an elementary classroom in a public Waldorf school. Interns will apply and integrate the theoretical knowledge gained through readings, seminars and ongoing self -development with their practical experience as teachers. The emphasis in the internship is upon self-evaluation, reflection, and articulation of experience. Internship sites require the approval of the Program Director.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6980: Internship-Special Education The purpose of the special education internship is to engage students in special education processes outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and implemented in public schools and alternative education settings. Internships are available in a variety of public schools and alternative settings. Please see program requirements for how many semesters and credits each specific teaching certificate requires in order to complete its degree requirements.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6985: Humane Education Capstone This culminating course in humane education is a supported individualized course through which students develop and present in a public forum a synthesis of their learning.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6990: Master’s Project The Master’s Project is a year-long project of the student’s own choosing. Projects are expected to contribute to the improvement of educational practice and may have either a research or a developmental focus. Each student or team of students must make a public presentation of the project in a symposium before the end of the program. In the past, symposia have consisted of workshops for other teachers, presentations to school boards or parents, discussions in staff meetings or with seminar participants. Projects may incorporate any variety of media, such as videotapes, slides, pictures, but must also have a written report to accompany them.
Min. Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6994: Master’s Project
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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ED-6999: Master’s Project Continuation Students who have completed coursework must register for a Master’s Project continuation every semester until the project has been completed and signed off by the Master’s Project reader. Enrollment in Master’s Project continuation confers half-time status for Financial Aid and loan deferment purposes through the end of the term.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5020: Leading Inclusion Building Bridges One of the first and often discouraging realities for new educators can be the disconnection they observe between schools’ stated values and daily practices. In particular, inclusion, whether stated explicitly or indirectly in statements relating to diversity or difference, is usually part of a school’s vision and goals. However, most schools still have two separate systems - general education and special education - and attempts at collaboration between the two are often inauthentic or unsuccessful. In this course we will examine this phenomenon and consider the contributions that teachers can make towards inclusion in their schools. A primary objective of this course is to provide students with a framework for their participation in the Integrated Education program. Emphasis will be placed on identifying the assumptions, beliefs, and practices that maintain segregated educational systems and on developing the ability to see how connections can be made to integrate the two systems. Students will be asked to broaden their perspectives and to note how what they are learning in their courses applies to, or can be adapted to meet the needs of, an inclusive elementary classroom. In the transformation of school structures, teachers who build connections toward inclusion are change agents; in this course, students will develop their skills in the subtle yet challenging art of leading change.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5030.NE: Natural History for Early Childhood The best forest kindergarten and nature-based preschool teachers are knowledgeable about young children and local natural history. This course will focus on learning the natural history of northern New England that most directly relates to being outdoors with children. Wildflowers, fungi, bugs and tadpoles are some of the topics considered, along with nature art, tracking, wild edibles, and using children’s literature as a vehicle to nature exploration. Seasonal events of autumn will serve as a model for how to discover nature’s surprises at any time of year. We’ll be outside regardless of the weather, and discuss ways to keep children engaged under cold and/or wet conditions.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5030.SB: Natural History for Early Childhood The best nature-based early childhood teachers are knowledgeable about early childhood and local natural history. This course will focus on the natural history of the Central California Coast that most directly relates to being outdoors with children. Participants will learn about the flora, fauna and natural phenomena that intrigue young children. We’ll also consider how tracking, gathering wild edibles, crafting and telling stories can encourage exploration. We’ll discuss winter and spring natural history with a focus on keeping children engaged under hot and/or wet conditions.
Min. Credits: 1.5
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5040: Learning with Blocks Using building blocks as a vital part of the curriculum in early childhood settings is a long and honored tradition in progressive education. Through block building, children develop key social, cognitive and physical skills and learn important concepts and essential knowledge for mathematics, art, science and social studies. This course will provide an overview of the value and instructional use of block building for children from pre-school to third grade with a special emphasis on using blocks as a central element of the social studies curriculum from kindergarten to third grade.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5050: Discipline as Learning The word discipline is derived from the latin root, disciplina, meaning ‘to learn’. Our goal as teachers is to guide children as they move from the need to have their behavior monitored and controlled by adults toward a growing ability to self monitor and control their own behavior. This course will provide highly practical and respectful elementary classroom discipline strategies based on the principles of approaches such as Positive Discipline and Responsive Classroom. Topics will include 1) establishing clear expectations together with students, 2) practicing and coaching positive behavior, 3) respectfully stopping misbehavior, and 4) problem-solving behavior issues in collaboration with children. There will be time during each class for students to practice the strategies and consider ways to apply them to their own teaching situations.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5051: Beyond Discipline, Beyond Management Can we create classroom communities that reflect the values we’d like to see actualized in society? What do democratic classrooms look like, and why do we rarely see them in action? In this course we will explore ways to build classroom communities in which there is a shared responsibility for the success of all members of the community. We will examine a range of philosophical approaches to classroom and behavioral management. Students will explore these approaches through a critical lens, identifying strategies that resonate with their educational beliefs and emerging educational philosophies. Emphasis will be placed on the development of five teacher awarenesses - awareness of self, learner, interactions, context, and practice (Rodriguez; 2014). Students will engage in observation exercises, engage in personal cycles of inquiry, begin to find their teaching voice, and develop tools and strategies for creating democratic classroom communities in which all students flourish
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5060: Picture Books & Social Studies We will explore the delights and great potential of picture books in an educational setting through the lenses of narrative, pictorial and design elements. Participants will learn how to craft standards-based Social Studies lessons using picture books, including strategies for engaging students in substantial conversation and activities that foster the development of vocabulary, content knowledge, critical thinking, visual literacy and communication skills.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5080: Literature for Children & Young Adults This online course is designed for educators of K-12 students. Participants will be expected to read and discuss a wide selection of genres, both classic and contemporary literature, that support diverse developmental, cultural, and social needs. Focus will be on criteria for evaluation and selection of a variety of multimedia formats of literature, integration of children’s literature, and new technologies and tools that support literacy and reading into curriculum. Participants will gain critical appreciation and understanding of literature’s impact on today’s children.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5090: Nature-based Early Childhood Curriculum Nature preschools, forest kindergartens and immersive outdoor elementary programs have a unique approach to curriculum, different than conventional indoor early childhood centers. This course will focus on the distinctive elements of outdoor programming for children aged three to eight. Topics will include the value of unstructured play, fostering independence, nature and language development, the balance of indoors and outdoors experience, interfacing with the conventional elementary curriculum in literacy, math and science, and connections to the community.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5090.SB: Nature-based Early Childhood Curriculum This course will focus on the distinctive elements for connecting young children with nature aged three to six. The guiding framework will help teachers see how to connect children with nature in both developmentally and environmentally appropriate ways. Topics will include: child-directed play inside, outside and beyond; natural play spaces as a source of inspiration; strategies for fostering an ecological identity & environmental literacy; and, ways to utilize nature to meet early learning standards.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom,Field Study
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5120: Starting With Community Cultivating a spirit of community and responsibility in classrooms requires intentional and skillful planning and instructional strategies. In this course, these skills and instructional strategies will be demonstrated and facilitated by course instructors. Students will engage in and be responsible for the development of their learning community. Through reflective practices students will examine how groups form, their personal contributions to a group’s culture, and how groups can become learning communities in which all members feel safe, able to be themselves, and able to take risks.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5160: Schl Change Practicum Nature Preschool 300 hour practicum in existing early childhood center or elementary school. This practicum is for public school teachers or early childhood professionals who wish to initiate change in their home settings. These changes will focus on increasing the depth and extent of nature and outdoor time programming occurring in the natural world. Practica sites will be approved by the Education faculty. Practica participants will be visited by Education faculty in person when possible and via on-line vehicles when practica are geographically distant from the Keene campus.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5165: School Change Practicum in Nature Preschool/Forest Kindergarten 300 hour practicum in existing early childhood center or elementary school. This practicum is for public school teachers or early childhood professionals who wish to initiate change in their home settings. These changes will focus on increasing the depth and extent of nature and outdoor time programming occurring in the natural world. Practica sites will be approved by the Education faculty. Practica participants will be visited by Education faculty in person when possible and via on-line vehicles when practica are geographically distant from the Santa Barbara campus.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Student Teaching
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5190: Curriculum Design for EFS Working from the foundation of your own curriculum design methods, processes and implementation, we will explore Educating for Sustainability through curriculum design. We will begin with a review of principles of curriculum design, focusing on learning cycles and systems thinking. We will study and critique curriculum materials in terms of EFS, and you will learn how to use EFS criteria to develop and evaluate your curricula. With attention to state standards, as well as integration of the core emphases of environment, economics, and equity, you will work with others and individually to incorporate EFS into curriculum materials as you plan curricula for implementation in your own schools. Online course.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5210: Facilitating Communities of Prof Pract A significant body of research demonstrates that schools that have strong professional community among staff members have higher levels of student learning and achievement, higher levels of job satisfaction and retention for teachers, and are more able to respond creatively to the inevitable challenges schools face. Based on the tools and practices of School Reform Initiative, Inc. (SRI), this course trains all of our principal certification candidates to design and facilitate the development of communities of professional practice in their schools. Candidates will consciously choose and use this model of professional development as the primary mechanism for promoting equity, supporting evidence-driven inquiry, professional growth, critical friendship, communication, and accountability. Students in this course will create a professional development plan to promote the use of communities of professional practice in their school setting. Candidates will also use the tools developed in this course to help with more general professional development planning, teacher supervision and evaluation, and meeting facilitation.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5280.NE: Ecology of Imagination This course investigates ways in which children’s nature play can be used to invigorate the writing process. Making forts, hunting and gathering, constructing small worlds, going on adventures, and fantasy play are children’s instinctive ways of being in the natural world and these activities can be used as the basis for curriculum. We’ll use the surrounding neighborhood and hills to reconnect with childhood play. Out of these natural world experiences, each participant will craft a finished piece of writing by the end of the week.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5280.SB: The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood This course investigates ways in which children’s nature play can be used to invigorate the writing process. Making forts, hunting and gathering, constructing small worlds, going on adventures, and fantasy play are children’s instinctive ways of being in the natural world and these activities can be used as the basis for curriculum. We’ll use the surrounding neighborhood, beach and hills to reconnect the childhood play. Out of these natural world experiences, each participant will craft a finished piece of writing by the end of the week.
Min. Credits: 1.5
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5291: Place-Based Social Studies Doing local history in and out of the classroom connects students with their communities in a meaningful fashion, bringing to life the abstract concepts and ideas traditionally covered in the history textbook. This course explores models for doing local history projects as part of a standards-based curriculum and gives students the tools to be enablers in their own classrooms. Students will combine hands-on activities involving oral interviews, writing and art with curriculum mapping and the nuts and bolts of classroom management. This course will include field trips.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5300: Mindfulness Informed Restorative Practices In this course we will explore Mindfulness adn Restorative Practices as foundational and interdependent practices central to developing a vital learning community where students and teachers feel connected, respected, relaxed and focused. Drawing from perpectives and research offered in the fields of social neuroscience, mindfulness, restorative justice, trauma-informed teaching, and nonviolent communication students gain a deep understanding of why and how Mindfulness informed Restorative Practices transform classrooms and schools. Emphasis is placed on each student’s unique goals and teaching styles, providing stuctures, resources and support for the tricky, often challenging work of teaching content while buidling community and attending to the social and emotional needs of students. Finally, participants will personally experience the power of Mindfulness and Restorative Practices as tools within a reflective practice, looking closely together at our teaching lives. This course is for the educator who is ready to commit to a full exploration of these principles and practices in a way that invites significant shifts in how he or she teaches or supervises others who teach.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5350: Music Curriculum This course offers a culminating exploration of music in the Waldorf School. Students will further deepen their understanding of the nature of music from an Anthroposophical perspective, focusing on the role of the upper grades music curriculum in our times. Students will continue to increase their facility with singing and leading harmony. In addition to reviewing the arc of the music curriculum throughout the grades, they will explore upper grades repertoire arising from a diverse range of cultures and musical streams.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5352: Healing Aspects of Music This course will focus on music as a healing art. The seven tones and their corresponding scales as a source for inner strength and healing will be addressed by presentations and listening exercises. Improvisation and other playful exercises will be part of the learning experience. Rudolf Steiner’s Eight-Fold Path will serve us as a basis for reflection along with other musical resources.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5360: Science Curriculum This course will introduce the philosophy, methodology and content of the physical science curriculum in the upper elementary grades for Waldorf schools. We will look at the methodology and practical aspects of teaching. Specifically, we will look at sound, light, heat, magnetism, electricity, and mechanics through demonstrations and experiments. We will also introduce students to the basis of and content for teaching inorganic chemistry in the 7th grade and organic chemistry in the 8th grade.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5380: Waldorf Math & Language Arts This course will cover methods of introducing and cultivating skills in mathematics and language arts from the Waldorf perspective in the elementary grades. Practical hands-on methods, activities and movement exercises will be shared and integrated in these two subjects.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5381: Math Methods in the Waldorf Grade School Grade School This course explores effective methods for teaching math in grades 1-8. Topics include number sense, numeracy, arithmetic, mental math, estimation, measurement, fractions, decimals and business math, ratio, graphs, and basic algebra. The course will begin with a consideration of the importance of the teacher’s relationship to math. Age-appropriate curriculum and innovative teaching methods that support the development of a positive relationship to math, as well as mathematical competencies and skills., will then be covered. Students will engage in the development of lesson plans and the presentation of sample lessons.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5382: Language Arts Methods in the Waldorf Grade School This course explores effective methods for developing language arts competencies and skills in grades 1-8. Presentations will consider the intersection of contemporary research on how students master reading, in particular, and language arts, in general, and the fundamental understanding of developmental appropriateness that guides Waldorf education. Key readings and instructor presentations will set the stage for full student engagement including the development of detailed lesson plans and demonstration teaching.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5383: Language Arts Methods in the Waldorf Grade School 0
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5390: Children’s Games It is necessary for healthy development of the person, yet too often play is considered childish and unimportant. This predominantly experiential course will explore the use of play and games in enriching the education experience. Whether used to develop group cohesiveness or to illustrate concepts or to have fun, a diverse repertoire of games serves the classroom and outdoor educator well. Participants will learn a wide array of traditional games, New Games, Project Adventure initiatives, Wide Games and other playgroup pastimes. We will also reflect on game structure and the techniques of leadership.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5410: Speech I This course is designed to enable students to approach a text as a lyric, epic or dramatic gesture, and then to speak out of this gesture, using the proper breathing, imagination, movement and form. Speech forms to be explored include lyric poetry, epic poetry, stories, ballads, fables and drama.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5420: Painting Students in this course will learn to work with Goethean color theory and experience color free from the restrictions of outer form. The watercolor process, as used in Waldorf schools, provides a key to the artistic process that is an integral and necessary part of human development. Stages in the evolution of consciousness will be explored by painting out of various soul moods. This course also provides the background for the personal and artistic development of teachers and for their understanding of the painting curriculum for grades one through six. We will also look at examples from the Kindergarten and the upper elementary grades. Students will learn to translate a story into a painting, and develop experience in the wet-in-wet technique. We will focus on painting ‘out of color’! (Rudolf Steiner)
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5430: Eurythmy I This course is designed to introduce the potential teacher to the art of eurythmy through exploration of eurythmy pedagogy as well as introductory eurythmy exercises for adults. Eurythmy curriculum for the young child and the elementary grades student will be experienced, as well as exercises for the teacher’s own self development. An understanding of eurythmy and the importance of eurythmy curriculum for the developing child, as well as an awakened relationship to self through movement, are fundamental for the Waldorf teacher.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5450: Speech II This course will refine students’ speaking skills and focus on speech exercises, poetry and storytelling. Classroom verse, stories and poetry appropriate to the curriculum will be used.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5460: Visual Arts I In this course participants will focus on visual art as a foundation for future applications in the art of teaching and the Waldorf Curriculum method.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5465: Visual Arts II Students in this course will be introduced to the Waldorf painting curriculum with some exercises from K-grade 6. In addition, this course will highlight the evolution of consciousness through color.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5490: Place-based Education Drawing on children’s natural fascination with the world around them and their desire to make the world right, place-based education in the school setting offers an opportunity to develop a classroom into a living center of materials-based, community-related, cooperative learning, while fostering in children the attitudes, understandings and skills of environmentally literate citizens. This course will explore the potential roles of place-based education in an integrated curriculum examining both environmental education content areas and teaching strategies for the elementary years. Additional course focus will include approaches to dealing with environmental issues, both in the classroom as a school community; strategies for taking full advantage of a school’s outdoor site; and techniques for promoting a working interrelationship with the community.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5501: Integrated Arts I The arts are an integral part of education. They are a vital part of the learning and growth process. Through the visual arts, we are able to see, think and speak in response to our environment in a creative manner. This class offers opportunities to explore a wide range of art materials, processes and techniques in painting, print making, and in other graphic arts and to consider how these can support a wide range of classroom investigations and studies.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5502: Integrated Arts II In this course we’ll explore mask-making, puppetry and sculpture as vehicles that can bring together diverse areas of study and encourage children’s self-confidence. We’ll push back the desks and start making, moving, showing and telling. As we create three-dimensional works and playful perfomances, wel’ll consider ways to integrate arts and crafts with various curriculum disciplines.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5510: Integrated Learning This course focuses on integrated learning. It emphasizes approaches to teaching, learning and curriculum design that encourage children to blend subject areas, ways of knowing, practices and skills to explore interesting situations, phenomena and themes. It also examines the basis for these approaches: philosophies that value each student and assume each can learn; ideas about inquiry, responsibility and choice; the belief that learning is an active, social process. This course will provide students with opportunities to acquire a historical perspective on schooling and holistic approaches to education.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5550: Reading/Literacy - Elementary Is reading a skill that children naturally develop or is it a process that requires programmatic, constant instruction? Is it better to teach phonics or try a whole language approach? This course will address these questions and consider the following topics: an analysis of the reading process and what is involved in encoding and decoding; different approaches to reading instruction and the use of children’s literature; ways to teach reading that promote confidence and fluency; assessment tools to determine the strengths and needs of young readers; and the integration of reading, writing and speech activities throughout the curriculum.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5560: Eurythmy III In this course students will build on their prior experiences in eurythmy and deepen their relationship to this quintessential art which inspires all of Waldorf pedagogy. Through musical, poetic, dramatic and social exercises, participants will encounter the healing value of eurythmy for children, adolescents, teachers and parents, especially in relationship to contemporary challenges to healthy childhood and adolescent development.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5565: Music Every Day In this course students find their own connections to music-making and explore ways of integrating music across the daily life of their classroom and school community. No prior music experience is needed for this course. Through activities, readings and videos, students will be introduced to theoretical perspectives, practical skills, repertoire, and resources for integrating music into children’s education (grades pre-K through 12). Explorations provide the opportunity to investigate and reflect upon listening as a learned skill, the nature of sound, elements of music, styles and forms of music, music as social history, and integrating music- and sound-based activities with other curricula. Music will be considered as an expression of culture, as an educational tool, as a discipline in its own right and integrated with other academic learning. Assignments include conducting Music Inquiry (drawing upon interviews), keeping a Journal of repertoire and ideas for future use, and development of an Integrated Curriculum Plan (to include sharing one music-based activity designed by students). This course offers strategies for integrating music and dance to promote children’s cognitive, emotional, social, and kinesthetic development, to build community, and to deepen and assess learning.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5570: Thinking Outside the Box Thinking Outside the Box (and inside too!) Four hundred years ago, the Chinese invented cardboard and two hundred years later the first commercial cardboard boxes were produced. Since then, children have had one of the best toys ever created. Added to National Toy Hall of Fame in 2005, such recognition is well deserved. A box can be anything a child wants it to be in her/his imagination. It can be a place to hide, a place to feel secure, etc. In this course, we’ll explore boxes big and small - found boxes and boxes we’ll make. We’ll consider how boxes can be used to help children learn science principles, look at cultures, express themselves through writing and art and much more while experiencing how much fun they are as playthings.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5580: Music As Social History People the world over make music, and songs are windows into human experience. Singing, and the study of musical texts, can help us understand what others have experienced and cared about. Music has also shaped history, serving to spread ideas, uphold values, sustain communities and galvanize social movements. This course focuses on music as social history. Song will enrich our understanding of particular people, places, and times as we explore curricular approaches that integrate music and social studies. No prior music experience is necessary, and solo singing is not required.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5591: Waldorf Curriculum Preparation I The Waldorf curriculum is based on a highly articulated view of human development. This course serves as an introduction and overview to all aspects of curriculum content, design and delivery. The aim will be to clarify the nature of the child of each grade level, and understand how the curriculum fits the child’s developmental needs.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5593: Waldorf Curriculum Preparation II The Waldorf curriculum in grades 1-8 is based on a highly articulated view of human development. Building on content presented in the first semester, this course will cover what content is taught in particular grades, why the Waldorf Curriculum meets the child in a developmentally-appropriate way, and how the teacher can best present the curriculum to the class.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5595: Waldorf Elementary Curriculum Seminar This advanced seminar builds on the course Human Development and the Waldorf Curriculum and focuses on essential aspects of Waldorf methods in the main lesson curriculum of grades 1-8. Particular attention is devoted to the key principles involved in the art of class teaching. Students will learn ways to creatively and economically transform knowledge into age appropriate lessons and experiential learning. The seminar will emphasize a question and discussion format and enable participants to share practical experiences and insights. It will assist students in developing curriculum strategies, block plans, research and resources for future implementation. It will be specially tailored to the grade and subject needs and interests of the participants and individualized advice will be given by the instructor. At the same time the course will address and interrelate these specific areas and details always in the context of a subject’s whole development over the eight years. Required Reading: Rudolf Steiner, Practical Advice to Teachers; Discussions with Teachers.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5610: Creative Bookbinding Student-produced books build pride in the writing process. Making books seems to have widespread appeal for children at various age levels. Whether using simple techniques of fastening a few sheets of paper together or using more involved and elaborate bookbinding procedures, children are often inspired to write something inside their books and are interested in reading other students’ books. In this course, we will explore various methods of making and decorating books with an emphasis on using readily available and inexpensive materials.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5620: Integrated Math/Science Maps Maps hold an implicit fascination for many children, and mapmaking is a wonderful way to build on this interest and integrate math and science in the curriculum. This project-centered class will focus on developmentally appropriate map-making for the elementary and middle school grades. Class participants will make a variety of maps and explore the logistical issues of working with groups and equipment to solve curricular problems. Classroom maps, neighborhood maps, affective maps, contour maps, mind maps and treasure maps are all possibilities in this exploratory course.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5630: Math Methods-Elementary This course explores the content and pedagogy of elementary mathematics. It is based on the premise that everyone can learn, and that mathematics can be accessible and enjoyable if understanding is derived from experience and strong links are made between experience and abstract ideas and symbols. Beginning with a consideration of how children learn mathematics, the course will focus on providing children with opportunities to develop mathematical ideas over time. Using concrete materials and hands on experiences, students will become actively involved with problems from a range of mathematical strands (number sense, pattern, geometry, measurement, probability) to illustrate how children can explore mathematics through problem solving and inquiry.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5640: Geometry in the Waldorf Curriculum This course is a practical survey of geometry in the Waldorf curriculum. Topics include foundational work in form drawing, free-hand geometry, geometric constructions with compass and straightedge, geometric proofs, Platonic solids, and conic sections, as well as an introduction to projective geometry. Students will develop their own competency and comfort with geometry at all levels, while also creating grade-specific lesson plans that reflect their understanding of developmental appropriateness.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5655: Healing Image in Story & Color Students will be working with Rudolf Steiner’s 12-fold color circle and choose a color combination for a veil painting. Students will be guided to work with the lawfulness of the movement of the colors, as they express the interaction of light and darkness. We will touch upon the healing effect of color as we try to bring transparency, balance and beauty into our paintings. This course will include weekly painting and studio sessions, and weekly History of Art classes with a guest instructor.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5710: Drawing In this course students practice drawing as it relates to the Waldorf curriculum in grades 1-8. Particular emphasis is placed on how this artistic activity connects with the development of the child and enhances the learning of particular subjects. Students will experience a variety of methods and materials including beeswax crayons, colored pencils, and chalk for blackboard drawing. The techniques learned in this course are adaptable to non-Waldorf settings.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5760: Connecting Communities This course will focus on models of experiential education that intentionally weave sustainability, citizenship and community partnerships into learning. Students will learn how to establish and maintain a partnership with a community organization and design a framework for service-learning that explores a sustainability issue. The class will focus on intentional design of the partnership and overall initiative for meeting a community need and meeting curricular requirements. In addition, students will learn strategies for building ownership and citizenship skills into the project. All course work will be conducted online.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5770: Problem-Solving Science Science in elementary school should be far more than reading the chapter and answering the questions. Observations, hands-on investigations, children’s literature and experiences in nature can all provide starting points for developmentally appropriate curriculum. In this course, we’ll do what scientists do and experience problem-solving science first-hand. Bugs and slugs, materials and their properties, shadows and ice cubes are among the topics we might explore. We’ll examine curriculum resources, look at ways to structure science experiences for children, and consider children’s ideas and questions. In addition, we’ll focus on the relationship between scientific inquiry and quantitative thinking, and reflect on current issues, theoretical debates and research in science education.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5822: The Writer’s Voice This course explores the use of language through speech exercises, and enlivens the recitation of poetry, verse, and story by practicing elements of voice and gesture. Our focus throughout will be on inner movement as a source of outer expression and its relevance to special education.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5845: Human Development II This course will look at the developing human being throughout the lifespan from the point of view of phenomenological and anthroposophical insight. Students will be presented with a variety of topics, including various, physiological, psychological and spiritual processes and perspectives and current issues. The aim of this course is to support professional practices and develop new understandings and approaches. It will provide students with tools for active reflection and engagement in their own development, as well as for the support of other professionals.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5870: New England Mammals-Lessons for Teachers This class will give you a foundation for designing lessons about wild mammals. You will learn the life stories of several mammals, ways to teach tracking, interpret mammal sign and recognize common mammal skills and scat. You will leave this course with a collection of animal sign and materials designed to support your teaching.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5890: Waldorf Elementary Curriculum Sem II How can teachers evolve the curriculum further for our changing children and cultural situations? In this course, students will renew and deepen their relationship to the core principles of the Waldorf way of teaching and learning and investigate how these find new applications in the art of educating today. Participants will also re-examine in the light of current research from various fields valuable practices such as recall and sleep learning that have been developed and time-tested in the Waldorf movement for over 90 years. The seminar format calls upon participants to share their practical experiences and mature insights around key areas of inquiry as well as the results of individual research. The course will be specially tailored to the grade and subject needs and interests of students. Required reading: Education for Adolescence, by Steiner.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-5895: Transdisciplinary Learning This course leads participants to a deepened understanding of the principles of transdisciplinary child study and pedagogical planning and implementation.
Min. Credits: 2.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-6000: Engaging All Learners in Meaningful Mathematics Every teacher wants every student to achieve to the highest levels. And yet - knowing how to do this can feel hard, overwhelming and/or unclear. To make diverse classrooms feel more manageable and productive this course will provide concrete methods and strategies teachers can use in classrooms to support all students.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-6110: Problem-Based Learning The fundamental premise that underlies this course is that if we aspire for students to become confident and effective thinkers and problem solvers, we need to present curriculum in ways that specifically target and develop these skills. This course will introduce the design and use of three distinct models of problem-based challenges - academic challenges, challenge scenarios, and real-life problems - strategies by which a variety of problems are solved by students working as individuals or groups within the classroom. Ways in which these challenges can be used to simultaneously target school/district goals and state-mandated curriculum frameworks will also be examined.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-6180: From Sheep to Shawl The process of turning wool into cloth is an important aspect of life in many cultures around the world in the present day as well as throughout history. This process can become the focus of rich studies for elementary children. While participants explore the possibilities for integrated curriculum, they will experience for themselves all of the steps from sheep to shawl, including carding, spinning, making and using natural dyes, and weaving. Required materials fee payable to the Education Department prior to the first day of class.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-6240: First Six Weeks of School Using the book, The First Six Weeks of School (Denton and Kriete) as a starting point, participants will have opportunities to plan for the all-important opening weeks of schools in their own classrooms. Topics to be considered will include establishing routines, rules and consequences, creating a sense of belonging and significance for all students, and introducing academic curriculum while simultaneously building the social skills necessary for successful learning in an active and interactive environment. Approaches to classroom management in this course are based upon the work of Rudolph Driekurs and Jane Nelson and approaches such as Democratic Classrooms and The Responsive Classroom. Required materials fee payable to the Education Department prior to the first day of class.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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EDC-6450: Folk Arts for the Classroom Attend a weeklong folk camp for people of all ages. Observe and participate while Master Folklorists teach groups of children traditional dances, songs, crafts, stories and rituals. Participate in these folk traditions at an adult level yourself. Collect by audio recording, interviewing, note-taking and experiencing traditional activities. Meet daily in a teacher seminar to reflect on your observations and experiences, to share newly collected activities, and to explore classroom implementation. Course fee is payable to CDSS for program, food and lodging (scholarships available). For information about the course and Ogontz Center: www.cdss.org or contact jmiller12@antioch.edu.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education
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