2018 E-term Bulletin

13 study Spike Lee’s recent film Chi-raq , a movie that uses the plot of Aristophanes’s Lysistrata to address issues of gang violence in American cities. Students will take weekly quizzes, give two oral presentations, and experiment with a number of ancient performance theories to produce a literary translation of a scene (ca. 400 lines) from an ancient play. This project may be used to fulfill the HRCS minor requirement. ECONOMICS EC*E299*19 The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates Javier E. Portillo Prerequisites: Helpful to Have the Principles of Microeconomics (EC 202) but Not Required Open To: All Students Grading System: S/U Max. Enrollment: 15 Meeting Times: MW F 9:00 am-12:00 pm When you think of Pirates of the Caribbean, you likely envision Johnny Depp as the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow going on one of his adventures. More generally, you may think of his band of scallywags who pillaged and plundered in the high seas of the Caribbean during the late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-centuries. But have you ever stopped to think of the reasoning behind some piratical activities? I invite you to join me in exploring Peter Leeson’s fantastic book The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates to learn how a group of outlaws and misfits, known for their misdeeds, managed to engage in one of the most lucrative enterprises of their time. Time permitting, we will then read Leeson’s WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird , where Leeson continues to show how economics can help explain otherwise perplexing (historical) behavior, including trials by ordeal, wife sales, curses, and more! Students will be asked to read, present in groups (for at least one hour), and then discuss Leeson’s hypotheses and evidence. Students will also be expected to write a 5-10-page paper exploring some “strange” behavior and asked to use what they have learned to make sense of such behavior. By the end of the term, students will be aware of how economics can be used and applied to non-market interactions, including the bizarre. EDUCATION ED*E299*20 Exploring Teaching in Elementary Schools Kelly Russell Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 30 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh F 7:30 am–3:00 pm This project is a field-based Exploration Term project requiring 75 hours of observation and participation in classrooms at the elementary school level. Students will make daily entries in a Moodle forum based on questions asked by the professors. Students will analyze assigned readings, observe in schools, and articulate their experiences in the classroom in a five-page reflection paper detailing their experiences as well as their observations of the roles of the teacher, student, and environment in learning. ED*E299*21 Exploring Teaching in Secondary Schools Shelia Ingram Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 30 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh F 7:30 am–3:00 pm This project is a field-based Exploration Term project that requires 75 hours of observation and participation in classrooms at the middle school and high school level. Students will make daily entries in a Moodle forum based on questions asked by the professors. Students will analyze assigned readings, observe in schools, and articulate their experiences in the classroom in a 5-page reflection paper that will detail their experiences as well as their observations of the roles of the teacher, student, and environment in learning. ED*E499*22 Internship I Gay Barnes Prerequisites: Approval for Student Teaching Internship Open To: Senior Education Majors Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 15 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh F 8:00 am–3:00 pm ED 499 is a capstone experience in clinical practice that involves full-time assignment to a collaborative classroom or resource room for four weeks under joint supervision of a certified teacher and college supervisor. Students will design, plan, and implement coordinated learning experiences for special-needs children, attend regular seminars, engage in independent conferences, and participate in the development of Individualized Education Programs for special-needs students. Students will write and teach four lesson plans designed for their specific students, submit weekly reflections of their experiences, collaborate with other ED 499 students in weekly seminar meetings, and be formally observed and evaluated by the college supervisor a minimum of two times during this clinical experience. ED*E499*23 Service-Learning in Uganda Amelia Spencer and Kristin Harper Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Open To: Senior Education Majors Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 18 Meeting Times: On Campus: January 3-5 Travel: January 6-27 Project participants will travel to Makuno, Uganda, to work with the primary purpose of teaching English at the Buiga Sunrise School. Students will experience cultural immersion through service. Participants will also experience the culture and natural resources of Uganda, visiting Murchison Falls National Park and the source of the Nile River. Participation in this project is a major commitment by the student both prior to and during Exploration Term, requiring self-motivation and self-discipline. Requirements include fall preparation meetings, lesson planning, active participation on site in January and in discussions during class meetings, reading assigned literature, a daily reflective journal, and a final 7-10-page reflective essay. Evaluation ris e 3 ENROLLMENT FULL