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University Catalog 2024-2025
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ECE-2031CR: Reflective Practice in ECE II This course continues and deepens the work and learning from Reflective Practice in ECE I with a greater emphasis in helping students deepen their articulation of what they know and making active use of learning cycles to address complex problems in their work.
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles, Antioch Univ Santa Barbara, Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom, Online Meeting (synchronous)
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECE-2031CR: Reflective Practice in ECE II
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ECE-5710: Intro to the Reggio-Emilia Approach-A This introductory course focuses on the theories, research and practical application of the Reggio Emilia Approach within the context of early learning and care settings in the U.S. Key concepts discussed include: historical context of the REA, the image of the child, relationships, the role of teacher, parents, and community in the learning environment, reflection on and documentation of learning.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Teacher Education
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ECE-6350: Making Learning Visible Learning is made visible as teachers observe students at work and then document both the process and product of their learning. The emphasis in this course is documentation of the process of learning. How do children learn? What questions do they ask? And why do they think what they think? Answering these questions and others serves as a vehicle for making young children’s learning visible.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Prerequisites: ECE-5710: Intro to Reggio Emilia Approach
Course Type Teacher Education
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ECE-6450: The Atelier & Learning - Arts Integratn The Reggio Emilia Approach is premised on the “hundred languages of children” metaphor, expressing the extraordinary potentials of children, their knowledge-building and creative processes, and the many ways that children come to know things as well as express what they know. This course explores some of the “languages” most often employed by young children. The course offers students an opportunity to examine verbal and non-verbal “languages” (e.g., art, music, drama, body movement, technology, storytelling) that inspire children’s creative expression of their interests.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Prerequisites: ECE-5710: Intro to Reggio Emilia Approach
Course Type Teacher Education
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ECE-6550: Compar Apprch to Early Childhood Educ There are several approaches to working with young children that adhere to Constructivist and/or Progressive positions. This course compares and contrasts the Reggio Emilia Approach with Montessori, Waldorf, HighScope and other early childhood programs. The history and philosophy of the approaches are an integral part of this course.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Prerequisites: ECE-5710: Intro to Reggio Emilia Approach
Course Type Teacher Education
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ECL-7100: Foundations of Ethical & Creative Leadership Foundations of Ethical and Creative Leadership is an introduction to classic and contemporary theories and models of leadership. The course focuses on (1) interdisciplinary approaches to leadership, (2) the intersection of leadership, ethics, and creativity; (3) the historical, philosophical, and moral contexts of leadership; and (4) leader/follower relationships in the attainment of organizational and societal goals. Although the course introduces all the areas of leadership studies, it centers on the main ECL approach where leadership is a relational and partnering process with leaders and followers switching roles and empowering each other in pursuits of common goals. The course focuses on learners’ ability to analyze and critique ethical dilemmas from their own leadership experiences, placing them in modern social and cultural contexts that inform leadership decisions. The class introduces Western vs. non-Western views on leadership, “classics” foundations, traditional theories, and contemporary and culturally authentic models. Learners question current leadership knowledge and debate future leadership, ethics, and creativity intersections. Special attention is given to followership and responsibility concepts and a view of social justice as a global effort These perspectives are discussed in relation to the dark side of leadership and leadership in the context of global crises.
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous), Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-7100: Foundations of Ethical & Creative Leadership Foundations of Ethical and Creative Leadership is an introduction to classic and contemporary theories and models of leadership. The course focuses on (1) interdisciplinary approaches to leadership, (2) the intersection of leadership, ethics, and creativity; (3) the historical, philosophical, and moral contexts of leadership; and (4) leader/follower relationships in the attainment of organizational and societal goals. Although the course introduces all the areas of leadership studies, it centers on the main ECL approach where leadership is a relational and partnering process with leaders and followers switching roles and empowering each other in pursuits of common goals. The course focuses on learners’ ability to analyze and critique ethical dilemmas from their own leadership experiences, placing them in modern social and cultural contexts that inform leadership decisions. The class introduces Western vs. non-Western views on leadership, “classics” foundations, traditional theories, and contemporary and culturally authentic models. Learners question current leadership knowledge and debate future leadership, ethics, and creativity intersections. Special attention is given to followership and responsibility concepts and a view of social justice as a global effort These perspectives are discussed in relation to the dark side of leadership and leadership in the context of global crises.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8220: Leadership and Sustainability The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate the way practitioners in different fields can participate in building a more sustainable and equitable world, through examination of the history and representation of nature and the natural and human relationship with and/or alienation from nature from an EcoFeminist Perspective.
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous), Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8220: Leadership and Sustainability The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate the way practitioners in different fields can participate in building a more sustainable and equitable world, through examination of the history and representation of nature and the natural and human relationship with and/or alienation from nature from an EcoFeminist Perspective.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8500: Individualized Study: Literature Review
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8500: Individualized Study: Literature Review
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8600: Individualized Research: Dissertation Proposal
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8600: Individualized Research: Dissertation Proposal
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Prerequisites: ECL/EJE/HUM/PPSC-8500: Individualized Study: Literature Review,ECL/EJE/HUM/PPSC-8910: Capstone Seminar
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8700: Individualized Research Tutorial I
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8700: Individualized Research Tutorial I
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8800: Individualized Research Tutorial II
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8800: Individualized Research Tutorial II
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECL-8910: Capstone Seminar ECL-8910 is the “capstone” seminar for the Ethical and Creative Leadership concentration, to demonstrate your command of important concepts, themes, debates, & applications in the field of leadership. ECL-8910 provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their scholarly knowledge to the ECL faculty. Upon successful completion of the Proficiency Review, students continue their own research, thinking, creative work, and/or other learning activities related to their dissertation proposal (ECL-8600).
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous), Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership & Change
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ECL-8910: Capstone Seminar ECL-8910 is the “capstone” seminar for the Ethical and Creative Leadership concentration, to demonstrate your command of important concepts, themes, debates, & applications in the field of leadership. ECL-8910 provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their scholarly knowledge to the ECL faculty. Upon successful completion of the Proficiency Review, students continue their own research, thinking, creative work, and/or other learning activities related to their dissertation proposal (ECL-8600).
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Leadership and Change
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ECN-3600: Macroeconomics Economics is the study of the choices which are made because of the scarcity of resources, the institutions which facilitate those choices, and the outcomes that occur in various market environments. This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought; aggregate supply and demand; economic measures, fluctuations, and growth; money and banking; stabilization techniques; and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeconomic goals.
Min. Credits: 3
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles, Antioch Univ Santa Barbara, Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECN-3600: Macroeconomics Economics is the study of the choices which are made because of the scarcity of resources, the institutions which facilitate those choices, and the outcomes that occur in various market environments. This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought; aggregate supply and demand; economic measures, fluctuations, and growth; money and banking; stabilization techniques; and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeconomic goals.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara,Antioch Univ Los Angeles,Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3020: Marine Ecology This course is designed to give students an interdisciplinary perspective of marine science focusing on organisms, ecosystems, currents, and future environmental problems our oceans face, such as ocean acidification. Organisms in the sea will be discussed, including microbes, algae, invertebrates, fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The ecology of plants and animals in various marine habitats, including rocky shores, estuaries, open ocean and deep sea, will be covered. Included topics are the natural history of Santa Barbara oceanic habitats and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3040: Conservation Biology Conservation biology is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on conservation of biological diversity at gene, population, species, ecosystem, landscape, and global levels. This course provides an overview of the discipline including the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss, established and emerging conservation approaches and strategies, and the ecological and evolutionary theory that underlies these approaches.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara,Antioch Univ Seattle
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3050: Natural History of Santa Barbara This course examines local habitats in the Santa Barbara region, including sloughs, chaparral, streams, and gardens. Research and observational techniques will focus on contemporary ecological problems in diverse habitats, exploring solutions that emerge. This course incorporates knowledge of flora, vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, geology, chemistry, and ecological restoration and will include field work at various habitats.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3941: Special Topics in Environmental Studies Every quarter, a variety of one–unit seminars are offered on contemporary environmental topics. This course provides students with an opportunity to earn 1 quarter unit with a combination of class time (approximately 8 hours) and independent study or community action (approximately 22 hours). The course work includes face-to-face instruction, use of online resources, field trips or service learning options. Students select areas of interest that may include, but not limited to, history, natural history, resources, and characteristics of the marine environment, geology, resource management and policies. Students will initially meet as a group to plan individual inquiries. Individual inquiries are supported by SAKAI resources such as journals (blogs ), discussion forums and reference lists. The course enables each student to focus on a particular area of interest and then study it by reading, viewing, visiting or participating. Completed inquiries are submitted electronically using Sakai, YouTube links or other sites that enable feedback.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3960: Independent Study Student and instructor design an individualized course of study to enable exploration of topics not generally available in the established curriculum. Syllabus contains specific course learning outcomes, assignments and grounds for evaluation.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Independent Study
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-3980: ECO: Practicum/Internship The Internship provides students with an opportunity to apply, in an organizational setting, what they are learning and to develop professional contacts within their fields of interest. While students are responsible for locating internships, faculty members are available to provide support and information as needed.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Field Study
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ECO-4800: Eco-Spirituality In the 21st century, the global human family is living in the midst of a spiritual crisis of unprecedented proportions. Beset by apocalyptic visions of global warming, nuclear Armageddon and wars without end, the human soul is looking for a new dispensation, a new way of imagining the nature of the divine and the place of the human in an expanding universe, a way that is fully consistent with the emerging vision of the evolving cosmos revealed by science. In response to this cry for meaning, new forms of eco-spirituality are emerging that turn to the wisdom of the Earth herself as a source of hope and meaning. If only we could hear her voice! This class will explore this newly emerging eco-spiritual vision of the Dream of the Earth through the work of Thomas Berry, Jacob Needleman, Joanna Macy, Sandra Ingerman, Bill Plotkin, Anne Baring, Llewelyn Vaughen-Lee and other contemporary writers. The experiential portion of the class will focus on psycho-spiritual techniques for enhancing our communication with the Anima Mundi (the Soul of the World) and the design and enactment of a Council of All Beings ritual.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
Method(s): Classroom
Course Type Liberal & Disciplinary Studies
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ED-0010: Movement I This course is an introduction to Movement Education techniques following the indications of Rudolf Steiner, namely Spacial Dynamics and Bothmer Gymnastics. Through these new living forms of exercise, students will explore their relationship to space and will work to find the balance between two kinds of forces: the centric, earthly forces and the peripheral forces.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0011: Movement II This course builds upon the Spatial Dynamics and Bothmer Gymnastics techniques introduced in Movement I. Students will continue to explore their relationship to space through these living forms of exercise, and work to deepen their understanding of the balance between two kinds of forces: centric (earthly) forces and the peripheral forces.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0020: Singing I This course offers an introduction to music in the Waldorf School. We will explore the nature of music from an Anthroposophical perspective, focusing on the role of singing in human development and the formation of community across time and through many cultural lenses. We will discover some of the ways that music can foster the healthy development of the child in the early grades, and weave together the class and the wider school community.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0030: Eurythmy II This course is designed for the student’s own artistic development, which is of the utmost importance when working in Waldorf education. The goals are to further acquaint the teacher with this new art and to further develop the teacher’s relationship to harmonious movement arising out of the human being. A vocabulary of eurythmy movements will be explored as well as exercises for the teacher’s own self development.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0031: Eurythmy in the Workplace The focus in this section is upon Eurythmy in the Workplace exercises and related topics. Through the work in eurythmy, instructor presentations, and discussion of related topics, a new perspective can be gained upon the dynamics of relationships within a community through the art of eurythmy.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0040: Arts to Accompany Foundations This course will explore themes covered in Foundations of Human Experience with particular emphasis on watercolor painting, clay modeling, physiology and anatomy.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0045: Arts to Accompany Foundations This course will focus upon exploring artistic approaches to themes covered in Foundations of Human Experience.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0050: Games This course looks at child development through the lens of children’s games and recreational activities. Ideas developed in this course help inform and give shape to children’s games classes, main lesson movement, recreation and recess periods. This course will emphasize how to build children’s social skills and physical coordination.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0060: Drawing in the Waldorf Grade School In this course students will practice drawing as it relates to the Waldorf curriculum in grades 1-8. Attention will be given both to the students’ growing comfort with drawing techniques appropriate at different developmental levels, and to how these techniques can be introduced and guided in age-appropriate ways.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Classroom
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0070: Enlivening Speech for the Classroom 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: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Classroom
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0081: Drama in a Waldorf School This course focuses on the value and transformative power of drama in the Waldorf classroom. Themes for grades one through eight plays as well as age appropriate methods of introducing and performing plays will be included. Resources for pedagogically appropriate plays will also be provided. Students will engage in rehearsal of scenes from various plays. The course may culminate in the rehearsal and performance of a short, seasonal play.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0110: Handwork in the Waldorf School In the Waldorf curriculum the work of the hand not only produces beautiful and useful objects and fosters manual or will intelligence, but also supports cognitive, and emotional intelligence as well. Students will do projects in knitting, crocheting, sewing and other handwork activities. Materials fee will apply.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0130: Readiness and Reading This course will develop and practice active and age-appropriate strategies for the teaching of reading throughout grades 1-8 in a Waldorf school setting.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0150: Singing II This course will build upon the work begun in Singing I. Students will continue to explore the nature of music from an Anthroposophical perspective, focusing on the role of singing in human development and the formation of community across time and through many cultural lenses. We will discuss additional ways that music can foster the healthy development of the child in the early grades and beyond, and weave together the class and the wider school community.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0190: Today’s Child This course will focus on understanding the soul-spiritual aspects of the child and on the development of practical helping gestures in exploring such issues as learning differences, emotional imbalances, attention issues, and behavioral challenges. Each theme will be approached on a developmental basis, tracing these issues from early childhood through the middle school years.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-0210: Mathematics and Movement In this workshop students will develop and practice active strategies for the teaching of math throughout grades 1-8 in a Waldorf school setting.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-5001: Healing Practices I This course will cover practical applications of various disciplines in the healing arts, providing participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding of a variety of practices in healing education.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Education
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ED-5002: Healing Practices II Following Healing Practices I, this course will cover additional practical applications of disciplines in the healing arts, providing participants the opportunity to further deepen their understanding of various practices in healing education.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Education
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ED-5010: Introduction to Humane Education This course explores the humane education principle of doing the most good and least harm (MOGO) and applies this ethic, coupled with solutionary thinking and action, to the field of education. The course looks at humanity and the world through an historical lens and offers a vision for a better future that relies on reason, compassion, and strategic-, creative-, critical- and systems-thinking to create positive solutions to problems.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Education
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ED-5610: Natural History for Early Childhood: Teaching in Winter Effective 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)
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
Course Type Teacher Education
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ED-5800: Teaching and Learning This course engages us in learning in ways that draw attention to how we are ourselves learning. There is a range of subject matters – some poetry, some math, some close natural observation, some physical phenomena, etc. We attend to how we go about learning, and how our colleagues do, too. We also engage others in doing similar work. 1. One premise: Instead of construing teaching as instructing students towards predetermined end points, this course seeks to bring a liberatory and democratic approach to learning situations by valuing the learners’ experiences and insights. Rather than conceiving of teaching as explaining and learning as listening, this course looks at situations where teachers listen and learners do the explaining. 2. Another premise: A second premise is that every person can get involved with and enjoy and get good at every subject matter. We will consider the ways in which various subject matters–the materials of the world–can lend their own characteristic structures to learning situations. The course is designed to help educators think about engaging people in various subject matters, in order to help them think about engaging people in their own. As educators our priorities are the challenge of engaging learners’ minds in exploring the subject matter that we would like them to learn about and equally important is understanding how learners are exploring the materials they are engaging with. This combination of priorities has come to be called critical exploration. The course draws on the groundbreaking work of Eleanor Duckworth and colleagues in critical exploration (including her original Harvard T-440 course).
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Online Meeting (synchronous)
Course Type Education
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ED-5810: Seminar on Freedom and Responsibility This course is especially relevant and timely in the context of regimes of conformity, compliance, and oppression, and an assault on educational freedoms. The course explores freedom and responsibility with regard to education, minds, cultures, and environments. An exclusively individualistic focus that ignores our actions in/with the world can sustain self-centeredness and a solely collectivistic focus that disregards our inner workings can perpetuate incoherent motivations, assumptions, and consequences. Therefore, this course attends to and interrogates both the ‘outer world’ and the ‘world within’. We will engage in experiential activities, shared inquiry, research in action, and contemplative dialogue. It is intentional and likely that the course leaves us with enduring questions rather than answers. Skeptical of both individual affirmation and cultural reification we consider what it means to challenge who we are, what we are with each other, and how we live in and affect the world. In these senses, the course explores the interrelationship of freedom and responsibility.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Online Meeting (synchronous)
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
Course Type Teacher 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)
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)
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)
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)
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: 1.0 Max Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
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)
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)
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)
Course Type Education
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ED-6503: Pronatalism, Overpopulation, and the Planet The decision to have children or not is arguably one of the most important choices we make in our lives. It is largely regarded as a personal and isolated decision and a natural rite of passage into adulthood. But how personal really is our decision about whether, when and with whom to have a child. Pronatalism-a set of socio-cultural, ethno-political, religious, and patriarchal pressures that encourage, incentivize, or coerce reproduction-remains largely absent from our ‘family planning’ discourse. Human population has doubled in the last 50 years, growing from approximately four billion in 1970 to eight billion currently. There is rising public awareness that overpopulation and rampant overconsumption are driving climate change, resource scarcity, and biodiversity collapse, yet it is a challenging issue to discuss. In this course, we will examine a range of cultural narratives and national policies used to manipulate fertility rates, and their implications for human rights and reproductive autonomy. There will be a special focus on the pervasive influence on pronatalism and human supremacy as drivers of population growth, as well as reproductive and ecological injustice. We will also examine the implications of the current reluctance in the international conservation and development community to address population directly as a driver of multiple social and ecological crises. Participants will develop techniques for learning and teaching about these issues in a way that invites dialogue and positive solutions.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Online Meeting (synchronous)
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)
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)
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
Course Type Education
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ED-6900X: Internship/Practicum Continuation Students register 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
Course Type Education
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ED-6903: SIS-Elective Student and instructor design an individualized course of study to enable exploration of topics not generally available in the established curriculum. Syllabus contains specific course learning outcomes, assignments and grounds for evaluation.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Independent Study
Course Type Education
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ED-6905: Supervised Independent Study Spec Educ Student and instructor design an individualized course of study to enable exploration of topics not generally available in the established curriculum. Syllabus contains specific course learning outcomes, assignments and grounds for evaluation.
Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Independent Study
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
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
Course Type Waldorf
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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
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Waldorf
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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
Course Type Waldorf
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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
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
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher 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)
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-6971: Professional Practice Seminar This course will focus upon exploring artistic approaches to themes covered in Foundations of Human Experience.
Min. Credits: 0.0 Max Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom, Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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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
Course Type Waldorf
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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
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
Course Type Teacher Education
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ED-6990: Master’s Project The Master’s Project provides a pathway for students in both the Waldorf Teacher Education Program and Transdisciplinary Studies in Healing Education to earn a Master’s Degree in Education. Typically requiring three semesters for completion, the Master’s Project involves an original research project. For those students who choose the Thesis Option, the project culminates in a formal academic paper. For those students who choose the Capstone Option, a more limited academic paper supports creative and interactive alternatives for sharing the results of original research. Both options are outlined in the Master’s Project Handbook. The Thesis Option should be the option of choice for those students planning to enroll in Antioch University’s EdD Program.
Min. Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
Course Type Waldorf
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ED-6991: Master’s Project Writing Elements and Style This course prepares students for a Master’s Project and the types of writing they will encounter in a more formal academic setting. Simultaneously, it strives to give students the perspectives and skills to make their own choices in adapting formal writing to serve their interests and goals. Students in the course practice many of the formal writing skills they will use in a research-based Master’s Project, especially: writing focused and answerable research questions; framing and writing reviews of literature; clearly attributing ideas and handling source material; choosing appropriate methods; framing findings; and providing overarching structure in a large project. The course consists of 7 synchronous meetings alternating with asynchronous lessons and peer review. Any student may register for the course, but it is primarily designed for those students intending to move on to ED-6990 (Master’s Project). By the conclusion of the course, students will have prepared a portfolio of approximately 20 pages of written work. Some or all of the portfolio material may then be revised in ED-6990 to a Master’s Project Proposal, and then eventually to part of the final Master’s Project.
Min. Credits: 0.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Waldorf
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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
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher Education,Waldorf
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EDC-5030.NE: Natural History for Early Childhood Effective 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 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
Course Type Teacher Education
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EDC-5032: SEL: Equity, Trauma-Informed Practice, & PBL Weaving SEL into the classroom using Equity, Trauma-Informed Practices, and PBL. What does social-emotional learning look like if we think beyond packaged lessons or scripted curriculum? How might we authentically weave social and emotional awareness into our daily practice? And how do we ensure that SEL helps instead of harms? These are questions we will explore in this course, braiding together social-emotional learning, equity, and trauma-informed education.
Min. Credits: 3.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher 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)
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
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
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)
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher 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
Course Type Teacher 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)
Course Type Teacher 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)
Course Type Waldorf
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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)
Course Type Teacher 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)
Course Type Waldorf
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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)
Course Type Waldorf
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