In this course, students with previous experience in service learning or community service will have an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of civic engagement and strengthen their leadership skills.
Platform Course for Public Service Fellows program
SOWK 3900
Social Justice and the Media: Unpacking the Matrix of Race, Class, and Gender and Sexual Orientation Privilege
Rebecca Chaisson
Throughout the course, students will employ the Cultural Context Model to develop and enhance critical consciousness in the areas of race, class, gender and sexual orientation.
Students developed a multi-media product to raise critical consciousness about the interlocking effects of social location on health, mental health, housing, education and other institutions designed to support families and communities.
Newcomb Tulane College
Honors Colloquia
COLQ 3040
Hollywood South
Vicki Mayer
In 2011, Hollywood surpassed $1 billion in allocated budgets for film productions in Louisiana. This course investigates debates that have swirled around the roles of governments in stimulating creative economies and the roles of creative industries in governance as well as achieving economic goals.
Students create publicly accessible scholarship on Hollywood South for MediaNOLA and complete a mobile phone tour of Hollywood South for New Orleans Historical in partnership with MediaNOLA.
COLQ 3040
The Legacies of Katrina
Gaurav Desai
The task of interviewing individuals who lived through Katrina and helping document oral histories is intrinsically one that will help students learn about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on individual lives.
Newcomb Scholars Program
INTU 1000
College Culture and the History of Higher Education
Charlotte Maheu/ Molly Travis
Students will explore the social and political history of higher education and the various groups of college students who are part of the academic community from the 1950s to present day.
Students tutored children in local elementary schools and middle schools and then discussed their experience with their peers.
INTU 3000
Women Leading Change
Sally Kenney
This course engages students in considering the real-world dilemmas of women working in organizations to bring about social change. The course will also teach students how to write and evaluate the usefulness of cases; each student will write a case linked to their field of study.
The service-learning activities with various organizations enabled Newcomb Scholars to obtain practical experience and provide service to the community.
ROTC
NAVS 4010
Ship Systems II
Paul Kane
This course is designed to provide an elementary overview of naval weapons systems. Topics covered will include: radar, sonar, ballistics, fire control, guidance and fuzing. In addition to its technical aspects, this class will contribute to your general professional development as naval officers.
Students will advise a local SeaPerch team. SeaPerch is a national program funded by the Office of Naval Research in which physics and robotics students design and test submersible, remotely-operated vehicles
Teacher Certification Program
EDLA 2000
Education in a Diverse Society
Carol Whelan
This is an introductory course for those preparing for certification to teach. This course examines the historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, organizational, and socio-cultural bases of American education and the political influences as they relate to contemporary issues in education in the United States. It is designed to assist students in determining if they want to pursue teaching as a career and it helps prospective teachers to gain a valid and comprehensive knowledge of what is involved in a teaching career. Emphasis is placed upon reflection, inquiry and personal involvement in planning an effective and successful career in education.
Students observed and participated in a variety of educational settings, including urban, suburban, and inner- city classrooms and schools.
EDLA 3160
Children and Adolescent Literature
Margie Dermody
This course is designed to give prospective educators an overview of the field of children’s and adolescent literature and will provide candidates with the necessary knowledge and tools to choose appropriate texts which promote multicultural sensitivity, growth in critical thinking skills, and development of literacy skills.
Students worked at Lafayette Academy in the reading room as reading buddies.
EDUC 3000
Emergent Literacy
Margie Dermody
This course introduces prospective teachers to children’s speech and language development, recognition and development of readiness skills, the overall scope of emergent literacy issues, and appropriate methodologies for building the communication skills of young children in six core areas: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
Students worked at Lafayette Academy in the reading room as reading buddies.
EDUC 3210
Methods for Teaching English as a Second Language
Robert Connor/Jody Garcia/Emily Gaddis
This course provides a valuable way for the Tulane students to practice the teaching methods they are learning about in the classroom.
Students will teach English as a Second Language in a one-on-one setting to Rwandan students at the Kepler University in Kigali, Rwanda.
EDUC 3220
Structure of the English Language for Teaching
Robert Connor
This course explores the nuances of morphology, grammar, and semantics in English. Various approaches to the English language are covered, but the emphasis is on the practical implications for effective teaching.
Students will teach English as a Second Language in a one-on-one setting to Rwandan students at the Kepler University in Kigali, Rwanda.
This course provides a valuable way for the Tulane students to practice the teaching methods they are learning about in the classroom.
Students will teach English as a Second Language in a one-on-one setting to Rwandan students at the Kepler University in Kigali, Rwanda.
EDUC 3240
Curriculum Design in the Multicultural Classroom
Robert Connor
This course focuses on understanding the processes and social factors that influence second language learning in North America (particularly in the United States). In addition, it examines the theoretical, historical, political, legal, and research bases for the education of students from linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
Students will teach English as a Second Language in a one-on-one setting to Rwandan students at the Kepler University in Kigali, Rwanda.
EDUC 3500
Methods (I) Early Childhood Education
Jean Pinney
This course is designed for students pursuing a coordinate major in psychology/early childhood education and will assist prospective teachers in gaining a valid and comprehensive knowledge of what is involved in early childhood education. Emphasis is placed upon reflection, inquiry, and personal involvement in planning an effective and successful career in early childhood, and developing an understanding of how children develop and learn successfully. Current trends, issues, developmental theories, research, and teaching methods related to the education of young children will be explored and applied through fifty hours of field-based experiences.
Students worked in classrooms at various schools.
EDUC 3800
Methods of Reading Instructions: Secondary Education
Margie Dermody
This course addresses evidenced-based reading research when studying the effective teaching of reading.
Students worked in classrooms at various schools.
EDUC 3810
Early Childhood Education Reading Practicum
Margie Dermody
This course addresses evidenced-based reading research in the area of effective teaching of reading.
Students taught and tutored within a K-3 urban school for 40 hour field placement.
EDUC 3900/3910
Methods of Teaching Math and Science
Nancy Adams
This course will prepare prospective teachers to teach science and mathematics in the early childhood (ages three through eight) setting. Theories and methodologies will be explored. Special attention will be given to developmentally appropriate activities, and a great emphasis will be placed on integrating subject matter and utilizing manipulatives. Technology issues will also be covered.
Students worked in the mathematics or science department at an elementary school.
EDUC 5010
Methods (I) for Secondary Education
Deb Fordham
This course focuses on prominent methodological issues and the development of core teaching skills. Students will analyze different instructional methods, design comprehensive unit and lesson plans using the Understanding by Design model, develop integrated technology strategies, and develop skills in differentiated instruction. Emphasis is placed on development of skills of self-analysis, reflection, and research-based decision making.
Students worked in classrooms at various schools.
EDUC 5090
Secondary Methods II of Teaching: Social Studies
Various
This is a seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to the content area in which they are seeking certification. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students.
Students worked in the social studies department at a middle school or high school.
EDUC 5100
Secondary Methods II of Teaching: Science
Linda McKee
This is a seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to the content area in which they are seeking certification. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students.
Students worked in the science department at a middle school or high school.
EDUC 5110
Secondary Methods II of Teaching: English
Deb Fordham
This is a seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to the content area in which they are seeking certification. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students.
Students worked in the English department at a middle school or high school.
EDUC 5120
Secondary Methods II of Teaching: Mathematics
Linda McKee
This is a seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to the content area in which they are seeking certification. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students.
Students worked in the mathematics department at a middle school or high school.
EDUC 5130
Secondary Methods II of Teaching: Foreign Language
Linda McKee
This is a seminar and practicum course providing opportunities for secondary teacher candidates to acquire skills in teaching methodologies and strategies specific to the content area in which they are seeking certification. Topics include organization of subject matter, weekly and unit lesson planning, development of assessments, utilizing information technology for instruction, and working with diverse populations of students.
Student worked at Ben Franklin High School in the German department.
