Undergraduate Course Offerings
The following courses are open to all students in all majors
B EDUC 220 - Education & Society (5) I&S
SLN:10894
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Jennifer DeSaxe
Examines educational problems, policy, and practice from interdisciplinary perspective. Explores the tensions between education values and goals throughout the history of public schooling in the United States and develops critical perspectives through which to evaluate current proposals for school reform.
B EDUC 250 - Topics in Popular Culture and Education: Hip Hop and Education (5) VLPA
SLN:10895
Mondays/Wednesdays, 1:15-3:15 p.m.
Maurice Dolberry
Examines education in relation to specific elements of popular culture in order to deepen understanding of the connections and tensions within society. Explores how popular culture is used to enhance the education experience. Topics include popular forms of art, media, literature, or theatre.
B EDUC 315 - History of Education in the United States (5) I&S
SLN:10896
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Jean Eisele
A historical survey of education. Emphasis on relationship between idea and practice. Topics include education and colonialism, formation of state school systems, progressive education, policy and practice, equal access and opportunity, education and social structure, and standards and reform.
B EDUC 480 - Life and Learning in the Middle School (3)
SLN:10904
Tuesdays, 5:45-8:15 p.m.
Cheryl Gordon
Addresses the development and needs of young adolescents, the organizational structure and foundations of the middle school, and instructional practices of young adolescents.
B EDUC 491A - Special Topics in Education: Fostering Algebraic Reasoning (5)
SLN:10905
Mondays/Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Robin Angotti
For current and prospective elementary, middle and high school mathematics & science teachers. Focus on teaching algebra from a developmental perspective. Use research-based methods along with modern gaming systems to develop students’ algebraic thinking. Explore how algebraic ideas grow from elementary grades through Algebra I.
B EDUC 491B - Special Topics in Education: Disability Culture in Schools and Society (5)
SLN:10906
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Jason Naranjo
This course will examine theories, values, and assumptions about intelligence and ability as defined by the context of public schools and society. Topics include historical and cultural foundations for defining intelligence and ability, norms for academic and social behavior among children and youth, disability and exceptionality, and diversity in learning styles. Implications for life-span development and access to long term social and economic opportunity will be discussed.
B EDUC 491C - Special Topics in Education: Intercultural Literacy for Multilingual Students (formerly - Academic Reading and Writing for Multilingual Students) (3)
SLN:10907
Mondays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Young-Kyung Min
(40% Hybrid) This course is designed to provide practical guidelines and strategies to develop reading and writing skills of students whose native language is not English. The course will guide students to develop a clear sense of the various types of academic assignments in their disciplines through hands-on inquiries. To discover the practices and conventions required for good writing in their majors and future careers, students will analyze the rhetorical and grammatical features of authentic readings and writings from their own disciplines.
B EDUC 491D - Special Topics in Education: Teaching Biology (5)
SLN:10908
Monday, 11:45-1:40, plus addition time at local elementary school
Carrie Tzou
Explores teaching and learning principles for teaching biology to all youth. Examine how people learn, design and teach a biology lesson, and practice teaching local elementary school students. Use knowledge of biology and apply it in designing engaging activities. Teach in ways that are fun and relevant to the intended audience. Course includes significant Community-Based Learning, including partnering with a local elementary school and teaching science with their teachers.
Master of Education Course Offerings
The following courses are open to all M.Ed. students at UW Bothell. Entry codes for other majors are available from the Education Program.
B EDUC 504A - Theories of Organizational Change and School Reform (5)
SLN:10909
Tuesdays, 4:30 - 7:15 p.m.
Carole Kubota
40% Hybrid course. Explores theories of organizational change and school reform. Practical strategies on how to be comfortable with and facilitate change in educational situations.
B EDUC 517A - Working with Struggling Readers (3)
SLN:10910
Thursdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Barbara Waxman
Develops the strategies and understandings necessary for effective assessment and instruction of struggling readers in grades 3-8. Focuses on classroom-based assessments and their benefits for informing individual or whole class reading instruction.
B EDUC 518A - Observing and Describing Children and Their Work (3)
SLN:10911
Tuesdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Nancy Place
Focuses on observation and description of children and their work. Learn skills of observation as well as a process of systematic collaborative inquiry that validates teachers' knowledge of their students while also generating new knowledge. Study the work of teacher researchers who base their work on thoughtful observations of children.
B EDUC 591A - Special Topics in Education: Discourse in the Math and Science Classroom (3)
SLN: 10915
Tuesdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Allison Hintz
When people compare the mathematics and science in various classrooms and schools, they often focus on the curriculum in use. However, empirical studies have shown that, while curriculum matters, classroom organization and discourse shape much of what students actually learn. In this course, we will examine ways of looking at discourse as it relates to teaching practice and student learning. We will read both seminal and cutting-edge works in the study of discourse in the mathematics and science classroom, looking at multiple school contexts and across grade levels. In addition, we will watch videotapes of K-12 classrooms to apply the analytic tools from the readings.
B EDUC 591B - Special Topics in Education: Globalization of English: Issues in Policy and Practice (3)
SLN: 20068
Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Young-Kyung Min
The English language has become the primary lingua franca in our times. This course looks into the implications of the spread of English as a global language for educational policies and practices. Students are guided to become more aware of how the spread of English as a globalization tool shapes and defines language, identity, community, and education. This course will provide a basic grounding in the terms, theories, and methods of study associated with the globalization of English as a cultural practice. The readings in this course cover a wide spectrum of topics, which include the history of the English language, language ideology, language socialization, second language writing, intercultural literacy, contrastive rhetoric, and World Englishes.
B EDUC 591C - Special Topics in Education: Critical Education Theory and Teaching for Social Justice (3)
SLN: 20069
Thursdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Wayne Au
Develop a deeper understanding of education inequality. Using the works of Apple, Freire, Bernstein, Ladson-Billings, and others, this course will use various “critical” frameworks such as critical pedagogy, critical race theory, critical sociology of education, critical whiteness studies, critical feminist theory, amongst others to sharply analyze the relationships between education and power in the U.S.
B EDUC 591D - Special Topics in Education: Principles of Inclusions: Students and Families (5)
SLN: 20201
Tuesdays change to Thursdays, 5:45-9:45 p.m.
Pamela Hopkins
Focuses on issues, principles, policies, practices, and legal responsibilities to students identified for special education and English language learners. Specific attention is given to culturally- and developmentally-aware policies and practices inclusive of students and their families.