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American Literacies in School and Out — Canceled

Instructor: Peter Jones
Credits: 4
We study the social, cultural, and political contexts of literacy. While schools are the central institutions charged with providing instruction in literacy, we also consider the practices, models and ideologies of literacy at the heart of other social contexts. Home, for instance, is the site of initiation into literacy practices that variably align with school. New digital

Art in Public Spaces as connective tissue — DAN4380.01

Instructor: Martin Landz
Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm
Credits: 2

In this course, we will explore various projects that aim to connect people with their surroundings and communities.
We will also explore the strategies that various artists have implemented to increase their audiences and interest in the arts.
We will analyze and design projects that seek sustainability, diversification, and access to the experience of art and

Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.02. section 2

Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: Th 10:00AM-10:50AM
Credits: 2

Introduces the fundamentals of guitar playing, including: posture, hand positions, tuning, chords, strumming, finger-picking, songs and tunes, major scales, and beginning to read music. History of the guitar and its past and current artists will be shared.

Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.01, section 1

Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: Th 10:00AM-10:50AM
Credits: 2

Introduces the fundamentals of guitar playing, including: posture, hand positions, tuning, chords, strumming, finger-picking, songs and tunes, major scales, and beginning to read music. History of the guitar and its past and current artists will be shared.

Child Development — PSY2212.01

Instructor: Emily Waterman
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

It is trite but true: kids grow up so fast. In this course we will discuss the incredible growth of infants, toddlers, and children in multiple domains (physical, cognitive, emotional/social). We will discover how growth in each domain affects the others. We will explore enduring topics of discourse in child development, such as nature and nurture,

Constructing Language and Cultural Learning as a Social Activity — EDU2253.01

Instructor: Bryce Smedley
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the socio-/psycholinguistic dimensions of language, literacy and culture. Models of theories of language acquisition will be examined including both oral and written language. Additionally, different types of discourse will be analyzed as to how they might impact literacy and language development for both first and second languages. The course

Discourse Learning — EDU2106.01

Instructor: Peter Jones
Credits: 4
We will look at learning taking place in and through interaction, talk, text in a range of settings, out of school and in. We will explore theories and models of learning and observe activity in classrooms and other social spaces, generating data to hold up to theory, exploring and theorizing congruence between theory and observed practices. Students will observe learning in

GANAS — APA4154.01

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm
Credits: 4

In terms of public action, Ganas remains a community-driven, cross-cultural association that offers students volunteer opportunities to engage with the predominantly undocumented Latine migrant worker population. We maintain relationships with local organizations and members while developing new ones, along with more conventional classes and readings.

Historic Preservation in the United States: An Intersectional Approach — EDU2216.01

Instructor: Lydia Brassard
Credits: 4
2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as well as the U.S. National Park Service Centennial. Over the last half-century, the effects of the NHPA and the expansion of the National Park Service have radically reshaped urban cities and communities across the nation. An outcome of the accelerated preservation projects and

Introduction to Computer Science 1: Programming and Computer Science — CS2139.01

Instructor: Darcy Otto
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

Have you ever imagined speaking in the language of computers, and transforming your ideas into actions that computers can perform? This course is a gateway to discovering the art and science of programming, a crucial skill that serves as the backbone of computer science. But computer science transcends mere programming. Our actual aim is to nurture your ability to think like

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Instructor: Katie Montovan
Days & Time: TU,FR 8:30am-10:20am
Credits: 4

This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in quantitative sciences and mathematics. While learning the art of mathematical modeling, i.e. translating the physical systems/real-life situations into mathematics, we will apply problem solving and practice effective communication of mathematics. This process involves isolating the essential variables and

Language, Politics and Identity — EDU2252.01

Instructor: Bryce Smedley
Credits: 4
This course will explore language in its social context and examine the role of language in constructing, preserving and influencing political and national identities. Topics will include linguistic rights, language conflict, language variation, language shift, language policy, language discrimination, standard language and the construction of identity through language. The

Learning By Doing: Progressive Education in a Public High School Classroom — APA2127.01

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
In a collaborative effort between Bennington College and two Mount Anthony Union High School programs (the Quantum Leap Exhibit Program and the Bridges Summer Transitional Program), the Sababa Project ( a joint classroom for Bennington College and MAUHS students) attempts to demystify the college experience while providing high school students with hands-on, real-world,

Multilingualism and Cognition — PSY4247.01

Instructor: Faculty TBA
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

How are language and thought connected, and does speaking multiple languages affect these connections?  Most people have had the experience of struggling to come up with a particular word or phrase, sometimes recalling it after a substantial delay.  This course will unpack the mental processes involved in that experience and explore the ways that

Music Theory 1 - Applied Fundamentals — MTH2274.01

Instructor: John Kirk
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

An introduction to music theory course. Music theory fundamentals will be taught utilizing voice (singing) and an instrument in hand. Knowledge of the piano keyboard will be learned and utilized. Curriculum will span the harmonic series, circle of 5ths, scales and chords to ear training, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and beginning composition. Score reading, listening,

Pedagogies: Theory and Practice — EDU2113.01

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
Days & Time: MO,TH 3:40pm-5:30pm
Credits: 4

This course will focus on teaching methods. While applicable to college, they’ll mostly be of the K-12 variety. Proleptically, it should always already recognize the false dichotomy rather too neatly encapsulated in its subtitle.

On the one hand, yes, weekly, we’ll scour

Pedagogies: Theory and Practice — EDU2113.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
This course will focus on teaching methods. While applicable to college, they’ll mostly be of the K-12 variety. Proleptically, it should always already recognize the false dichotomy rather too neatly encapsulated in its subtitle. On the one hand, yes, weekly, we’ll scour the history of education, the issues most pertinent to it, its possibly reified institutions, rationales,

Reflective Practice: Student Teaching Seminar — EDU4425.01

Instructor: Jonathan Pitcher
Days & Time: WE 7:00pm-8:50pm
Credits: 4

This seminar, taken in conjunction with students' term-long teaching apprenticeship, helps to establish both an ideological and a practical foundation for self-recognition, classroom problem-solving, and smart colleagueship. Through reading, class discussions and various projects related to our individual and collective experiences, we compare,

Robotics and STEM Education: A Workshop — EDU2107.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 1

In this course, students will gain experience with using simple programmable robots and how they can be utilized in STEM education. The focus of this class will be on learning and designing lessons for K-12 students utilizing these robots. This class is accessible for students at all levels of computer programming experience (including none). 

Second Language and Culture Acquisition — EDU2521.01

Instructor: peter jones
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Language and cultural learning are potentially transformative, yet can seem evanescent, elusive, and difficult to name and deliberately provide for. What conditions contribute to second language and cultural learning? How does schooling both enable and constrain, opportunities for learning? We pay attention to the linguistic and non-linguistic conditions and outcomes of

Sociolinguistic Voices: Identities in Text Talk — Canceled

Instructor: Peter Jones
Credits: 4
Identity has become an inevitable concept in social theory. Theorizing identity and examining how identity becomes relevant in communication contributes to understanding power, culture and agency. This course looks into identity from a sociolinguistic perspective, where identities are seen as coming into being through semiotic practices entailing gender, ethnicity and class, as