Jun 26, 2024  
University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
University Catalog 2024-2025

Courses By School


 
  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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 Max Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDC-5520: Equitable Math Practices

    Equitable Math Practices is about providing access for all students and naming strategies teachers and school leaders can use to disrupt inequities in mathematics classrooms. During the course, we will focus on how schools can reform and use existing structures to prioritize students’ well-being and learn how to build students’ competencies and confidence in mathematics. We will share and use protocols that focus on planning lessons, learning from student work, visiting classrooms, and making learning accessible to all students. This course is designed for Kindergarten through Middle School administrators and teachers (classroom, special education, and specialists). Come and find out how small shifts can create a big difference in your school.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous),Online Meeting (synchronous)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDC-5550: Reading & Writing Literacy,Elementary/Early Childhood

    What does it mean to be literate? In what ways does reading and writing develop naturally? What is the role of curricular programs? This course will address these questions and consider the following topics: language development, children’s literature, multiple approaches to reading and writing instruction, assessment strategies, planning for differentiation, and integrating literacy activities throughout the curriculum. This course necessitates access to children for instructional and assessment practice.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDC-5630: Math Methods - Elementary/Early Childhood

    This course explores the content and pedagogy of 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, abstract ideas and symbols. Beginning with a consideration of how young children learn mathematics, the course will focus on instructional methods for developing mathematical ideas over time. Using concrete materials, students will become actively involved with problems from a range of mathematical strands (number and operations, pattern, geometry, measurement, probability) to illustrate how children can explore mathematics through problem solving and inquiry. This course necessitates access to children for instructional and assessment practice.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDC-5730: Leading Inclusion in Nature-based Programs

    All children benefit from outdoor play and learning, and a solid connection to the natural world can help each thrive. Ensuring that every child has the opportunity to participate in nature-based programming is crucial work for early childhood educators and requires thoughtful planning. Children identified as having special education needs may significantly benefit from supportive approaches. This course applies the principles of inclusion to outdoor settings, introducing practices and perspectives to help teachers and school leaders provide equitable access to immersive nature-based experiences for diverse groups of young children, including those who work with physical, emotional, social, or learning challenges.
    Min. Credits: 1
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom, Online Meeting (synchronous), Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-5730: Leading Inclusion in Nature-based Programs

    All children benefit from outdoor play and learning, and a solid connection to the natural world can help each thrive. Ensuring that every child has the opportunity to participate in nature-based programming is crucial work for early childhood educators and requires thoughtful planning. Children identified as having special education needs may significantly benefit from supportive approaches. This course applies the principles of inclusion to outdoor settings, introducing practices and perspectives to help teachers and school leaders provide equitable access to immersive nature-based experiences for diverse groups of young children, including those who work with physical, emotional, social, or learning challenges.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online Meeting (synchronous),Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • 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 relationships between scientific inquiry, informational and research writing, 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
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • 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)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6480: Early Childhood Education Pre-K-3rd

    In the early educational years, young children flourish in settings that encourage their development of a strong sense of self. Connecting with peers and caring adults as they engage in open-ended play-based learning opportunities sets the stage for positive experiences throughout schooling. In this course, participants will establish an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices in order to design play-based curriculum that attends to the unique needs of young children’s academic, physical, social, and emotional development.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6555: Place-Based Teaching and Learning

    Students are naturally interested in exploring their world and participating as active citizens on projects relevant to them. Place-based education in schools and educational organizations offers local culture, the built environment, and nature as an integrating context for learning. This course will explore practical strategies for the implementation of place-based learning in order to meet PreK-12 curriculum standards and organizational goals. Students who participate in place-based education are more likely to have stronger ties with their community. Additional course foci will include approaches to developing an interdisciplinary place-based curriculum; designing place-based learning experiences to fulfill school and organizational mission statements; and strategies for taking full advantage of the school campus and community as learning sites. Students in this course will design a place-based unit or project that integrates student choice, uses place as a context for learning, and develops school - community ties.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Education

  
  • EDC-6650: Movement & Storytelling Pre-K Classroom

    Young children are natural storytellers, making sense of the world through imaginative, dramatic play. Young children are also inclined to move! They explore their surroundings and express ideas and feelings with their bodies. This course highlights the importance of story and motion in children’s daily lives and focuses on ways to use storytelling, story acting, and creative movement to enrich the early childhood classroom.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6731: Special Education Assessment

    Assessment is a crucial element of education, as it enables educators to discover whether their strategies are meeting the needs of students. In this way, formative, summative, and formal assessments can inform teaching practice and support creative and multi-tiered instructional strategies and implementation. In this course students will develop knowledge of assessment requirements, accommodations, and modifications, especially as they relate to the development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs). Students will work with IEP development and implementation, Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) placement, and transitions as related to grade levels and IEP goals.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6732: Special Education Instructional Strategies

    In this course, emphasis will be placed on the relationships between assessments, responsive instructional practices, and special learning needs. Special attention will be paid to the development of creative instructional strategies that meet a wide range of learners. When well orchestrated, the integration of meaningful assessment, differentiated classroom practices, and attention to the development of social and emotional development can create positive and effective learning communities that support all learners. We will focus on the teacher’s role in the dynamic nature of that integration.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6820: Building Inclusive Learning Communities

    This course explores face-to-face and online community building tools and strategies and the facilitation of learning experiences that support and engage all learners in the content being taught. We will investigate the use of supporting technology for use in the classroom and as a supplemental learning tool. Topics include establishing “Rightful Presence” for all students in the classroom creating a safe place for them to engage in learning through their unique and individual lenses of life experience. We will also learn more about ensuring that students, no matter their varied abilities, are supported to learn and be viable members of the learning community through evidence based practices including Universal Design for Learning and Choice Theory. Online Course.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6825: Building Learning Communities to Support Rightful Presence

    The purpose of this course is to develop educator understanding for and application of high leverage practices and classroom tools that optimize academic, social emotional, and behavioral success for all learners including those who need additional and intensified support. With a focus on creating learning spaces where all students feel Rightfully Present with a deep sense of belonging, this course dives deeply into the constructs that will support the creation of positive, safe-enough-to-be-brave learning communities so that all students can successfully navigate their own and others’ Zones of Proximal Development. We will explore the underpinnings of relationship as the foundation of establishing healthy learning communities; explore the potential of technology to allow for new kinds of communities to be formed; and apply course constructs and ideas to support and engage marginalized populations including those students who experience disability. Students will also reflect on teaching methods that fully engage learners in the content with the use of evidence-based teaching practices, focusing especially on those practices found within a collaborative problem based learning community - the Critical Skills Classroom. Participants will adapt and translate their seminar experiences to the work they will do in their own settings.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Education

  
  • EDC-6871: Principles of STEAM

    What does it mean to teach and engage our students in our modern world? How might we use principles of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) to engage all students? How can we design and implement STEAM education and design thinking strategies building on our professional priorities (ie. the Critical Skills Classroom, nature based education, arts integration, etc.) as well as developmentally appropriate pedagogy? How do we help our students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to situate them to be competitive in school, and later in their careers? How can we provide students with learning experiences that tap into their interests and passions? How can we use technology to support student learning? What’s the difference between STEM, STEAM, and STREAM? These questions will be explored in this online course designed to deepen understanding and inspire teachers to a new level of practice. Along with examining current trends, literature, and resources in this field, participants will design powerful learning experiences for these classrooms as well as formative and summative assessments. Students will work both on their own and collaboratively to explore and learn about these various topics for practical classroom implementation. Focus will also be given to modern tools to support STEAM learning in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Online Course.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6885: Authentic Lesson Design & Assessment

    The course will explore the intersections of problem-based challenge design and assessment, focused on the construction of multiple types of classroom-based and curriculum-connected problems for students to solve in the form of Critical Skills Challenges. Essential to successful implementation of problem-based learning and the successful use of Critical Skills Challenges is the use of authentic and multiple assessment tools that effectively engage students, evaluate student performance, and accurately monitor progress toward curricular understanding and critical skill development. The crafting of Challenges and their assessment instruments necessitates fluency in a comprehensive set of design and assessment tools, all examined and practiced in this course. This course provides educators with the capacities to utilize several different strategies for instructional design, feedback, and assessment. Online Course.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6887: Intro to the Critical Skills Classroom

    The Critical Skills Classroom is a comprehensive model that creatively and effectively integrates four powerful teaching methodologies into a coherent strategy: collaborative learning, experiential learning, problem-based learning, standards-driven learning. Working together these methodologies provide teachers and students the means to simultaneously and intentionally build and sustain a strong, supportive classroom learning community, target the curriculum in ways that provide both a depth of understanding and meaningful learning, develop the critical skills and fundamental dispositions and meet or exceed the demands of district and state frameworks and standards. In this course, we will explore and apply both practical and theoretical aspects of the Critical Skills Classroom in a variety of contexts. Online course.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6900: SIS-Curriculum & Instruction

    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 Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6904: SIS-Crit Skls Curric

    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 Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6905: SIS-Curric Design

    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 Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6906: SIS-Movement & Storytelling

    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
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Independent Study
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6907: SIS-Math Method

    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 Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6908: SIS-Critical Skills

    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 Teacher Education

  
  • EDC-6909: SIS-Waldorf Cur

    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 Waldorf

  
  • EDL-5000: Nature-Based Leadership

    This interdisciplinary course provides an overview of and immersion in the emerging field of nature-based leadership. In a world in which people are increasingly disconnected from the healthy, generative and renewing ways of nature, this course offers a framework and strategies by which to apply nature’s lessons to enhance one’s life and career. Nature-based leadership is inherently collaborative. It differs significantly from current mechanistic and hierarchical leadership models and is a way forward to restore a healthy and dynamic balance between people and nature. The course recognizes and builds on contributions from ecology, indigenous wisdom, environmental studies, systems theory, complexity, biomimicry, ecopsychology, conservation psychology, and place-based education. Nature-based leadership draws on these and other disciplines to nurture leadership in all aspects of society, with the aim that people in all relationships-with themselves, others and the Earth itself-contribute to a healthy, peaceful and regenerative present and future. The course takes a hybrid approach to instruction, including nature-based experiential activities in the outdoors, classroom discussions, online readings and commentary, and personalized projects. Participants will leave with strategies for incorporating principles of nature-based leadership in personal and professional settings, including, and not limited to, home and family environments as well as business, education, non-profit organization and health sectors.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Education

  
  • EDL-6250.NE: Leadership Seminar

    This course will provide a touchstone for principal certification candidate’s on-campus experience during their summer residency. Each candidate will be assigned to a small group led by their advisor. During this time, candidates will work on their individual learning plans, development of their internships and design of their portfolios. These groups and advisor assignments will be permanent for the duration of the students? stay in the program.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6270: Leading Transformations

    This course will examine the latest trends in the structure and organization of educational systems and schools, with an emphasis on the philosophy of learner-centered education. In particular students will explore what it means to lead schools through the process of developing systems that allow for smaller learning communities, changing the uses of school time and resources to better support learning, and designing systems that allow the child’s experience to be at the center of school organization and culture. Students will explore the implications of this core philosophy of the program in relationship to their own philosophy and vision for schools. This course also includes a required online component. Students should be prepared to spend additional time in the online environment in order to complete this requirement. This component will serve the dual purpose of enhancing our course work for this summer AND preparing students for their online learning experiences in the Fall and the Spring. There is also an online component for this course.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6280: Community Partnerships

    Building strong community relationships and partnerships is an increasingly important role for school leaders. It is no longer a given that the public will support public schools without specific outreach efforts; newsletters and the PTA are no longer enough. From family partnership programs for the families of students, to business outreach and partnership, to civic engagement projects, this course will examine multiple models for building strong reciprocal relationships between schools and their communities. The course will also address the building of the essential relationship between the school leader and district and school board personnel. In addition to your time in class, there will be a required online component for this course.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6290: The Learning-Centered School

    This course will focus, on the principal’s role as an instructional leader in learner and learning centered schools. We will explore models of curriculum design and delivery that respect teacher professionalism, inspire creativity and innovation, and provide rich and powerful learning experiences for students. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of understanding the developmental needs of all students and on recrafting existing models of instruction and assessment to emphasize more authentic, higher level learning, while attending to the specific needs of each child. This course also includes a required online component. Students should be prepared to spend additional time in the online environment in order to complete this requirement. This component will serve the dual purpose of enhancing our course work for this summer AND preparing students for their online learning experiences in the fall and spring.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6300: Conflict Resolution for Leaders

    This course will focus on the specific types of conflict issues unique to educational leadership, including working with students, faculty and families. Students will use role playing and case studies to explore ways to handle the types of conflicts that typically arise in a school setting. In addition to your time in class, there will be a required online component for this course.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6350.NE: Leadership Seminar II

    This course will provide the capstone for principal certification candidates’ on-campus experiences during their second summer residency. Meeting in the same small groups as the first summer and with the same advisor, students will reflect on their internship experiences and change projects and their experiences as CFG leaders. They will also work on preparation of their final portfolios.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6370: School Finance & Facilities

    Students will use this course to help develop the complex financial skills necessary to lead a school. Emphasis will be placed on directing resources in such a way that teaching and learning are privileged over more bureaucratic concerns. The course will include traditional methods of school budgeting and finance as well as exploring how leaders can marshal the outside resources so often necessary for schools today.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDL-6400: Principles & Practice of Mindful Ldrshp

    As a teacher, teacher educator, or administrator, it is important to develop internal skills (an inner-net) that translate into successful interpersonal skills on the job. Mindful leadership introduces a new approach to leadership development that focuses on the inner world of a leader and “how” a leader works in the moment. Through readings and presentations, this course presents ten core principles and three mindfulness practices that help leaders to directly connect with their inner life and to bring out the best in themselves and others.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-10: Movement I


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-11: Movement II


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-20: Singing I


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-30: Eurythmy II


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-31: Eurythmy in the Workplace


  
  • EDNC-0040: Arts to Accompany Foundatns Humn Exp

    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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-0040: Arts to Accompany Foundatns Humn Exp

    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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-40: Arts to Accompany Foundatns Humn Exp


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-50: Games


  
  • EDNC-0080: Oberufer Plays

    This course focuses on the value and transformative power of acting for the teaching profession. Students will learn skills in the artistic use of voice, gesturing and interpersonal interaction that are valuable on stage, in public speaking and storytelling and in many ways in the classroom. It will be tied in with the themes of the Waldorf curriculum. A major part of the course will be devoted to the rehearsal of a folk play from the Danube River village of Oberufer which will be performed by students at the end of the semester in the outside community. Participation in this course is required for all Waldorf students.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-0080: Oberufer Plays

    This course focuses on the value and transformative power of acting for the teaching profession. Students will learn skills in the artistic use of voice, gesturing and interpersonal interaction that are valuable on stage, in public speaking and storytelling and in many ways in the classroom. It will be tied in with the themes of the Waldorf curriculum. A major part of the course will be devoted to the rehearsal of a folk play from the Danube River village of Oberufer which will be performed by students at the end of the semester in the outside community. Participation in this course is required for all Waldorf students.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-80: Oberufer Plays


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-81: Drama in a Waldorf School


  
  • EDNC-0100: Waldorf Middle School Drawing

    This workshop will provide a practical introduction to the Waldorf drawing curriculum of the upper elementary grades. It will focus on such techniques as black and white and shaded drawing and perspective. The skills learned in this course are adaptable to non-Waldorf settings.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-0100: Waldorf Middle School Drawing

    This workshop will provide a practical introduction to the Waldorf drawing curriculum of the upper elementary grades. It will focus on such techniques as black and white and shaded drawing and perspective. The skills learned in this course are adaptable to non-Waldorf settings.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-100: Waldorf Middle School Drawing


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-110: Handwork in the Waldorf School


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-130: Readiness and Reading


  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-150: Singing II


  
  • EDNC-190: 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-200: Social & Organizational Issues

    This course will focus on the organizational, social, administrative and fundraising aspects of Waldorf schools. We will address general questions on phases in organization and professional development, the role of the College of Teachers and that of non-faculty constituencies (parents, board, staff, etc.), mandate systems and the role of gift money and volunteers. The course will also include information-sharing and skill-building components around such issues as Collegial and parental relationships, decision-making processes, working with conflict, meeting effectiveness and budgetary processes. We will also do exercises in eurythmy to support social themes.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDNC-210: 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
    Course Type Waldorf

  
  • EDP-5580: Working With Families & Community

    Nature preschools and forest kindergartens are special kinds of places, different from conventional early childhood programs. Parents, caretakers and community members, who may not be familiar with the aims and practices of nature-based programs, can benefit from education. Families may need to be prepared to provide appropriate outdoor clothing, do regular tick checks, and think about children’s learning in new ways. They may also be called on to volunteer in the school and to help with promotion and fundraising. We’ll consider how to partner with families and forge links to the wider community. Communication is central to our work: we’ll hone our skills as we participate in mock parent conferences, examine and create materials that describe programs to families, and practice working with parents who have questions or concerns.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Teacher Education

  
  • EDP-5580.SB: Working With Parents & Community

    Nature preschools and forest kindergartens are special kinds of places, different from conventional early childhood programs. Parents, caretakers and community members, who may not be familiar with the mission and practices of nature-based outdoor programs, can benefit from education. Parents and other caretakers need to be prepared to provide appropriate clothes, do regular tick checks, and deal with bee stings. They may also be called on to volunteer in the school and to help with promotion and fundraising. We’ll consider how to partner with families and forge links to the wider community. Communication is central to our work: we’ll hone our skills as we participate in mock parent conferences, examine and create materials that describe programs to families, and practice working with parents who have questions or concerns. We’ll spend time outdoors on several days, so on those days (see outline of days in syllabus) please come prepared with outdoor clothing and boots adequate for walking in fields and woods. Please pack a lunch on every Saturday
    Min. Credits: 1.5
    Credit Basis: Quarter credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Santa Barbara
    Method(s): Classroom
    Course Type Education

 

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