Courses | Education

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Methods of Environmental Education (3 credits)
Thursdays, 4 to 6:30 p.m. April 10, April 24, May 8, May 22
Fridays, 4 to 9 p.m. April 4, May 2, May 30
Tuition: $465

This course provides teachers with an introduction to environmental education teaching methods (pedagogy) for formal, informal and non-formal settings. Participants experience and examine various teaching methods commonly used in environmental education and evaluate the applicability and efficacy of each. Through readings, discussion, written assignments, participation and observation, students gain an understanding of the philosophy, history, content and current practices of teaching environmental education. Students examine and critique several environmental education curriculums and develop a thematic plan as a final class project. This course addresses elective requirements for education and for environment and community M.A. candidates and is open to practicing teachers who are seeking additional professional development.

Instructor: Ken Turner, M.A.Ed. Science Education, University of Georgia, has taught science in high schools for four years and at colleges and universiies for four years.

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Pacific Northwest History for Washington State Teachers (2 credits)
Five Thursdays: April 17 and 24; May 8, 15 and 29, 4 to
8 p.m.
Tuition: $310 plus $20 materials fee to cover cost of the reading packet the instructor will provide. (No additional textbook will be required.)

This class introduces the content, resources and methods needed to teach the history of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. You read, analyze and discuss a wide variety of primary sources, including oral histories, diaries, memoirs, newspaper articles, speeches, promotional brochures and legal proceedings. You consider not only what these texts tell us about our region's past, but also how you might use such materials to construct engaging lessons for K-8 students. In addition, you view and discuss how to employ films, photographs, paintings, museum exhibits and other visual sources. Readings and classroom activities seek to set the regional past into the broader context of U.S. history, informed by the state's social studies standards. Case studies include:

  • A Mixed World: Native Peoples, Explorers and the Fur Trade
  • Engines of Changes: Railroads and Extractive Industries in the Late 19th Century
  • The Mobilized Northwest: The Impact of World War II and the Cold War
  • A Multiethnic Movement: Civil Rights in the Northwest, 1937-2008
  • From Jet City to Latte Land: Postwar Economic Changes and the Emergence of Environmental Issues.

Instructor: Michael Reese, M.A., is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Washington and has taught this class through Antioch's Continuing Education program for the past two years. He consistently gets rave reviews from his students who say that they learn a lot in his lively class.

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Design Your Own Professional Development

Please click here for a work plan template and explanation of what is expected of you.
Tuition: $155/credit; enroll anytime

You work with an Antioch faculty member to improve your teaching, travel to learn, collaborate on curriculum or work with parents and earn credits for your professional learning. This independent study is organized with a work plan provided with the course syllabus. Thirty hours of work equals one quarter credit.

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Courses through The Heritage Institute

Antioch partners with The Heritage Institute to provide continuing education for teachers. Since 1976, The Heritage Institute (THI) has been a leader in progressive continuing education programs for K-12 educators, providing more than 300 workshops, field studies, travel programs and distance courses to teachers in the Northwest, around the United States and the world. The Heritage Institute fulfills its mission by providing pre- and in-service teachers with educational experiences to enliven their classrooms with engaging as well as socially and ecologically responsible learning. Listed below is a selection of courses offered in Seattle and through distance learning.

Guided Independent Study

ED424U: Differentiated Instruction: In Mixed-Ability Classrooms (5)
 Start anytime
Instructor: Mary Ann Johnson, M.Ed.

HE400N: Healthy Body (5)
 Start anytime
Instructor: Debbie Burns, M.Ed.

SS401P: Increasing Motivation and Self Esteem in Students (3)
 Start anytime
Instructor: Michael Sedler, D. Min., M.S.W.

HU404J: Literature & Film: Viewing the Classics in Contemporary Films (3)
 Start anytime
Instructor: Geri Rohlff, M.A.   

HI405C: Sense of Place: Local History of Your Community (3)
 Start anytime
Instructors: Keith May, B.S.; Christina May, M.T.E.
  
Please visit the Heritage website to view all courses. For more information, please call 360-341-3020 or send an e-mail to customer service.

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