Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Education (EDUC)
Rice Course Schedule as of 01/03/2000.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
NOTE: Course web pages are available for some EDUC courses.
EDUC 301 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Analysis of events and ideas that have shaped the philosophy and practice of American schools today. Required for students earning teacher certification, but also appropriate for juniors and seniors interested in the influences and stresses that have created a unique educational system in our culturally diverse country. Requires at least 15 hours of oberservation in secondary schools. 001 TBA Heckelman, Lissa Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 301 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Analysis of events and ideas that have shaped the philosophy and practice of American schools today. Required for students earning teacher certification, but also appropriate for juniors and seniors interested in the influences and stresses that have created a unique educational system in our culturally diverse country. Requires at least 15 hours of oberservation in secondary schools. 001 TBA - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Heckelman, Lissa Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 311 HIST&PHIL FOUNDA'N-EDUC Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Analysis of historical and contemporary theories and practice in American education. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: EDUC 312 PSYC OF HUMAN LEARNING Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Introduction to theoretical systems of human learning with emphasis on implications for secondary education; introductory tests and measurements. Prereq- at least junior standing. 001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA 002 TBA - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM Austin, Joe Dan Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 335 URBAN EDUCATION: ISSUES, POLICY, AND PRA Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Major issues facing urban education, including: poverty, the implications of racial and ethnic diversity for educational institutions, and strategies for improving academic achievement in urban schools. We will examine sociological, political, cultural and educational research and theory, as well as exploring strategies for improvement of urban education at the classroom, school and policy levels. Prereq- Students seeking certification must be juniors or seniors. 001 TBA - TTH 09:15AM - 10:30AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 367 COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This course will teach how computers can enhance teaching at the secondary level. Students must be in Rice's Teacher Education Program. Prereq- Consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TTH 01:30PM - 03:30PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 20 EDUC 410 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Integration of theory with practice as students observe a master teacher, identify issues of developing and implementing curriculum with a diverse student body, and create curriculum for Summer School for Middle and High School Students. Student must be admitted to the Teacher Prepartation program and committed to student teaching in Summer School. 001 TBA - T 03:00PM - 06:00PM Heckelman, Lissa Enr: 0 Max: EDUC 420 SEMINAR IN TEACHING ART Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 421 SEMINAR IN TEACHING ENGLISH Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Heckelman, Elizabeth Walk Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 422 SEMINAR IN TEACH FOREIGN LANG Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA 002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 423 SEMINAR IN TEACHING MATH Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Papakonstantinou, Anne Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 424 SEMINAR IN TEACH PHYSICAL EDUC Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 425 SEMINAR IN TEACHING SCIENCE Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TH 03:30PM - 05:00PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 426 SEMINAR IN TEACH SOCIAL STUD Credits Spring 00 Student teaching in the Rice Summer School for High School Students. Prereq- Educ 311, admission to Rice's Teacher Education Program, and consent of instructor. 001 TBA - W 03:30PM - 06:30PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA 002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 510 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Credits Spring 00 CURRICULUM 001 TBA - T 03:00PM - 06:00PM Heckelman, Lissa Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 512 PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN LEARNING Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Graduate level study of theoretical systems of human learning with emphasis on implications for secondary education; introductory tests and measurements. Prereq- consent of instructor or admission to Master of Arts in Teaching program 001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:50PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA 002 TBA - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM Austin, Joe Dan Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 585 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Mathematics topics related to middle school mathematics that include geometry, probability and statistics, patterns, relations, and functions, and number theory. A problem-solving approach to teaching mathematics with an emphasis on the use of manipulatives and technology. Curriculum development. Offered during the academic year and summers. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 591 INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH Credits Spring 00 No description Prereq- consent of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA McNeil, Linda M. Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 594 PRACTICUM IN TEACHING SCIENCE Credits 2.00 Spring 00 See Educ 593. 001 TBA - TBA Sass, Ronald L. Enr: 0 Max: NA EDUC 595 TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ALGEBRA FOR INSER Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Teaching beginning Algebra with an emphasis on mathematical models and representations, variables and functions, and symbolic reasoning rather than symbolic manipulation. Foundation concepts for secondary mathematics, albegraic thinking and symbolic reasoning, function concepts, relationship between equations and functions, tools for albebraic thinking, relationship between algebra and geometry, and underlying mathematical processes. Use of manipulatives and technology. Curriculum development. Prereq- consent of instructor. 001 TBA Papakonstantinou, Anne Enr: 0 Max: 40 EDUC 596 CASE STUDIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Credits Spring 00 Field-based ethnographic research on teaching and learning. In seminar and independent research projects, students will learn ethnographic research methods and conduct directed case studies. Open to upperclassmen and graduate students, particularly those in education, sociology, anthropology, and psychology. Prereq- consent of instructor. 001 TBA - W 03:00PM - 04:30PM McNeil, Linda M. Enr: 0 Max: 15 EDUC 599 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Portfolio development is a leading way to document student learning, teacher personal professional development, and the nature of reforming school contexts. In this interactive course, students will engage in portfolio making while learning the theory that underlies this practical approach to nurturing and documenting educational experiences. 001 TBA - M 04:30PM - 07:00PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 30
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