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EDU3810-01-MT ST: Who Am I? — Who Are You? TheEvolution of Cultural Identity3 semester hoursThis course will be a hands-on and personalized explorationof how cultural identity changes through successivegenerations in one’s family. Given the increasing multiculturaldiversity present in today’s society it is increasinglyimportant to understand one’s own as well as other’s culturalheritage. “Who am I? Who are you?” features doingcultural heritage and genealogical research on one’s ownbackground as well as on a culturally different 5th grader.Students will learn and integrate use of technology such asPowerPoint and SMART Board, and construct/implementlesson plans to present findings at a culminating event attendedby the 5th graders families.An AU student will be paired with a Johnson ElementarySchool 5th grader to construct and implement lesson plansto have each research their cultural heritage and genealogicalhistory. The course will feature constructivist pedagogywhereby the instructor will establish objectives/tasks theAU student needs to fulfill and then guides AU students.Course assignments include defining identity/cultural identity,researching one’s genealogical and cultural backgroundusing primary sources, designing a questionnaire/interviewform, learning SMART Board technology, constructing lessonplans to have the 5th grader conduct his/her research,and discovering how cultural identity has changed throughsuccessive generations in the same family.Questions posed and answered will include: What isidentity? What is cultural identity? What is each (both AUand Johnson’s) student’s cultural and genealogical historysince coming to America? How have each student’s culturaltraditions — holiday celebrations, language, dress, food,religious practices, music, etc., changed with each successivegeneration? How does one keep aspects of theircultural identity as they become more and more assimilatedinto American culture? Which aspects? How is Americanculture itself changing with each successive generation ofnew immigrant (and we are all immigrants!) population?Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This course will meetGeneral Education Knowing Ourselves and Others (A)requirement. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. All enrolleeswill need to be fingerprinted, if they have not beenalready, by the Kane County Regional Office of Educationprior to the first day of class. Call 630-844-4572 to set thisup. There will be a $40 fee for this fingerprinting. By statelaw, fingerprinting is required for any individual working ina P–12 school.Instructor: Dr. Jim VarneyCourse Dates/Times: Meets May 10–29, 2010; Monday25
through Friday from 7:30–10:30 a.m. at Johnson ElementarySchool, 1934 Liberty St., Aurora, IL 60502, Room 200.EDU3810-02-MT ST: Divided No More! — Relationships,Core Values and Contemporary Education4 semester hoursThis course is especially for teacher candidates whoaspire to work in wholeness and integrity in recognition ofour common humanity. Students will explore relationshipsbetween shared human values (norms, mores and ethics)with “ways of knowing” in their particular academic disciplines(e.g., elementary education, literacy, mathematics,social sciences, natural sciences, etc.). The experience willinclude distinguished guest seminars, guided field studies,international teleconferencing, and active participation ina relevant professional symposium. Through readings ofprimary literature, discussions, interviews, and site visits,students will study exemplars of values-based education indiverse settings in Aurora, Chicago, and beyond.No prerequisites. This course will meet General EducationAesthetic and Philosophical Expression (A) requirement.Instructors: Dr. Ron Ramer and Dr. Steven RoggCourse Dates/Times: Class meets May10–12, 17–19, 24–26,2010; Monday through Wednesday from 8:30–11:30 a.m.;Institute for Collaboration, Room 102. All-day field trips onMay 13, 20 and 27, 2010.Field Trip Course Fee: Additional course fee of $50 will becharged at time of registration to cover field trip fees inaddition to tuition.IDS2000-01-MT Wellness and Social Responsibility4 semester hoursWellness and Social Responsibility is the second interdisciplinarystudies course in the core general educationcurriculum listed within the Ways of Living domain. Thiscourse will be taken during the sophomore year. Thiscourse explores the interrelationship of the physical self(body), the emotional/rational self (spirit), and the self as apart of the larger society and culture (mind) and provides acontext for ethical decision-making in regard to wellness.Through this course, students will examine and evaluate avariety of perspectives on ways that wellness affects society,the workforce, and interpersonal relationships. Throughin-depth personal evaluation and reflection, students willanalyze individual health and wellness patterns and will usethis knowledge to evaluate current lifestyles and to makedecisions so that human growth potential and success inmultiple health and wellness roles can be maximized.Prerequisites: IDS1600, ENG2000/2010Instructor: Dr. Don Phelps26
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