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This course introduces students to key concepts in improvement theory and common approaches to formative evaluation. Students will learn skills like understanding logic models, communicating with stakeholders, and generating evaluation questions. They will apply these skills by developing a program evaluation proposal for a real organization. The course also covers how organizations can build capacity to use evaluation for continuous improvement.

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Hgse 2018-2019 Course Catalog PDF

This course introduces students to key concepts in improvement theory and common approaches to formative evaluation. Students will learn skills like understanding logic models, communicating with stakeholders, and generating evaluation questions. They will apply these skills by developing a program evaluation proposal for a real organization. The course also covers how organizations can build capacity to use evaluation for continuous improvement.

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Subject: Education

Education A011B Section: 01


Evaluation for Continuous Improvement (180028)
Candice Bocala
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
All individuals and programs need feedback in order to improve, but how do organizations use that information to
engage in continuous improvement and build a culture of learning through evaluation? This course is designed to
introduce students to key concepts in improvement theory as well as common approaches to formative evaluation,
such as theory-based and developmental evaluation. It is meant for students who will be working or leading in
educational settings where they will be asked to collect and use information to build organizational capacity and
affect change, as well as for students interested in an introduction to the practice of evaluation. Students will
acquire a practical set of skills, such as understanding and diagramming logic models, communicating with key
stakeholders, and generating relevant evaluation questions. Students will practice these skills in an authentic
setting by working closely with a real organization and practitioners to document their program theories and develop
a complete program evaluation proposal. Students will also discuss and reflect upon how groups or organizations
build capacity to use evaluation information for improvement.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action

Education A011D Section: 01


The Arts of Communication for Educators (203880)
Timothy McCarthy
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: MTW 0800 AM - 0959 AM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 36
Today's education leaders must have the ability to communicate with clarity, persuasion, and inspiration to diverse
audiences. This course seeks to strengthen the capacity of each student to speak compellingly in public settings
while navigating a range of leadership scenarios. Approximately one-third of the course will be devoted to lessons
and discussions that introduce students to different aspects of communication. The other two-thirds will consist of
smaller sections where students will have the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills and receive
customized, critical feedback. This course is designed for future leaders in the field of education and other related
professions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 36 HGSE students. This course assumes fluency with the
English language. Cross registrants will only be admitted if space remains after all interested HGSE students have
been accommodated.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search

Education A011D Section: 01


The Arts of Communication for Educators (203880)
Timothy McCarthy
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: MTW 0800 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 36
Today's education leaders must have the ability to communicate with clarity, persuasion, and inspiration to diverse
audiences. This course seeks to strengthen the capacity of each student to speak compellingly in public settings
while navigating a range of leadership scenarios. Approximately one-third of the course will be devoted to lessons
and discussions that introduce students to different aspects of communication. The other two-thirds will consist of
smaller sections where students will have the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills and receive
customized, critical feedback. This course is designed for future leaders in the field of education and other related
professions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 36 HGSE students. This course assumes fluency with the
English language. Cross registrants will only be admitted if space remains after all interested HGSE students have
been accommodated.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education A019 Section: 01


Education Sector Nonprofits (180037)
James Honan
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40

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This course examines the growth of education sector nonprofits, focusing specifically on how these organizations
are governed, managed, and financed. Through the use of case studies, pertinent research and scholarship,
visiting practitioners, and emerging institutional examples, students will have an opportunity to explore the work of a
wide range of education sector nonprofits and their overall contribution to educational reform and improvement.
The course will be intentionally broad in scope and will include discussion of education sector nonprofits that focus
on higher education, early childhood education, public education, arts and culture, international non-governmental
organization (NGO) work, etc. Students will prepare a written case analysis, participate in a book group, and
complete a group-based final paper/presentation/project.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 40. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content fundraising
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content financial management

Education A021 Section: 01


Leadership in Social-Change Organizations (180038)
Karen Mapp
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50
This course explores the types of leadership practices and organizational structures needed to create and sustain
social-change organizations that focus on the closing of existing educational opportunity gaps and the provision of
an education where every student graduates from high school well prepared for college and a career. What kinds
of leadership skills and practices are required to take on and succeed at this type of social-change work? What
types of organizational structures create the conditions for successful initiatives aimed at addressing issues of
educational access, equity, and equality? Components of the course will include an examination of the skills,
competencies, and dispositions of effective leadership, the exploration of current leadership and organizational
theory; presentations by with educational leaders from a diverse spectrum of education-related organizations and
an in-depth analysis of a social-change organization. Through the lens of social change in education, as a
community of learners, students will expand their understanding of leadership and organizational theory, gain
expertise in diagnosing and addressing leadership and organizational challenges, and reflect on and enhance their
own leadership skills and practices.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 40. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion

Education A024 Section: 01


Politics and Education Policy in the United States (180041)
Martin West
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Education is inherently political. The experience of schooling contributes to the socialization of citizens, and
curricula legitimate some forms of knowledge while excluding others. Educational attainment is a key factor in the
economic success of individuals, groups, and nations. Public school systems are among the economy's largest
employers and command a sizable share of state and local government budgets. It is no surprise, then, that
education policy debates are often contentious. This course surveys the politics of education in the United States.
It considers the key institutions (e.g., school boards, state governments, Congress, the executive branch, and
courts) and actors (e.g., elected officials, organized interests, and the general public) shaping the American K–12
education system in order to understand recent reforms and their consequences for students. Students will
examine past conflicts over education governance and have the opportunity to develop their views on ongoing
policy debates. The course draws on concepts from political science and related disciplines to shed light on the
development of the American education system while using education policy as a lens through which to learn about
American politics and the nature of political action generally.
No prerequisites. Strongly recommended for students in the Education Policy and Management Program. It is also
designed be useful for Ed.D., Ph.D., and Ed.L.D. students and for graduate students in other Harvard schools with
an interest in applied political analysis. Open to advanced undergraduates with a strong interest in education
policy. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as SUP-449.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content law
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo

Education A027 Section: 01


Managing Financial Resources in Nonprofit Organizations (180042)
James Honan
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0830 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course provides a general introduction to and overview of the financial management practices and problems of
nonprofit organizations. Specific topics will include financial accounting, budgeting/resource allocation, cost
containment and retrenchment, and strategy development/strategic planning. Course activities will include lectures,
discussions, case analyses, exercises, and outside readings. Grades will be based on written case analyses, class
participation, and a final examination.
Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as MLD-427A.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content financial management
HGSE: Competencies prepare budgets
HGSE: Competencies read financial statements
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)

Education A027 Section: 01


Managing Financial Resources in Nonprofit Organizations (180043)
James Honan
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0830 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
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This course provides a general introduction to and overview of the financial management practices and problems of
nonprofit organizations. Specific topics will include financial accounting, budgeting/resource allocation, cost
containment and retrenchment, and strategy development/strategic planning. Course activities will include lectures,
discussions, case analyses, exercises, and outside readings. Grades will be based on written case analyses, class
participation, and a final examination.
Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as MLD-427A.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies prepare budgets
HGSE: Competencies read financial statements
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content leadership
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content financial management
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content nonprofits

Education A029 Section: 01


An Introduction to Education Finance and Budgeting (180045)
Jon Fullerton
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to public education financing and budgeting systems in the United States. The
course begins from the premise that how money is spent and how much money is spent are reflection of one's
actual, as opposed to theoretical, policy priorities. Specific topics covered will include revenue generation options,
equity and adequacy frameworks for evaluating school finance systems, school and district budget processes and
the politics of budgeting, cost drivers, activity-based costing and cost-benefit analysis, and performance
management. This is a hands-on course; students will be expected to access and analyze publicly available data
sets using Microsoft Excel and to create compelling presentations aimed at policymakers from the results. At the
end of the course, students should have an understanding of the American school finance framework, be able to
analyze school and district budgets with a critical eye, and be able to think fluently about the financial implications of
policies or proposals.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content financial management
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HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content budgeting
HGSE: Competencies prepare budgets
HGSE: Competencies read financial statements
HGSE: Content policy

Education A035 Section: 01


The Teacher Workforce: Management and Policy (203525)
Eric Taylor
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0830 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course is about the challenges of managing human resources, with a focus on teachers and the education
sector. The course is motivated by practical questions: whom to hire, fire, or promote, when to provide on-the-job
training, how to evaluate job performance, whether to tie pay to performance, how to design jobs, how to structure
retirement benefits, and others. We will examine these questions using tools from economics, especially labor and
personnel economics. Underlying these questions are several essential economic concepts that this course will
introduce: opportunity costs, asymmetric information, decisions under uncertainty, investments in human capital,
principal-agent problem, and incentives, among others. To illustrate these questions and concepts we will use
examples drawn from recent empirical research on teachers. As those examples will demonstrate, the topics of this
course are directly relevant to several current education policy debates that we will discuss in class: for example,
tenure rules, accountability and evaluation, pay for performance or credentials. This is a course for (aspiring)
entrepreneurs, managers, policy makers, and researchers; it is a course about strategic decisions, not a course on
the day-to-day tasks of human resources offices.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A090 Section: 01


Crafting a Compelling and Rigorous Proposal (180050)
Eileen McGowan
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Proposal writing is a nurtured skill not a natural talent. The purpose of this course is to develop the skillset
necessary for constructing a solid proposal for grant-writing, entrepreneurial competitions and charter school
applications; for entry into doctoral programs or for creating a dissertation proposal. What do you want to do and
how do you justify it? Why should anyone care? What literature do you need to review? How does your personal
way of seeing the world shape your framing and execution of ideas? Developing this craft is best accomplished
within a community, rather than in isolation, because others can locate strengths and weakness the writer cannot
self- identify. Our learning community offers a consistent, structured, supportive environment in which under-
developed ideas are nurtured and initial drafts are perfected and polished. Discussion topics include: (1) choosing
topics; (2) using the literature (3) aligning with organizational goals (4) constructing financial requests (7) writing
effectively; (8) justifying plans and finally (9) giving consideration to formative and/or summative evaluation.
This seminar, originally accessible only to doctoral students, is now also open to master's students who have
specific goals for which this skill would be useful. No prerequisites. Permission of the instructor is not required.

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During Orientation and shopping days, the instructor welcomes inquiries to discuss appropriateness of the course
for the student's learning goals.

Class Notes: Former course title: Developing the Research Proposal

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A101 Section: 01


Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation-Building I (180055)
Joseph Kalt
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course examines the challenges that contemporary Native American tribes and nations face as they endeavor
to rebuild their communities, strengthen their cultures, and support their citizens. The range of issues that Native
leaders and policymakers confront is wide and encompass political sovereignty, economic development,
constitutional reform, cultural promotion, land and water rights, religious freedom, health and social welfare, and
education. Because the challenges are broad and comprehensive, the course emphasizes the interdisciplnary
nature of current Native nation buidling. Research finds that effective nation building must be compatible with
individual societies' cultures. Yet, American Indian tribes are culturally heterogeneous. Hence, there is not "one
size" that fits all. Case studies and simulations derived from field research and experience are utilized to engage
students in the multidimensional settings that confront Native societies. Scholars and leaders from the Harvard
University Native America Program provide selected presentations. Prominent North American Native leaders
address the class, giving their perspectives on the choices and constraints they confront in their nation building
efforts. Grades will be based on: issues briefs, 20%; and a take-home final exam, 80%.
Non-HGSE students (graduate and undergraduate) from all schools and departments in the university are welcome.
Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as DEV-501M.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content economic development
HGSE: Content policy
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

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HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity

Education A102 Section: 01


Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation-Building II (180056)
Dennis Norman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 24
This field-based research course focuses on some of the major issues Native American Indian tribes and nations
face as the 21st century begins. It provides in-depth, hands-on exposure to native development issues, including:
sovereignty, economic development, constitutional reform, leadership, health and social welfare, land and water
rights, culture and language, religious freedom, and education. In particular, the course emphasizes problem
definition, client relationships, and designing and completing a research project. The course is devoted primarily to
preparation and presentation of a comprehensive research paper based on a field investigation. In addition to
interdisciplinary faculty presentations on topics such as field research methods and problem definition, students will
make presentations on their work in progress and findings.
Enrollment limited to 24 students. Permission of instructor required. Must contact instructor prior to enrolling by
email, dennis_norman@harvard.edu. Also offered by the Graduate School of Education as A-102 and the Faculty of
Arts and Science as EMR-121.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A111C Section: 01


Politics and Education Change: Case Studies (180068)
Christopher Gabrieli
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
What does it take to achieve policy change in public education? In this module, we will study how and why
education policy shifts (or doesn't) by looking at examples at the federal, state, and district levels. We will explore
and test a classic political science framework (John Kingdon's) for how policy agendas are set. Each week, we will
focus on a specific policy change effort ranging from the Race to the Top program of the Obama/Duncan
administration, to the rise of state-level take-over districts as a policy lever, to the creation and use of charter laws. .
We will look at how individuals and institutions have worked to drive change and analyze their effectiveness. Finally
we will look at what might come next on the education policy agenda. We will draw on the instructor's own
experience in seeking policy change and hear from weekly guests who are current leading advocates, participants,
and critics to study the process and practice of policy change in American education.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content school reform
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HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content policy

Education A111G Section: 01


Debating Education Policy (180070)
Frederick Hess
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Students will use contemporary K-12 debates to explore key issues embedded in policymaking and the political
process. Key topics will include the nature of ideology, the role of advocacy, the limitations of policy, the relationship
of policy to practice, the use of research and data, and the importance of relationships and personal trust.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content civic engagement
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content policy

Education A111P Section: 01


Public Narrative: Self, Us, Now (180073)
Marshall Ganz
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TR 0245 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 39
Questions of what I am called to do, what is my community called to do, and what we are called to do now are at
least as old as the three questions posed by the first century Jerusalem sage, Rabbi Hillel: "If I am not for myself,
who will be for me? When I am for myself alone, what am I? If not now, when?" This course offers students an
opportunity to develop their leadership capacity by asking themselves these questions at a time in their lives when it
matters. . . and learning how to ask them of others. To lead is to accept responsibility for enabling others to achieve
shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. Narrative is a discursive process through which individuals, communities
and nations learn to make choices, construct identity, and enable action. Public narrative is a leadership practice of
translating values into the emotional resources to respond to challenges with agency rather than reacting to them
with fear - a way to mobilize hope over fear, empathy over alienation, and self-worth over self-doubt. Public
narrative is a craft of telling a story of self, story of us, and story of now –linking our own "calling" to that of our
community to a call to action. Because it engages the "head" and the "heart" narrative can instruct and inspire -
teaching us not only why we should act, but moving us to act. Based on a pedagogy of reflective practice, this

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course offers students an opportunity to work in groups to learn to tell their own public narrative.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 35. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website in August. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as MLD-355M.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Competencies make a speech
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content causal reasoning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Content counseling

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Education A111Q Section: 01
Public Narrative: Loss, Difference, Power, and Change (180074)
Marshall Ganz
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TR 0245 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This module builds on its prerequisite, A-111P, "Public Narrative: Self, Us, Now." In this module we go deeper. We
explore how we can use public narrative to acquire agency in the face of critical leadership challenges: those of
loss, domination, difference, and change. Most of us have experienced these leadership challenges in our families,
work lives, or communities. We can learn to draw on the narrative content of these experiences to enable ourselves
to deal with them in public life. We can respond to domination, for example, with a narrative of resistance or of
compliance; to difference with narratives of inclusion or exclusion; to loss with narratives of redemption or
contamination; and to change with narratives of rejection, conservation, reform or revolution. The question is how
we can respond and enable others to respond with "agency" by accessing hope over fear, empathy over alienation,
and self-worth over self-doubt.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Prerequisite: A-111P. Enrollment procedure will be
posted on the course website. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as MLD-356M.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content causal reasoning
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Competencies make a speech
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content advocacy
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HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content leadership

Education A111R Section: 01


Elements of Effective Family-School Partnerships (180075)
Karen Mapp
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the systems, structures, and organizational culture needed
to create and sustain systemic family--school partnerships that support student learning and school improvement.
The module will cover four areas: (1) the link between family engagement and student achievement--students will
review the most up-to-date information on the ways that family engagement relates to improvements in student
outcomes and school improvement; (2) the characteristics of, and criteria for, family engagement initiatives that are
effective, sustainable, and linked to improved educational outcomes; (3) how to cultivate partnerships with diverse
families--students will explore research-informed strategies to form trusting, respectful, and sustainable family-
school partnerships that support student learning and success; and (4) how to measure and evaluate family-school
partnership initiatives. Classes will include lectures, case studies, and guest presentations.
Students who have taken or will take A-122 should not take this module.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning

Education A117 Section: 01


Implementing Inclusive Education (180083)
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Thomas Hehir
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Students with disabilities increasingly are being educated in regular schools and in general education classrooms as
disability advocates and parents increasingly seek inclusive educational placements for children with disabilities.
Further, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA 1997) and the more recent
reauthorization in 2004 require that students with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum and
that students with disabilities be included in statewide and districtwide assessment programs. These forces have
combined to create a need for all public school educators to understand and be able to implement inclusive
educational practices. Research is increasingly demonstrating that well-implemented inclusive education benefits
both disabled and nondisabled students. However, research also indicates that successful inclusive education is
difficult to implement. This course focuses on providing school administrators and teacher-leaders with the skills and
insights needed to implement successful inclusive education. Specifically, the course will explore (1) the historical
and theoretical foundations of inclusive education; (2) research related to implementation; (3) research related to
inclusive education; (4) whole-school change models of inclusive education including response to intervention and
universal design for learning; (5) controversies surrounding inclusion; and (6) considerations and reservations
concerning inclusion as it impacts specific disability populations and age groups. Students will be required to work
on a team with a collaborating school and provide recommendations on improving inclusive practice at the school.
This team will include a practicing teacher from the building who will be enrolled in the course. Students will also be
required to do periodic application exercises applying course content to problems of practice.
Strongly recommended for Teacher Education Program students who wish to obtain special education licensure.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A122 Section: 01


The Why, What, and How of School, Family, and Community Partnerships (180090)
Karen Mapp
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50
This course examines the role of school, family, and community partnerships as a component of whole-school
educational reform. Why is partnership now considered an important element of whole-school reform? What is the
definition of partnership? How are effective partnerships among school staff, parents, and community members
developed and sustained? As a learning community, we will interrogate our own beliefs about the role of families
and community members in school reform, analyze the research on the impact of home-school and community-
school partnerships on student learning, and explore the various theoretical frameworks about these partnerships.
We will also investigate "promising practice" strategies being implemented by schools and districts to cultivate and
sustain school, family, and community connections that support children's learning. Through case studies, lectures,
readings, guest panel presentations, site visits, and class discussions we will probe the benefits and challenges of
these partnerships.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 50. Students who have taken or plan to take A-111R
should not take this course. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
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HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion

Education A123 Section: 01


Teacher and Teaching Quality (180091)
Heather Hill
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course examines and compares the literatures on teacher and teaching quality. Although both fields have as
their goal improving student learning, their definitions of quality vary, and thus their respective proposals for
improvement appear markedly different. Initiatives focused on improving teacher quality have included increasing
teacher education and certification requirements, incentivizing entry and commitment to the profession, and
terminating teachers who contribute little to gains in student achievement. Initiatives focused on improving teaching
quality include professional development, coaching, improved curriculum materials, and removing individuals with
little evidence of teaching effectiveness. This course will examine the evidentiary base that leads to these
proposals, critically analyze those proposals, and review evidence regarding the efficacy of already-enacted
proposals. Class activities include lectures, discussions, policy analyses, and student-led presentations on current
teacher-related policy initiatives. Students will complete a short paper, a group presentation, and a final paper.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content evaluation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play

Education A125 Section: 01


State Education Policy: A Practicum (180093)
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S. Paul Reville
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0830 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 45
States play a central role in contemporary U.S. education policy. In the complex intergovernmental partnership that
constitutes public education in America, states play the lead role in establishing local systems of schools, setting
goals, creating assessments and accountability mechanisms for those systems, and regulating and financing the
schools. For the past two decades, states have assumed an even larger role with the advent of standards-based,
systemic school reform, a set of policies that originated in the states. Understanding current education policy
requires a thorough grasp of the role, responsibilities, and challenges facing state governments in the execution of
their leadership role in education. This course immerses students in the realities of state governance in education. It
begins with a thorough consideration of the state's role in education, state education policy, and current issues in
state policy. While the course considers the role of states generally, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a
leading school reform state, becomes the laboratory for the course. Students will be introduced to the processes,
players, and factors influencing the development of state education policy. Small student groups will serve as
consulting teams to various education policymaking entities in Massachusetts. Each team will be assigned a
particular educational policy challenge and be charged with researching an issue--its history, politics, and current
status. Then, each team will propose a set of recommendations to address the policy challenge. Each team will
make a culminating oral and written presentation to the class and to senior staff of the particular organization.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class will be held on December 7 and lunch will be provided.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content policy
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies manage a consulting project
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo

Education A129 Section: 01


The Federal Government in the Schools (180097)
Laura Schifter
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 1000 AM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Even though the federal government contributes a relatively small amount of funding to schools, the policies
established by the federal government can have a large impact. The goal of this course is to develop a
comprehensive understanding of the current federal policy landscape, how federal policy is developed, and how
federal policy interacts with state and local policy. In particular, the course focuses on federal policies that impact
the work of educators in schools including policies on assessment, accountability, special education, bilingual
education, early education, school discipline, and school reform. Students will also learn about how policy is

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developed at the federal level and about how policy at the federal level interacts with policy at the state and local
level by engaging in two project-based simulations. The first simulation will ask students to engage in a mock-
congressional markup following a bill on seclusion and restraint in schools from introduction through committee
mark-up. The second simulation will be a mock-grant competition where students will take on the role of states
applying for a grant from the federal government on high school reform. Students will be expected to read relevant
statutes, regulations, research and commentary; write reflection posts on the readings; and actively engage in
course activities related to the course project.
Strongly recommended for Ed.M. students in the Education Policy and Management Program.

Class Notes: Class will meet bi-weekly.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content disability/ableism
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content law
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies interpret laws
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content accountability

Education A132 Section: 01


Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective (180100)
Fernando Reimers
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
This course is for students who are interested in gaining a better understanding of how social entrepreneurs can
generate sustainable educational innovations. Over the course of the semester, participants will develop a viable
education venture, preparing them to launch their own social enterprise to improve educational opportunity. The
course will be taught at the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) and will involve a series of activities and experiential
workshops focused on the fundamentals of creating an educational enterprise. Readings, discussions, and related
activities examine the contributions of social entrepreneurs to expanding educational opportunity. Students will
engage in biweekly conversations with guest mentors, all of whom are education entrepreneurs working
domestically or internationally. Weekly discussion sections will include workshops to build targeted skill sets.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 60. Auditors are not permitted. The ideal student for this
course wishes to address a need in the education sphere through innovation. Students with prior knowledge and

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experience in education, technology, or business given preference. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Competencies read financial statements
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies prepare budgets
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content budgeting
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning

Education A133 Section: 01


Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Education: The Role of Culture (180101)
Natasha Warikoo
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Scholars, educators, and journalists often use culture to explain differences in academic achievement by race--
sometimes insightfully and other times more clumsily. However, the evidence for cultural explanations is thin and
difficult to assess. Cultural explanations for low achievement have sometimes been criticized as blaming children for
their own low achievement, and as offering little to practitioners and policymakers on ways to reduce educational
inequality. On the other hand, cultural explanations for high achievement frequently assume a model minority myth.
This course addresses how and when culture can lead to ethnic and racial inequality in education, in order to
facilitate a better understanding of how to reduce educational inequality. We will analyze differences between and
within ethnic and racial groups. In addition to ethnic and racial cultures, the course addresses school culture, youth
culture, popular culture, and cultural identities. Discussing solutions for reducing inequality will be an important
component of this course. The course will be run as a seminar.
Jointly offered at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as EMR 127.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
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Education A135 Section: 01
Education Entrepreneurship (180102)
James Honan
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course prepares students for careers and leadership roles in social innovation and education entrepreneurship.
Our focus is on the strategic challenges facing education entrepreneurs and practical approaches to addressing
those challenges. Topics include strategy development in start-up organizations, accessing and managing financial
resources, scaling and growth, and measuring outcomes and impact. Students will learn through case discussion
and engagement with leading education entrepreneurs and funders. By design, the course allows students to draw
upon and integrate their learning from other related courses and participation in innovation and entrepreneurship
activities at the Graduate School of Education, within Harvard more broadly, and beyond.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content financial management
HGSE: Content budgeting
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content nonprofits
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content fundraising

Education A142 Section: 01


Analyzing Education Policy (180107)
Joshua Goodman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 1015 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

This course examines a variety of education policy issues in the United States and abroad, with an
emphasis on rigorous econometric evaluation of such policies. By the course's end, students should have an
analytical framework that allows them to think clearly about the impacts of education policies, as well as be
able to distinguish good research from bad. The first half of the course reviews important empirical
techniques in the context of broad questions, such as whether people make educational decisions by
weighing benefits and costs and whether education improves students' long-term outcomes. The second
half of the course centers on specific current debates in education policy, with the aim of sharpening
everyone's arguments on the basis of existing empirical evidence.

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Prerequisites: Familiarity with regression analysis and causal inference, or permission of the instructor.
Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as SUP-427 and the Economics Department as 1078.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A162 Section: 01


The Art and Science of Portraiture (180115)
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
Portraiture, a method of social science inquiry, is distinctive in its blending of art and science, aesthetics and
empiricism. This seminar will illuminate the origins, purposes, and features of this method, placing it within the larger
discourses of social science disciplinary frameworks, and mapping it on the broader terrain of qualitative research.
Students will develop and create portraits of individuals, institutions, relationships, processes, or concepts, learning
the tools and strategies of rigorous data gathering, systematic empirical description, discerning analysis, and
narrative composition. This will be a working seminar with members serving as discussion leaders, critics, and
respondents of each other's work. In addition to the major project of composing a portrait, students will write short
critical analyses of course readings and give collaborative oral presentations.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 15. Prerequisites: a background in research design,
qualitative inquiry, aesthetics and empiricism, literary narrative, and the arts. Enrollment procedures will be posted
on the course website.

Class Notes: On November 30, class will meet 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A164 Section: 1


Program Evaluation (180117)
Thomas Kane
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
As school districts and state agencies accumulate quantitative student outcome data, demand for evidence of
impact will grow. All people must learn to be critical consumers of quantitative evidence of impact. The key
challenge when evaluating the impact of an education policy or program is to identify what would have happened if
that policy or program had not been implemented. There are a number of different approaches to constructing a
plausible estimate of what would have happened, using experimental or quasi-experimental techniques. This course
has three goals for students: to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation designs,
including experimental and quasi-experimental techniques; to develop the skills required to be a critical reader of
impact evaluations; and to develop the ability to more clearly recognize opportunities for impact evaluations in
education and to implement policies in a manner that would be amenable to evaluation. During the course, students

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will read and critique a number of impact evaluations, replicate the results of several evaluations, and design
evaluations of educational programs. The course will focus on quantitative impact evaluations, as opposed to
qualitative or process evaluations.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: successful completion of S-030 or S-040, or prior equivalent
training in multiple regression. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as API-211. Enrollment
procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Optional, weekly, 90-minute section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content testing
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content evaluation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content value added
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software

Education A203 Section: 1


Educational Ethics (180135)
Meira Levinson
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
Educators and educational policy makers regularly face challenging ethical decisions. For example, what should be
done about a student with diagnosed emotional issues who frequently disrupts class, but who benefits from being
mainstreamed? Should teachers resist grade inflation even if it helps their students in the college and labor market?
Is it just to expand a charter school that achieves outstanding academic outcomes at the cost of high attrition rates?
When school closure or teacher evaluation policies disproportionately impact low-income communities of color, is
that in itself evidence of an injustice that must be addressed? These kinds of questions are often addressed as
technocratic challenges of leadership, legal compliance, or accountability. This course, by contrast, addresses the
ethical dimensions of educational practice and policy, with justice as our primary focus. We will engage with
philosophical, theoretical, and empirical readings from a wide variety of disciplines. We will also grapple with case
studies of dilemmas of educational justice from classrooms, schools, districts, and organizations in the United
States and abroad. Our goals will be to deepen our own understandings of educational justice, to engage with

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others about complex ethical judgments across multiple lines of difference, and to learn how to enhance educators'
and policymakers' capacities to make ethical decisions under challenging conditions.
No prerequisites. This course is intended for masters and doctoral students from all concentrations and programs.
Cross-registrants, including undergraduates, welcomed. Enrollment is limited and permission of the instructor is
required; see course website for application instructions.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content disability/ableism
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content bullying/discrimination
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper

Education A205 Section: 01


Microeconomics: A Policy Tool for Educators (180136)
Felipe Barrera-Osorio
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0800 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The primary goal of this course is to teach students how to use microeconomics in analyzing a wide range of
educational policy issues. Examples relate to early-childhood education, elementary and secondary education, and
postsecondary education. The course has several secondary goals, including (1) providing students with an

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understanding of the results of recent research that bear on important educational policy issues; (2) showing
students how to access important data on the web relevant to the economics of education, such as the relationship
between educational attainment and earned income; and (3) helping students to become skilled at writing brief
policy memos.
No prerequisites. Course does not use mathematics beyond high school algebra and geometry. Students should
not take this course if they have taken an intermediate-level microeconomics course.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content economics
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A210H Section: 01


Introduction to Policymaking in Action (207218)
Laura Schifter
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 24

The goal of this course is to learn about the legislative process, specifically focusing on how bills are
drafted, amended, and passed and how stakeholders develop arguments to support their policy priorities.
To do this, students will engage in a simulation following a bill from introduction through committee
mark-up. The bill will focus on establishing standards for the use of seclusion and restraint in schools.
Class participants will take-on roles including congressional members and staff, advocacy organizations,
and school groups. Students will read bills and research, draft legislation, deliver statements, and actively
negotiate priorities with peers. No prior policy experience required.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 24.

Class Notes: This course will be offered post-spring semester (May 2019) and will not be
eligible for credit towards a May 2019 degree.

Requirements: Must be School Leadership Student or have permission of the instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content law
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
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HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Competencies interpret laws
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content disability/ableism
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Competencies make a speech
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content negotiation

Education A305 Section: 01


Deeper Learning for All: Designing a 21st-Century School System (180166)
Jal Mehta
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
From the classroom to the statehouse, education discussions today are rife with the idea that all students should
graduate from high school "college and career ready," able to do the kind of advanced critical thinking that is so
necessary for participation in modern life. But these expectations are placed on a school system that is not remotely
equipped to realize them. American schooling assumed its modern form at the beginning of the 20th century and
still bears the heavy imprint of its industrial era origins as a command-and control-bureaucracy. This course will
examine what it would mean to rethink those assumptions and design anew a 21st-century system that would
support deeper and more engaging instruction for all students. Students will move across levels, ranging from in-
depth exploration of the nature of good teaching and learning at the classroom and school level, up through what
district, state, and federal polices would support such a transformation, as well as how other countries have
organized their systems to aim for high-quality schooling for all students. Readings will span these subjects. The
latter part of the course will draw on design principles to ask students to redesign an aspect of schooling in a
forward-looking way; these ideas will be presented in a culminating exhibition to a diverse group of educational
stakeholders. Students will also learn concrete skills around evaluating instruction, as well as how to utilize the
design process.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 40. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A310G Section: 01


Data Wise: Using Collaborative Data Inquiry to Improve Teaching and Learning (180177)
Kathryn Boudett
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
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What would it look like, feel like and sound like if schools were filled with educators capable of collaborating
so ALL students thrive? What are practical tools that can be used to build equitable schools? This module
provides an intensive introduction to the Data Wise Improvement Process, a step-by-step approach to using
data to improve instruction and student achievement in schools. The primary objective is to prepare students
to lead collaborative analysis of a wide range of data sources, including annual standardized tests, periodic
formative assessments, daily student work, and observation of classroom practice. In a hands-on, interactive
format, students will learn tools for presenting, discussing, and acting on data. Students will also practice
concrete strategies for cultivating habits of mind around (1) a shared commitment to action, assessment,
and adjustment; (2) intentional collaboration; and (3) a relentless focus on evidence. Additionally, through
case studies, large group presentations, and small group discussions, students will analyze the challenges
and successes experienced by a diverse group of school leaders engaged in this work. Finally, students will
complete a final project that allows them to apply their learning to a real-world context in which they address
the adaptive and technical challenges involved in using data wisely. The module is designed to leverage the
experiences of students and practitioners and to promote learning both within and across these groups.
Open to degree students and to practitioners. Degree-program students enroll in the course using the
standard HGSE course registration process and are placed on teams on the first day of class. Practitioners
must apply as a team; school-based teams must include the school leader and one or more teachers.
Practitioner application is available here: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/data-wise-portfolio. Must be taken
on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content leadership
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion

Education A310Q Section: 01


Turnaround Schools: Challenges and Possibilities (207214)
Jeffrey Riley
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Over the last 25 years, the political environment at the national, state, and local levels has provided the conditions
for change at some of the lowest performing schools and districts. Despite these conditions, success at turning
around schools across the country has proven to be elusive. In January of 2012, the Lawrence Public Schools

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became the first district in Massachusetts to be placed in state receivership due to chronic underperformance under
a recently enacted statute. Taking time to assess the district, the state created a stakeholder group that included
parents, students, teachers, administrators, and local community members that could help inform the district
turnaround plan. Upon its release, the Lawrence Turnaround Plan set out to stop the downward trajectory of the
school district. Released during a time of extreme polarization in the education world, the plan drew support and
criticism from both sides. In this course, students will deeply and critically examine Lawrence's turnaround effort
and plan. What factors contribute to a turnaround effort succeeding or failing? How should a turnaround effort be
assessed and by whom? What should be proposed as next steps for a district like Lawrence? In addition to
exploring the case of Lawrence in depth, students will develop skills for critically assessing turnaround school
models and contributing to related multi-stakeholder design and implementation processes.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 25.

Class Notes: Class will meet March 27 - May 1.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content financial management
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content community

Education A310S Section: 01


Schools in Action (208356)
Linda Nathan
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0800 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) In this module, students will go beyond visiting schools and seek to understand the intricacies of
schools. What are the external and internal forces that affect scheduling, curricula, funding, testing, and

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partnerships at a school? How do questions of equity and race interplay with these forces and how do we know if a
school is democratic? This module is a chance to see schools in action, above and beyond the literature. Students
will learn deeply about how a specific school operates as well as the historical context of the school/district.
Students are expected to do additional reading about each school to better understand what others (inside and
outside of the school) think is special or different about this school. Students are also expected to keep journals of
each visit and also to share aggregate notes with the school leaders about the visit. The final class involves each
student sharing important insights and presenting a portrait of one of the schools visited.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. For admission,
students must submit a short statement describing what they expect to get out of this course. Essays should be
emailed to lnathan@artistryandscholarship.org prior to 12pm on August 30.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education A318 Section: 01


New Pathways for College and Career Readiness: Increasing Opportunity and Equity Through Education (203737)
Nancy Hoffman
Amy Loyd
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 1000 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
K-12 education systems across the nation purportedly focus on "college and career readiness," but until recently the
nation's attention has been on "college for all." Nonetheless, all students will seek a career, and by that measure
our high schools and colleges are failing too many young people. Half of 25-year-olds in the United States have no
post-secondary credential or degree with which to enter today's increasingly competitive job market--and over half
of those with a baccalaureate degree are un- or under-employed. We face an urgent need to address career
readiness: College costs are rising, the global economy creates a challenging labor market, and employers
demand sophisticated technical knowledge and skills. In response, policymakers and educators are increasingly
focused on the link between education and career preparation that ensures the economic well-being for states,
communities, and families. Thus, despite the unfortunate legacy of tracking from old-fashioned vocational programs,
many promising systems change initiatives are underway. This module will provide students with a working
knowledge of innovative practices and policies in support of high-quality career pathways that culminate in post-
secondary credentials with currency in the labor market, and leave open the door to further education. Each class
session involve a mix of presentation, discussion, and interviews (student-led with prior preparation) with guest
speakers from the states, regions, organizations, and companies that we are studying. The module culminates in a
team analysis of a college and career readiness initiative.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A320 Section: 01


Building a Democratic School: School Design Workshop (180185)
Linda Nathan
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 AM - 0659 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

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Boston's pilot school initiative, begun in 1994, is in the forefront of a national movement to create small, innovative
learning communities as alternatives to traditional ways of organizing public education systems. This course, taught
by the founding headmaster of one of Boston's most successful pilot schools (the Boston Arts Academy), examines
a wide range of issues related to the philosophy, planning, governance, and sustenance of nontraditional public
schools, including charter schools. The course is intended for students with significant experience as teachers or
administrators and for those who wish to become school leaders or program or policy designers. Students will be
expected to reflect on their own experience as material for analysis in written assignments and class discussions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. For admission,
students must submit a short statement describing an experience with one of the topics on this syllabus, or a related
dilemma in school management or leadership, and what you expect to get out of this course. Essays should be
emailed to lnathan@artistryandscholarship.org prior to January 16, 2018.

Class Notes: Final exhibitions will take place on Thursday, May 4, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A322 Section: 01


School Systems (180186)
David Cohen
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Recent reforms seek fundamental change in U.S. schools (standards based reform, comprehensive school reform
designs, charter school networks, and achievement districts). These all aim at system building, whether organizing
systems anew (charter networks) or reorganizing those that exist (standards based reform). They represent a novel
conception of what schools should do--i.e., dramatically improve student achievement by tightly coupling teaching,
learning, and management--and do so by system building. These are not the first to offer alternatives to
conventional public schools. There are religiously defined school systems and culturally and educationally defined
school systems (Montessori and Steiner). There are subsystems in public schools (AP and IB) and New Visions in
NYC. We will study these systems qua systems. There has been little scrutiny of the nature of these systems or
how they work, and we will probe a fundamental matter: To what structures, functions, and attributes does "system"
refer in schooling and school reform? "System" is everywhere in schooling, school reform, and debate about these
matters, but there is little agreement about what this ubiquitous thing is, and how it works. The course will address
four questions: (1) How do systems define and organize instruction? (2) How do those definitions and organizations
affect teachers' and students' work? (3) How do systems create and sustain know how for instruction and its
management? (4) Are differences in systems related to democratic control, access, or participation? The course
aims to illuminate school systems' structure and operation, not to teach system management.
Permission of instructor required. Ed.D., Ph.D., and Ed.L.D. students given preference, but interested master's
students may apply. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content school systems
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HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper

Education A323Y Section: 01


Data Wise Coach Certification (203666)
Kathryn Boudett
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10

This course is required for doctoral students who have been accepted into the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program. It provides an opportunity for students to receive support as they build Data Wise
Coach Competencies, with particular focus on developing their ability to design and teach a lesson that
guides others in using data wisely. Bi-weekly class meetings allow students to work collaboratively to identify
learning objectives and develop teaching materials to be used in Data Wise courses training sessions that
will be offered to real audiences this year. The culminating project for this course is the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program portfolio review. Once certified, Data Wise coaches are qualified to (1) teach
educators the Data Wise process, habits, and norms and prepare teams to begin a cycle of inquiry; (2)
coach teams as they work their way through a cycle of inquiry by asking questions and providing targeted
feedback; (3) serve as mentors in on-campus and online Data Wise courses; and (4) collaborate with
certified coaches to document impact of continuous improvement.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: Acceptance in March 2018 into the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program. Additional information available at http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/program/data-
wise-coach-certification.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following days:


September 7,21
October 5,19
November 2,16,30

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Content decision-making
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content organizations
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Competencies collaborate

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Education A324Y Section: 01
Data Wise Coach Certification (203667)
Kathryn Boudett
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0329 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10

This course is required for doctoral students who have been accepted into the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program. It provides an opportunity for students to receive support as they build Data Wise
Coach Competencies, with particular focus on developing their ability to design and teach a lesson that
guides others in using data wisely. Bi-weekly class meetings allow students to work collaboratively to identify
learning objectives and develop teaching materials to be used in Data Wise courses training sessions that
will be offered to real audiences this year. The culminating project for this course is the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program portfolio review. Once certified, Data Wise coaches are qualified to (1) teach
educators the Data Wise process, habits, and norms and prepare teams to begin a cycle of inquiry; (2)
coach teams as they work their way through a cycle of inquiry by asking questions and providing targeted
feedback; (3) serve as mentors in on-campus and online Data Wise courses; and (4) collaborate with
certified coaches to document impact of continuous improvement.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: Acceptance in March 2018 into the Data Wise Coach
Certification Program. Additional information available at http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/program/data-
wise-coach-certification.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following days:


February 1,15
March 1,15
April 5, 26

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion

Education A329Y Section: 01


Becoming an Educational Leader (203725)
Stephen Hoffman
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 45
This course is designed to support students preparing to be school principals and to lead educational organizations.
Its primary objective is to help aspiring leaders develop the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes central to
leading educational organizations, leading people, and leading learning.
Permission of instructor required. Limited to and required for students in the School Leadership Program.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion

Education A330Y Section: 01


Becoming an Educational Leader (203726)
Stephen Hoffman
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 45
This course is designed to support students preparing to be school principals and to lead educational organizations.
Its primary objective is to help aspiring leaders develop the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes central to
leading educational organizations, leading people, and leading learning.
Permission of instructor required. Limited to and required for students in the School Leadership Program.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of A329Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content adult development

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Education A333Y Section: 01
Strategic Leadership: Schools, Organizations, and Start-Ups (203941)
Irvin Scott
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of school / organizational
development and leadership. The course will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership,
operational and managerial leadership, family and community engagement and professional culture. While the
course will focus on conceptual frameworks and theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into
four major units that mirror the four leadership standards. Students will learn to lead learning and acquire the skills
necessary to effectively lead people, organizations and themselves. Students will be prepared for leadership roles
in schools, for-profit and not-for-profit and community-based organizations. Successful completion of this course
and the 500-hour internship experience that accompanies it are core requirements of the School Leadership
Program (SLP).
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education A334Y Section: 01


Strategic Leadership: Schools, Organizations, and Start-Ups (203942)
Irvin Scott
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of school / organizational
development and leadership. The course will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership,
operational and managerial leadership, family and community engagement and professional culture. While the
course will focus on conceptual frameworks and theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into
four major units that mirror the four leadership standards. Students will learn to lead learning and acquire the skills
necessary to effectively lead people, organizations and themselves. Students will be prepared for leadership roles
in schools, for-profit and not-for-profit and community-based organizations. Successful completion of this course
and the 500-hour internship experience that accompanies it are core requirements of the School Leadership
Program (SLP).
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of A333Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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Education A404 Section: 01
Black Education from Slavery to Freedom (203742)
Jarvis Givens
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
The history of Black education is more than a story of "separate and unequal" schools, or the controversy between
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. It is more than a history of failure and insufficiency. While the 19th-
century Common School Movement emerged as the early foundations of American education, Black people were
excluded from this right of citizenship given their position as legally and civically unfree. Despite this exclusion,
African Americans (enslaved and otherwise) recognized that education would be a critical site in their quest for
freedom and therefore strategized accordingly. Moving beyond popular recollections, this course analyzes historical
narratives, enduring debates, thematic trends, and key court cases and policy to interrogate the development of
Black education from the 19th century through the Black Power era of the 1970s. The course sits with questions
such as: What did it mean for African Americans to conceptualize education as freedom in the slavery context? How
did these early ideas shape Black theoretical perspectives on schooling moving forward? What can Black America's
critiques of educational policies and practices tell us about the relationships among education, power, and anti-
Blackness more broadly? In taking this course, students can expect to become well versed in the history of Black
education; to explore connections between the social foundations of schooling, racial ideology, and structures of
domination; and to learn foundational practices in historical research methods.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A406 Section: 01


The American School and Racial Formation (208108)
Jarvis Givens
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 1000 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course takes a "racial formation perspective" to analyze historical and contemporary studies on Native
American, Black, and Latinx education through a comparative lens. Using Michael Omi and Howard Winant's (1986)
sociological theory of racial formation, this course argues that the American school has functioned as a key societal
institution where racial meanings (the content and importance of race) have been made and remade based on
shifting social, political, economic, and epistemic realities. This process has been foundational to education in the
United States as early as the Common School Movement beginning in late 18th century. Given this history, the
course explores what it means to rigorously study and comprehend the American school as what Omi and Winant
have termed a "racial project," a function in which schools give meaning to race and organize resources and people
along the lines of these meanings (discursively and literally). Course readings include historical scholarship,
contemporary studies in education, and key theoretical readings on the relationship between race, power, and
schooling.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

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Education A412 Section: 01
The History of American Higher Education (180218)
Julie Reuben
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0830 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course examines the development of American higher education from the colonial period to the present. It
focuses on several key questions: How have the purpose(s) of higher education been understood over time? How
have ideas about the purpose(s) of higher education been translated into various institutional forms? How have
institutions of higher education been shaped by the larger society and what impact has higher education has on
society? How have the students' and their experiences in higher education changed overtime? In addition to
gaining understanding of the history of colleges and universities, this course will give students a broader
perspective on contemporary practices and problems in higher education and will help them further develop their
analytic reading and writing skills.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content higher-education access
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections

Education A418 Section: 01


The History of Schooling in America (180220)
Julie Reuben
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Contemporary education has deep roots in the past--roots that shape the purposes, practices, and organization of
our educational system and determine, in part, the possibilities for educational reform. This course seeks to
understand those roots. It examines the history of primary and secondary schooling from the colonial period to the
present. It explores both periods of significant transformation and the forces that have produced continuity over
time. It considers the interaction between educational practices and the larger cultural, social, economic, and
political context. Themes include struggles over local versus centralized control of schools, the professionalization
of teaching and the development of educational bureaucracies, changes in pedagogy and curriculum, public and
private purposes of education, expansion of access to schooling, and debates over the incorporation of diverse
groups of students.
Jointly offered at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as HIST 2450.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content social contexts
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning

Education A501 Section: 01


Negotiation Workshop (203733)
Deborah Goldstein
Gillien Todd
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0200 PM - 0559 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 48
This is a practitioner-focused course introducing frameworks, tools, and skills to effectively manage negotiations in a
variety of professional and personal settings. Our approach is primarily experiential, and we will engage in hands-on
negotiation simulations and/or exercises in most class sessions. These simulations are designed to enhance skills,
demonstrate particular concepts, and provide opportunities to experiment with various negotiation techniques. We
will cover negotiation topics such as preparation, value creation, distribution, difficult tactics, advanced listening,
difficult conversations, and multiparty negotiation. Our approach is guided by theories of principled or interest-based
negotiation, as outlined in Getting to Yes and other texts. A central feature of the course will be self-reflection:
students will develop a practice of reviewing their negotiations and developing best practices. Written work will
consist of regular self-reflective journal assignments. This is a team-taught course.
Permission of instructors required. Application procedure will be posted on course website and explained at
shopping session. Must be taken Satisfactory/No Credit.

Class Notes: Enrollment is limited to 48. Class will be structured as two to three small
working groups of 24 students each, which will join together for lectures and
other exercises. All faculty have taught the flagship Negotiation Workshop at
Harvard Law School.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content negotiation
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
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Education A501 Section: 01
Negotiation Workshop (203733)
Samuel Straus
Whitney Benns
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0529 PM
F 0830 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 72
This is a practitioner-focused course introducing frameworks, tools, and skills to effectively manage negotiations in a
variety of professional and personal settings. Our approach is primarily experiential, and we will engage in hands-on
negotiation simulations and/or exercises in most class sessions. These simulations are designed to enhance skills,
demonstrate particular concepts, and provide opportunities to experiment with various negotiation techniques. We
will cover negotiation topics such as preparation, value creation, distribution, difficult tactics, advanced listening,
difficult conversations, and multiparty negotiation. Our approach is guided by theories of principled or interest-based
negotiation, as outlined in Getting to Yes and other texts. A central feature of the course will be self-reflection:
students will develop a practice of reviewing their negotiations and developing best practices. Written work will
consist of regular self-reflective journal assignments. This is a team-taught course.
Permission of instructors required. Application procedure will be posted on course website and explained at
shopping session. Must be taken Satisfactory/No Credit.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
Enrollment is limited to 24.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content leadership
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play

Education A501 Section: 02


Negotiation Workshop (203733)
Deborah Goldstein
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Gillien Todd
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 72
This is a practitioner-focused course introducing frameworks, tools, and skills to effectively manage negotiations in a
variety of professional and personal settings. Our approach is primarily experiential, and we will engage in hands-on
negotiation simulations and/or exercises in most class sessions. These simulations are designed to enhance skills,
demonstrate particular concepts, and provide opportunities to experiment with various negotiation techniques. We
will cover negotiation topics such as preparation, value creation, distribution, difficult tactics, advanced listening,
difficult conversations, and multiparty negotiation. Our approach is guided by theories of principled or interest-based
negotiation, as outlined in Getting to Yes and other texts. A central feature of the course will be self-reflection:
students will develop a practice of reviewing their negotiations and developing best practices. Written work will
consist of regular self-reflective journal assignments. This is a team-taught course.
Permission of instructors required. Application procedure will be posted on course website and explained at
shopping session. Must be taken Satisfactory/No Credit.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content negotiation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content leadership

Education A507 Section: 01


Teacher Voice and the Labor Movement (205555)
Celine Coggins
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course will examine how teachers shape the district, state, and federal policies that affect their classrooms. It
will explore the history and evolving role of teachers' unions in American education. Students will consider the
opportunities and tradeoffs associated with unionized labor when compared to competing ideas such as charter
school governance and non-unionized teacher voice. Students will engage in frequent analysis of current collective
bargaining agreements from different types of school systems across the country and other primary source
documents. Through guest lectures, case studies, and discussions, students will develop their understanding of the
purpose and possibilities of teacher voice and of unions.
No prerequisites.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

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Education A608 Section: 01
Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning (180237)
Uche Amaechi
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1000 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
This course focuses on how leaders of organizations, both large and small, public and private, translate good ideas
into action. These ideas may be entrepreneurial in nature and entail starting new ventures, or they may be
intrapreneurial in nature and entail implementing new initiatives within existing organizational structures. We will
focus on how leaders can shape and influence complex decision processes regarding innovative and
entrepreneurial ideas most effectively. We will examine both those decisions that were flawed and those that were
successful in order to derive lessons about leadership and learning in dynamic, complex, and highly uncertain
organizational environments, including the education sector, among others. The course will be largely case-based.
Students will be expected to come to class prepared and ready to discuss the case and, if called upon, to role-play
their recommendations and take a stand as well.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 60 students per section. Required for first -year Ed.L.D.
students who must take the 8:30 a.m. section. For remaining spaces, admission is by lottery, with HGSE students
given preference. Please note that the course is offered twice: once at 8:30 a.m. and once at 10:00 a.m. A small
number of spaces may be available to cross-registrants. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Competencies diagnose complex problems
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
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HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion

Education A608 Section: 01


Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning (180237)
Monica Higgins
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0830 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
This course focuses on how leaders of organizations, both large and small, public and private, translate good ideas
into action. These ideas may be entrepreneurial in nature and entail starting new ventures, or they may be
intrapreneurial in nature and entail implementing new initiatives within existing organizational structures. We will
focus on how leaders can shape and influence complex decision processes regarding innovative and
entrepreneurial ideas most effectively. We will examine both those decisions that were flawed and those that were
successful in order to derive lessons about leadership and learning in dynamic, complex, and highly uncertain
organizational environments, including the education sector, among others. The course will be largely case-based.
Students will be expected to come to class prepared and ready to discuss the case and, if called upon, to role-play
their recommendations and take a stand as well.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 60 students per section. Required for first -year Ed.L.D.
students who must take the 8:30 a.m. section. For remaining spaces, admission is by lottery, with HGSE students
given preference. Please note that the course is offered twice: once at 8:30 a.m. and once at 10:00 a.m. A small
number of spaces may be available to cross-registrants. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Content culture
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content partnerships
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HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies diagnose complex problems
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content adult development

Education A608 Section: 02


Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning (180237)
Monica Higgins
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1000 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
This course focuses on how leaders of organizations, both large and small, public and private, translate good ideas
into action. These ideas may be entrepreneurial in nature and entail starting new ventures, or they may be
intrapreneurial in nature and entail implementing new initiatives within existing organizational structures. We will
focus on how leaders can shape and influence complex decision processes regarding innovative and
entrepreneurial ideas most effectively. We will examine both those decisions that were flawed and those that were
successful in order to derive lessons about leadership and learning in dynamic, complex, and highly uncertain
organizational environments, including the education sector, among others. The course will be largely case-based.
Students will be expected to come to class prepared and ready to discuss the case and, if called upon, to role-play
their recommendations and take a stand as well.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 60 students per section. Required for first -year Ed.L.D.
students who must take the 8:30 a.m. section. For remaining spaces, admission is by lottery, with HGSE students
given preference. Please note that the course is offered twice: once at 8:30 a.m. and once at 10:00 a.m. A small
number of spaces may be available to cross-registrants. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
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HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content principals
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content negotiation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Competencies diagnose complex problems
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)

Education A610A Section: 01


Workplace Learning and Leadership Development, and Technology (180241)
Andrew Moffit
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Learning and leadership development of employees is increasingly embraced as a key driver of business
performance. Indeed, employee capability-building--when aligned with overall business strategy--now is a top
priority for CEOs globally. And the imperative to build employee capabilities is only accelerating as new
technologies and globalization rapidly redefine the skills and capabilities required for current jobs, and create
entirely new roles. The proliferation of technology-enabled tools--coupled with advances in adult development and
cognitive science--is sparking a transformation in learning and leadership development strategies of some leading

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companies, enabling a "learning every day, everywhere" approach. Yet, many have only begun to transition from
the traditional focus on in-person training courses to a blended, heavily digitally-delivered approach, leaving a major
performance improvement opportunity. Students will learn to design a comprehensive strategy for learning and
leadership development, aligned with overall business strategy, including approaches for successful implementation
and change management. This course will survey key trends in technology-enabled learning and leadership
development, including digitization, personalization and work-embedding, and explore related insights in adult
development and cognitive science. Students will explore technology-enabled tools and approaches in the
marketplace today--such as e-learning modules, MOOCs, wikis, learning management systems, social networks,
simulations and serious games, virtual coaches, videos, and interactive media. Working in groups, students will
design a learning and leadership development strategy to meet priority capability needs (e.g., problem-solving
abilities, technical skills, industry trends) for onboarding employees at a fictional company.
Permission of instructor required. Limited to 25 students to ensure sufficient opportunities for robust engagement
and involvement. Priority given to HGSE degree students. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A612 Section: 01


Organizing: People, Power, Change (180242)
Marshall Ganz
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0245 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
"In democratic countries, knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other forms of knowledge; on its
progress depends that of all the others," de Tocqueville observed. Fulfilling the democratic promise of equity,
accountability and inclusion requires the participation of an "organized" citizenry that can articulate and assert its
shared interests effectively. We can use the practice of organizing to engage others in confronting major public
challenges by enabling muted voices to be heard, values to be translated into action, and political will to mobilize.
Leadership in organizing requires accepting responsibility to enable others to achieve shared purpose in the face of
uncertainty. Organizers ask three questions: who are my people, what is their challenge, and how can they turn
resources they have into the power they need to meet that challenge. In this course, students accept responsibility
for organizing a "constituency" to achieve an outcome by the end of the semester. Students learn as reflective
practitioners of leadership of their campaign: building relationships committed to common purpose; turning value
into motivated action through narrative; strategizing to turn resources into the power to achieve outcomes; taking
effective action; and structuring leadership collaboratively.
Permission of instructor required. Interested student should complete the Student Commitment Form
(http://bit.ly/SCF2018 ), as well as enroll through my.Harvard. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
as MLD-377.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content ethnic studies
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content gender
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HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies deliver a lesson
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Competencies make a speech
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content learning differences
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning

Education A701A Section: 01


Accountability, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education (206918)
James Antony
2019 Spring (1 Credits) Schedule: TBD
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Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Higher education faces many demands. Among them are questions about the overall value of higher education,
questions about what students learn, and questions about whether investing in higher education is worth the money
and resources individuals and the public devote. More and more, colleges and university feel pressure to not only
explain what they do, but demonstrate how well they do it. This pressure comes from many sources, and the need
to be accountable to all these constituents underscores the importance of good systems of assessment and
evaluation. In this class, we will discuss assessment and evaluation within the broader backdrop of accountability.

Class Notes: Class meets on the following dates in Longfellow 222 (Eliot Lyman Room):
Friday, 1/12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 1/13, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education A702 Section: 01


Proseminar in Higher Education (180258)
Judith McLaughlin
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
This proseminar is designed to examine the core values, structures, processes, language, and personnel of
American higher education; to enhance students' understanding of critical issues facing colleges and universities
and their repertoire of strategies and management skills for tackling those issues; and to stimulate students'
reflection about possible career options and professional networks.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Higher Education
Program.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education A705 Section: 01


C.R.E.A.M.: Class and Culture on U.S. Colleges and Universities (208081)
Anthony Jack
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2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
"Cash Rules Everything Around Me." This course adds culture to that well-known mantra from popular music. In
doing so, this course explores the persisting inequality of class and culture that students face throughout college.
We will examine how this inequality shapes different aspects of the college experience, from admission applications
to career destinations. Students in the course will be introduced to current writings on class and culture on the
college campus, with specific focus on the four years between college entry and exit. The material in the course is
designed to push students to think not only about the inequality on the campus, but also through policies and
practices aimed to address the reproduction of inequality on the college campus. Through lectures, readings,
presentations, and class discussion we will probe how inequality manifests itself on the college campus and think
through the promises and pitfalls of different interventions, polices, and practices.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content community

Education A710B Section: 01


Mission and Money: Institutional Advancement in Higher Education (180266)
Joseph Zolner
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0729 PM
W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This module provides a conceptual and practical overview of the institutional advancement function within colleges
and universities, with particular emphasis on the role of institutional advancement in shaping and implementing
comprehensive campus strategy. All central components of a robust advancement operation (fund raising, alumni
relations, communications/marketing, and advancement services) will be considered. Through use of case studies,
a segment of the course will examine institutional advancement in action, highlighting how, at their best, resource
development activities should complement and reinforce larger campus strategic priorities and objectives. Issues to
be considered include: How is the institutional advancement function best designed and managed? To what degree
(and under what circumstances) might mission trump market when crafting institutional strategy, or vice versa?
What ethical considerations should guide the professional practice of institutional advancement administrators? In-
class student debates focusing on current controversies in institutional advancement will also be conducted. The
module draws exclusively on examples and practices from the higher education sector. However, those with
broader interests in nonprofit resource development should find course concepts of professional relevance and
practical value.
Recommended for Ed.M. students in the Higher Education Program.

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Class Notes: Course will meet on the following dates:
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content nonprofits
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content fundraising

Education A710D Section: 01


The College Admissions Process: Practice, Policy, and Research (180267)
Julie Vultaggio
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35
This course provides an overview of the undergraduate admissions process at U.S. colleges and universities.
Course topics will include an examination of the college admissions landscape (who goes to college—and why does
it matter?), current controversies (early admissions, affirmative action, legacy practices, SAT/ACT tests), access
and equity (is college really the great equalizer?), and decision-making (who holds "the power" in admissions
decisions—and how do we make them?), along with financial aid policy, college student retention, and the college
advising process. In addition to class discussion, we will explore these topics via the readings and brief lectures
along with visits from field-based colleagues.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 35 students. No prerequisite courses or previous experience
in college admissions/related work needed. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 28
December 5

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content decision-making

Education A710G Section: 01


Intercollegiate Athletics: Implications for Leaders in Higher Education (180270)
James Antony
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
Unlike in other nations, higher education in the United States has a direct, and often, symbiotic, relationship with
competitive athletics. This is unique. Only in the United States do we see athletics as a formally affiliated and
supported function of a college or university. How this came to be is an interesting part of the history of American
higher education. Yet history aside, a critical examination of the role of intercollegiate athletics unveils a host of
important issues worthy of serious study. This course will give students the opportunity to learn how athletics
became a part of American higher education, what the structure of modern intercollegiate athletics looks like across
different institutions, and the implications of sponsoring intercollegiate athletics for a college or university. The
course will also delve into the social, moral, and ethical challenges and triumphs posed by intercollegiate athletics,
and offer students an opportunity to better appreciate how athletics has shaped, and will continue to shape,
American higher education leaders and institutions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 20 and determined by lottery. See the course website for the
procedure for entering the lottery. Ed.M. students in the Higher Education Program will be given preference. All
Harvard students, including undergraduate students in the College, are eligible to enroll on a space-available basis.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A710H Section: 01


Community Colleges and the Advancement of Educational and Economic Opportunity (203735)
Ross Gittell
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Community colleges were invented to increase access to higher education and promote social mobility. They are an
important bridging institution doing some of the most challenging work in higher education: serving a large number
of students academically underprepared for college success; working closely with industry to develop a skilled
workforce; and forging connections with high schools and bachelor's-awarding transfer colleges. As gateways to
higher education, community colleges have provided access to groups that have been traditionally
underrepresented in many four-year colleges and universities. Today in the United States, community colleges
enroll about four of every 10 undergraduates and among all students who complete a degree at a four-year college
one-half had enrolled at a community college. While widely recognized for providing access, community colleges
are being increasingly scrutinized about low graduation and retention rates. The course will explore the promise,

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potential and challenges of community colleges. It will focus on the need for redesign of community colleges,
specifically instructional, advising and administrative redesigns that can support improved student outcomes. While
focused on community colleges, community colleges' transfer pathways to bachelor's awarding institutions and dual
enrollment programs with high schools and the course's redesign and practice focus makes the course relevant
more broadly. Students will learn through engagement with guest speakers from community colleges across the
nation, classroom discussions, course readings, and field-based experiences.
This module is the first of two focused on community colleges. The second, Community College Practicum, will
provide students a professional project-based experience with a community college client. There are no
prerequisites for this module. Students may choose to take this first module but not the second module in the
series.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content policy

Education A710J Section: 01


Using Data to Support Decisionmaking and Improvement in Higher Education (180271)
Matthew Miller
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This module offers a hands-on introduction to the strategic use of data across a range of higher education contexts
and administrative roles. In what ways, we will ask, can leaders at all levels within colleges and universities
effectively use data in the service of institutional improvement? We will learn methods for descriptive analysis of
data and communication of results from surveys, campus information systems, and other sources. Our work in the
course assumes that evidence-based improvement efforts within higher-education institutions are complex social,
political, and symbolic processes. In these processes, technical skills are only part of what is required to support
institutional improvement; leaders and analysts must also build a culture of deliberation using evidence. We will
learn to apply information design theories and use a range of software tools to prepare thoughtful analytic products
that encourage deliberation, understanding, and informed action.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Ed.M. students in the Higher Education Program given
preference. For others, familiarity with U.S. higher education administration required. Prior coursework in statistics
not required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project

Education A710K Section: 01


Community College Practicum (208083)
Ross Gittell
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25

(New course.) The Community College Practicum provides students with the opportunity to gain
professional experience by conducting project-related research and providing evidence-based
recommendations to a community college client. The projects will be focused on instructional,
advising, and administrative redesigns that can support improvement in student outcomes. The
course will provide students with the opportunity to draw on their experience and apply their
coursework to help a community college with a real-time problem of practice. Students will work
directly with current professionals in the community college field. There will be individual and
team (2 –4 students) projects. Students will choose from project opportunities at community
colleges in different regions of the nation that will be presented in the first class. In-class
sessions will alternate weeks with required project team meetings with the course instructor.
Class sessions will engage students in project-related learning, including review of research
relevant to projects and discussions with community college practitioners and thought leaders
Project meetings will be conducted in person and virtually. The course will be of most interest
to students seeking to apply learning to professional practice and also those with interest in
education practice redesign and change management.
Permission of instructor required. This course is part of a two-module community college series.
It is recommended that students take the first module of the series, Community Colleges and the
Advancement of Educational and Economic Opportunity in America, unless they have significant
professional experience at a community college or are a graduate of a community college.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


March 25

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April 1
April 15
April 29

In-class sessions will alternate weeks after the first two weeks, with required
project team meetings with the course instructor. Project meetings will be
conducted in person and virtually.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation

Education A710Q Section: 01


Facilitating Professional Learning for Adults (208931)
Candice Bocala
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) Learning occurs across our lifetimes. This course will explore common approaches to designing and
facilitating learning experiences for adults, with the understanding that several principles of good learning design
and pedagogy apply for young people as well as adults. We will explore how to structure common adult learning
experiences across several settings, such as designing professional development for educators, supporting growth
for employees as a program or organizational leader, and facilitating diverse groups of stakeholders to learn on
teams. Students will gain an understanding of how to plan and sequence professional learning and how to select
activities such as discussion protocols that are matched with the learning goals. Students will also practice, reflect
upon, and receive feedback on their facilitation skills several times during the module. This course is appropriate for
students who intend to design workshops, courses, or other professional learning for adults, students who would
like to sharpen their ability to facilitate groups, and students who anticipate leading organizations that intentionally
support adult learning.

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Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:
February 1
February 15
March 1
March 15
April 5
April 19

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education A710T Section: 01


College Student Development Theories and their Application to Practice (205617)
James Antony
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) This course is aimed at students interested in a career within one of the many professions of college
student affairs. The field of student affairs rests upon a foundation of rich theories that help to explain how students
develop and change during the college years. This theoretical literature has grown over the years to include
perspectives on development as diverse as the student body now served by American higher education. Students
will learn about all the theories to guide their day-to-day work as practitioners. The course will also help students
explore the application of these theories within the diverse institutional cultures that make up American higher
education. Readings, class materials, and assignments are derived from classical texts in the field as well as timely
articles and pieces related to student development theory. In-class case studies ask students to address real-life
scenarios using theoretical learning from class to ground solutions. Course assignments ask students to bridge the
theoretical and practical.
Preference for enrollment is given to Ed.M. students in the Higher Education Program, who will be chosen by
lottery. If space remains in the course, then an additional lottery will be held to determine admission into the course.
All other HGSE students are eligible to participate in this additional lottery.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A710V Section: 01


Practical Issues and Challenges in Student Affairs Administration (205619)
James Antony
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) This course is intended for students interested in a career within one of the many professions of
college student affairs. The course explores the various roles student affairs professionals play within different types
of academic institutions, highlighting challenges and associated ethical and moral dilemmas. Students are expected
to develop a comprehensive understanding of the variety of roles a student affairs professional plays, the diverse

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institutional cultures within which they play those roles, and the professional obligations associated with fulfilling
these roles. Readings, class materials, and assignments are derived from classical texts in the field as well as
timely articles and pieces about recent developments and events on college and university campuses. In-class case
studies ask students to address real-life scenarios using theoretical learning from class to ground solutions. Over
the course of the term, several student affairs leaders will serve as guest speakers.
Preference for enrollment is given to Ed.M. students in the Higher Education Program, who will be chosen by
lottery. If space remains in the course, then an additional lottery will be held to determine admission into the course.
All other HGSE students are eligible to participate in this additional lottery.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A712 Section: 01


State and Federal Policymaking in Postsecondary Education (210862)

2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM


Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
State and federal government policy actions have serious consequences for American colleges and universities and
for those who enroll in them. This course introduces students to how state and federal government postsecondary
policies are developed, implemented, and managed, with a particular focus on the extent to which equitable
opportunity for students seeking a postsecondary credential is affected. Specifically, the first part of the course will
explore the historical and current policy roles at the state and federal levels along with the theoretical models that
explain policymaking. The second part will critically examine a variety of contemporary postsecondary policy issues
and debates (e.g. access, completion, affordability and financial aid, transfer, sexual assault). In this course,
students will have the opportunity to engage in depth with a policy issue of their choice. Students will also engage
directly with policymakers, policy analysts, and researchers with expertise in the field.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education A770 Section: 01


Reflecting on Leadership, Management, and Governance (180305)
Judith McLaughlin
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This seminar focuses on the complementary tasks facing senior executives in higher education, schools and other
mission-driven nonprofit organizations: leadership, management, and governance. Through an examination of
leadership transitions, initiatives, and issues, students will develop a greater appreciation of the complexity of these
institutions and the range of knowledge, skills, and expertise needed by effective leaders. The course will employ a
varied pedagogy, including case studies, guest speakers, analyses of videos, and student presentations.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content organizations
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HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content strategic planning

Education A797 Section: 01


Field Experience in Higher Education: Advising Campus Leaders (180309)
Richard Light
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0500 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 12
The dean of freshmen at a major Boston-area college, and his colleagues, have asked for some advice. This
course will take a team of higher education students to collaboratively help to solve actual challenges for the college
leaders, and to make actionable recommendations for changes. The course has three parts. First, we explore some
theoretical background about how different kinds of campuses, from traditional liberal arts colleges to research
universities to pre-professional programs, work to integrate certain "outside of the classroom activities" into
students' overall collegiate experiences. There are assigned readings on how different institutions engage to
maximize students' experiences, both inside and outside of classes. Second, students will then work in small teams
to develop recommendations to the campus leadership, or to build a structure for a campus to move forward on its
own. Each student and each team will have several opportunities to discuss and to constructively critique one
another's approach, plus systematically to refine it. Students in the class will receive feedback individually and
collectively for sustained learning. Third, the course culminates with an oral presentation to the freshman dean of
this college, plus a crisp written report with concrete, actionable recommendations for campus leadership.
Permission of instructor required. Students interested in taking this class should get in touch with the instructor
during or before shopping period. The first meeting of this seminar will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 5:00 p.m.
At that time, a regular, weekly meeting time that works for everyone in the group will be determined.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education A801 Section: 01


Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective (180311)
Fernando Reimers
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
How can policy leaders, international consultants, and social entrepreneurs help improve educational opportunity
around the world? How can we help poor and marginalized children get a decent education, and how will that
matter to their future life prospects and to the development of the societies in which they live? This course examines
key contemporary educational global challenges and debates, focusing on options to effect systemic change in
public education systems. We will discuss current global efforts to provide quality education and increase its
relevancy. We will examine the role of international agencies and governments in advancing policy reform, and
study various approaches to generating and analyzing policy alternatives. The course may be of interest to students
interested in global and international education and in comparative education.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation

Education A816 Section: 01


Education in Armed Conflict (180334)
Sarah Dryden Peterson
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 1000 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course examines the multidimensional and multidirectional relationships between armed conflict and education.
How can education contribute to the work of building "lasting peace" in settings of armed conflict globally? How
does education reflect inequalities and reinforce social tensions? How does it contribute to stability and
reconciliation? What role does it play in shaping individual and collective imaginings of a post-conflict future?
Through critical reading of theoretical texts and case studies, engagement with guest speakers, simulations, and
other learning tools, we will adopt an action-oriented approach to investigation of these and other questions. We will
look beyond the provision of schooling to the learning and teaching that takes place in schools and community
settings, and examine the relationships that are at the core of these educational interactions. Central to discussions

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will be connections between public policy, daily experiences, and social justice. The course includes a semester-
long project through which students will deepen their research, writing, and policy analysis skills, and explore the
intellectual and practical dimensions of connecting research, policy, and practice.
Open to all students with an interest in settings of armed conflict or comparative education generally.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content refugees
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning

Education A819 Section: 01


Contemporary Developing Countries: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Problems (180336)
Tarun Khanna
Satchit Balsari
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0300 PM - 0415 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course will provide a framework (and multiple lenses) through which to think about the salient economic and
social problems of the five billion people of the developing world, and to work in a team setting toward identifying
entrepreneurial solutions to such problems. Case study discussions will cover challenges and solutions in fields as
diverse as health, education, technology, urban planning, and arts and the humanities. The modules themselves will
be team-taught by faculty from engineering, the arts, urban design, healthcare and business. The course will
embrace a bias toward action by enabling students to understand the potential of individual agency in addressing
these problems. All students will participate in the development of a business plan or grant proposal to tackle their
chosen problem in a specific developing country/region, emphasizing the importance of contextualizing the
entrepreneurial intervention. The student-team will ideally be comprised of students with diverse backgrounds from
across the University.
No prerequisites. Jointly offered at Harvard Business School (HBS) as 1266, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
(FAS) as SW47, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as DEV-338, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH)
as GHP-568, Harvard Medical School as IND 520, Harvard Graduate School of Design (DES) as SES 5375, and
Harvard Law School (HLS) as 2543.

Class Notes: The first class will meet on Wednesday, September 5.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content economic development
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content health
HGSE: Content strategic planning

Education A822 Section: 01


The Consequences of Educational Policy Interventions in Developing Countries: Recent Evidence (180339)
Felipe Barrera-Osorio
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The past two decades have seen the emergence of numerous rigorous evaluations of educational interventions in
developing countries. These studies employ methodologies that allow researchers to reach causal conclusions
about the effects of the programs they evaluated. This course aims to distill the primary policy lessons from these
studies by reviewing the main theories that motivated them, the empirical strategies used to assess them, the
emerging puzzles, and the substantive results and their policy implications. The course will analyze new evidence
emerging from developing countries concerning basic education (K-12) and will have an economic perspective on
educational problems. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the
evidence of the impact of various strategies to improve access to education and learning in developing countries, an
understanding of the policy consequences of these educational strategies and of the strengths and weaknesses of
different methodological approaches to impact evaluation in education, and strong analytical and communication
skills to make evidence-based judgments and to convey them effectively to nontechnical audiences.
Prerequisites: prior knowledge of economics, as demonstrated by completion of A-205 or equivalent, and an
understanding of statistics, as demonstrated by completion of S-030 or equivalent. The course is designed for
master's and doctoral students, as well as for other graduate students across Harvard interested in education and
economics of education in developing countries. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as SUP 450.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Content policy
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HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content global/international context

Education A826 Section: 01


The Politics of Education in the Developing World (203621)
Emmerich Davies
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0400 PM - 0530 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
How have globalization and market-oriented reforms impacted efforts to expand education access? How do political
constraints influence education expenditures? What is the effect of political and administrative decentralization on
parental participation and educational outcomes? This course will explore these and other questions as we
consider the role that political institutions, elected leaders, civil society, students, teachers, and bureaucrats play in
the provision of education across the developing world. We will ask who the key actors, interests, and incentives are
in education politics through individual case studies, political science theory, and empirical examples. The course
will also have a strong emphasis on writing, including two projects that hone students' ability to convey ideas for
diverse popular audiences. Through this course, students will learn to identify and critique power relations, the
incentives of actors, the options such circumstances present, and how to best engage diverse actors in education
policy making. The course emphasizes real-world examples and policies, and students will gain a broader
understanding of the incentives and constraints political actors face in the developing world and how to engage
such contexts effectively.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content global/international context
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content economic development
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies debate

Education A830 Section: 01


Education and International Development (203741)
Emmerich Davies
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course is intended as an introduction to the major theories of international development and education. The

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course will review literatures across the social sciences with a focus on political science, education, and economics
on the relationship between education and economic and political development. We will begin by exploring major
debates on development: Why are some countries rich and some poor? From there, we ask what the relationship is
between economic and political development and education. Is development a prerequisite for the provision of
education, or does the relationship run the other way? We will also explore the effects of education on nation
building, citizenship, and identity in a comparative context. At the same time, we will also critique existing theories
of development and what they mean for our broader thinking on education. Who and what is forgotten when we talk
about development? How should we incorporate them in our policy-making and research on education? The
course will include a semester-long research intensive project through which students will deepen their research,
writing, and policy analysis skills. The research project will be independently designed by students in consultation
with the instructor.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Content economic development
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning

Education A998 Section: 01


Higher Education Internship (180349)
James Antony
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 1230 PM - 0159 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
This course is designed to enhance students' professional skills and theoretical understanding of higher education.
In the course, students will assume administrative responsibilities at a college, a university, or another higher
education organization, under the supervision of an accomplished professional in the field. These responsibilities
must be graduate-level in scope and represent new learning for the student.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: an internship approved by the instructor.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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Education A998 Section: 01
Higher Education Internship (180349)
James Antony
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 1230 PM - 0159 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
This course is designed to enhance students' professional skills and theoretical understanding of higher education.
In the course, students will assume administrative responsibilities at a college, a university, or another higher
education organization, under the supervision of an accomplished professional in the field. These responsibilities
must be graduate-level in scope and represent new learning for the student.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: an internship approved by the instructor.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education AH103 Section: 01


Educational Outcomes in Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (180353)
Paul Harris
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
A great deal of thinking about the relationship between psychology and education asks what psychology can
contribute to the improvement of education. For example, can psychology help to improve the way that we teach
reading? Can it help to close the gap in achievement between particular groups? Do preschoolers have ideas or
dispositions that help--or hinder--their progress in school? However, one can also ask about the effects of education
on psychological processes. There is enormous cross-national and cross-cultural variation in the length and type of
education that children receive. A major goal of this course is to help students understand the effects of such
variation on the ways that people think--and feel. A secondary goal is to alert students to the ways in which those
effects can be measured and to underline the contribution that different methods--experiments, large-scale surveys,
and participant observation--can make to our understanding of such effects. The final goal is to underline how
educational provision and its impact vary dramatically across the globe.
No prerequisites; some background in either psychology or international education desirable.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education AH125 Section: 01


Science-Driven Innovation in the Early Childhood Ecosystem (180358)
Jack Shonkoff

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2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 60
The primary aim of this course is to leverage advances in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences to catalyze
more effective strategies to strengthen the foundations of healthy development in the early years of life. Drawing on
a diversity of disciplinary perspectives, students will learn how interactions among early life experiences and genetic
predispositions shape brain architecture and influence the maturation of biological systems that affect learning,
behavior, and health well into the adult years. Particular attention will be focused on developing a greater
understanding of how stress related to poverty, maltreatment, racism, and socioeconomic inequities "gets under the
skin" and leads to significant disparities in educational achievement and both physical and mental well-being.
Students will explore how causal mechanisms that explain these disparities can be used to formulate new theories
of change and drive science based innovation in practice and policy that achieves breakthrough outcomes for
children facing adversity.
Recommended/intended for students who are motivated to be change agents in practice, policy, and/or research.
Jointly offered at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) as SBS-299.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content health
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content neuroscience

Education H110G Section: 01


Learning in a Globalizing World: Language Acquisition, Cultural Awareness, and Cognitive Justice (180413)
Bruno della Chiesa
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Our globalizing world demands a broader set of linguistic (and, hence, cultural) competencies from individuals than
ever before, and while cultural diversity represents a potential enhancement, our educational systems are facing
huge challenges (e.g., migration flows). What does this all mean for education policy and practices worldwide? This
transdisciplinary module examines international approaches to education policies in contexts of diversity. It
develops hypotheses about the role that individual representations (defined as perceptions, values, beliefs, identity,
and alterity images) play in motivating non-native language learning and tries to explain why some individuals are
more successful at learning (and why some countries are more successful at teaching) languages than others.
Does a multilingual education better prepare our young to participate in today's world? From a philosophical
standpoint, how does learning one or several new languages lead to metacultural awareness, to metacognitive
awareness, to global awareness, as well as to awareness of ourselves? How can education enhance people's

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motivation to learn languages and to get acquainted with other cultures? Last but not least, what is the purpose of
learning about such topics? Is the primary goal of education to produce manpower for the economy? Or to help
people to "become who they are" (Goethe) in a humanizing process (Freire)? Or to promote a form of "cognitive
justice" as a condition, if not the condition, to make this world of ours a better place to live? Or something else? The
class's collective intelligence will provide answers to these questions.
Permission of instructor required. No prerequisites, but previous experience living abroad useful. Very strong
motivation highly recommended. The course is appropriate for students interested in international and
transdisciplinary policy perspectives. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content social justice
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion

Education H112 Section: 01


Cognitive Neuroscience and Education (180416)

2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35
Research in cognitive neuroscience extends our understanding of individual differences in cognitive and brain
development. Of particular relevance to educators is the development of the human brain in response to
maturational processes and active learning, both of which are considered as experience. In particular, language has
a long developmental trajectory and is one example demonstrating the interaction between experience-expectant
and experience-dependent mechanisms. This foundational knowledge will facilitate the understanding of brain
plasticity, allowing students to connect contemporary educational issues with cognitive neuroscience research.
Topics include brain development; history and methods in cognitive neuroscience; neural development in audition,
vision, and motor skills; neural processing of language, literacy, and numeracy; life experience such as bilingualism
and biliteracy; and changes in the brain associated with environmental factors, such as socioeconomic status. The
overall course goal is to enhance the connection between research and learning practices in education through the

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lens of cognitive neuroscience.
No prerequisites; simultaneous enrollment in H-126 or similar course may be helpful but not necessary. No prior
training in biology, psychology, medical science, or related disciplines necessary.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H112 Section: 01


Cognitive Neuroscience and Education (180416)
Gigi Luk
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Research in cognitive neuroscience extends our understanding of individual differences in cognitive and brain
development. Of particular relevance to educators is the development of the human brain in response to
maturational processes and active learning, both of which are considered as experience. In particular, language has
a long developmental trajectory and is one example demonstrating the interaction between experience-expectant
and experience-dependent mechanisms. This foundational knowledge will facilitate the understanding of brain
plasticity, allowing students to connect contemporary educational issues with cognitive neuroscience research.
Topics include brain development; history and methods in cognitive neuroscience; neural development in audition,
vision, and motor skills; neural processing of language, literacy, and numeracy; life experience such as bilingualism
and biliteracy; and changes in the brain associated with environmental factors, such as socioeconomic status. The
overall course goal is to enhance the connection between research and learning practices in education through the
lens of cognitive neuroscience.
No prerequisites; simultaneous enrollment in H-126 or similar course may be helpful but not necessary. No prior
training in biology, psychology, medical science, or related disciplines necessary.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
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HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content cognitive development

Education H118 Section: 01


Bilingualism: Language and Cognition (180417)

2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0900 AM - 1159 AM


Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Bilingualism has been extensively studied as a psycholinguistic phenomenon in language development. Recent
research has extended the consequence of this language experience to cognitive domains that do not involve
language processing. More importantly, the cognitive consequences associated with bilingualism extend across the
lifespan. With bilingualism being an increasingly common experience for children and adult in a global scale, it is
essential for educators to understand the cognitive consequences of this language experience, in classrooms and
beyond. The course examines bilingual experience across the lifespan and evaluates research showing altered
cognitive processes associated with bilingual experience. Furthermore, how is bilingualism being considered in the
context of education? Students will be directed to explore research on the following questions: How is bilingualism
defined? Is there a critical period of learning a second language? Does bilingualism confer to cognitive advantages?
If so, what kind of cognitive benefits are associated with bilingual experience? Are there differences in language
developmental trajectories in bilingual children and adults? The course will be structured to be accessible to
students with interests in developmental psychology, cognitive science, and language and literacy.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion

Education H126 Section: 01


Typical and Atypical Neurodevelopment (180420)
Charles Nelson
Nadine Gaab
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Brain development begins shortly after conception and continues through the first two decades of life; however, the

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first few postnatal years represent an unprecedented period of brain growth, laying the foundation for much of the
development that lies ahead. In the vast majority of cases, brain development proceeds along a typical
developmental trajectory, which corresponds to children whose development is similarly considered typical.
However, in a sizable minority of cases, brain development goes awry, either before or shortly after birth, leading to
a range of developmental challenges and disorders. In some cases development is compromised because of an
underlying genetic mutation (e.g., fragile X syndrome), in others because of deviations from the expected
environment (e.g., prenatal alcohol exposure). The course first will focus on what is known about typical brain
development and then turn its attention to what happens when development goes awry. The course is organized
around key domains of development, such as memory, attention, executive functions, the acquisition of reading and
math skills, etc. Within each domain we will review both the typical developmental pattern experienced by most
children, alongside specific disorders of development, such as difficulty in learning to read, pay attention, and
regulate emotion. In both cases both genetic and environmental factors that influence development will be
discussed. Some of the specific disorders we will discuss include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and
dyslexia. The course will conclude by focusing on experiential hazards that can derail development, such as the
exposure to early adversity or so-called "toxic stress."
No prerequisites although students with backgrounds in psychology, special education, and/or neuroscience may
feel better prepared.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content psychological testing
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content reading

Education H137 Section: 01


Emotion in Development and Learning: Usable Knowledge, Variability, and Context (180424)
Gabrielle Schlichtmann
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 1000 AM - 1259 PM
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Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The relationship between emotion and cognition is complex. Based in social interaction, emotions are biological
processes that organize human behavior by constraining thought and action while relationships evoke and shape
emotions. This course examines foundational work on emotions and emotional development, from the classics
through modern emotion research about attribution, development, culture, and neuroscience. Cases and examples
emphasize how emotions interact with learning and development. Core questions will include: How do relationships
and learning shape emotions, and how do emotions shape relationships and learning? What are pathways in the
development of emotions? And most centrally, how and what applications from the emotion sciences can be made
to practical questions in education about teaching and learning? Special attention will be paid to issues of risk and
resilience, including poverty, stigmatization, disability, and trauma. Class format combines discussion, case
analysis, and lecture. Students will complete a semester-long project, with several checkpoints contributing to their
final grade along the way.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H140A Section: 01


Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Understanding the Literature (180426)
Gigi Luk
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Performing empirical cognitive research in education requires a range of skills in addition to developing a
coherent research question with important educational implications. This module will focus on skills that
facilitate students' understanding of research literature that is relevant to their topic of interest. Students
will learn to conduct literature research using keywords, organizing literature in meaningful ways, reading
an article in a critical manner, understanding different research methods, and develop a research
question. Students will read different types of the literature in this course: review papers, meta analyses,
and empirical studies collecting behavioral measures and neuroimaging data. Students will have the
opportunity to identify a focused research interest, to critically evaluate existing research, and to articulate
research questions with psychological and neuroscience approaches to questions relevant to education.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content causal reasoning
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Competencies examine trends
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

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HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning

Education H140B Section: 01


Empirical Research in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Planning and Designing (180427)

2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule:


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This module follows H-140A and is open to all students. H-140B focuses on facilitating early emerging researchers'
work in building a roadmap for future research using psychological and neuroscience approaches to answering
questions relevant to education. The objective of this module is to provide students with step-by-step guidance in
turning a research idea into an actual experimental study. Students will learn research methods that aligns with their
research interests and questions. Topics covered in H-140B include research ethics, behavioral measurements and
analysis, fMRI study design and analysis methods, channels for research dissemination. Upon completion, students
will have gained empirical research skills for conducting psychological and/or neuroscience studies in education.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 15. Students are to submit a one-page memo by September
30, 2017 to the course director (Gigi Luk: gigi_luk@gse.harvard.edu) including the following information:1. Name
and contact information, program affiliation and status in the program2. Past research experience (if none, please
include other professional experience relevant to research)3. Rationale and goal(s) of learning empirical research
skills4. Research idea to be pursued in H-140B.
Doctoral students and MBE master's students are given priority. Selection criteria will be based on the fit between
the course goal and student's goal, and feasibility of conducting an empirical study based on the proposed idea.
Prior or concurrent statistics course work is an asset but not necessary for this course. While it is preferable that
students take both H-140A and H-140B, enrollment in H-140A is not a pre-requisite.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 17
December 1

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H180 Section: 01


Cognitive Development and Trust in Testimony (180438)
Paul Harris
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

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The classical description of cognitive development implies that children are "stubborn autodidacts." Relying on their
own firsthand observation of the world and their own independent reflection, children are assumed to construct
theories about the world in an autonomous fashion. By implication, children ignore the information or insights that
adults can offer, especially when these conflict with what they assume to be true. If this claim is correct, it implies
that teaching or indeed any form of testimony or instruction by adults must be tailored to constraints imposed by the
child. There is not much likelihood of children stretching their ideas to accommodate what they are told. This course
will examine and question this orthodox assumption and also consider the alternative possibility that children's
ideas, from infancy onward, are infused with information supplied by other people

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content emotional development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper

Education H206 Section: 01


Developmental Theories of Change (180445)
Dana McCoy
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course will provide students with an introduction to the core theories of human development and psychology,
as well as a deeper understanding of how these theories can be applied in the real world to optimize intervention,
policy, and practice. In particular, this course will combine original texts with contemporary case studies to bring to
life the work of well-known thinkers such as Freud, Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, and Bronfenbrenner. Over the
course of the semester, students will tackle a number of intellectual and practical questions, including: What are the
core theoretical tenants of human development and psychology? How has developmental theory evolved over the
past century, and how does it manifest in contemporary work? How can theory be used to enhance educational
practice and policy? How does one develop and apply a coherent "theory of change" for evaluation purposes, and
why is this important? Class time will be divided between lectures, discussion, and small group work focusing on
specific case studies relevant to student interests.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content program evaluation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation

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HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning

Education H208 Section: 01


Empowering Human Relationships Across Developmental Contexts (208270)
Junlei Li
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
(New course.) How do we encourage, enhance, and empower the human relationships around children and youth in
adversity? Serving children in adversity requires us to understand and address a complex system of challenges
and opportunities. Yet there is something deep and simple that connects all of our work across settings and
disciplines. In this course, we will examine the quality of human interactions across a wide range of developmental
contexts (both cultural and institutional), from orphanages to classrooms and from early childhood to youth
development. By capturing and learning from what ordinary people do extraordinarily well in relationship with one
another in simple, everyday moments, we can grow communities of practice, nurture intuition into intention, and
plant the seeds for sustainable systems change. The early part of the course will focus on applying developmental
theories to examine actual practices in field settings of human development. The latter part will focus on how we
can use a relationship-focused theory of change to improve practices, programs, and policies. In addition to a focus
on developmental contexts with adversity, approximately 50% of the content examples used in this course will lean
towards early-childhood settings (child care, preschool, early elementary school, special education and early
intervention). However, there will be ample opportunities to engage in learning about a variety of developmental
contexts through youth development in the lives of adolescents.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H210H Section: 01


Student Political Identity Development: Understanding & Supporting Youth Activists (208355)
Alexis Redding
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
(New module.) In this interdisciplinary module, students will focus on theories from psychology and the literature on
civic activism to develop a clear understanding of student political identity development. We will first draw from
history to examine the role of students in the American civil rights movement and anti-war activism of 20th century
in order to develop a working model of political habitus—the skills and habits of mind that enable youth to get
involved in civic life. Next, we will use documents from contemporary protest movements (including
#BlackLivesMatter, #Resist, and #NeverAgain) to refine our model in relation to student engagement in the
21st century. We will also learn qualitative research techniques to help us better understand how students conceive

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of their role in these social movements. This will include analyzing interviews conducted with participants of campus
protests in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election as well as conducting our own ethnographic observations
of current political events. We will also learn directly from guest speakers who are active in a range of protest
movements today. During our work, we will consider the "hidden curriculum" of schools as we examine the role of
institutional culture in promoting student civic engagement. Our class will conclude by identifying best practices for
educators, administrators, and parents who want to support this generation of current and aspiring youth activists.
Permission of instructor required. This course is intended for Ed.M. students and is open for cross-registration.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 29

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data

Education H233Y Section: 01


Exploring Quality in Early Childhood Education: Predicting Academic and Social Outcomes (203799)
Catherine Snow
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 18
This research practicum provides students the opportunity to participate in the early stages of a research effort
being conducted by Catherine Snow and Nonie Lesaux, in partnership with MDRC and the Boston Public Schools.
The project, ExCEL P-3: Promoting Sustained Gains from Preschool to Third, is designed to identify policies,
classroom-level factors, and school experiences that are associated with children's school success during preschool
and early elementary school grades. It will involve a systematic program of child assessments, classroom
observations, and data collection from families, coaches, and teachers. Students in this research practicum will
have the opportunity to learn (1) about the early development of literacy, numeracy, self-regulation, and other
predictors of long-term academic success; (2) about the design of longitudinal predictive studies; (3) about
evaluating classroom quality; and (4) about how to design and implement individual research projects in the context

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of a larger study.
Permission of instructor is required. Enrollment is limited to 18. No prerequisites; master's students with an interest
in doing research may apply to enroll. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. Must be taken for
Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Class Notes: Class will meet biweekly.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Content student achievement
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content curriculum development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content social contexts

Education H234Y Section: 01


Exploring Quality in Early Childhood Education: Predicting Academic and Social Outcomes (203800)
Catherine Snow
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
This research practicum provides students the opportunity to participate in the first stages of a research effort being
conducted by Catherine Snow and Nonie Lesaux, in partnership with MDRC and the Boston Public Schools. The
project, ExCEL P-3: Promoting Sustained Gains from Preschool to Third, is designed to identify policies, classroom-
level factors, and school experiences that are associated with children's school success during preschool and early
elementary school grades. It will involve a systematic program of child assessments, classroom observations, and
data collection from families, coaches, and teachers. Students in this research practicum will have the opportunity to
learn (1) about the early development of literacy, numeracy, self-regulation, and other predictors of long-term
academic success; (2) about the design of longitudinal predictive studies; (3) about evaluating classroom quality;
and (4) about how to design and implement individual research projects in the context of a larger study.
Permission of instructor is required. Enrollment is limited to 18. No prerequisites; master's students with an interest
in doing research may apply to enroll. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. Must be taken for
Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Class Notes: Class will meet biweekly.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of H233Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content research methods
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HGSE: Content social contexts
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content reading

Education H236 Section: 01


Adolescent Development (180460)
Nancy Hill
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Adolescence marks change on multiple levels (e.g., biologically, cognitively, and socially) and in multiple contexts
(e.g., family, school, community, and peers). In fact, it marks the largest growth period in human development
outside of infancy. Driven by enhanced thinking and reasoning capabilities, adolescents struggle with balancing
their desires for autonomy and independence with their desires for guidance and connection. These dynamics result
in renegotiating family and social relationships and engagement in school, impact the effectiveness of educational
practices, and enhance adolescents' ability to think and plan for their future. This course is designed to provide a
practical understanding of the developmental issues, assets, and trajectories of adolescent thinking and reasoning.
Based in classic and current theory and research and using real problems of practice, students will learn, integrate,
and apply knowledge of biological and cognitive development and of identity processes. This course will prepare
educational practitioners to integrate developmental approaches to their pedagogy and provide a foundation for
those interested in applied research on adolescence.
No prerequisites; prior course work in developmental psychology is helpful, but the course is designed for students
without a psychology background. Recommended for students who are planning to work directly with adolescents or
are planning to engage in applied research with adolescents.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content social networks
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Content motivation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content student achievement
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HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content online and blended learning
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections

Education H236 Section: 1


Adolescent Development (180460)
Nancy Hill
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Adolescence marks change on multiple levels (e.g., biologically, cognitively, and socially) and in multiple contexts
(e.g., family, school, community, and peers). In fact, it marks the largest growth period in human development
outside of infancy. Driven by enhanced thinking and reasoning capabilities, adolescents struggle with balancing
their desires for autonomy and independence with their desires for guidance and connection. These dynamics result
in renegotiating family and social relationships and engagement in school, impact the effectiveness of educational
practices, and enhance adolescents' ability to think and plan for their future. This course is designed to provide a
practical understanding of the developmental issues, assets, and trajectories of adolescent thinking and reasoning.
Based in classic and current theory and research and using real problems of practice, students will learn, integrate,
and apply knowledge of biological and cognitive development and of identity processes. This course will prepare
educational practitioners to integrate developmental approaches to their pedagogy and provide a foundation for
those interested in applied research on adolescence.
No prerequisites; prior course work in developmental psychology is helpful, but the course is designed for students
without a psychology background. Recommended for students who are planning to work directly with adolescents or
are planning to engage in applied research with adolescents.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content social networks
HGSE: Content online and blended learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
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HGSE: Content relationships
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity

Education H250 Section: 01


Developmental Psychology (180464)
Paul Harris
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course is an introduction to the theories and findings in developmental psychology. It covers the period of early
childhood, but discussion will often extend to older children and adults. The course will cover attachment, pretense
and imagination, theory of mind/autism, language and thought, memory, moral development, emotion and emotion
understanding, vocabulary growth, cross-cultural variation in relationships and thinking, trust in others' testimony,
thinking and reasoning, and religious development. An important goal is to allow students to examine for
themselves not just the conclusions that psychologists have reached about development but also some of the
experiments and observations that have led to those conclusions.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper

Education H307 Section: 01


Institutional and Community-Based Strategies to Support Children and Strengthen Families (180483)
Julie Boatright Wilson
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 1145 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This course examines the design and effectiveness of current governmental and community-based strategies for
supporting at-risk children and strengthening their families. It begins by exploring conceptual and developmental
frameworks for assessing child and family well-being. The course draws on recent research on the developmental
needs of children and adolescents/young adults as well as other literature and theory to identify the components of
best practice for dealing with these children, youth and families. Most of the course is devoted to assessing local
and state initiatives in the areas of child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and more general social services –to
understand how they began, how they evolved, and how effective they are.
Permission of instructor required. Jointly-offered at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as SUP-211.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
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HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content partnerships

Education H310M Section: 01


Establishing Loving Spaces for Learning: Preventing Bullying and Discrimination in U.S. Schools (180496)
Gretchen Brion-Meisels
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Across the United States, educators are struggling to determine the most effective ways of creating
learning spaces that are loving and transformational for all students. To do this requires building school
climates that are nurturing and inclusive for students from diverse racial, cultural, socio-economic, and
political backgrounds, and who come to school with diverse identities, learning styles, and challenges.
Feeling safe and welcome at school has direct and measurable effects on students' academic
achievement; but how do we create loving spaces for learning? This module will explore empirical
evidence that supports the creation of safe, loving schools and provide examples of best practices for
educators seeking to prevent bullying and discrimination. By the end of the module, students should be
able to: (1) communicate to educational stakeholders and policymakers about bullying and discrimination
in the United States and, specifically, the importance of social-emotional supports for the academic
development of students; (2) analyze and critique programs that seek to prevent bullying and
discrimination; and (3) apply their knowledge in a practice, policy or research context of their choice. To
accomplish these goals, in the first half of the course we will explore theoretical and empirical research on
bullying and discrimination in schools. Here, we will consider the ways that multiple stakeholders define
safety. During the second half of the course, we will explore practical approaches to creating safe and
loving educational contexts for young people. Here, we will focus on strategies that empower young
people to be active agents in building loving spaces. The course will also provide opportunities to
consider specific types of identity-related bullying, such as homophobia, xenophobia, ableism, and
racism. Although schools will be the central setting examined, course materials are also applicable to

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community-based settings.

This module can be taken alone or in conjunction with H389B, which will be taught during the second half of the
semester. H389B focuses on supporting adolescents in school, more broadly, by integrating academic, social and
emotional supports.

Class Notes: The first meeting of this course will be on Tuesday, 9/4.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content advocacy
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content bullying/discrimination
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention

Education H310N Section: 01


"A Place to Call Home": Developing and Advocating for Community Youth Programs (180497)
Deepa Vasudevan
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Policymakers and researchers often laud out-of-school time programs as "urban sanctuaries," "havens," "alternative
places of being," and "place[s] to call home" for children and youth. From early settlement houses and Freedom
Schools to the creation of YMCAs, 4H clubs, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers, community-based out-
of-school time programs have an important history in the United States and are part of the fabric of childhood and
adolescent experiences. In this intensive seminar course, students will learn about the developing out-of-school
time field and explore key elements of culturally and community responsive youth programs. Students will be will be
introduced to the program landscape more broadly, engage in research on extracurricular inequality and
participation outcomes, consider promising practices in program design, and wrestle with key dilemmas that these
contexts pose for program practitioners and leaders. This course will primarily focus on programming for children
and youth ages 8-18. This course is grounded in critical, asset-based, and social justice approaches to youth
programming. It will include guest speakers and a field visit, in which class will be held in a youth program in the
Boston and Cambridge area to understand the work from the perspective of program directors, community
stakeholders, and the youth themselves. Through course activities and assignments, students will understand the
opportunities and challenges to different program models, as framed by their growing understanding of the out-of-

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school time field.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 25.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content nonprofits
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content social contexts

Education H310W Section: 01


Developing Effective School and Community Interventions for Children Facing Risks (180505)
Richard Weissbourd
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 22
How can we develop more effective interventions for children facing risks? This module addresses this question
with a focus on children in poverty and children suffering social and emotional risks. Students' primary work will be
to develop a proposal for an intervention that they will then present to leaders of school, community or national
programs. These programs will primarily be based in Boston and nearby towns.. Students may select an
intervention designed to improve students' academic performance; to reduce children's social or emotional risks; or
to promote social, emotional, or moral development. The module will consider not only whether these initiatives
ameliorate deficits and troubles, but whether they nurture strengths and resiliency; new models of resiliency will also
be examined. Attention will be given to the different sources and different expressions of risk and resilience across
race, class, and culture. For each of the interventions examined in the class, students will explore several
questions: What is the evidence that the intervention is effective? In what sense is the intervention effective? For
example, what kinds of children are helped by the intervention, how much are they helped, and who is left behind?
What is the "theory of change," underlying the intervention and what are the major ingredients of the intervention?
What are the factors, including political factors, that, determine whether a leader supports an intervention? How can
interventions best be sustained over time? What determines whether interventions can be effectively scaled up?
Classes will be a combination of discussion, lectures, and guest speakers involved in interventions, but will also be
devoted to students presenting their intervention proposals at various stages.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to enable more intensive classroom discussion.
Prerequisites: prior knowledge and background in theories of risk and resilience and current school reforms helpful
but not required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. Jointly offered at the Harvard Kennedy
School (HKS) as SUP-425M.

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Class Notes: Class meets on the following dates in Larsen G06:
Jan 2 - 12, 1–4 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education H311 Section: 01


Issues of Diversity in Cross-Cultural Counseling and Advocacy (180509)
Josephine Kim
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50
This course is designed to assist students interested in counseling, teaching, program and policy development,
guidance, and student support careers in developing a more informed understanding of issues involved in working
effectively with diverse students and families in community and school settings. The course is also designed to
increase students' awareness of their own and others' life experiences, and how these impact the way in which one
approaches interactions with individuals who are most "different" from them. In addition, the course is designed to
help students develop a deeper understanding of how sociopolitical factors affect selected ethnic and nonethnic
minority groups in the United States. The course is focused on issues that have a direct impact on the helping
relationship, and the materials are relevant for any student who seeks to impact the field of education.
Permission of instructor required. Ed.M. and CAS students in the Prevention Science and Practice Program given
preference. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content identity

Education H311B Section: 01


Counseling Seminar: School-based Counseling (208133)
Mandy Savitz-Romer
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
The purpose of this intensive seminar is to support students' preparation for induction into the school counseling and school
adjustment counseling professions. The module is guided by four primary aims: 1) provide continued support for students
engaging in school-based counseling fieldwork; 2) introduce students to the national standards that guide professional school
counseling; 3) equip students with a social justice framework to guide their professional practice and 4) present current
approaches to evidence-based school counseling.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)

Education H327 Section: 01


Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents (180516)
Jacqueline Zeller
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0830 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
This course examines intervention strategies and their theoretical underpinnings as applied to individual counseling
and psychotherapy with children and adolescents in schools and community settings. In addition to familiarizing
students with the major counseling theories, emphasis is placed on play therapy, systems approaches, and
cognitive-behavioral approaches for children and adolescents. Developmental and contextual factors are addressed
with regard to their implications for case conceptualization and treatment planning. Important topics in the field of
counseling children and adolescents will also be explored, including ethical and cultural considerations. Students
will apply skills introduced in class through role-plays with classmates. This course is designed to help students
develop a beginning knowledge of counseling skills.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Prevention Science and Practice Program students given
preference, but interested students from other programs are also encouraged to apply. No prerequisites; experience
working with children and/or adolescents and a background in general psychology is helpful. Required for first-year
students in the Prevention Science and Practice Program pursuing licensure as a school guidance counselor or a
school adjustment counselor. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H331 Section: 01


Risk & Resilience in Social Contexts/Birth to Young Adulthood:Strategies of Prevention&Intervention (207225)
Gretchen Brion-Meisels
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0259 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course has two aims: (1) to understand how processes of risk and resilience develop in social contexts; and (2)
to explore how interventions based on this developmental information can enhance competence. The course will
emphasize how developmental processes of risk and resilience are affected by social contexts. Contexts to be
studied range from small group, organizational, and community contexts up to the level of policy and culture. The
course will review strategies and systems of prevention and intervention that target change in these social contexts,
and thereby reduce harm or increase wellness. Students will draw on multidisciplinary content from the fields of
human development, education, developmental and community psychology, psychiatry, public health, sociology,
and public policy. While the course will center on developmental theories relevant to a contextual approach to risk,
resilience, and competence, it will also provide some examples of strategies for prevention, intervention and social
change. Students will be required to design and propose an original intervention/prevention program.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. No prerequisites; some background course work in
developmental psychology helpful but not necessary. Required for Ed.M. students in the Prevention Science and

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Practice Program. Doctoral students studying in the areas of risk, resilience, social intervention, and social change
are encouraged to enroll. All interested students should attend shopping or contact the instructor. (This course was
formerly H331Y and H332Y.)

Class Notes: Required, weekly section.


Class will meet during the week of Decemb 10.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies design an intervention
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content mental health
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments

Education H340 Section: 01


Preventative and Developmental Group Counseling (180520)
Josephine Kim
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50
This course presents approaches to group counseling for students across the age span preK-12. The course will
tailor specific group counseling approaches to different developmental levels through course readings and activities,
and in separate breakout sections/workshops that will be organized by age/grade-level focus. In addition to
addressing differentiated developmental focuses within the course, common themes that run across developmental
levels are emphasized, including strategies of preparation for school-based group work, core processes for
facilitating group dynamics, and understanding the school/preschool contexts within which group work is conducted.
Additionally, specific prevention themes will be addressed throughout: prevention for particular risks such as school
failure, aggressive behavior and/or victimization, substance abuse (depending on grade level), etc. The key thrust of
the course is the organization of groups by an understanding of prevention and development.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Ed.M. and CAS in Counseling students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program given preference. Prerequisites: experience working with children and/or
adolescents and a background in general psychology helpful but not required. Required for Ed.M. and CAS in
Counseling students in the Prevention Science and Practice Program pursuing licensure as a school guidance
counselor or a school social worker/school adjustment counselor. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the

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course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H341 Section: 01


Inventing the Future: Building Connections from School to Career (180521)
Mandy Savitz-Romer
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
With growing attention to college- and career-ready practices and policies, educators are looking for new ways to
equip graduates with the knowledge and skills to envision and attain a successful future. However, what is often
missing from current efforts is a clear understanding of the ways in which developmental theories influence career
development and college readiness across the preK-16 pipeline. By drawing on the core processes and principles
of development that shape how children, adolescents, and young adults approach their futures, this course provides
aspiring administrators, counselors, teachers, higher education staff, and researchers with specific strategies for
applied work. This course has two goals: (1) to understand the nature of career and postsecondary development,
and (2) to enable students to design appropriate interventions to promote academic and career success. The first
half of the course will be dedicated to career and postsecondary development and related theories, paying special
attention to the processes by which young people conceptualize and pursue future educational and career
opportunities. Students will read literature from the fields of preK-12 education, school counseling, psychology,
higher education, and career development. The second half of the course will be spent examining developmentally
appropriate intervention models at the individual, school, community, and policy levels.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Ed.M. and CAS in Counseling students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program given preference. This course meets the career counseling course requirement for
Massachusetts licensure in school social worker/school adjustment and school guidance counseling. Enrollment
procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies design an intervention
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
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HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content metacognition

Education H370 Section: 01


Youth Interpretations of Humanistic Stories: Finding Themes, Promoting Multi-Media Literacy (180530)
Robert Selman
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0559 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

With continuing advances in communications technology, emergent media pathways afford


students--and schools--easier access to a wide range of humanistic stories, both factual (e.g.,
documentaries) and fictional (e.g. novels) that can be readily experienced using trans-, cross-, and
multi-media sources. When youth meet up with these stories, say in classrooms, say by reading
them in print, and/or by watching them as movies, or by acting in them on the stage, there is an
opportunity for educators to: facilitate learners' deep comprehension of the academic content
affiliated with the story; foster learners' informed social reflection of the ethical issues embedded
in or associated with the story; and help learners frame their aesthetic judgements of the story's
(engaging?/unappealing?) qualities by considering variations in the way the story is told across
media. H-370 class members will learn how to: 1) analyze diverse interpretations individuals
make of stories (research methods); 2) implement a Close Comparative Approach to harness the
insights generated through understanding the importance of variations across media renditions of
"the story" (cross media skills); 3) design Educator Resources that promote students' academic,
ethical and aesthetic ways of knowing the (social) world through story-telling (epistemic
analyses), 4) consider how educators (teachers, parents, counselors etc.) can gain a deeper,
broader, and better informed understanding of the importance these stories have for themselves,
as well as for the youth with whom they work (professional development), and 5) understand the
power of multiple forms of literacy (print, visual, digital, etc.) when integrated.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 20. No prerequisites; some familiarity with social science

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research and developmental psychology is useful.

Class Notes: Three additional class workshops will be scheduled:


Friday, 9/14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9/15, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Friday, 10/12, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10/13, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Friday, 11/2, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 11/3, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Content social development

Education H370 Section: 01


Youth Interpretations of Humanistic Stories: Finding Themes, Promoting Multi-Media Literacy (180530)

2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule:


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

With continuing advances in communications technology, emergent media pathways afford


students--and schools--easier access to a wide range of humanistic stories, both factual (e.g.,
documentaries) and fictional (e.g. novels) that can be readily experienced using trans-, cross-, and
multi-media sources. When youth meet up with these stories, say in classrooms, say by reading
them in print, and/or by watching them as movies, or by acting in them on the stage, there is an
opportunity for educators to: facilitate learners' deep comprehension of the academic content
affiliated with the story; foster learners' informed social reflection of the ethical issues embedded
in or associated with the story; and help learners frame their aesthetic judgements of the story's
(engaging?/unappealing?) qualities by considering variations in the way the story is told across
media. H-370 class members will learn how to: 1) analyze diverse interpretations individuals
make of stories (research methods); 2) implement a Close Comparative Approach to harness the
insights generated through understanding the importance of variations across media renditions of
"the story" (cross media skills); 3) design Educator Resources that promote students' academic,
ethical and aesthetic ways of knowing the (social) world through story-telling (epistemic
analyses), 4) consider how educators (teachers, parents, counselors etc.) can gain a deeper,
broader, and better informed understanding of the importance these stories have for themselves,
as well as for the youth with whom they work (professional development), and 5) understand the
power of multiple forms of literacy (print, visual, digital, etc.) when integrated.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 20. No prerequisites; some familiarity with social science
research and developmental psychology is useful.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
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HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content media

Education H371 Section: 01


Theories and Methods of Child/Adolescent Cognitive and Psychological Assessment (180531)
Holly Lem
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The purpose of this course is to provide a broad theoretical overview of different approaches to the cognitive and
psychological assessment of children and adolescents. Students will cultivate diagnostic problem solving skills,
including clinical interviewing with an exposure to cognitive and personality testing. The strengths and limitations of
these approaches will be explored in the context of furthering critical inquiry and understanding assessment
practices. The course will emphasize using a multifaceted approach in the attempt to capture the complexity of the
individual. It should be noted that while students will be exposed to the administration and scoring of a range of
psychological tests, this introductory survey course does not qualify them for "real life" use of these tests without
extensive additional training. The course instead should be viewed as providing students with a theoretical
background that will help inform their understanding of how evaluations are used in various settings. Ethical
considerations, controversies related to assessment, and multicultural issues will be discussed.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Ed.M. and CAS in Counseling students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program given preference. No prerequisites; previous counseling with children and/or
adolescents highly recommended. Required for Ed.M. and CAS in Counseling students in the Prevention Science
and Practice Program pursuing licensure as a school guidance counselor or a school social worker/school
adjustment counselor. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Required, one-hour, weekly section, Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content psychological testing
HGSE: Competencies administer an assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies conduct psychosocial interview
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content child development

Education H380AY Section: 01


Childhood Pre-Practicum I: Developmental Interventions for Children in School and Community Settings (180539)

2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule:


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
H-380AY and H-380BY comprise a sequence of coursework designed to give students a grounding in attachment
and systems theories and their applications, which is fundamental to their practice-based experiences with young

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children (ages 0-11). The course will focus on connecting theory to practice, specifically in the development of
students' professional competencies for counseling and prevention work at their practicum sites. The Fall pre-
practicum course (H-380AY) prepares students for the second-semester practicum component by introducing
professional competencies and theories necessary for practicing at their internship settings. In the first semester,
emphasis is placed on individual, relational, and systemic perspectives. Relationships with developing children are
explored through the contexts in which they are embedded, including classroom, school, family, cultural, and
community contexts. Guest speakers will help students to explore current practice-based topics. Sections will
provide a context for students to discuss and gain support for the unique developmental and contextual aspects of
their practicum experiences. Sections will also serve as a supportive environment for students to discuss
challenges, questions, and successes related to their practicum sites and course requirements.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program participating in childhood practicum sites. Students may only enroll in H-380A if they
intend to complete the yearlong practicum requirement and take H-380B. Successful completion of the performance
standards in H-380A is required to continue practicum work in H-380B. Credits vary by program strand.

Class Notes: Students in the PSP prevention strand should enroll in this section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H380AY Section: 02


Childhood Pre-Practicum I: Developmental Interventions for Children in School and Community Settings (180539)

2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule:


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
H-380AY and H-380BY comprise a sequence of coursework designed to give students a grounding in attachment
and systems theories and their applications, which is fundamental to their practice-based experiences with young
children (ages 0-11). The course will focus on connecting theory to practice, specifically in the development of
students' professional competencies for counseling and prevention work at their practicum sites. The Fall pre-
practicum course (H-380AY) prepares students for the second-semester practicum component by introducing
professional competencies and theories necessary for practicing at their internship settings. In the first semester,
emphasis is placed on individual, relational, and systemic perspectives. Relationships with developing children are
explored through the contexts in which they are embedded, including classroom, school, family, cultural, and
community contexts. Guest speakers will help students to explore current practice-based topics. Sections will
provide a context for students to discuss and gain support for the unique developmental and contextual aspects of
their practicum experiences. Sections will also serve as a supportive environment for students to discuss
challenges, questions, and successes related to their practicum sites and course requirements.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program participating in childhood practicum sites. Students may only enroll in H-380A if they
intend to complete the yearlong practicum requirement and take H-380B. Successful completion of the performance
standards in H-380A is required to continue practicum work in H-380B. Credits vary by program strand.

Class Notes: Students in the PSP counseling strand should enroll in this section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H382 Section: 01


The Challenges Kids Face: Developmental, Cultural, & Contextual Perspectives on Risk & Resilience (180544)

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Holly Lem
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50
This course reviews some of the major psychosocial difficulties facing school-aged children. Using current and
classic psychological literature, the class will explore the struggles and the challenges that kids grapple with in
dealing with a mental health issue and/or diagnosis. The class will be child/adolescent-focused in terms of
continuing to infuse the discussion with the child's perspective. When possible, the voices of the children will be
heard through the reading of memoirs or viewing of documentaries. A multifaceted lens will be used to ground the
child's experience in a complex way emphasizing resilience and protective factors. A conceptual thread throughout
the class will be the attention paid to the power of relationships in a child's life--both the productive and the
destructive potential of relationships will be investigated.
Permission of instructor required. Fulfills the psychopathology requirement for CAS students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program pursuing licensure as a school social worker or school adjustment counselor.
Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section, Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content mental health
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts

Education H387Y Section: 01


Child Advocacy Seminar (203707)
Katherine Ginnis
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 18
First-semester Child Advocacy students will participate in a seminar to support the development of advocacy skills
by focusing on a particular advocacy topic: How do schools meet, or not meet, the needs of students who
misbehave in school? In many schools, discipline policies and practices result in punitive consequences for
students that remove them from class, from the regular activities of the school day, and even from school. The goal
of these discipline systems is to hold offending students accountable and remove them from the school environment
so that other students can learn. According to research, however, students who are subject to school suspensions
do not improve their behavior and have poor academic outcomes. Moreover, the negative consequences of overly
punitive disciplinary approaches often fall disproportionately on students of color and students with
disabilities. These problems will serve as a platform to explore strategies that advocates can use to effect change at
the individual student, school, district, and state level to stop the over-use of exclusionary, punitive school discipline
practices and replace them with more effective interventions. Using in-depth case studies and simulations, students
will learn how to use the special education and school discipline processes to build an advocacy strategy to
promote student success in school. Students will learn about strategies at multiple levels that advocates, including
educators, lawyers, researchers, current public school students, and policy makers, have employed to promote

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changes in discipline policies and practices, school climate, and school culture at the school, district, and state level.
Permission of instructor required. Required for students in the Human Development and Psychology Program-Child
Advocacy Strand.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Divisible Course
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a speech
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content advocacy

Education H388Y Section: 01


Child Advocacy Internship (203709)
Roberta Wegner
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 18
In the second semester of the Child Advocacy Strand, students carry out internships in which they participate in the
work of an advocacy organization. Internships begin during the first week of the second semester. Students will put
in eight hours each week to learn about the agency--its mission, its work, its culture--and to work on their
designated project. Possibilities for the advocacy project are broad but must be manageable in scope for completion
in a one-semester internship. The project may involve working with one or more children and families to achieve a
particular goal (appropriate school placement, increased access to entitlements, housing, etc.); it may be writing a
grant proposal, working on a particular policy issue, or recommending a specific change in agency practice.
Activities may include meeting with key stakeholders or experts in the field, reviewing research, and/or literature
related to the specifics of the advocacy project. Criteria for the projects include, at a minimum, a clear and
measurable goal or advocacy outcome; a well-crafted strategy for achieving the goal; an analysis of opportunities
and barriers for achieving the desired outcome. Students in the Strand will meet as a group five to six times
throughout the semester to discuss internships and projects, and to share what they are learning about advocacy
skills. Students will submit a written summary of the project and will give an oral presentation of the project to their
peers and invited guests in the last class sessions.
Permission of instructor required. Required for, and limited to, students in the Human Development and Psychology
Program Child Advocacy Strand.

Class Notes: Class will meet on alternate weeks.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of H387Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
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HGSE: Competencies make a speech
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
Full Year Course Divisible Course
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Competencies build partnership

Education H389A Section: 01


Supporting Children's Social, Emotional & Behavioral Dev in Early Education & Elementary Schools (203884)
Jacqueline Zeller
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
This module provides students with foundational frameworks and developmentally appropriate practices aimed at
supporting children's social, emotional, and behavioral growth. With an emphasis on attachment and systems
theories, the module explores strategies for partnering and consulting with important individuals in children's lives,
such as teachers and parents, to support children's development. Students will also learn strategies for supporting
children's social-emotional learning through preventive and developmental classroom lessons. Relationships with
children and the adults in the lives of children will be explored through classroom, school, and family contexts.
Permission of instructor is required. No prerequisites, although a background in child development and experience
working with children will strengthen students' understanding of course material. Appropriate for students with an
interest in supporting children's social, emotional, and behavioral wellbeing. Required for Ed.M. students in the
Prevention Science and Practice Program who are in an early childhood or elementary school counseling practicum
placement and who are seeking licensure in school counseling or school adjustment counseling.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H389B Section: 01


Supporting Adolescents in Schools: Integrated Academic and Social-Emotional Supports for Students (203885)
Gretchen Brion-Meisels
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This module integrates central theories of adolescent development with specific school-based practices that support
young peoples' academic, social, and emotional learning. Each week, we will examine a set of theories that provide
insights into adolescents' learning and development, while also exploring several everyday practices that schools
can use to build on these insights. To accomplish this, a series of guest speakers will visit the class and share
examples of practices that leverage developmental insights. The module operates from the perspective that
effective support services require educators to understand adolescents' specific developmental needs and identify
appropriate strategies that take into account the multiple relationships and contexts in which development takes
place (e.g., peers, classrooms, families, etc.). The course explicitly considers questions of power, identity and
context in teaching, counseling and youthwork.
This module can be taken alone or in conjunction with H-310M, which will be taught during the first half of the

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semester. H-310M is a look at strategies that can be used to create safe educational spaces, with a focus on the
prevention of bullying and discrimination in schools.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content mental health
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview

Education H390AY Section: 01


Theory, Practice, and Technique in Working with Children, Adolescents, and Families: Part I (203715)
Holly Lem
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0529 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 16
The course's primary goal is to focus on the immediacy of the work that students will be engaged with and
challenged by at their various placements. H-390AY will focus on understanding the complexities of helping a
child/adolescent within a school setting. A particular emphasis will be on exploring the delicate interplay between
theory and practice as it applies to the work that students will be doing on site. Students will discuss advanced
counseling theories as a way to better hone and develop class members' own school counseling competencies.
Ethical challenges associated with school based counseling will be incorporated as a significant part of the
discussion. Multicultural awareness and sensitivity will be discussed at length. Students will be responsible for
presenting an ongoing case over the course of the year that will highlight both the challenges and their growth as
professional school counselors.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year CAS students. Prerequisites: H-380A/BY or
H-381A/BY. Students must enroll in H-390BY in the spring. Required for CAS in Counseling students in the
Prevention Science and Practice Program pursuing licensure as a school guidance counselor or a school social
worker/school adjustment counselor. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. H-390AY and H-
390BY were formerly H-390A and H-390B.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section, Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m .

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Content ethics

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All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content advocacy

Education H390BY Section: 01


Theory, Practice, and Technique in Working with Children, Adolescents, and Families: Part II (203716)
Holly Lem
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0529 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
The course's primary goal is to focus on the immediacy of the work that students will be engaged with and
challenged by at their various placements. H-390BY will focus more extensively than H-390AY on counseling within
various systems, including the challenges of involving parents in school-based work. Connections between school,
home, and peer groups will be addressed as well. Students will be encouraged to think critically and thoughtfully
about the child/adolescent who is embedded in multiple systems and how best to incorporate preventative and
intervention based strategies to better help the child succeed. Students will be responsible for presenting an
ongoing case presentation over the course of the year that will highlight both the challenges and their growth as
professional school counselors.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to CAS students. Prerequisites: H-380A/BY or H-381A/BY
and H-390AY. Required for CAS in Counseling students in the Prevention Science and Practice Program who are
pursuing licensure as a school guidance counselor or a school social worker/school adjustment counselor.
Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. H-390AY and H-390BY were formerly H-390A and H-
390B.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section, Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of H390AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content social development
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Competencies lead a counseling session
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education H392 Section: 01


Childhood Trauma: Dynamics, Interventions, and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (180554)
Neena McConnico
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM

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Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Evolving research on the developing child and the neurobiology of trauma has dramatically changed our
understanding of childhood trauma and its impact on the growing child. This research is accompanied by expanding
knowledge of effective interventions. This course focuses on both areas: the nature of childhood trauma and
effective interventions for children affected by trauma. The overarching perspective of the course is the
consideration of the child's traumatic experience in an ecological context. Child trauma reverberates not only
through the family, but also across the larger systems in which the child lives: neighborhoods, schools, and health
institutions. Conversely, these systems shape the child's adaptation to traumatic experiences. The family's culture is
an important determinant of how the child makes meaning of the experience and how the child/family seeks help.
The first portion of the course explores the consequences of traumatic experiences in the context of psychosocial,
biological, and developmental processes. We will focus on both the short-term responses and the longer-term
consequences of trauma. We will consider the meaning of trauma in different cultural contexts. The second portion
of the course considers intervention, both clinical and systemic. What do we know about effective interventions?
How can educational systems be responsive to children affected by trauma? How do ethnicity, culture, and
immigrant experiences inform appropriate intervention? The third portion of the course addresses questions of
change at the macro level: What current policy initiatives promote trauma-informed interventions or systems? What
about prevention? The course will include lectures, case studies, and discussion. Students will be required to write a
case study and a final topic paper.
No prerequisites; counseling, teaching, or mentoring experience with children is recommended; prior coursework in
child development or psychology is helpful. This course is designed for students who plan to work directly with
children or adolescents, or for those who are interested in educational administration or program development.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content counseling
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content mental health
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion

Education H393Y Section: 01


Childhood Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208129)
Jacqueline Zeller
2018 Fall (3 Credits) Schedule: T 0300 PM - 0459 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course focuses on preparing students in counseling and prevention practice for professional practice working
with children in schools. This practicum class provides the context for Prevention Science and Practice students to
discuss and gain support for their field-based work in schools. Students will also have the opportunity to further
develop their professional identities and interests. Class will provide students with a supportive learning
environment to reflect on their practicum experiences. With a specific emphasis on inquiry and reflection, students
will participate in case review and the application of theory and core skills to their practical experiences at their field-
based sites. Assignments will be designed to foster students' reflection on their site-based work and their

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application of coursework to their practicum experience.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program in the childhood strand of prevention practice, school counseling, and
school adjustment counseling. Although not required, a background in child development and experience working
with children will strengthen students' understanding of the course material and further support students' transitions
to their practicum sites.Successfully meeting the performance standards in fall is required to continue practicum
work in the spring. Students enrolled in the childhood counseling practicum are also required to enroll in the
developmental module (H387A or H389A) that corresponds to the grade level of their counseling practicum
placement.

Class Notes: For Counseling students only.


3.00 credits

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education H393Y Section: 02


Childhood Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208129)
Jacqueline Zeller
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0300 PM - 0459 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course focuses on preparing students in counseling and prevention practice for professional practice working
with children in schools. This practicum class provides the context for Prevention Science and Practice students to
discuss and gain support for their field-based work in schools. Students will also have the opportunity to further
develop their professional identities and interests. Class will provide students with a supportive learning
environment to reflect on their practicum experiences. With a specific emphasis on inquiry and reflection, students
will participate in case review and the application of theory and core skills to their practical experiences at their field-
based sites. Assignments will be designed to foster students' reflection on their site-based work and their
application of coursework to their practicum experience.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program in the childhood strand of prevention practice, school counseling, and
school adjustment counseling. Although not required, a background in child development and experience working
with children will strengthen students' understanding of the course material and further support students' transitions
to their practicum sites.Successfully meeting the performance standards in fall is required to continue practicum
work in the spring. Students enrolled in the childhood counseling practicum are also required to enroll in the
developmental module (H387A or H389A) that corresponds to the grade level of their counseling practicum
placement.

Class Notes: Prevention students only.


2.00 credits.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

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Education H394Y Section: 01
Childhood Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208130)
Jacqueline Zeller
2019 Spring (3 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course focuses on preparing students in counseling and prevention practice for professional practice working
with children in schools. This practicum class provides the context for Prevention Science and Practice students to
discuss and gain support for their field-based work in schools. Students will also have the opportunity to further
develop their professional identities and interests. Class will provide students with a supportive learning
environment to reflect on their practicum experiences. With a specific emphasis on inquiry and reflection, students
will participate in case review and the application of theory and core skills to their practical experiences at their field-
based sites. Assignments will be designed to foster students' reflection on their site-based work and their
application of coursework to their practicum experience.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program in the childhood strand of prevention practice, school counseling, and
school adjustment counseling. Although not required, a background in child development and experience working
with children will strengthen students' understanding of the course material and further support students' transitions
to their practicum sites.Successfully meeting the performance standards in fall is required to continue practicum
work in the spring. Students enrolled in the childhood counseling practicum are also required to enroll in the
developmental module (H387A or H389A) that corresponds to the grade level of their counseling practicum
placement.

Class Notes: Counseling students only.


3.00 credits.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H394Y Section: 02


Childhood Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208130)
Jacqueline Zeller
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course focuses on preparing students in counseling and prevention practice for professional practice working
with children in schools. This practicum class provides the context for Prevention Science and Practice students to
discuss and gain support for their field-based work in schools. Students will also have the opportunity to further
develop their professional identities and interests. Class will provide students with a supportive learning
environment to reflect on their practicum experiences. With a specific emphasis on inquiry and reflection, students
will participate in case review and the application of theory and core skills to their practical experiences at their field-
based sites. Assignments will be designed to foster students' reflection on their site-based work and their
application of coursework to their practicum experience.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Prevention
Science and Practice Program in the childhood strand of prevention practice, school counseling, and
school adjustment counseling. Although not required, a background in child development and experience working
with children will strengthen students' understanding of the course material and further support students' transitions
to their practicum sites.Successfully meeting the performance standards in fall is required to continue practicum

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work in the spring. Students enrolled in the childhood counseling practicum are also required to enroll in the
developmental module (H387A or H389A) that corresponds to the grade level of their counseling practicum
placement.

Class Notes: Prevention students only.


2.00 credits.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H395Y Section: 01


Adolescent Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208131)
Mandy Savitz-Romer
2018 Fall (3 Credits) Schedule: T 0300 PM - 0459 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Class Notes: Counseling section.


3.00 credits.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H395Y Section: 02


Adolescent Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208131)
Mandy Savitz-Romer
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0300 PM - 0459 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30

Class Notes: Prevention section.


2.00 credits

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H396Y Section: 01


Adolescent Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208132)
Mandy Savitz-Romer

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2019 Spring (3 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30

Class Notes: Counseling section.


3.00 credits

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H396Y Section: 02


Adolescent Counseling and Prevention Practicum: Reflection and Application in Practice (208132)
Mandy Savitz-Romer
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education H397Y Section: 01


Research Experience in Prevention Science and Practice (203499)
Nancy Hill
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0529 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

This course is designed for graduate students seeking to gain hands-on research training resulting and
guided research experience. It is structured as a yearlong "research apprenticeship," providing opportunities
for students to gain sustained, hands on research experience, while learning the theory and methods for
conducting research that informs prevention/intervention programs, policy, and practice. Students are placed
as research assistants in a faculty member's active research lab, where they will learn about and conduct
various facets of research, including design and data collection, management, analysis, interpretation of
evidence, and presentation of findings. Based on the research underway in their research practicum site,
students craft research questions and hypotheses of their own, in which they test and analyze in the context
of their work in their research lab. The results from their research project may take the form of a publishable
paper submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and/or a presentation at a research conference in prevention
science.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Fulfills one of the research requirements for Ed.M.
students in the Prevention Science and Practice Program. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the
course website.

Class Notes: Class meets bi-weekly.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
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HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions

Education H398Y Section: 01


Research Experience in Prevention Science and Practice (203503)
Nancy Hill
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0230 PM - 0529 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 20

This course is designed for graduate students seeking to gain hands-on research training resulting and
guided research experience. It is structured as a yearlong "research apprenticeship," providing opportunities
for students to gain sustained, hands on research experience, while learning the theory and methods for
conducting research that informs prevention/intervention programs, policy, and practice. Students are placed
as research assistants in a faculty member's active research lab, where they will learn about and conduct
various facets of research, including design and data collection, management, analysis, interpretation of
evidence, and presentation of findings. Based on the research underway in their research practicum site,
students craft research questions and hypotheses of their own, in which they test and analyze in the context
of their work in their research lab. The results from their research project may take the form of a publishable
paper submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and/or a presentation at a research conference in prevention
science.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Fulfills one of the research requirements for Ed.M. students
in the Prevention Science and Practice Program. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class meets bi-weekly.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of H397Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
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HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
Full Year Course Divisible Course
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy research project

Education H517 Section: 01


Contemporary Immigration Policy and Educational Practice (180615)
Roberto Gonzales
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Today's immigration debates have brought to the fore conflicting visions regarding the place of immigrants in our
society and educational systems. This course will examine legal and undocumented immigration from both
community level and policy frames of understanding and interrogation. Students will start with the broad question of
what Americans should do with the current immigration system--including the estimated 11.1 million people
presently living in the United States in unauthorized residency status--and then take a deeper look at the ways in
which U.S. laws and school experiences shape the everyday lives of immigrant children, adolescents, and young
adults. Finally, students will explore the challenges educators face in working within the intersection of immigration
policy and people's lives, and how this work shapes various possible roles as teachers, leaders, school policy-
makers, advocates, and allies.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H606 Section: 01


Mindfulness for Inner Strengths and Social Challenges (203558)
Metta McGarvey
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

This course focuses on how mindfulness can enhance adult learning and development in all contexts of our lives—
our relationships, workplaces, communities, and civic life. We will learn mindful ways to build inner strengths to
enhance communication and our ability to act skillfully in relational and social challenges. First we will learn to be
more fully present and savor the joys of daily life in the midst of difficulties: to manage stress and deepen well-being
and resilience; develop calm, clarity, and stability in the mind; enhance positive qualities such as gratitude and
compassion for ourselves and others; and develop insight to work consciously with emotional reactivity and
unhelpful habits of thought and behavior, especially those that perpetuate personal suffering and systemic
injustices. After spring break we explore how to mindfully navigate individual experiences of discrimination and
systemic forces of power and privilege to take skillful action in context of race, gender, class, and other social

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dynamics. Through readings, presentations, large and small group discussions, daily mindfulness practices and
activities, and written assignments we ask you to apply mindfulness in action—in your work as educators, your
personal and professional development, your relationships, and your community and civic activities. Written work
includes reflective essays in which we ask you to experiment with mindful listening and speaking in context of a
challenging relationship, and a dialogue across social differences of power and privilege. This course does not
teach mindfulness in schools, however we provide resources for those with that interest..

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content mindfulness
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content professional development
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content social development

Education H610R Section: 01


Integrating Knowledge into Practice (205530)
Eileen McGowan
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) This course is not about acquiring more knowledge but integrating accrued knowledge into a usable
theory of action to guide you now and in future work. Before returning to practice or participating in another year of
study, engage in a structured, personalized learning experience in which the topic is you and the content is the
synthesis of your course learning integrated with knowledge of self, professional values, past experiences, cultural
heritage and professional values. To accomplish this synthesis, provocative readings provide the stimulus for critical
reflection and relational pedagogy supports developmental insights. Tapping into cross-disciplinary texts from
reflective practice, adult development, critical theory, mentoring, conceptual mapping, and organizational entry, we
utilize these pieces as fodder for exploring the inner landscape. To realize the promise of diversity, we take a

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perspective on the self, based on Beverly Daniel Tatum's insights, Ron Heifetz's "balcony" view, and Audre Lorde's
"impulse toward wholeness." Course teaching is tailored towards individual growth in and through learning
communities. Our tools for engagement include: 1) humble inquiry, 2) reflection, 3) memoing, 4) active listening, 5)
peer conversations, and 6) large group activities. We wrap up by looking ahead. You have invested in yourself;
how do you maintain the momentum you've generated? What supports can be constructed to ensure continued
growth? As you transition to your next adventure, do so with a justified sense of completion combined with the sure
knowledge that your learning is endless. The take-away from this course is a conceptual map of your personal
theory of action.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on course website. Because this course
meets in May, during the week before Harvard Commencement, credits earned from the course may not be used to
meet requirements for a May 2018 degree.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions

Education H611 Section: 01


Moral Adults: Moral Children (180651)
Richard Weissbourd
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 70
This course explores how children's moral capacities develop in their relationships with adults, how school
environments influence moral development and how to constructively influence public conversation about moral
development. Students will examine how parents, teachers and other key adults shape moral growth. Attention will
be given to conditions and interventions that both positively and negatively shape adult-child relationships. Students
will also explore how moral development can be promoted in public conversation as well as media and
communications strategies for influencing parenting and school practices. The course will take up salient class,
race, and cultural differences in parenting practices and beliefs, in how moral qualities develop and are expressed,
and in the obstacles children face to developing important moral capacities. (Please note that the second half of
Section 1 is focused on schools, while the second half of Section 2 is focused on schools and
media/communications.)

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Content adolescent development

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HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content bullying/discrimination
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content ethics
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H611 Section: 02


Moral Adults: Moral Children (180651)
Richard Weissbourd
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 70
This course explores how children's moral capacities develop in their relationships with adults, how school
environments influence moral development and how to constructively influence public conversation about moral
development. Students will examine how parents, teachers and other key adults shape moral growth. Attention will
be given to conditions and interventions that both positively and negatively shape adult-child relationships. Students
will also explore how moral development can be promoted in public conversation as well as media and
communications strategies for influencing parenting and school practices. The course will take up salient class,
race, and cultural differences in parenting practices and beliefs, in how moral qualities develop and are expressed,
and in the obstacles children face to developing important moral capacities. (Please note that the second half of
Section 1 is focused on schools, while the second half of Section 2 is focused on schools and
media/communications.)

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content lgbtq
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content bullying/discrimination
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Content emotional development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
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HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Content families

Education H700 Section: 01


From Language to Literacy (180682)
Meredith Rowe
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Students in this course will learn about children's development of oral language, their development of literacy skills,
and both the parallels and the differences in the two developmental trajectories. Students will be exposed to
research on the major domains of development in oral language (communicative intents, phonology, vocabulary,
grammar, and extended discourse), with attention to the following questions: Is skill in this domain a prerequisite to
the trouble free acquisition of literacy? Does variation in this domain relate to variation in literacy skills? Is the
variation related to social, cultural, or cognitive factors? What implications does the variation have for practices in
early childhood settings, in initial literacy instruction, and in later supports to reading comprehension? Students will
be expected to (1) process information presented in lectures; (2) participate in class discussions; (3) write brief
papers, integrating material from readings and lectures and considering their educational implications; and (4)
design and carry out an individual or small group research project to be presented in a poster symposium at the end
of the semester. Class format will be a combination of lecture, hands on analysis of children's oral/written
production, student presentations, and discussion.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Content classroom instruction

Education H710C Section: 01


Language and Education Policy in Multilingual Contexts (208088)
Pierre de Galbert
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

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(New course.) Millions of children around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries,
begin school learning in a language to which they have had little exposure. Children who learn and are
assessed in a language different from that spoken at home or in their community are more likely to drop
out of school and demonstrate lower learning outcomes than their peers. Designing multilingual education
systems, however, is not always feasible or desirable and requires a different set of resources than
monolingual systems. This course explores how multilingual countries and communities design and
implement education language policies, and the major factors at play when increasing the number of
languages used in a school system. The course will serve as an introduction to vocabulary and topics
related to language policy development and implementation. This will be done through exploring
individual cases of systems around the world attempting to include multiple languages in a formal school
system. Attention will be paid to the policy implementation cycle from policy design to implementation.
Throughout the course, students will be engaged in a project focused on one region or country to analyze
its specific sociolinguistic and structural context and apply concepts learned in class. The final project will
include a partnership with individuals or organizations working on these topics.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 20. Enrollment procedure will be posted
on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content global/international context

Education H714 Section: 01


Child Rearing, Language, and Culture (180689)
Meredith Rowe
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The purpose of this course is to consider the ways in which culture shapes parenting and child development. Using
ecological, cultural psychological, and sociocultural theoretical approaches, students will examine children and
families in cultures outside the United States as well as groups within the United States that differ by race/ethnicity
and social class. The goal is to gain a greater understanding of (1) the sources and extent of variation in parenting
beliefs and practices; (2) the consequences of cultural differences in child rearing on children's development, with a
focus on cognitive and language development; and (3) the implications of these differences for children's learning in
formal and informal settings. Students in this course will be expected to (1) read all of the assigned materials and
participate in class discussions; (2) write short reaction papers responding to course material; (3) write midterm

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essays integrating material from the course; and (4) design a final proposal for a research project or
policy/curriculum related to the class.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content parenting
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies synthesize readings
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content language and literacy

Education H800 Section: 01


Reading Specialist Licensure Practicum (180710)
Pamela Mason
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0130 PM - 0329 PM
TWR 0800 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 12
This course places students in a local K-8 school as a reading specialist teacher intern. In this role, students will
develop an intervention plan for an elementary student and design lessons for small groups and whole classes.
Students will also collaborate with a reading specialist mentor and classroom teachers at their school. Weekly class
discussions on research and effective instructional practices build a community of practice that supports each
student's development as a reading specialist teacher, and addresses the role of the reading specialist as a literacy
leader and literacy coach. This practicum course is designed to meet the Standards for Reading Professionals--
Revised 2010 of the International Literacy Association and the standards for reading specialist teacher licensure
and the Professional Standards for Teachers (2015) established by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ed.M. students in the Language and
Literacy Program pursuing licensure as a reading specialist teacher. Prerequisites: H-801 and teaching experience
at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy licensure practicum
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning

Education H801 Section: 01


Literacy Assessment and Intervention Practicum (180713)
Pamela Mason
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0830 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 12
Children learn to read and write along a developmental continuum and through different instructional strategies.
This course addresses the issues around literacy learning for typically developing and struggling readers as
evidenced in the research and addressed in practice. In this course, each student, paired with an elementary
school-aged child, will learn how to administer and interpret a battery of literacy assessments and then design an
intervention plan for the child. The course will connect research, theory, and practice through course readings, class
presentations, and collaboration with colleagues. Students will share effective practices from their intervention and
address the role of language, culture, and socio-economic background in the assessment and remediation of
reading difficulties. The Standards for Reading Professionals of the International Literacy Association serve as the
guiding principles for this course.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 12. Ed.M. students in the Language and Literacy
Program's Massachusetts Licensure as a Reading Specialist Strand given preference. Prerequisites: teaching
experience at the elementary, middle, or high school level. Required for Ed.M. students in the Language and
Literacy Program pursuing licensure as a reading specialist teacher. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy licensure practicum
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content instructional design
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content relationships with children
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
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Education H803 Section: 01
Adolescent Literacy: Students, Teachers, Classrooms, Schools, and Districts (180714)
Catherine Snow
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
"Adolescent literacy" refers to the complex set of skills and abilities that students are meant to begin acquiring
starting around Grade 4 and continuing through postsecondary education--the same skills that are reflected in
accountability assessments and that determine whether schools are classified as failing or successful. Reading
comprehension is a widespread challenge during this period, which begins precisely when many assume that
students have learned to read and now just need to use their reading skills to learn content. While issues of literacy
and content learning are central in the course, they cannot be understood in isolation from the practices and policies
of their school settings. Questions like the following will help organize the activities of the class: (1) What is the
normal course of students' literacy development after Grade 4, and what constitutes a worrying trajectory? (2) What
do teachers, especially content area teachers in middle and secondary schools, need to know about literacy in
order to support students adequately? (3) What classroom resources--curriculum, interventions, technology--have
been shown to support students' ongoing development of literacy skills after Grade 4? (4) Are schools, including
community and open-enrollment colleges, organized optimally to support student growth in literacy and in using
literacy as a tool for learning? Are traditionally organized middle schools a good idea? (5) What do we know about
districts that have been effective in improving literacy and learning outcomes after Grade 4?
No prerequisites. Given the broad definition of "adolescent literacy" used in the course, and the commitment to the
principle that any educational challenge must be addressed by thinking both developmentally and systemically, this
course should be of interest to current and future teachers, school leaders, district leaders, curriculum developers,
and researchers.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education H804 Section: 01


Writing Development (180715)
Kathryn Leech
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course is intended to provide a research based understanding of the development of writing, beginning with
children's earliest attempts at communicating intent in written form and continuing through the middle school years.
We will consider the multiple linguistic, pragmatic, cognitive, and technical challenges that children come to address
with increasing sophistication across this age span. Topics include connections between oral and written
communication; orthography specific representational demands; the addressing of audience needs; acquisition and
implementation of genre-specific knowledge; and the interplay between cognition, analysis, and writing. Class
format will be a combination of lecture and analysis of writing samples, emphasizing connections among theory,
assessment, and instructional approaches to writing. Students will be asked to respond in class and online to
readings and questions/comments of classmates, analyze samples of student writing in light of the material
presented, and design a research project or writing intervention that addresses an issue of interest in the field.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning

Education H810C Section: 01


Teaching for Inquiry: What's Literacy Got to Do with It? (180718)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
While we all want students to understand something deeply about the content we teach, does our teaching, we
might ask, actually provide students with means to do so? This module examines purposes for teaching and
learning in the academic disciplines and, in particular, the purposes and methods that teaching for inquiry
requires. Using a workshop format, model lessons, and sample lesson plans, participants actively investigate how to
translate theories (e.g., about teaching for understanding, universal design for learning, cognition and learning,
comprehension, culturally responsive practice, and curriculum design) into practice. In the process, students realize
the intrinsic relationship between inquiry and what it means to be literate in a particular academic discipline.
Participants also cultivate the curricular and instructional decision-making processes they will need to apply the
course's principles, resources, and strategies to their future practice. Requirements include a weekly reflection
journal, readings, and a final paper.
This module is appropriate for novice and experienced teachers of all subjects and at all grade levels who are
interested in strengthening their design of inquiry-based curriculum and in understanding the relationship of such
curriculum with becoming a literate member of an academic discipline. The course is also highly relevant for school
administrators, curriculum developers, coaches, and literacy specialists who support teachers' curriculum
development. This module must be taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content universal design for learning
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education H810F Section: 01


Children's Literature (180721)
Lolly Robinson
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This module offers an exploration of illustrated literature for children in pre-K through elementary school (ages 4 to
11), with an emphasis on finding new books to supplement an existing curriculum. Each class will include a lecture,
book discussions, and student participation; there may be an occasional guest speaker. While reading a number of
new and classic children's trade books, students will explore strategies for evaluating books, finding the best books,
learning about authors and illustrators, and using books to ignite a lifelong love of reading. Students will write one
short paper, participate in a mock book award exercise, and create a focused bibliography of 15 books on the topic
of their choice.

Class Notes: Class will meet every other week September 5 - November 14.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop a curriculum
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content early childhood

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HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content social development

Education H810G Section: 01


Adolescent Literature (180722)
Lauren Adams
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This module offers an exploration of literature written for middle- and high-school-aged children and adolescents
(ages 11-18), with emphasis on finding new books to supplement an existing curriculum. Each class will include a
lecture, book discussions, and student participation; there may be an occasional guest speaker. While reading a
number of new and classic trade books for children and young adults, students will explore strategies for evaluating
books, finding the best books, learning about authors, using books in the classroom, and igniting a lifelong love of
reading. Assignments include online and in-class discussion, a mini-lesson plan or discussion guide, and a focused
bibliography of 12 books on the topic of their choice.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 26
March 12

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning

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HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review

Education H810H Section: 01


Introduction to Literacy Coaching (180723)
Lisa Messina
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This module provides participants with an overview of the literature on literacy coaching across grade levels and
school contexts. It is appropriate for master's and doctoral students wanting to learn more about the theory and
practices current coaching models rely on to support and strengthen teachers' literacy instruction. Research and
theory addressed in the module will focus on the intersection of the following fields: adult development, professional
development, the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement, teacher change, and school
improvement. In a workshop format, participants will address the module's overarching questions: What does
literacy coaching look like across grade levels and coaching models? How does research support or conflict with
current coaching practices as enacted in schools? Which coaching practices do teachers, coaches, and researchers
agree are effective? How does coaching support school improvement efforts? The module's final assignment and
weekly activities have been specifically designed to allow those interested in literacy education, professional
development, and school improvement to pursue their academic interests as related to current literacy coaching
research and practice.
No prerequisites or prior experience with literacy coaching assumed.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content adult development

Education H813 Section: 01


Bilingual Learners: Literacy Development and Instruction (180746)
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Paola Uccelli
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0200 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
As the number of children who speak, or are exposed to, more than one language increases in U.S. classrooms
and in classrooms around the world, educators at all system levels and across varied settings must be prepared to
provide high-quality, rigorous education to ever more linguistically diverse groups of students. Designed for
researchers and practitioners, this course focuses on the pressing issues related to bilingual students' language and
literacy instruction. The term "bilingual" in this course will be used to refer to a variety of students who have diverse
and unequal experiences in more than one language and who speak or hear a language different from the societal
language at home, but who might receive bilingual or monolingual instruction at school. The course employs an
interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on sociocultural, psycho-linguistic, and educational frameworks of research
conducted in the United States and in various international contexts. A number of societal factors related to
language, literacy, and academic achievement will be explored: the many modes of being bilingual or multilingual,
the role of linguistic minorities in society, the role of educational resources, and the impact of educational policies on
bilingual populations. The course will provide opportunities to discuss and investigate the literacy development of
bilingual learners, reflect on the important contribution of literacy skills to academic achievement, and learn and
reflect about research-based instructional approaches.
This course is intended for students who anticipate working with linguistically diverse populations as practitioners,
policymakers, or researchers.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content linguistic diversity
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content global/international context
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture

Education H818 Section: 01


Reading Instruction and Development (180748)
Pamela Mason
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 1200 PM - 0159 PM

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Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Theories on the development of reading proficiency have been influenced by the research and the contexts
in which reading has been situated. In this course, reading development and instruction will be explored
through the lenses of research and best practices. The goals for this course are to explore how children from
kindergarten through high school learn to read across a variety of texts and contexts and how teachers can
use a variety of instructional strategies to address the literacy learning of students from diverse home and
language backgrounds. The influences that first language, cultural background, and motivation have on
reading development will be discussed. The literacy learning of diverse learners will be a central theme
throughout the course, including English learners and students with special needs. Reading programs will be
analyzed, and instructional strategies will be demonstrated. Policies that have influenced literacy programs
and practices will also be presented. The format of the course will be a combination of lectures, discussions,
group presentations, and activities designed to create an understanding of the process of learning to read.
Topics will include (but are not limited to) the history and perspectives on learning to read, developmental
stages of reading, evaluation of materials for reading instruction, and effective reading programs, K-12.
Prerequisites: teaching experience recommended, but not required. Required for Ed.M. students in the
Language and Literacy Program Literacy Coach Strand and those pursuing licensure as a reading specialist
teacher.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content student achievement
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content reading

Education H821 Section: 01


Literacy Coaching (180750)
Lisa Messina
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
In this course, participants will learn what it means to be a literacy coach--an onsite, ongoing professional developer
and instructional leader--by reviewing current research on coaching and interacting with coaches and teachers in
local public schools. The course is appropriate for master's and doctoral students wanting to learn more about the
theories and practices current coaching models rely on to support and strengthen teachers' literacy instruction.
Research and theory addressed in the course will focus on the intersection of the following fields: adult
development, professional development, the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement, teacher
change, and school improvement. Using a workshop format, participants will address the following overarching

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course questions: What does literacy coaching look like across grade levels and coaching models? How does
research support or conflict with current coaching practices as enacted in schools? Which coaching practices do
teachers, coaches, and researchers believe are effective? How can coaching support school improvement efforts?
What qualifications do coaches need, and how do we evaluate their effectiveness? The course goes above and
beyond H-810H, Introduction to Literacy Coaching, by focusing on coaching practices and providing participants
with the opportunity to observe a coach in a local public school. The final assignment and weekly activities are
specifically designed to allow those interested in literacy education, professional development, and school
improvement to pursue their academic interests as related to current literacy coaching research and practice.
A 10-hour practicum observing a literacy coach in a local public school is required. Required for Ed.M. students in
the Language and Literacy Program Literacy Coach Strand.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Pedagogy licensure practicum
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies write a case study

Education H860 Section: 01


Reading Difficulties (180761)
Joanna Christodoulou
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course provides a conceptual and theoretical foundation for understanding task demands of reading text, and
the ways in which readers may struggle in acquiring and developing these skillsets. Reading difficulties will be
understood in the context of developmental, socio-cultural, cross-linguistic, and cognitive neuroscience
perspectives. Contemporary remediation and compensatory approaches will be reviewed.
Prerequisites: a background in language and reading development. Required for Ed.M. students in the Language
and Literacy Program pursuing licensure as a reading specialist teacher.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
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HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content reading
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content disability/ableism
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education HT107 Section: 01


Topics in Educational Psychology (180782)
Jon Star
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: MTWRF 1100 AM - 0159 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
For those interested in learning in school settings, an understanding of educational psychology, including theories of
how students learn and what motivates students to learn, is fundamental. This course offers a broad introduction to
psychological theory and research that has attempted to better understand students' learning and motivation. The
first half of the course explores theories of learning, including behaviorist, cognitivist, and situated perspectives. The
second half dives into motivational constructs such as self-efficacy, goal orientation, and self-determination theory.
Course readings will be grounded in theoretical and empirical literature related to theories of learning and
motivation. Case studies will be foundational to class sessions, as a way to ground our discussion of theory and
research. Class assignments will draw heavily on classroom artifacts as a way to investigate and document
theoretical constructs encountered in course readings and discussions.
The course is suitable for all HGSE master's and doctoral students, including those who have not already had an
introductory course in educational psychology.

Class Notes: Class meets Monday, January 7 - Friday, January 18, 2018, 11:00 a.m. -
2:00 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content pedagogy
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HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content adolescent development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning

Education HT108 Section: 01


Individuality and Personalization in Education (203734)
Todd Rose
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 24
This course offers an introduction to the science of individuality as a foundation for personalization in education.
Many of our existing assumptions about education are based on a highly constraining notion of "average-based"
approaches to understanding individual learners. Every day we are measured against a fictional "average person,"
judged according to how closely we resemble the average—or how far we exceed it. The assumption that average-
based yardsticks like academic GPAs, personality tests, and annual performance reviews reveal something
meaningful about our individual abilities is so ingrained in our consciousness that we rarely question it. But what
would we need to know and do to move beyond averages in order to truly personalize an education experience? In
this course, we examine components of existing education systems through the lens of individuality. Building on
emerging knowledge from the science of individuality, and using a combination presentations and group
discussions, we will evaluate the benefits and shortcomings of models, frameworks, and tools for personalized
learning.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education HT113 Section: 01


Research Practicum for Microschools (203813)
Tina Grotzer
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This course invites students to rethink school design based upon research findings in cognitive science and
neuroscience. It focuses on the essential question, "What might schools look like if the key decisions about their

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design were based upon the best of what is known from research on learning and how our minds work?" It
considers how principles from research apply to overall school design, conceptions of the learner, overarching
philosophies of learning, logistical structures for learning and the design of physical spaces for learning. A
significant portion of time will be spent "in the field" looking at schools and talking to educators, architects, and
school designers. Design principles will be introduced to help us to think outside the box. Readings draw from
cognitive science, neuroscience, design thinking, school philosophies (e.g., progressive movement, Reggio Emilia,
Expeditionary Learning), instructional design philosophies (e.g., backward design, living curriculum), and the history
of innovation in school design. Concepts central to the course include the principles of perception and attention,
self-regulated learning, backward design, "living" curriculum, cognitive load, the power of agency, etc. Over the
course of January term, students will develop a vision for a microschool and a rationale for its design. The course
pedagogy centers on active processing and utilizes the principles of instruction taught in the course. It is project-
based learning (involving developing a project for term) with a strong focus on transfer and application. Activities
and questions are framed to encourage active, mindful processing and construction of knowledge as a group as we
rethink the possibilities of education with the rich resources afforded by the research.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 15 students due to the field-based nature of the course.
Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class meets on the following dates in Longfellow 229:


January 2 –January 5: 9 a.m.–noon class and 2–4 p.m. design session;
January 8: 9 a.m.–noon class and 2–4 p.m. design session;January 9: 8
a.m.–5 p.m. site visit;January 10: 9 a.m.–noon class and 2–4 p.m. design
session;January 11: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. site visit;January 12: 9 a.m–noon class
and 2–4 p.m. design session.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Content cognitive development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content learning and teaching

Education HT123 Section: 01


Informal Learning for Children (180784)
Joe Blatt
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Today's young people grow up in a media-saturated environment. As parents and teachers know all too
well, remarkably few of these media offerings are deliberately designed to benefit children or adolescents
educationally. In the realm of informal media designed for learning, the most powerful and successful
intervention ever devised is Sesame Street. You will have the opportunity in this practicum course to work
with researchers, producers, and senior executives from Sesame Workshop--and from outstanding
museums, community centers, after-school programs, libraries, and summer camps--to develop concepts for
a new informal learning venture. You will learn how to undertake a needs assessment; how to conduct
research on media-based learning; how to design, test, and revise materials that are responsive to specific
audiences and objectives; how to make diversity a fundamental component of the design process; and how
to gauge the short- and longer-term impact of an intervention. Course learning activities include lectures,

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discussions, and field experiences. The capstone for the course, to be completed in small groups, is a
proposal for a large-scale, multimedia-based informal learning project. Your group will determine your own
objectives and target audience, develop a creative plan, and present your proposal orally to media,
museum, and education professionals, whose helpful feedback you will then incorporate into your final
written proposal. Project topic options will be announced in late Fall. Previous topics have included
improving children's health and fitness, promoting civic engagement and political participation, developing
print and digital literacy, and helping children and teens become wiser consumers.
Open to all students, including cross-registrants. No prerequisites.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content informal learning
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content fundraising
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content museums
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content partnerships

Education HT500 Section: 01


Growing Up in a Media World (180785)
Joe Blatt

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2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0230 PM - 0359 PM
T 0200 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Young children typically spend thirty hours every week in front of television and other screens. As they grow
up, add listening to music, going to the movies, using tablets and smartphones, playing video games, and
social networking...the amount of time most children and young people invest in media is more than twice
the time they spend in school. What is the impact of growing up immersed in this digital world? What do
children learn from media, and what issues does it raise for them? In this course we examine the pervasive
role of electronic media--broadcast television, videos, movies, music, games, websites, apps, social
networks--in educating and socializing children and teenagers. The course draws on your own experience
with media, and introduces a wide range of psychological, sociological, and survey research. We explore the
variety of content available to young people and their families; document the developing child's patterns of
use and understanding of media; examine theories and methods for assessing media effects; review
research on the role of media in shaping individual identity, social relationships, and responses to
challenging content; and analyze public policies that affect media creators, consumers, and citizens.
Learning activities include lectures, screenings, presentations by guest experts, class discussions, and
student presentations. Section meetings take place during the scheduled class time on Thursday. You have
the opportunity to carry out two structured research assignments, deliver a brief presentation in class or
online, and develop a final paper or project on a topic of special interest to you.
Open to all students, including cross-registrants

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content social media
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content gender
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content informal learning
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content adolescent development
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HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies engage families

Education HT820 Section: 01


Introduction to Psychoeducational Assessment (180788)
Rebecca Rolland
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This case-based course will introduce the conceptual, practical, ethical, and legal issues related to psycho-
educational assessment of school-aged children and adolescents. Topics include: discussion of standards for
educational testing, including validity, reliability, norming, test development, and avoidance of cultural bias; and
general guidelines for selections of particular types of assessment methods for individual children (i.e., standardized
test, direct observation, questionnaire, interview). Special emphasis will be placed on the contributions and
limitations of tests for students with learning difficulties, particularly in language and literacy. Supervised clinical
practice in screening and assessment will provide students with experience in the oral and written communication of
assessment results to parents, teachers and other professionals. Requirements include engaging with weekly
media and cases and a written assessment report.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 25. Prerequisites: a background knowledge in language
and reading development is helpful. Required for Ed.M. students in the Language and Literacy Program pursuing
licensure as a reading specialist teacher. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Competencies administer an assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning

Education L100AY Section: 01


The Workplace Lab for System-Level Leaders (203644)
Deborah Jewell-Sherman
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The Workplace Lab is the professional seminar for students in the Ed.L.D. Program in the first year of their studies.
Through a variety of modalities, aspiring transformational leaders will demonstrate the knowledge, habits of mind,
and disposition to act by (1) analyzing critically the education sector; (2) collaborating and teaming to identify and
reflect on problems of practice; (3) developing mechanisms to solve problems; (4) understanding the instructional

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core; (5) simulating systemic reform; and (6) scaling up through design and innovation. The Workplace Lab provides
an opportunity for students to combine action and reflection, to challenge their assumptions about leadership and
improvement, and to integrate and deepen their learning across the Ed.L.D. core curriculum.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students. L-100AY and L-100BY were
formerly yearlong L-100.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions

Education L100BY Section: 01


The Workplace Lab for System-Level Leaders (203645)
Deborah Jewell-Sherman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
The Workplace Lab is the professional seminar for students in the Ed.L.D. Program in the first year of their studies.
Through a variety of modalities, aspiring transformational leaders will demonstrate the knowledge, habits of mind,
and disposition to act by (1) analyzing critically the education sector; (2) collaborating and teaming to identify and
reflect on problems of practice; (3) developing mechanisms to solve problems; (4) understanding the instructional
core; (5) simulating systemic reform; and (6) scaling up through design and innovation. The Workplace Lab provides
an opportunity for students to combine action and reflection, to challenge their assumptions about leadership and
improvement, and to integrate and deepen their learning across the Ed.L.D. core curriculum.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students. L-100AY and L-100BY were
formerly yearlong L-100.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of L100AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Content teams
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo

Education L101AY Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Leadership Workshops and Seminars (203646)

2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 1030 AM - 0259 PM


M 0900 AM - 0459 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Components of this course include Public Narrative Workshop, Strategic Resource Management, Leading
Innovation and Change, Organizing Workshop, Law as a Lever for Reform, Learn-Ins, Social Justice Workshop, and
Experiences in Leadership, Authority, and Group Life..
Permission of instructors required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
Full Year Course Indivisible Course

Education L101BY Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Leadership Workshops and Seminars (203920)
Candice Crawford-Zakian
Michael Tushman
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
Components of this course include Public Narrative Workshop, Strategic Resource Management, Leading
Innovation and Change, Organizing Workshop, Law as a Lever for Reform, Learn-Ins, Social Justice Workshop, and
Experiences in Leadership, Authority, and Group Life.
Permission of instructors required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of EDU L101AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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Education L102A1 Section: 01
Leaders of Learning (210864)
Irvin Scott
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This course is designed to prepare students in the Ed.L.D. Program to actively shape the discourse and thinking
around learning in the organizations they lead, build a common understanding and language about powerful
learning and teaching, observe and describe learning and teaching, focus on task as a core driver of learning, and
diagnose current systems of learning and redesign those systems to ensure that all learners have access and
opportunity to thrive and fulfill their potential. The course includes multiple school visits and an investigation of
literacy as a fundamental building block of learning.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


September 10
September 24
October 15
October 29
November 26

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L103 Section: 01


Thinking Strategically about Education Reform (203649)
Jal Mehta
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1130 AM - 0130 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course seeks to help Ed.L.D. students ask and answer the "why," "how," and "what" of education improvement
and innovation. Questions include: What are we aiming for in education (and who is the "we")? Where are we now?
How can we build systems (districts, networks, states) that would consistently support quality education? How do
we create change at even greater scale, across jurisdictions? How are all of these questions shaped by history,
politics, and race? Students will learn how to act on these questions by taking on a series of "live" cases. For each
case, students will be faced with a real-world actor confronting a current dilemma and will be asked to diagnose the
problem and develop a strategic approach to addressing the dilemma in a particular context. Students will also
explore a topic of personal interest to them that relates to the questions posed in the course. Through the course as
a whole, students will hone two key competencies for system-level leaders: (1) political empathy and (2) the ability
to identify and analyze problems and connect those problems with context-specific solutions. Students will combine
these skills as they develop a capacity to form, interrogate, and revise robust theories of action for education
reform.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content politics

Education L104AY Section: 01


Practicing Leadership Inside and Out (203650)
Lisa Lahey
Candice Crawford-Zakian
Adria Goodson
Deborah Helsing
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0200 PM - 0330 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25

This course is designed with the guiding principle that as aspiring "transformational leaders," students must
include themselves in the "change equation." The Personal Mastery Strand of the Ed.L.D. Program is an
integrated set of curricular elements intending to foster (1) a significantly greater understanding of students
as leaders and learners (including their strengths, growing edges, blind spots, and vulnerabilities, which, if
not identified and addressed, are likely to limit and undermine leadership and personal effectiveness); (2) a
deepening ability to help students overcome their gaps and blind spots and manage their vulnerabilities in
their personal growth; and (3) a significantly greater facility with group and team dynamics, including how to
be an effective team leader and member, and how to recognize and address collective processes that derail
a group's capacities to execute, deliver, and learn. Specific components of this course include units on adult
development and team effectiveness, among others. Additionally, Ed.L.D. students are supported in their
leadership development with regular, yearlong, individualized leadership coaching sessions. Before the start
of the course, students will complete a set of assessments (including a leadership 360 feedback
assessment) that will provide baseline data to develop individualized personal learning agendas. These
agendas are pursued and supported in the coaching, within the structure of this course and throughout the
duration of the Ed.L.D. Program.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students. L-104AY and L-104BY
were formerly L-104A and L-104B.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
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HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
Full Year Course Indivisible Course

Education L104BY Section: 01


Practicing Leadership Inside and Out (203651)
Lisa Lahey
Adria Goodson
Candice Crawford-Zakian
Deborah Helsing
Jeffrey Brisbin
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M -
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This module is a continuation of L-104AY. The central focus is on developing transformational leaders. At their core,
transformational leaders are able to understand systemic problems, set new directions, lead change and learn
quickly from mistakes made in the process. They create a culture that supports others' development to engage
complex work effectively as well. The successful enactment of these competencies calls on leaders to exercise
complex psychological capacities. In Kegan's developmental language, they create a demand for leaders to be
"self-authoring." A main goal of the course is to support students in their continued development towards, within, or
beyond a self-authoring mindset. In this course, students will develop a greater understanding of themselves as
leaders and learners, including their strengths, preferences, growing edges, blind spots, and limitations, which if not
identified and addressed are likely to undermine their leadership and personal effectiveness. Students will deepen
their ability to overcome their gaps and blind spots and manage their limitations. They will further grow in their ability
to understand, engage, and effectively support and challenge others, including Ed.L.D. colleagues. They will also
develop greater facility with group and team dynamics, including: how to create the conditions for effective team
development and learning, how to be a responsible and responsive team member, and how to recognize and
address collective processes that limit a group's capacities to cohere, perform, and learn. During the spring
semester, there are two units that comprise the module: Team Effectiveness and Individual Leadership Coaching.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students. L-104AY and L-104BY were
formerly L-104A and L-104B.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of L104AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content group dynamics
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process

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Education L105 Section: 01
Evidence-Based Leadership in Education (180800)
Martin West
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0100 PM - 0330 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Effective leadership in the education sector increasingly requires the ability to draw on multiple sources of evidence
to inform policy and programmatic decisions. This course surveys key concepts in performance measurement,
research design, and data analysis that Ed.L.D. students will need to be skilled consumers of published education
research, commissioners of policy and program evaluations, and interpreters of quantitative and qualitative data
generated within their own organizations. Through case studies of evidence use (and misuse), students will also
consider how to make the use of appropriate evidence integral to organizational decision-making processes.
Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Content decision-making
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content research methods

Education L106 Section: 01


Race, Equity, and Leadership (203674)
Deborah Jewell-Sherman
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Transformational leadership in education advances equity for all learners. For a system-level leader, a commitment
to equity is only one essential step in a personal and professional journey. Leading to develop and sustain
genuinely inclusive, equity-focused schools and systems in the United States requires understanding the
intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in our society and schools. The work of educational equity
demands leaders who can replace inequitable structures and practices by confronting the legacies of racism and
other forms of exclusion, building strengths-based instructional capacity and cultural competency, effective
communication and leadership of dialogue, authentic family and community engagement, and more. Developing the
capabilities within education systems to do this critical work is the purpose of this course.
Permission of instructors required. Enrollment is limited to first-year students in the Ed.L.D. program. L-106AY and
L-106BY were formerly yearlong L-106.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of L106AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
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HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies engage families

Education L107 Section: 01


Leading with the Board (207222)
S. Paul Reville
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The specific challenge we take up in this module is to prepare individuals, positioned in leadership positions within
the education ecosystem and with good ideas about how to improve the performance of education in the United
States, to strategically launch and scale their good ideas to produce significant changes in the education sector.
The task of this module is to enhance individual agency in seeking large, complex social change. The primary
question of this module is: How can individuals with power, influence and good ideas increase the impact and
scale of their ideas to a level that registers as significant in the sector, and thereby in the lives of students, and
communities?
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education L108 Section: 01


Sector Change (207223)
Irvin Scott
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 1130 AM - 0129 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This course will operate as a seminar. Through structured simulations and live case discussions, students will
examine the relationship between education leaders and their boards at various levels of the education sector,
including in public/private, K-12, higher education, and nonprofit spaces. Specifically, the class will regularly feature
executives, district leaders, and board leaders as invited speakers. These experts will present "live case" examples

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from their own experiences and lead the class in analytical discussions about their work. The first half of the course
examines elected boards and the K-12 education space, while the second half more briefly touches on other parts
of the sector. Throughout, students will gain a deeper understanding of the facets of boardsmanship and the politics
and contextual factors involved in leading in collaboration with a board.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to first-year Ed.L.D. students.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education L200AY Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Second Year Core Leadership Seminar: Driving Change (205893)
Elizabeth City
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Change is a complex process, requiring leaders who understand its stages and ways to overcome obstacles and
seize opportunities to achieve outcomes. In this course, second year Ed.L.D. students will explore how effective
change management strategies can be used to generate support and momentum at all levels of an organization.
From setting benchmarks to communicating more effectively, you will gain tools to build goodwill and keep all
constituents moving toward a common mission.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year Ed.L.D. students. Class
times listed in
the catalog are approximate; check the Ed.L.D. master calendar for specific meeting times.
L200, L201 and L203 alternate during the Friday Core Seminar time block (9 a.m.-12 p.m., with
a few select sessions beginning at 8 a.m. or meeting at special times as designated).

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L200BY Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Second Year Core Leadership Seminar: Driving Change (205894)
Irvin Scott
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Change is a complex process, requiring leaders who understand its stages and ways to overcome obstacles and
seize opportunities to achieve outcomes. In this course, second year Ed.L.D. students will explore how effective
change management strategies can be used to generate support and momentum at all levels of an organization.
From setting benchmarks to communicating more effectively, you will gain tools to build goodwill and keep all
constituents moving toward a common mission.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year Ed.L.D. students. Class times listed in the
catalog are approximate; check the Ed.L.D. master calendar for specific meeting times. L200, L201 and L203
alternate during the Friday Core Seminar time block (9 a.m.-12 p.m., with a few select sessions beginning at 8 a.m.
or meeting at special times as designated).

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L203AY Section: 01


Second-Year Practicing Leadership: Peer and Pod Coaching (203701)
Lisa Lahey
Adria Goodson
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30

The central focus of year 2 in Practicing Leadership Inside and Out is on deepening your capacities to be
transformational leaders. At their core, transformational leaders are able to understand systemic problems,
set new directions, lead change and learn quickly from mistakes made in the process. They create a culture
that supports others' development to engage complex work effectively, across a wide array of human
differences given diverse life experiences (race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation etc.)
personality preferences, and conflict engagement styles. The successful enactment of these competencies
calls on leaders to exercise complex psychological capacities. In Kegan's developmental language, they
create a demand for leaders to be "self-authoring". A main goal of the course is to continue supporting
students in their development towards, within or beyond a self-authoring mindset. PLIO Year 2 is
designed to enable you to continue to develop the intrapersonal (within yourself) and interpersonal
(between you and another person or persons) capacities towards becoming a transformational leader.
Additionally, it is designed to deepen your capacity to intentionally create deliberately developmental
containers. The readings, activities, portfolio and relationships create opportunities for you to deepen your
practices of self-observation, reflection, and continual learning in regards to your own development that
you laid the foundation for in Year 1.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year Ed.L.D. students. Class times listed in the
catalog are approximate; check the Ed.L.D. master calendar for specific meeting times.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


September 7
September 21
October 19
November 9
November 30

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content leadership
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content coaching

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Education L203BY Section: 01
Second-Year Practicing Leadership: Peer and Pod Coaching (203703)
Lisa Lahey
Adria Goodson
2019 Spring (1 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The central focus of year 2 in Practicing Leadership Inside and Out is on deepening your capacities to be
transformational leaders. At their core, transformational leaders are able to understand systemic problems, set new
directions, lead change and learn quickly from mistakes made in the process. They create a culture that supports
others' development to engage complex work effectively, across a wide array of human differences given diverse
life experiences (race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation etc.) personality preferences, and conflict
engagement styles. The successful enactment of these competencies calls on leaders to exercise complex
psychological capacities. In Kegan's developmental language, they create a demand for leaders to be "self-
authoring". A main goal of the course is to continue supporting students in their development towards, within or
beyond a self-authoring mindset. Our specific focus will be on further developing your capacity to take responsibility
for your thoughts and emotions in the context of engaging differences, especially around race and other identity
markers. Students will further grow in their ability to understand, engage, and effectively support and challenge
others, especially their Ed.L.D. colleagues. The primary containers for students' learning and growth this year are
peer coach pairs, and a 4-person pod (which consists of two peer coaching pairs).
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year Ed.L.D. students.Class times listed in the
catalog are approximate; check the Ed.L.D. master calendar for specific meeting times. L200, L201 and L203
alternate during the Friday Core Seminar time block (9 a.m.-12 p.m., with a few select sessions beginning at 8 a.m.
or meeting at special times as designated).

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


February 8
February 15
March 8
March 29
April 26

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of L203AY.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L300 Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Residency 1 (203677)
Elizabeth City
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2019 Spring (8 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This required course corresponds with Ed.L.D. students' engagement in the Summer component (July-August) of
their third-year residency. During the residency, students work directly with an Ed.L.D. partner organization on
significant improvement initiatives, and assume leadership of and contribute to a strategic project as the foundation
for their Capstone. Successful completion of the course requires fulfilling time and project commitments at the
residency site as well as adequate academic progress on Capstone components.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to Ed.L.D. students engaged in their third-year residency.

Requirements: Must be a Doctor of Education Leadership Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L300 Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Residency 1 (203677)
Elizabeth City
2018 Fall (8 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This required course corresponds with Ed.L.D. students' engagement in the Summer component (July-August) of
their third-year residency. During the residency, students work directly with an Ed.L.D. partner organization on
significant improvement initiatives, and assume leadership of and contribute to a strategic project as the foundation
for their Capstone. Successful completion of the course requires fulfilling time and project commitments at the
residency site as well as adequate academic progress on Capstone components.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to Ed.L.D. students engaged in their third-year residency.

Requirements: Must be a Doctor of Education Leadership Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L301 Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Residency 2 (203678)
Elizabeth City
2018 Fall (16 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This required course corresponds with Ed.L.D. students' engagement in the Fall semester component (September-
December) of their third-year residency. During the residency, students work directly with an Ed.L.D. partner
organization on significant improvement initiatives, and assume leadership of and contribute to a strategic project as

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the foundation for their capstone. Successful completion of the course requires fulfilling time and project
commitments at the residency site as well as adequate academic progress on capstone components.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to Ed.L.D. students engaged in their third-year residency.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education L302 Section: 01


Ed.L.D. Residency 3 (203679)
Elizabeth City
2019 Spring (16 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This required course corresponds with Ed.L.D. students' engagement in the Spring semester component (January-
May) of their third-year residency. During the residency, students work directly with an Ed.L.D. partner organization
on significant improvement initiatives, and assume leadership of and contribute to a strategic project as the
foundation for their capstone. Successful completion of the course requires fulfilling time and project commitments
at the residency site as well as adequate academic progress on capstone components.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to Ed.L.D. students engaged in their third-year residency.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education S010B Section: 01


Designing Surveys and Questionnaires: Principles and Methods (180850)
Joseph McIntyre
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: MW 0400 PM - 0530 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Questionnaires are among the most common data collection methods that educational researchers and other social
scientists employ. Thus, surveys wield tremendous impact on the data based decision making that increasingly
permeates our educational system and in society more broadly. Yet producing high-quality survey measures is not a
straightforward task. Survey designers must choose between open ended, ranking, or rating items; between asking
questions or posing statements for respondents to agree/disagree with; how many response options to offer; and
the organizational logic of their survey. Empirical studies exist to guide each of these choices and maximize the
quality of the data collected. This course will familiarize students with the steps and procedures that are essential to
developing high quality surveys. The major topics of the course include defining constructs; creating items and item
wording; response anchors; organizing, ordering, and formatting surveys; and bolstering response rates. The
course is not designed to cover sampling procedures, analysis of survey data, or interviewing. As a final project,
students will design a short questionnaire.
Prerequisites: none, though successful completion of S-012 or S-040 is strongly encouraged.

Class Notes: Optional, weekly, 90-minute section.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies design a survey instrument
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies understand data

Education S010C Section: 01


Large-Scale Data Analysis for Complex and Weighted Survey Designs (205641)
Joseph McIntyre
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TR 0400 PM - 0530 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course is intended for students who want to work with existing large-scale datasets. These datasets offer users
the ability to draw justified inferences about large populations, often whole countries or more, but using them can be
challenging. This course will cover the basics of using the design of a survey to obtain unbiased estimates of
population characteristics, and to conduct principled statistical inference. It will also cover fitting models using
survey weights; sampling error and non-sampling error; finite population corrections; model-based inference and
design-based inference; inference in the presence of non-response; different sampling strategies including stratified
sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, and simple random sampling; and a brief introduction to scale
scores and how to use them. This is an applied course, and though we will build intuition around how and why we
use survey weights, the focus will be on using those weights to estimate parameters of interest. The course will be
conducted using the Stata statistical software package, and students are expected to have some familiarity with the
program, or to be able to teach themselves the basics. The final project, which we will work on throughout the
course, will require students to use an actual survey to answer a question of interest to them. However, the
instructor will help students to identify an appropriate survey and to formulate an appropriate question.Prerequisites:
successful completion of S-052 , concurrent enrollment in S-052, or permission of the instructor.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content research methods

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Education S011 Section: 01
Understanding Today's Educational Testing (180853)
Daniel Koretz
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 0400 PM - 0559 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Achievement testing is a cornerstone of education policy and practice, but it is complex and is routinely
misunderstood by educators, policymakers, and the media. This course provides the background students
need to understand test results and to use testing appropriately in their later work. It is designed for students
with no statistical training and presents material conceptually rather than mathematically. The course has
three main goals. First, it provides a context for understanding assessment results. For example, we will
explore data on group differences in performance, trends in achievement in the United States, and
international differences in achievement. Second, the course covers the essential concepts of measurement,
such as reliability, validity, and bias. Third, the course applies these principles to a variety of current issues
in education policy, such as high-stakes testing and testing students with special needs.
This is not a methods course and is not intended for doctoral students who may need to use measurement
in their research or evaluate test results using technical criteria. Doctoral students for whom a methods
course in measurement is not appropriate are encouraged to enroll in S-011.

Class Notes: Optional, 90-minute section each week.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Content system-level leadership
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content testing
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S011 Section: S01


Understanding Today's Educational Testing (180853)
Daniel Koretz
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0430 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Achievement testing is a cornerstone of education policy and practice, but it is complex and is routinely
misunderstood by educators, policymakers, and the media. This course provides the background students
need to understand test results and to use testing appropriately in their later work. It is designed for students
with no statistical training and presents material conceptually rather than mathematically. The course has
three main goals. First, it provides a context for understanding assessment results. For example, we will
explore data on group differences in performance, trends in achievement in the United States, and

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international differences in achievement. Second, the course covers the essential concepts of measurement,
such as reliability, validity, and bias. Third, the course applies these principles to a variety of current issues
in education policy, such as high-stakes testing and testing students with special needs.
This is not a methods course and is not intended for doctoral students who may need to use measurement
in their research or evaluate test results using technical criteria. Doctoral students for whom a methods
course in measurement is not appropriate are encouraged to enroll in S-011.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content testing
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content system-level leadership

Education S012 Section: 01


Empirical Methods: Introduction to Statistics for Educational Research (180854)
Hadas Eidelman
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1130 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course covers the basic principles of elementary statistics, providing a good foundation for students intending
to do further course work and research involving the use of statistical analyses. Topics will include basic descriptive
measures; sampling and sample size estimation; testing for differences between means, correlation, and measures
of association; techniques for analyzing categorical data; and summarizing and presenting statistical results. There
will be a heavy emphasis on applications of basic statistical concepts to a wide variety of problems encountered in
educational and policy-related research. The focus will be on understanding how to use and interpret the statistical
procedures commonly used in quantitative research. The use of computer packages for assisting in data analysis
will be emphasized throughout the course. There will be several take home assignments involving data analysis and
reporting of research results.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions

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Education S022 Section: 01
Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Science in Education (180857)
Joseph McIntyre
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course will focus on applying modern data science and machine learning tools to real-world datasets in
education. We first teach tools for exploring new datasets in order to identify new patterns, make predictions from
flexible models, and visualize data in ways that communicate complex associations. We will also expand on the
core conceptual building blocks taught in S-40 to provide more flexible approaches to estimation and inference,
with a particular focus on the bootstrap. Throughout, we will learn statistical computing in R, an increasingly
important skill in the modern, data-driven era. By the end of the course, students will be able to independently
analyze data of various types, carrying a project from getting the data ready for analysis to creating technical
reports of one's findings. Topics covered will likely include regression trees and random forests,
sparse regression methods, cross-validation, data wrangling, model selection and ensembles,
bootstrapping, and simulation. While we assume foundational statistical knowledge, we do not assume any
initial familiarity with statistical computing or the R language.Prerequisites: S-040 or equivalent (linear regression
and statistical inference), or by permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S030 Section: 1


Intermediate Statistics for Educational Research: Applied Linear Regression (180858)
Hadas Eidelman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 1000 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 80
Are scores on high stakes tests primarily a function of socioeconomic status? Do mandatory seat belt laws save
lives? In this course, students will learn how to use a set of quantitative methods referred to as the general linear
model--regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance--to address these and other
questions that arise in educational, psychological, and social research. The course strategy will be to learn
statistical analysis by doing statistical analysis. During the semester, students will address a variety of substantive
research questions by analyzing dozens of data sets and fitting increasingly sophisticated regression models.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content data analysis
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HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods

Education S032A1 Section: 01


Accumulating Evidence: How to Conduct a Meta-Analysis that Informs Ed Research, Policy, and Practice (180862)
James Kim
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
Does homework improve student achievement? Does Head Start confer lasting cognitive and social benefits? Does
listening to Mozart make you smarter? Is parent involvement associated with student achievement? Is there a
relationship between education and social capital? This research seminar has three major goals. The first goal is to
illustrate how meta-analysis can be used to address important causal and correlational questions in education
research by combining results from primary studies. We will learn how to read, critique, and evaluate exemplar
meta-analytic studies in a wide range of disciplines and domains of education policy and practice. The second goal
is enable students to use meta-analytic methods using available software and to illustrate how their application
affects empirical findings. The third goal is to guide students in replicating and extending a prior meta-analytic study
or designing an original meta-analytic review.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. Prerequisite: prior completion of S-030 or
equivalent.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S032A2 Section: 01


Accumulating Evidence:How to Conduct a Quantitative Rsch Synthesis That Informs Ed Policy&Practice 2 (180863)
James Kim
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Does homework improve student achievement? Does Head Start confer lasting cognitive and social benefits? Does
listening to Mozart make you smarter? Is parent involvement associated with student achievement? Is there a
relationship between education and social capital? The goal of this course is to address important causal and
correlational questions in education research and policy by combining results from primary studies. Students will
learn how to use a method called meta-analysis to address questions about education policy and practice.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: successful completion of S-032A1 and concurrent enrollment in or
prior completion of S-030, S-040, or equivalent.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S040 Section: 01


Introductory and Intermediate Statistics for Educational Research: Applied Linear Regression (180864)

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Joseph McIntyre
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1000 AM - 1130 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Often when quantitative evidence is being used to answer questions, scholars and decision-makers must either
analyze empirical data themselves or thoughtfully manage and appraise the analyses of others. This course will
cover the basic principles of quantitative data analysis and is comparable in content to the full-year S-012/S-030
course sequence in applied regression and data analysis. Students will examine real data gathered to address
questions in educational, psychological, and social research settings, becoming acquainted with basic descriptive
statistics, tabular and graphical methods for displaying data, the notion of statistical inference, and analytic methods
for exploring relationships with both categorical and continuous measures. These topics together will provide
students with a solid foundation for addressing research questions through statistical modeling using simple and
multiple linear regression. There will be an emphasis on applying the statistical concepts learned in this course--in
particular, how to: (1) select the appropriate statistical techniques; (2) properly execute those techniques; (3)
examine the assumptions necessary for the techniques to work appropriately; (4) interpret analytic results; (5)
summarize the findings in a cogent manner; and (6) produce publication-style visual displays of results. Because
quantitative skills are best learned through practice, computer-based statistical analyses (using Stata) will be an
integral part of the course. There will be several problem sets involving the core concepts covered in class as well
as several take-home assignments and a final project involving data analysis and the interpretation and reporting of
research results.
No prior data analytic experience is required, but a working knowledge of basic algebra (GRE-level mathematics) is
assumed, and some previous exposure to introductory statistics is advantageous. Recommended for most first-year
Ph.D. students and any Ed.M. students wishing to enroll in a spring semester course that requires S-030 or S-040
as a prerequisite, such as S-052 or A-164. Please consult with the instructors if you have any questions about
whether S-040 is right for you.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S040 Section: 02


Introductory and Intermediate Statistics for Educational Research: Applied Linear Regression (180864)
Joseph McIntyre
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1130 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

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Often when quantitative evidence is being used to answer questions, scholars and decision-makers must either
analyze empirical data themselves or thoughtfully manage and appraise the analyses of others. This course will
cover the basic principles of quantitative data analysis and is comparable in content to the full-year S-012/S-030
course sequence in applied regression and data analysis. Students will examine real data gathered to address
questions in educational, psychological, and social research settings, becoming acquainted with basic descriptive
statistics, tabular and graphical methods for displaying data, the notion of statistical inference, and analytic methods
for exploring relationships with both categorical and continuous measures. These topics together will provide
students with a solid foundation for addressing research questions through statistical modeling using simple and
multiple linear regression. There will be an emphasis on applying the statistical concepts learned in this course--in
particular, how to: (1) select the appropriate statistical techniques; (2) properly execute those techniques; (3)
examine the assumptions necessary for the techniques to work appropriately; (4) interpret analytic results; (5)
summarize the findings in a cogent manner; and (6) produce publication-style visual displays of results. Because
quantitative skills are best learned through practice, computer-based statistical analyses (using Stata) will be an
integral part of the course. There will be several problem sets involving the core concepts covered in class as well
as several take-home assignments and a final project involving data analysis and the interpretation and reporting of
research results.
No prior data analytic experience is required, but a working knowledge of basic algebra (GRE-level mathematics) is
assumed, and some previous exposure to introductory statistics is advantageous. Recommended for most first-year
Ph.D. students and any Ed.M. students wishing to enroll in a spring semester course that requires S-030 or S-040
as a prerequisite, such as S-052 or A-164. Please consult with the instructors if you have any questions about
whether S-040 is right for you.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions

Education S043 Section: 01


Multilevel and Longitudinal Models (180865)
Luke Miratrix
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0200 PM - 0329 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

Data often have structure that needs to be modeled explicitly. For example, when investigating
students' outcomes we need to account for the fact that students are nested inside classes that
are in turn nested inside schools. If we are watching students develop over time, we need to
account for the dependence of measurements across time. If we do not account for such

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structure, our inferences will tend to be overly optimistic and wrong. We also lose the opportunity
to understand variation and make more insightful inferences. This course provides an overall
framework, the multilevel and generalized multilevel (hierarchical) model, for thinking about and
analyzing these forms of data. We will also deeply investigate specific versions of these tools for
the most common forms of longitudinal and clustered data. We focus on applied work, using real
data sets and the statistical software R. R will be specifically taught and supported. While the
primary focus will be on continuous outcomes, we will also discuss binary, categorical, and
ordinal outcomes. We will emphasize how to think about the applicability of the methods studied,
how they might fail, and what one might do to protect oneself in such circumstances.
Applications of hierarchical (multi-level) models will include the canonical specific cases of
random-slope, random-intercept, mixed effect, crossed effect, marginal, and growth-curve
models.
Prerequisites: S-052, Stat 139, or an equivalent.

Class Notes: Weekly, one-hour section, strongly recommended.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies code scripts/software
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion

Education S052 Section: 01


Intermediate and Advanced Statistical Methods for Applied Educational Research (180866)
Andrew Ho
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 1000 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

This course is designed for those who want to extend their data analytic skills beyond a basic knowledge of
multiple regression analysis and who want to communicate their findings clearly to audiences of
researchers, scholars, and policymakers. S-052 contributes directly to the diverse data analytic toolkit that

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the well-equipped empirical researcher must possess in order to perform sensible analyses of complex
educational, psychological, and social data. The course begins with general linear models and continues
with generalized linear models, survival analysis, multilevel models, multivariate methods, causal inference,
and measurement. Specific methods exemplifying each of these topics include regression, discrete-time
survival analysis, fixed- and random-effects models, principal components analysis, instrumental variables,
and reliability, respectively. S-052 is an applied course. It offers conceptual explanations of statistical
techniques and provides many opportunities to examine, implement, and practice these techniques using
real data. Students will lean to produce readable and sensible code to enable others to replicate and extend
their analyses. Attendance at weekly sections is required.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of S-040 (B+ or better allowed, A- or A recommended) or an
equivalent course or courses that include 12 or more full hours of class time on multiple regression and its
direct extensions. Students who have not passed S-40 must discuss their previous training before or at the
first class meeting. Students who do not meet the prerequisite should consider S-030. See the syllabus at
the instructor's website for more details.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Content causal reasoning

Education S061 Section: 01


Statistical and Psychometric Methods for Educational Measurement (180870)
Andrew Ho
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: MW 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

This is a survey course on quantitative methods for educational measurement. Students will learn and apply
techniques essential for the design and analysis of modern educational and psychological assessments,
including reliability, generalizability theory, validation, differential item functioning, item response theory,
scaling, linking, standard setting, and adjustments for measurement error. Contexts of assessments include
small-scale educational and psychological assessments for targeted research studies as well as large-scale

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district, state, national, and international assessments for formative, summative, and evaluative purposes.
During the first half of the course, students will learn methods from readings and lectures and apply methods
to complete data analytic assignments. In the second half, methods training will continue, with greater
emphasis on reading and critiquing recent research in educational measurement. For their final project,
students will develop a research proposal that has promise for advancing the field.
Prerequisites: S-052 or at least two semesters of applied statistics that includes, at a minimum, estimation of
logistic regression and multilevel models, with software, and in applied contexts. Students who have not
passed S-052 must discuss their previous training with the instructor before or at the first class meeting. This
course complements S-043 and S-090, and students may enroll in these courses in any order. Students who
do not meet the prerequisite may enroll instead in S-011, which provides a nontechnical introduction to
educational measurement.

Class Notes: Optional, 90-minute section every other week.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies design a survey instrument
HGSE: Content testing
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content accountability
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S063 Section: 01


The Meanings Children and Youth Make of Stories about Relational, Social and Civic Topics (180873)
Robert Selman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 1000 AM - 1059 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 16

Today, members of most all societies confront a host of challenging topics, both academic and
ethical, that are carried to them over a variety of media. These challenges are often relational,
civic, moral, or societal in nature; they often arise in educational contexts; they are often complex
and layered. This research methods course focuses on understanding how and what youth, and
those who educate them, think, feel, and learn, about these challenging, often controversial,
topics. We will draw upon both cultural and developmental conceptual frameworks to guide our
qualitative analysis of data that are generated in the form of social commentaries and
communications. Ideally, they are data-sets brought to the course by class members; but they may
be "previously-collected" (curated) discourses (e.g., essays written by students; responses to

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questionnaires; interviews on record; or observations, etc.); or they may be "fortuitously found"
public documents, most often selectively gathered from commentaries shared freely, often
anonymously, as, for instance, posts, "on-line." Class members will construct and explore
research questions that in general ask, how do individuals--at different ages, or from different
backgrounds, or in different positions--make sense and meaning of felt social experiences, both
their own and those of others. And, highly relevant to the field of education--developmentally,
contextually, or comparatively speaking--how individual as well as different groups of views,
comments, actions, and narratives vary from one another in either quality or kind. This course
will be designed for individualized learning. Each class member will design her own course plan.
The course is oriented toward research-oriented students from GSE, and from other parts of
Harvard University. Course Connections: S-063 provides research methods and qualitative
analytic tools—thematic, and discursive in nature, that align with H-370, a fall course, which
focuses on the interests that youth have in understanding stories and other forms of narration.
Analytic methods in S-063 will help us to understand the meaning youth make of the stories to
which they are exposed, and to analyze the comments youth make in their own discussions of
these stories. Projects started in H-370 may be carried over into S-063.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited.

Class Notes: Weekly, two-hour, lab group meetings.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Competencies use qualitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content community

Education S063 Section: 01


The Meanings Children and Youth Make of Stories about Relational, Social and Civic Topics (180873)

2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule:


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25

Today, members of most all societies confront a host of challenging topics, both academic and
ethical, that are carried to them over a variety of media. These challenges are often relational,
civic, moral, or societal in nature; they often arise in educational contexts; they are often complex
and layered. This research methods course focuses on understanding how and what youth, and
those who educate them, think, feel, and learn, about these challenging, often controversial,
topics. We will draw upon both cultural and developmental conceptual frameworks to guide our
qualitative analysis of data that are generated in the form of social commentaries and

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communications. Ideally, they are data-sets brought to the course by class members; but they may
be "previously-collected" (curated) discourses (e.g., essays written by students; responses to
questionnaires; interviews on record; or observations, etc.); or they may be "fortuitously found"
public documents, most often selectively gathered from commentaries shared freely, often
anonymously, as, for instance, posts, "on-line." Class members will construct and explore
research questions that in general ask, how do individuals--at different ages, or from different
backgrounds, or in different positions--make sense and meaning of felt social experiences, both
their own and those of others. And, highly relevant to the field of education--developmentally,
contextually, or comparatively speaking--how individual as well as different groups of views,
comments, actions, and narratives vary from one another in either quality or kind. This course
will be designed for individualized learning. Each class member will design her own course plan.
The course is oriented toward research-oriented students from GSE, and from other parts of
Harvard University. Course Connections: S-063 provides research methods and qualitative
analytic tools—thematic, and discursive in nature, that align with H-370, a fall course, which
focuses on the interests that youth have in understanding stories and other forms of narration.
Analytic methods in S-063 will help us to understand the meaning youth make of the stories to
which they are exposed, and to analyze the comments youth make in their own discussions of
these stories. Projects started in H-370 may be carried over into S-063.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited.

Class Notes: Two-hour labs will be scheduled each week.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies use qualitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal

Education S090A1 Section: 01


Latent Variable Analysis (Part I): Structural Equation Modeling (180880)
Dana McCoy
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to the core methods of structural equation modeling (SEM), a class of statistical
analysis that flexibly handles complex relationships between and amongst latent and observed variables. In addition
to exploring the basic tenants of SEM and how it differs from other regression approaches, topics to be covered in
this course include path analysis, mediation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and assessment and
comparison of model fit. As this is an introductory course, there will be a primary focus on non-nested, cross-

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sectional, continuous variables. Emphasis of this course will be on the practical applications of SEM and latent
variable techniques to address relevant questions in education, human development, and the social sciences more
broadly. Course lectures, readings, and assignments will reflect this applied focus, and will help students to develop
appropriate analytic plans and interpret results in addition to teaching them how to conduct analyses using Stata
(and,as appropriate, Mplus) software.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisites: S-052 or at least two semesters of applied
statistics. Enrollment in S-090A2 in the same semester is optional. This course complements S-043 and S-061, and
students may enroll in these courses in any order.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods

Education S090A2 Section: 01


Latent Variable Analysis (Part II): Applied Workshop in Structural Equation Modeling (180881)
Dana McCoy
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
The Applied Workshop in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is designed as an opportunity for students to apply
the methods learned in S-090A1 to their own data in a structured and supportive way. At the end of the course, the
aim is for students to have completed the methods and results sections of a publishable empirical paper using at
least one SEM approach. To achieve this goal, the course will be structured as a series of small group meetings
that will help students to develop their research question(s), identify appropriate statistical methods, apply these
methods using Stata (or, as appropriate, Mplus), describe the results of analysis and their underlying assumptions,
and answer the research questions using substantive interpretation. Special topic lectures and published article
critiques will also be used to deepen students' knowledge.
Permission of instructor is required. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisites: S-090A1. Students in this workshop are
required to have their own dataset ready for analysis prior to the start of the course.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
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HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content descriptive statistics
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research article

Education S105 Section: 01


Philosophy of Education (180883)
Catherine Elgin
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0830 AM - 0929 AM
T 0830 AM - 1030 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
What is education? What are its goals? Why is education of value? Are these questions that can be settled once
and for all, or do their answers depend on historical and cultural factors? In an effort to answer these questions, we
will study works of philosophers such as Plato, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Du Bois, Washington, and Dewey. Two
papers are required.
No prerequisites; no previous work in philosophy is required. Open to any student who wants to think seriously
about the fundamental nature and purposes of education.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content philosophy
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning

Education S121 Section: 01


Art and Understanding (180887)
Catherine Elgin
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0800 AM - 0859 AM
M 0800 AM - 0929 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This seminar is a philosophical inquiry into the relationship between art and understanding. Art is typically indifferent
to literal truth. Works of fiction are literally false. Works in the nonverbal arts are strictly neither true nor false. Yet
people claim that they learn from the arts, that they see things more clearly and understand them better as a result
of our encounters with art. What--if anything--justifies such claims? To answer this question requires investigating
both the nature and functions of art and the nature and functions of understanding. Two papers are required.

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Prerequisites: Although no previous experience with philosophy is required, students should be interested in
thinking deeply about how and why one engages with the arts.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content philosophy
HGSE: Content arts
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning

Education S123 Section: 01


Tackling Tough Challenges in Modern American Higher Education: Diagnosis and Solutions (180888)
Richard Light
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1059 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

This course explores nine controversies in American higher education. The overarching theme is
how to help all students to succeed and prosper in a broad variety of universities. This is a time
when students bring increasingly different backgrounds to campus, and financial constraints are
real. Topics include (1) Changing demographics -- on some campuses the variety of different
backgrounds among students works wonderfully well and everyone benefits. On other
campuses, it works far less well. What concrete policy decisions by campus leaders can
enhance the good? How do we know when we are doing well or poorly? (2) New Technologies --
how will on-line learning opportunities change and reshape different kinds of colleges and
universities? How will the roles of faculty, staff, students, and administrators change? What
decisions must campuses make very soon? We will do an in-class Simulation with student
teams to explore this question in depth. (3) Student services—what constitutes good advising, or
running an effective orientation, and helping students with problems. What are good ways to
structure such services? (4) Assessment—how can we examine rigorously how well a college is
serving its students? What are ways to measure value-added, in other words what students are
actually learning on campus? (5) Enhancing transitions for college success-- What formal
policies can help students to make the important transition from high school to college most
effectively and successfully? (6) Liberal arts--is the future of America's many liberal arts
colleges bright or grim? (7) Public universities--most American students attend large, public
universities. Is a gap between effectiveness of privates and publics widening to become a
chasm? What is the future for public universities? What can be done? (8) Outside of
classrooms--how can universities capitalize on students' many hours outside the classroom to
enrich their overall experiences on a campus? (9) The future: what will the landscape of higher
education look like in 5 years, and how can colleges and universities prepare now? Students will
each participate in one debate, and be asked to participate in a simulation to redesign a
university. The format of this class is that of a large seminar. Obligations include two short
papers, and one substantial research paper on a topic of each student's own choice about a
challenge in higher education. Each student can focus on a topic they care about.

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Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S290 Section: 01


Quantitative Methods for Improving Causal Inference in Educational Research (180895)
Eric Taylor
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course introduces, explains, and provides practice in using techniques social scientists have developed over
the last 40 years for making causal inferences in quantitative research. The course has four major goals: (1) to
ensure that participants understand the new methods and their appropriate uses; (2) to demonstrate how these new
methodologies can be applied using available software; (3) to show how their application affects research findings
on topics such as the impacts of class size, peer groups, and governance structures on student achievement; and
(4) to guide class members in making progress on high quality independent research projects of their own devising.
(See the course website for more details.)
Permission of instructor required if claiming "equivalent" experience. Enrollment is limited to Ed.D. and Ph.D.
students except by permission of instructor. Prerequisites: S-052 or equivalent; A-205 or equivalent (i.e., must be
familiar with basic concepts of microeconomics). Because the final project for this course requires original data
analysis, students are asked to contact the instructor prior to the beginning of the spring semester to discuss the
data they will use for their final project. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website. Jointly offered at
the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as SUP-490.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S297 Section: 01


Field Experience in 21st-Century Early-Childhood Learning (180896)
Joe Blatt
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0629 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 16

This practicum course is a unique opportunity to work closely with, provide support to, and learn from senior
managers at Sesame Workshop--the producers of Sesame Street and other educational experiences for
young children in more than 150 countries. As the Workshop approaches its 50th anniversary, Sesame's
leaders are seeking to revitalize and reorient the organization. They have committed to exploring new
opportunities for early childhood education, such as engaging parents in their children's cognitive and social
development, expanding services to at-risk populations, exploiting the latest educational technologies, and
personalizing media for individual learners. At the same time, Sesame faces new challenges, including
expanding curriculum demands, competition for the young child audience, and caregivers' shifting media
preferences. HGSE students have been invited to participate in this major renewal task. To help imagine this
21st-century Sesame Workshop, we will work in teams, each advised by a senior Workshop executive. Each
team will undertake focused literature reviews, research informal learning initiatives for young children

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around the world, conduct interviews with professionals and stakeholders, and develop a final set of
recommendations and proposed products to present to Sesame top leadership team. We will draw on
HGSE's rich resources in early childhood education, supplemented by outreach to informal learning and
educational technology experts. The distinguishing feature of such a field experience course is that it
involves students in the exciting, intense, but uncertain nature of practice. You are guaranteed a focused,
real-world learning opportunity, but you must also expect shifting directions in requirements, schedule, and
outcomes.
Permission of instructor required. Attending the shopping session is an important part of the application
process. Interested students are strongly encouraged to enroll in HT-123 in the January term.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content partnerships
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Content parenting
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Competencies develop a business proposal or plan
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content nonprofits
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Content social networks

Education S300 Section: 01


The Arts in Education: Philosophical Dimensions and Practical Considerations—Part One (180897)

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Steven Seidel
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0830 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
This course explores the many roles for the arts in the educational experiences of children and adults, both in and
out of schools. We look at these from various perspectives but primarily focus on basic philosophical dimensions of
the arts and education while we also address practical considerations of working at the intersection of art and
education. The philosophical dimensions—and core questions associated with them—we will address include: 1)
Identity—How do I identify in this work? And in the world?; 2) Purposes—Why do I do what I do?; 3) Values—Why
do I do what I do in the way I do it? What do I value and what does it mean to live and work in alignment with my
values?; 4) Responsibility— To whom and what am I responsible in my work and in the world? How do I understand
my responsibility for imagining "things as if they could be otherwise," as Maxine Greene wrote, and for working to
achieve what I imagine? What are the particular contributions that artists, educators, and artist/educators can make
to address issues and conditions they believe need to be addressed?; 5) Learning—What does it mean to really
learn something and what does it mean to teach? We explore these questions and others through the study of
readings, sharing stories, dialogue with each other and with guest artists and educators, and through the practice of
a series of reflective and analytic exercises. Learning and practicing these exercises will comprise a major portion of
our work this year, but they can—and should--be practiced beyond graduation, throughout one's career. S300 (Fall)
and S301 (Spring) are sequenced courses and should be thought of as Parts I and II of a year-long study of major
issues related to these dimensions and questions about the arts and education. In both terms, we consider these
questions, as well as practical challenges of work in the arts sector of the field of education. Over the year, we
examine the interconnections between policy, research, advocacy, and activism—and how these elements support
or inhibit the development of excellence and equity in the practice of arts education.
Permission of instructor required. Limited to and required for Ed.M. students in the Arts in Education Program.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content culture

Education S301 Section: 01


The Arts in Education: Philosophical Dimensions and Practical Considerations—Part Two (180900)
Steven Seidel
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0830 AM - 1159 AM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
This course is a continuation of S300 and extends our inquiry from a focus on the nature of learning in and through
the arts to an investigation into the relationships between research, policy, advocacy, activism, and practice. The
findings of research, the creation of policies, the arguments of advocates, and the actions of activists inform the
practice of arts education—the actual teaching and learning that is at the core of the work in this sector—just as
practice informs and influences them. These activities are connected, though, all too often, they are not as directly
engaged in a rich exchange as they might be. The character of the interactions across these realms often lacks the
qualities of true listening, sincere exchange, a culture of learning, and a clear articulation of shared purposes.
Through study of particular examples, conversations with people working in the field, and close examination of
advocacy documents, we will study how the arts can become both more accessible and higher quality in a wide
range of educational settings. We will also consider what it takes to fulfill the promise of arts education to function
as a catalyst to change, even transformation, for individuals, institutions, and communities. In addition, we also
examine the various positions of the arts in education. This includes considering the perceived and real marginality
of the arts in educational settings, as well as its potential as a catalyst of change in relation to school reform and
social change. Finally, we will explore what I call 'bifocalism'--the practice of looking at two things at once or, at
least, flipping back and forth between two lenses quickly to see both near and far in order to put each in context.
Our primary bifocal practice will involve looking both at work 'in the room' and at the forces 'outside the room' that
inform and influence what goes on 'in the room'--and vice versa. We will also practice taking bifocal views of your
path as an arts educator and the paths that the arts sector in education seems to be on, looking for points of
alignment and intersection. We explore our foundational questions through the study of readings, sharing stories,
dialogue with each other and with guest artists and educators, and through the practice of a series of reflective and
analytic exercises. Learning and practicing these exercises will comprise a major portion of our work this year, but
they can—and should--be practiced beyond graduation, throughout one's career. S300 (Fall) and S301 (Spring) are
sequenced courses and should be thought of as Parts I and II of a year-long study of major issues related to these
dimensions and questions about the arts and education. In both terms, we consider these questions, as well as
practical challenges of work in the arts sector of the field of education. Over the year, we examine the
interconnections between policy, research, advocacy, and activism—and how these elements support or inhibit the
development of excellence and equity in the practice of arts education.
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the Arts in Education Program.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content school reform
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content learning theory
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies write a grant proposal
HGSE: Content arts

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Education S305 Section: 01
Slow Looking: Learning through Observation in Museums and Beyond (180904)
Shari Tishman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
Slow looking involves taking the time to carefully observe more than meets the eye at first glance. It happens
anywhere people take a generous amount of time to observe the world closely—in museums, in classrooms, in
laboratories, and in everyday experience. Slow looking involves the capacity to observe details, to defer
interpretation, to make careful discernments, to shift between different perspectives, to be aware of subjectivity, and
to purposefully use a variety of observation strategies in order to move past first impressions. This course explores
slow looking as a mode of learning. It uses museums as its primary context, but the ideas explored in the course are
relevant to a wide range of educational settings. Through readings, discussions, and immersive experiences,
students will explore such questions as: What is slow looking and how does it compare to other forms of learning?
What are its cognitive outcomes, and how can they be recognized, documented and evaluated? Where does slow
looking appear in historical ideas about schooling, and in ideas about learning in museums? Many of the course
readings and activities involve visual observation, and the course acknowledges that the term slow looking uses the
vernacular of the visual. But observation occurs through all the senses, and the course aims to honor the
multisensory possibilities of observational learning. As part of the course requirements, students will work in small
groups to design, implement, and critique a learning experience that foregrounds slow looking. Several visits to local
museums are required.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 20 and is based on lottery.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


January 2, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Longfellow 320
January 3, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Longfellow 320
January 4, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Longfellow 320
January 5, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Longfellow 320
January 8, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Gutman 440
January 9, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Gutman 440
January 10, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Gutman 440
January 11, no class
January 12, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Gutman 440

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content museums
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)

Education S316 Section: 01


Art, Design, and Learning in Public Spaces (180917)

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Steven Seidel
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
Increasingly, contemporary artists, designers, and educators have been exploring the complex relationships
between four 'publics'--public space, public art, public learning, and public life. These creative practitioners study
and experiment with the potential for engaged citizenship, lifelong learning, and social change through their work,
drawing attention to the types and qualities of learning that can take place when interacting with art in public
settings. Currently, this realm of work takes place in a space comprised of overlapping fields--contemporary art,
public pedagogy, art education, community organizing, and more--working together (and in isolation) to push the
boundaries of what art in public spaces can and should do. Yet, everyone engaged in this work encounters at least
two fundamental challenges of learning: (1) capturing the attention of diverse individuals, and (2) maximizing the
benefits of their proximity to each other and the work/s of art to provoke curiosity, interaction, reflection, and,
sometimes, action--in short, to galvanize learning. In this course, we will explore this complex realm, investigating
the planning, implementation, and assessment of these types of public art projects. We will interact with people
engaged in this work and consider how it is understood within and across the fields of education, art, and design
(among others), and what these fields can do to inform one another. Through readings, public art experiences,
conversations with artists and those responsible for the sites of public art, we will explore what it means to design
and analyze arts learning in public, as well as challenge existing parameters of that work. Throughout the semester
students will engage in a public art/learning design project, working individually or in small groups to design a
proposal for a work of public art/learning for public spaces to be identified by the teaching team. At the end of the
term, these proposals will be presented to representatives of the communities that use and are responsible for
these spaces both for critique and consideration for further development and possible implementation.
Permission of instructor required.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Content community

Education S413Y Section: 01


Doc Rsch Pract:Using Quant Methods to Make Causal Infer about Consequences of Ed Initiatives & Pol (203717)
Felipe Barrera-Osorio
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 6
This research practicum has two objectives: to increase participants' knowledge of methods for making causal
inferences in quantitative research, and to provide participants with a forum for presenting and receiving feedback
on their research. Some meeting time will be devoted to discussing recent papers. The first part of each session will
be devoted to discussion of one or two recent papers that use creative methodologies in addressing important
educational policy questions. However, the primary focus of each session is to discuss the written work of
participants. Students may enroll in this seminar every year until they graduate.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: S-290. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class meets on the following dates:


September 25
October 16
October 30
November 13
December 4

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
HGSE: Content program evaluation
Full Year Course Divisible Course
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S414Y Section: 01


Doc Rsch Pract:Using Quant Methods to Make Causal Infer about Consequences of Ed Initiatives & Pol (203718)
Felipe Barrera-Osorio
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 6
This research practicum has two objectives: to increase participants' knowledge of methods for making causal
inferences in quantitative research, and to provide participants with a forum for presenting and receiving feedback
on their research. Some meeting time will be devoted to discussing recent papers. The first part of each session will
be devoted to discussion of one or two recent papers that use creative methodologies in addressing important
educational policy questions. However, the primary focus of each session is to discuss the written work of
participants. Students may enroll in this seminar every year until they graduate.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: S-290. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


February 5
March 5
April 2
April 23 (if needed)

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Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of S413Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research methods
Full Year Course Divisible Course

Education S430 Section: 01


Research Practicum:An Investigation of Ethnic-Racial Identity Outside the U.S.-The Case of Colombia (208082)
Adriana Umaña-Taylor
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 12
(New course.) This research practicum provides students the opportunity to participate in an international research project
conducted by Adriana Umaña-Taylor in collaboration with faculty at the Universidad de San Buenaventura in Medellín,
Colombia. The project, Identity and Positive Youth Development across Cultures, was designed to explore ethnic-racial identity
among Colombian adolescents. U.S.-based research has demonstrated that engaging in the developmental processes of ethnic-
racial identity exploration and resolution during middle to late adolescence can promote positive youth development. Despite a
lack of published research on ethnic-racial identity in Colombia, a review of historical accounts and empirical findings on other
constructs suggests that (a) parallels can be drawn between the U.S. and Colombia with respect to marginalization and
oppression as a function of race and ethnicity, and (b) relatively recent policy reforms emphasizing indigenous and Afro-
Colombian cultures have resulted in increased salience of ethnic-racial collective group identities. The research practicum will
focus on exploring the cultural relevance of the construct of ethnic-racial identity (and associated constructs) among
adolescents in Colombia. Throughout the semester, students will: develop a conceptual understanding of cross-cultural
research; learn about the sociohistorical context of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic class in Colombia; learn analytic
approaches to examining cross-cultural measurement equivalence; gain a conceptual understanding of colorism and learn how
to code phenotype from photographs; and synthesize and apply this knowledge to advancing research questions using data from
the IPYDAC project. Students will work in teams to analyze quantitative data and empirically answer questions about the
validity and reliability of the Ethnic Identity Scale in the Colombian youth context, whether ethnic-racial identity follows an
age-graded developmental progression in Colombia that is similar that observed in the U.S., and whether associations among
discrimination, ethnic-racial identity, and youth adjustment among Colombian youth mirror those found among U.S. samples.
We will also investigate the role of phenotype and forces of social stratification in adolescents' experiences.
Permission of instructor required; enrollment is limited to 12 students. Students should have taken at least two statistics
courses, equivalent to S040 and S052. Analyses will be conducted in SPSS and Mplus, but no prior knowledge is required as
students will be trained in these statistical programs.

Class Notes: Required, weekly section on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
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HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content culture

Education S435 Section: 01


Computational Methods in Educational Research (208152)
Bertrand Schneider
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
(New course.) This course focuses on computational techniques for uncovering trends in large educational
datasets. We will use the Python programming language to learn methods from the fields of Learning Analytics (LA)
and Educational Data Mining (EDM). More specifically, students will learn to transform datasets into appropriate
data structures and leverage data mining/machine learning algorithms to find patterns in their datasets. The
structure of this class will follow a flipped classroom model, where students are expected to watch videos outside of
class and in-person time will be dedicated to hands-on data analysis. This class is targeted toward doctoral
students, master students who have taken T514, and generally students with some programming experience who
have a dataset that could be analyzed using computational methods (preferred). The outcome of the course is an
academic paper that could be submitted to a scientific conference.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 15.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education S501 Section: 01


Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice (180926)
Gretchen Brion-Meisels
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
There is a growing body of evidence that schools, community-based organizations, educators, and adolescents
themselves benefit from initiatives that authentically engage the perspectives of youth. Around the world, adults,
and youth are partnering to research, build, and improve learning opportunities across developmental domains. This
course will explore how educators are partnering with youth in both research- and practice-based settings. To do
this, we will begin by looking at theoretical and empirical arguments about the importance of youth voice initiatives,
as well as different frameworks for engaging in this work. We will then spend time exploring three broad contexts in
which educators frequently partner with youth: (1) youth leadership and/or positive youth development initiatives; (2)
youth participatory action research; and (3) youth organizing. The focus of the course will be on partnering with U.S.
youth ages 14-21; however, students with an interest in children are welcome to join our community. The class will
take the form of a seminar with significant time for students to grapple with common problems of practice. All
students will be required to engage in a semester-long project where they partner with youth in the context of a
school or community-based organization.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 30. Students enrolled at HGSE given preference. All
interested students should attend shopping or contact the instructor to obtain an application for the course. Doctoral
students who would like to count this as an advanced methods course may consult with the instructor about specific
assignments required.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content relationships
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies build partnership
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Competencies engage families
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project

Education S504 Section: 01


Introduction to Qualitative Research (180927)

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2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35
This introductory methods course offers students a sense of the terrain of qualitative research, including some of
the different tools and approaches available to researchers in the field of education. The assigned readings will
include scholarship on the practice and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, varied examples of
published qualitative research, and raw data. Class sessions will generally follow a workshop format with
discussions and activities related to weekly readings. In addition, students will get a feel for the overall process of
conducting qualitative research by developing an original research proposal that is informed by preliminary data
gathering and analysis. Students will start to develop skills related to designing a study, collecting and analyzing
data, making appropriate claims, positioning their work relative to existing literature, and appraising others'
qualitative research. Students will also begin to think about their own identities and ethical responsibilities as
educational researchers, and to develop skills for further and ongoing reflection about their work and their
relationship to it.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to doctoral students. Required for first-year Ph.D. students;
other doctoral students may enroll with permission. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections

Education S508 Section: 01


Methods of Research in the History of Education (180930)
Julie Reuben
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 1000 AM - 1259 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
The purpose of this course is to help students learn how to conduct historical research on education. The course
will use three means for accomplishing this goal. First, students will learn how to do historical research by doing it.
The core of the course is a guided research project. Students will select their own topics but will work together as a
group to master the basic steps of research. The final product for the course is an original research paper that could
be revised for future publication. Second, students will learn about historical research by reading and analyzing
selected articles on the history of education. Third, students will read portions of published research guides. These
offer practical advice about the research process and will help students avoid common problems when researching
and writing their paper for the course. This course is suitable for students with different levels of background and

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scholarly goals. For those students who have studied history extensively or who intend to become historians, this
course offers an opportunity to do original research in a supportive setting. For students who do not view
themselves as future historians but who are considering incorporating historical research into other projects or who
want to learn about a particular topic, this course provides a good opportunity to learn basic research skills.
Permission of the instructor required. Enrollment is limited; however, in most years all interested students have
been able to enroll. Please send an email to julie_reuben@harvard.edu if you want to enroll but cannot attend the
information session during shopping period. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as History 2350.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S510F Section: 01


Qualitative Research Methods in Practice (205892)
Elizabeth Duraisingh
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
What does the process of conducting qualitative research look like? How can qualitative research tools and
approaches be incorporated into everyday practice? How does one craft research questions, collect and analyze
data, and make appropriate claims about findings? This introductory module is designed for those who are
interested in incorporating qualitative research techniques or dispositions into their work as practitioners, as well as
for students considering future careers in research. It does not presuppose prior experience or familiarity with
qualitative research methods.
No prerequisites.

Class Notes: Class meets bi-weekly on the following dates:


September 6
September 20
October 4
October 18
November 1
November 14

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S513 Section: 01


Introduction to Qualitative Program and Policy Evaluation (205528)
Lynne Sacks
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 0959 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

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Why is an intervention that was successful in a pilot program faltering in the broader rollout? What are the enablers
of and barriers to implementing a new statewide policy? How do students and teachers perceive the effectiveness
of a targeted program? Qualitative research, either as a sole methodology or in tandem with quantitative research,
often plays a central role in education program evaluation and policy development. While quantitative research can
show whether there is a relationship between programs and outcomes, it cannot answer why or how, or offer insight
into the process of implementation. This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to
qualitative program and policy evaluation, and is appropriate both for consumers and producers of research. Class
time will primarily consist of a combination of full-class discussion and smaller group work. A key element of the
course will be conducting an authentic evaluation.No prerequisites. No prior experience with qualitative research
required. Both master's and doctoral students are welcome to take this course.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content qualitative research
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies use qualitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper

Education S515 Section: 01


Emancipatory Inquiry: Listening, Learning, and Acting for Social Change (205604)
Aaliyah El-Amin
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20

Throughout history, social justice movements and social justice organizations have utilized disciplined inquiry or
research to highlight untold stories, illuminate goodness, expose power and colonialism and offer pathways to more
equity and freedom. Yet, we often do not provide practitioners or educators with research methodology training.
More specifically, we often do not provide doctoral students or in the field educations with research methodology
training beyond those traditionally accepted in the Western Cannon. Grounded in critical theory, feminist theory,
queer theory, and post-colonial frameworks, this course aims to introduce all educators (teachers, school leaders,
counselors, teaching artists, and educators working in non-profit organizations) and doctoral students to a strand of
problem-solving approaches that fall under the broad umbrella of emancipatory research methodologies. These
collective ways of exploring questions and gathering knowledge seek to explicitly address power, inequalities, and
injustice while prioritizing the human interactions that exist in research based inquiry. Emancipatory methodologies
ask: How do we engage in research with marginalized populations in ways that honor their voice and their agency?
How are we attentive to who and what is included/excluded in research and how do we expand what is considered
knowledge and how we generate it? Finally, emancipatory research methodologies seek to ensure that any
information gathered is used to push forward a more just society. Through a practice based and exploratory model,

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this course will cover the following methodologies: arts-based inquiry, narrative inquiry/storytelling, indigenous
methods of inquiry, community-based inquiry and embodied inquiry or inquiry through movement. Ultimately, this
survey course seeks to make clear the theoretical foundations and practical steps of emancipatory approaches to
knowledge creation and knowledge sharing. As a final project, students will complete an original inquiry project
investigating a justice-oriented question of their choice using the philosophies or methods of the course.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 20. Enrollment procedure will be posted on course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content action research

Education S521 Section: 01


Qualitative Investigations of Educational Inequalities (208080)
Anthony Jack
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1200 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15

(New course.) This seminar asks students to critically examine recent writings on education that take a
qualitative approach to the study of culture, race, class, gender, and cumulative disadvantage in the lives
of children and youth. Education is supposed to be the great equalizer, the leveler of social differences.
Yet schools and colleges are sites where inequality thrives. What are the social processes that lead to the
reproduction of inequality in these locales? This course will consider how cultural and structural forces
amplify social inequalities. Additionally, the seminar asks students to think through practice and policy
suggestions for schools, universities, and national political officials to address, alleviate, or disrupt this
process. Through close reading, class discussions, presentations, and debate we will investigate the art and
science of qualitative research as we explore how inequality shapes youth's trajectory to and through
young adulthood.
"No prerequisites. Doctoral students given preference. Limited to 15 students."

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion

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HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content families
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content higher-education access
HGSE: Content early childhood
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S527 Section: 01


Ethnographic Methods (180940)
Roberto Gonzales
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This seminar explores the practice, politics, and poetics of ethnographic fieldwork--the method of immersing oneself
into people's daily routines and systematically recording social processes as they unfold in real time. Along with
engaging several classic and contemporary texts, seminar members will collect, analyze, and wrestle with
ethnographic data. In service to the seminar's broad goals, members will engage in various stages of the
ethnographic process: gaining access to a research site or population, taking field notes, conducting and
transcribing interviews, and engaging in preliminary analyses of their data. We will also discuss the challenges of
entering, being in, and leaving the field. The seminar is therefore designed for students who are willing to engage in
focused, hands-on training on ethnographic theory and practice. To best take advantage of what this seminar has to
offer, members are urged to come in with a preliminary sketch of a research plan that they would be ready to either
directly study in the field or explore through field exercises. This will be a working seminar with members sharing
field notes and experiences from the field as well as offering advice and constructive criticism at various stages of
the process. This course structure requires a high level of responsibility, respect, and risk-taking among all
members.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 15. Intended for research doctoral students in the Ed.D.
and Ph.D. in Education programs. Prerequisites: S-504 or an equivalent foundational course in qualitative methods.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies use qualitative-research software
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content ethnography
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HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis

Education S529 Section: 01


Case-Study Research Methods (180942)
Irene Liefshitz
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This course investigates the logic, methods, and practice of case-study research. As an in-depth empirical inquiry
about a contemporary phenomenon set within its real-world context (Yin, 2013), case-study research can be a
valuable tool for investigating educational practice and policy as well as evaluating implementation. To gain
understanding of case-study research, course participants will explore its positioning among other social-science
research methods and build a critical knowledge base of educational research that utilizes case-study design.
Toward this end, we will examine the types of questions that can be answered appropriately with case-study
research, delve deeply into case-study design, critically assess the presentation of findings, and consider the ways
researcher positionality impacts the research process and outcomes. The learning of the craft of case-study
research will be structured through reading, writing, and discussion on theoretical and methodological issues and
through applying the acquired understanding to a case-study research project of one's own.
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: S-504 or equivalent. Ed.D. and Ph.D. students in education given
preference. Students interested in the course will be asked to submit a short statement of interest. Must be taken
on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S553 Section: 01


Learning Lab for Researching and Creating Knowledge (180955)
Eileen McGowan
Alex Hodges
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
At critical points in our learning, we strive to question and understand what is known in order to create new
knowledge. We yearn, yet struggle, to delve deeply into topics of personal, practical and intellectual interest. How
do we best explore and integrate bodies of knowledge, challenge old ways of thinking, identify missing voices in the
literature, and develop our understanding of multidisciplinary topics? To develop this level of research expertise we
require: 1) the space to think; 2. the structure to meet our goals; 3. the skills to navigate a complex tech-driven
knowledge landscape; 4. the evaluation competencies to identify validated research and; 4. the support of a
learning community. This course invites doctoral students to create literature reviews or field statements; it invites
master's students to develop substantive areas of expertise; it invites entrepreneurs to examine and construct topics
of interest; it invites novice researchers to develop foundational competencies. Working in conjunction with the
course instructor and the head research librarian, students will set individualized learning goals, discuss approaches
to creating new knowledge, participate in research pods; create conceptual maps, engage with the latest in
technological search strategies and bibliographic management tools, and create a meaningful final product. This

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course is about creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.
Contact with instructors during orientation and shopping is encouraged to ensure a good fit between students' goals
and course pedagogy. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education S575Y Section: 01


Writing a Publishable Paper I (203684)
Natasha Warikoo
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
(New course.)vThis course is designed to help students write publishable papers. To reach this goal, this course
combines applied research methods—including research design and data analysis, with a particular interest in the
qualitative tradition—with supervised support for developing students' academic writing. Class sessions will focus
on: (1) developing and sharpening research questions; (2) conducting and writing the literature review; (3)
reviewing research design and data collection procedures; (4) writing the methods section for the paper; and (5)
writing the results section and conclusion to the paper. We will devote a portion of every class to the writing
process. This is a year-long course divided into spring and fall modules, with a meeting schedule tailored to meet
the needs of data collection and analysis. S-575Y will meet in the spring. S-576Y will meet sporadically in the fall.
Additional ad hoc class sessions will be scheduled as necessary, and a meeting with Professor Warikoo to check in
on progress is required. The hope is that most students will design the research and receive permission from CUHS
during the early spring, conduct data collection and begin analysis in the late spring and summer, and then finish
the paper in the fall. To receive credit for S-576Y, the finished paper must be submitted to a journal.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 15.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S576Y Section: 01


Writing a Publishable Paper II (203685)
Heather Hill
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2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This course is designed to help students write publishable papers. To reach this goal, this course combines applied
research methods—including research design and data analysis, with a particular interest in the qualitative
tradition—with supervised support for developing students' academic writing. Class sessions will focus on: (1)
developing and sharpening research questions; (2) conducting and writing the literature review; (3) reviewing
research design and data collection procedures; (4) writing the methods section for the paper; and (5) writing the
results section and conclusion to the paper. Students will submit applications to the Committee on the Use of
Human Subjects (CUHS) and write proposals to AERA (or a similar conference). Finally, we will devote a portion of
every class to the writing process. This is a year-long course divided into fall and spring modules, with a meeting
schedule tailored to meet the needs of data collection and analysis.To receive credit for S-576Y, the finished paper
must be submitted to a journal.
Permission of instructor required. Limited to Ph.D. and Ed.D. students in the second or later year of the program.
Prerequisites: suitable topic; willingness to receive and give critical feedback. Application required in the form of a
one-page proposal. Interested students are strongly encouraged to contact Professor Hill via email to express
interest before applying. S-576Y may not be taken without prior enrollment in S-575Y. Enrollment procedure will be
posted on the course website.

Class Notes: Class will meet on September 29 and October 20.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of S575.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content research methods

Education S800 Section: 01


Ph.D. in Education Proseminar (180976)
Meira Levinson
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TR 0930 AM - 1129 AM
TR 0930 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This intensive seminar enables first-year Ph.D. in Education students to describe, analyze, and assess key
questions, texts, ideas, and intellectual approaches to classic and contemporary educational scholarship. The goal
is to provide students an intellectual foundation for their own developing identities and work as researchers within
the field of education. We will pay particular attention to the multidisciplinary nature of much educational research,
how individual disciplines and theoretical traditions approach educational problems in complementary or contrasting
ways, and how educational research functions (or fails to function) at the nexus of policy and practice. The course
will also attend to the interaction of the normative and the empirical, bringing to the foreground the role of values in
educational research. In addition to mastering a body of collective knowledge and skills, students will have
opportunities to connect the intellectual lenses that have been introduced in the seminar to their more specific
research questions, and to share their individual expertise with the larger group.
Permission of instructor required. Required for, and limited to, first year students enrolled in the Ph.D. in Education
Program.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S801 Section: 01


Culture, Institutions, and Society Core Seminar (180977)
Natasha Warikoo
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10
This seminar will expose students to major strands of theory and research in culture, society, organizations, and
institutions as they connect to education. Students will also grapple with the role of theory in research, developing
skills in embedding empirical questions within theoretical frameworks and debates. The seminar will be organized
around four key questions: (1) What is the role of education in society? (2) What is the degree to which structure
and institutions shapes us as individuals or groups in society, and what is the degree to which our agency--
individual or collective--shapes our actions and experiences? (3) Why does inequality persist despite policies
designed to address persistent inequalities? What role does education play in shaping or attenuating inequality, and
what are the levers for change? (4) How does the nature of organizations and institutions shape the educational
experiences of individuals and groups in society? The course will draw from key theoretical and empirical readings
in education, sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and organizational behavior.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to Ph.D. candidates in the Culture, Institutions, and Society
concentration.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content immigration
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content gender
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion

Education S802 Section: 01


Human Development, Learning, and Teaching Core Seminar (180978)
Jon Star
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10
The Human Development, Learning, and Teaching (HDLT) core seminar will offer students the opportunity for in-
depth exploration of fundamental topics and tensions that relate to the seminar and context of developmental

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change and learning and teaching. Students in this seminar will identify cross-cutting themes related to learning and
development, with the goal of providing theoretical grounding and deepening of knowledge in individual students'
areas of interest, as well an introduction to the broader landscape of learning and development as is essential for
scholars who will need to situate their own interests within a larger field. Through face-to-face meetings, the study of
cases, discussion of seminal scholarship, investigation of educational artifacts (such as classroom video), and
drawing on the expertise of HDLT-affiliated faculty, students will grapple with core issues related to learning and
development, including the acquisition of language and literacy, understanding of mathematics and science, social-
emotional development, and remembering and understanding the past.
Permission of instructor required. Required for, and limited to, first-year doctoral students in Human Development,
Learning, and Teaching concentration.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content child development
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content social development
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content adolescent development
HGSE: Content language and literacy
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content emotional development
HGSE: Competencies write a research article
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Competencies write a literature review
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S803 Section: 01


Education Policy and Program Evaluation Core Seminar (180979)
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Martin West
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
This seminar will expose students to major theories, analytic approaches, and conclusions from the study of policy
formation, implementation, and effectiveness in the domains of early childhood, K-12, and postsecondary
education, in the United States and internationally. Broadly, the seminar will address three main topics: (1) the
social, political, and economic context in which education policy is developed and implemented; (2) the education
policy process, from formation to implementation and evaluation; and (3) the evaluation of education policies. While
the seminar will not offer formal training in evaluation methods, it will address issues such as potential criteria for
program success, the value of evaluations of implementation in addition to those focused on causal impacts on
outcomes, and the role of research evidence in the policymaking process. The seminar will also expose students to
key findings from evaluations of policies in key areas. A substantial portion of the seminar will consist of case
studies of specific policy reforms (e.g., Head Start, No Child Left Behind).
Permission of instructor required. Required for first-year Ph.D. students in the Education Policy and Program
Evaluation concentration.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content early childhood
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Pedagogy research project

Education S804 Section: 01


Reading Time for Comprehensive Examination (180980)
Jon Star
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W -
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Permission of instructor required.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S805Y Section: 01


Proseminar: Partnership in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship (203671)
Thomas Kane
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0629 PM
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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This yearlong seminar is designed to provide students in the Partnership in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship
program an opportunity to learn how to work with school agencies to produce research that both meets high
scholarly standards and informs education decision-making. Guest experts will be invited to provide a "director's
cut" narrative of how their research projects evolved, as well as the challenges they faced and resolved along the
way. This course will also cover the practical skills and knowledge needed to conduct educational research,
including topics such as understanding how school agencies are organized, working with an institutional review
board, protecting student confidentiality, data cleaning, communicating findings to nontechnical audiences, and
understanding grantsmanship.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ph.D. students participating in the PIER
Fellowship program.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies design a survey instrument
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content program evaluation
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Content advanced quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
Full Year Course Indivisible Course

Education S806Y Section: 01


Proseminar: Partnership in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship (203672)
Thomas Kane
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0629 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
This yearlong seminar is designed to provide students in the Partnership in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship
program an opportunity to learn how to work with school agencies to produce research that both meets high
scholarly standards and informs education decision-making. Guest experts will be invited to provide a "director's
cut" narrative of how their research projects evolved, as well as the challenges they faced and resolved along the
way. This course will also cover the practical skills and knowledge needed to conduct educational research,
including topics such as understanding how school agencies are organized, working with an institutional review
board, protecting student confidentiality, data cleaning, communicating findings to nontechnical audiences, and
understanding grantsmanship.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to, and required for, Ph.D. students participating in the PIER
Fellowship program.

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Class Notes: Course will meet bi-weekly.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of S805Y.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content foundational quantitative methods
HGSE: Competencies write a research proposal
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Content value added
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content testing
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Content program evaluation
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content statistics
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Content research ethics
HGSE: Content research methods
HGSE: Content accountability

Education S809Y Section: 01


Colloquium in Culture and Institutions (203686)

2018 Fall (1 Credits) Schedule: M 1200 PM - 0115 PM


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The Colloquium in Culture and Institutions brings together faculty and doctoral students in a community of learning
to foster disciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue and discussion. These meetings include presentations by
Harvard faculty, faculty and researchers from outside Harvard, and Harvard doctoral students. This colloquium is
one of three offered each year, corresponding with the three Ph.D. in Education concentrations. Each colloquium
addresses topics salient to that concentration and its participants, and includes presentations of work-in-progress
and completed work. Approximately once per month, the concentration colloquia will convene for a program-wide
research presentation on a topic of mutual and interdisciplinary interest. This program-wide colloquium is organized
around a key program or topic area in education, such as leadership in education, global contexts in education,
early childhood education, education access and equity, civic learning and engagement, or teaching and
instructional effectiveness. It also features work-in-progress and completed work. Each concentration colloquium is
organized by a faculty chair or co-chairs, in consultation with the concentration chair, and assisted by a doctoral
student. All concentration chairs collaborate to organize the monthly program-wide colloquium.
Permission of instructor required. First- and second-year Ph.D. in Education students are required to register for the
colloquium related to their concentration. Enrollment and active participation is strongly encouraged in later years,
as well. Doctoral students in other programs (Ed.D., Ed.L.D., or Ph.D. students in other fields) are also encouraged
to enroll and participate. Non-HGSE doctoral students must secure permission from a colloquium co-chair before

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enrolling.

Class Notes: There will be an interdisciplinary meeting held one Friday per month (dates
and times TBD).

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Full Year Course Indivisible Course

Education S811Y Section: 01


Colloquium in Education Policy (203944)

2018 Fall (1 Credits) Schedule: M 1200 PM - 0115 PM


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The Colloquium in Education Policy brings together faculty and doctoral students in a community of learning to
foster disciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue and discussion. These meetings include presentations by Harvard
faculty, faculty and researchers from outside Harvard, and Harvard doctoral students. This colloquium is one of
three offered each year, corresponding with the three Ph.D. in Education concentrations. Each colloquium
addresses topics salient to that concentration and its participants, and includes presentations of work-in-progress
and completed work. Approximately once per month, the concentration colloquia will convene for a program-wide
research presentation on a topic of mutual and interdisciplinary interest. This program-wide colloquium is organized
around a key program or topic area in education, such as leadership in education, global contexts in education,
early childhood education, education access and equity, civic learning and engagement, or teaching and
instructional effectiveness. It also features work-in-progress and completed work. Each concentration colloquium is
organized by a faculty chair or co-chairs, in consultation with the concentration chair, and assisted by a doctoral
student. All concentration chairs collaborate to organize the monthly program-wide colloquium.
Permission of instructor required. First- and second-year Ph.D. in Education students are required to register for the
colloquium related to their concentration. Enrollment and active participation is strongly encouraged in later years,
as well. Doctoral students in other programs (Ed.D., Ed.L.D., or Ph.D. students in other fields) are also encouraged
to enroll and participate. Non-HGSE doctoral students must secure permission from a colloquium co-chair before
enrolling.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Full Year Course Indivisible Course

Education S813Y Section: 01


Colloquium in Learning and Development (203689)

2018 Fall (1 Credits) Schedule: M 1200 PM - 0115 PM


Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The Colloquium in Learning and Development brings together faculty and doctoral students in a community of
learning to foster disciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue and discussion. These meetings include presentations
by Harvard faculty, faculty and researchers from outside Harvard, and Harvard doctoral students. This colloquium is
one of three offered each year, corresponding with the three Ph.D. in Education concentrations. Each colloquium
addresses topics salient to that concentration and its participants, and includes presentations of work-in-progress

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and completed work. At several points over the year, the concentration colloquia will convene for a program-wide
research presentation on a topic of mutual and interdisciplinary interest. This program-wide colloquium is organized
around a key program or topic area in education, such as leadership in education, global contexts in education,
early childhood education, education access and equity, civic learning and engagement, or teaching and
instructional effectiveness. It also features work-in-progress and completed work. Each concentration colloquium is
organized by a faculty chair or co-chairs, in consultation with the concentration chair, and assisted by a doctoral
student. All concentration chairs collaborate to organize the program-wide colloquia.
Permission of instructor required. First- and second-year Ph.D. in Education students are required to register for the
colloquium related to their concentration. Enrollment and active participation is strongly encouraged in later years,
as well. Doctoral students in other programs (Ed.D., Ed.L.D., or Ph.D. students in other fields) are also encouraged
to enroll and participate. Non-HGSE doctoral students must secure permission from a colloquium co-chair before
enrolling.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education S997 Section: 01


Field Experience: Reflective Inquiry into Professional Practice (180985)
Vicki Jacobs
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0200 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
S-997 provides students in eligible internships with the opportunity to develop the reflective skills and habits of mind
necessary for immediate and future professional growth. The course begins with students' examination of their
personal points of entry into their internship work –including the assumptions, expectations, and beliefs they bring to
1) a profession, 2) an organization's work-place and culture, 3) their organizational role, and 4) their goals for
learning from their work. As Interns gain on-site experience and develop new perspectives and insights about their
work, their organizations, and the relationships between theories and their practice, they learn how to challenge the
validity of their initial assumptions and resolve any dissonance between their initial expectations and new
understandings. By examining the role of reflection in professional inquiry, students acquire skills and strategies
they can use beyond the course for on-going professional development. A satisfactory grade is based on a
student's attendance (in all five classes and one-on-one meetings with TFs), the timeliness and quality of weekly
written assignments (e.g., reflections, preparation for classes, and self-assessments), a student-practitioner
conference presentation, a final paper, and successful completion of internship requirements. Note: Attendance at
all five class sessions is required.
Permission of the Director of the Field Experience Program is required. Eligible internships (1) are in contexts that
are new to students' professional experience (including previous internships); (2) provide students with the
opportunity to learn and grow professionally in meaningful ways; (3) expose students to the scope of issues relevant
to an organization and its profession; and (4) complement students' academic interests. To locate an internship,
students can use a variety of resources including the Internship Information Center (hosted by the HGSE Career
Services Office). The Center offers internship postings as well as information about how students can design their
own experiences, negotiate internship hours and remuneration, and confirm their internships. This course must be
taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis, and attendance at all five class sessions is required.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


September 24
October 15, 22

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November 5, 19
Cross-registration is open only to undergraduates affiliated with the Phillips
Brooks House Association.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education S997 Section: 01


Field Experience: Reflective Inquiry into Professional Practice (180985)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0200 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35
S-997 provides students in eligible internships with the opportunity to develop the reflective skills and habits of mind
necessary for immediate and future professional growth. The course begins with students' examination of their
personal points of entry into their internship work –including the assumptions, expectations, and beliefs they bring to
1) a profession, 2) an organization's work-place and culture, 3) their organizational role, and 4) their goals for
learning from their work. As Interns gain on-site experience and develop new perspectives and insights about their
work, their organizations, and the relationships between theories and their practice, they learn how to challenge the
validity of their initial assumptions and resolve any dissonance between their initial expectations and new
understandings. By examining the role of reflection in professional inquiry, students acquire skills and strategies
they can use beyond the course for on-going professional development. A satisfactory grade is based on a
student's attendance (in all five classes and one-on-one meetings with TFs), the timeliness and quality of weekly
written assignments (e.g., reflections, preparation for classes, and self-assessments), a student-practitioner
conference presentation, a final paper, and successful completion of internship requirements. Note: Attendance at
all five class sessions is required.
Permission of the Director of the Field Experience Program is required. Eligible internships (1) are in contexts that
are new to students' professional experience (including previous internships); (2) provide students with the
opportunity to learn and grow professionally in meaningful ways; (3) expose students to the scope of issues relevant
to an organization and its profession; and (4) complement students' academic interests. To locate an internship,
students can use a variety of resources including the Internship Information Center (hosted by the HGSE Career
Services Office). The Center offers internship postings as well as information about how students can design their
own experiences, negotiate internship hours and remuneration, and confirm their internships. This course must be
taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis, and attendance at all five class sessions is required.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:

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February 11
March 4, 25
April 8, 22
Cross-registration is open only to undergraduates affiliated with the Phillips
Brooks House Association.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy internship
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Content organizations
HGSE: Content career development
HGSE: Content decision-making
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations

Education T002 Section: 01


Critical Race Theory in Education (180988)

2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM


Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course focuses on the epistemological, methodological, and pedagogical uses of critical race theory (CRT) in
the examination and deconstruction of race-based educational disparities and inequalities in K-12 and
postsecondary education. The overarching goals of the course will be to examine the utility of CRT as a theoretical
framework in (1) interrogating the factors that cause racial educational disparities; (2) exploring why inequalities
exist and persist; and (3) determining sustainable remedies to these disparities and inequalities. The course will
begin by looking at CRT's roots in critical legal studies. The course will then explore CRT's more recent applications
in the realm of education, which has its roots in examining the experiences of African-Americans and others society
deems as Black. In doing so, students will confront the intra and interpersonal challenges and strengths of multiple
socially constructed race groups by examining the branches of CRT that focus on people of color, including Latinos,
Asians, and Native Indians, and the use of CRT to examine Whiteness. Students will also investigate issues of
epistemology and research methodology in CRT, which will ultimately be useful as they then examine the
experiences of students of color in the K-12 and higher education realms through a CRT lens, and the potential
uses of CRT in research, teacher education, and the teaching and learning process writ large.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T004 Section: 01


Ethnic Studies and Education (180989)

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Christina Villarreal
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course introduces students to the origins, epistemologies, key concepts, and central questions of the academic
field of ethnic studies, while applying these concepts and questions to our own educational experiences, and the
various realms of education in which we currently work. The course begins with an examination of a few key events
in early U.S. history through a comparative, intersectional lens, followed by analyses of contemporary issues faced
by practitioners working in 21st century educational contexts. Topics will include, but are not limited to: race,
ethnicity, migration, labor, imperialism, social movements, structural inequities and violence in educational
institutions and contexts, power, agency, community action and social change. We will work together to develop a
stronger sense of our respective pasts in order to better understand, critique, and contextualize our present. We will
focus on applications to the practice of education, from classroom teaching to school leadership, so that we are
equipped to reflect upon and improve our work as educational practitioners, scholars, and activists. Students will
pursue relevant projects applying the lens of ethnic studies to curricular, pedagogical, leadership, or other field-
based practices in education.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T006 Section: 01


Adult Development (180993)
Deborah Helsing
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
What types of growth and change are possible in adulthood? Until recently, most researchers suggested that who
we were in our 20s was not very different than who we would be in our 70s. But that answer has changed
dramatically in recent years, and the possibilities for profound growth and change over the course of our adult lives
is now well-documented and widely accepted. This course is a context for considering a variety of theoretical and
practical questions, including: How does adult development theory define concepts like maturity and wisdom? Are
there common features of the adult trajectory that apply across the diversities of gender, class, ethnicity? What
types of developmental demands do we face in modern life? Can we intentionally foster development in adulthood,
and if so, how? Evaluation will be based on brief written exercises during the semester and a concentrated end-of-
term paper.
Required for Ed.M. students in the Language and Literacy Program's Literacy Coach Strand. No prerequisites; no
prior background in psychology is necessary. Those interested in exploring their own growth and development in
adulthood and/or who are interested in processes for supporting the growth of other adults are encouraged to enroll.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute section.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content adult development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content developmental psychology
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Content coaching

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HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content leadership

Education T008 Section: 01


Power and Pedagogy: Self, Society, and Transformation (180994)
Houman Harouni
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 50

The purpose of this course is to help students face and overcome fundamental problems in the practice and
theory of education. The course focuses on dilemmas that arise from contradictions at the core of
contemporary society and that cannot be solved by applying so-called "best practices." These contradictions
involve class, race and other relations within inherently hierarchical structures: schooling, for example, which
acts as a channel to economic access, at the same time functions as a chief social stratifier; the educator
who tries to give his or her students better access to positions of power, at the same time reincorporates the
students into the oppressive structures that marginalized them. Because conditions that form such
contradictions also form the way we perceive and act upon the world, the individual tends either to willfully
ignore the dilemmas or else experience them in a fractured way. This leads to excessive hope or excessive
despair. In this course we use critical theory, political economy, and psychology to reevaluate such
problems. This work engages students in a process that is intellectual and experiential, individual and
collective, theoretical and practical. The aim is to use a rigorous process of inquiry to hold the complexity of
our problems and arrive at new, radical modes of interaction. The course pedagogy mirrors this process and
is tailored to the particular experience of the students. Issues discussed include the role of class, race,
institutions, politics, and media in education. We will closely study the works of Paulo Freire, W. E. B Dubois,
Karl Marx, Linda Kauffman, and the Frankfurt School, among other writers and philosophers from a wide
range of backgrounds.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Ed.M. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content ethics
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Content politics
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
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HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content group dynamics

Education T010F Section: 01


Reconsidering Merit(ocracy) in K-12, Higher Education, and Beyond (208084)
Nadirah Foley
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

(New module.) Meritocratic ideals are at the core of American society, a fact that's clearly visible
in schools. Whether policymakers, practitioners, or researchers, those involved in the
educational enterprise often share a foundational belief that students have (and develop) certain
capabilities, those capabilities can be measured, and demonstrated capabilities should be
rewarded in particular ways. As teachers, for example, we assign grades; as admissions
officers, we assign slots in a highly-stratified university system. We know these measures are
imperfect; we acknowledge how racism, classism, sexism, ableism, and more shape students'
experiences and outcomes in unequal ways. Accordingly, we try to take into account myriad
qualities —like perseverance, intelligence, creativity, ability to work with others, civic
engagement —that we think of as constituting "merit." We sometimes critique specific metrics of
merit, like standardized test scores. But seldom do we step back to consider how our very ideas
about merit, as well as our metrics of it, may perpetuate inequality. In this class, which will be
conducted as a seminar, we will engage with texts discussing various components of merit, like
possession of cultural capital and performance on particular types of assessments. Situating
those constructions of merit in historical, cultural, and social context, we will ultimately critically
assess our ideas about merit and develop an understanding of how our conceptualizations of
merit affect the work we do. This class will require students to be brave, introspective, and willing
to work through discomfort as we, individually and collectively, reconsider what merit is and
could mean.Logistics: No prerequisites. Students from all programs encouraged to enroll, as a
diversity of perspectives and backgrounds will enrich course discussions. See course website for
readings for the first meeting. Course strongly recommended to be taken SAT/NCR; robust
narrative feedback will be given in lieu of grades.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content gender
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Content social contexts
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HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion

Education T010T Section: 01


Helping Others to Make Transformational Change: The Immunity-to-Change Approach (203620)
Deborah Helsing
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: T 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This module focuses on supporting the use of the Immunity-to-Change (ITC) approach, a set of tools designed by
Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey to support personal and professional development as well as psychological
transformation. Participants will apply the tools to their own growth aspirations and work with a practice partner to
support that person in diagnosing and overturning an immunity to change. In their practice, conversation, and
written work, students will apply the full arc of ITC exercises, learn how to respond to challenges that frequently
arise for participants, and consider how to integrate this approach flexibly into their professional roles (e.g.,
leadership, teaching, coaching, consulting, counseling, therapy). Throughout, we will explore the connections
between the ITC approach and its theoretical base, Kegan's theory of adult development.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to students with prior or concurrent coursework in adult
development or its equivalent (e.g., T-006, enrollment in the Ed.L.D. program, etc.) Must be taken on a Satisfactory
/ No Credit basis.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


January 29
February 12
February 26
March 12
March 26
April 9
April 23

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Course Search Attributes Display Only in Course Search

Education T012 Section: 01


Critical Theory: Identity, Politics and Practice (205506)
Houman Harouni
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35

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This course studies how politics impact educational practice and, more importantly, how your practice can impact
politics. As such, it is a highly personal, political and practical experience focusing on taking a leadership role in
relation to issues of race, class, gender and institutions. The course pushes the boundaries of what is possible in
pedagogy. Although the work builds on the tradition of critical theory, an experience with theory is not of importance.
The focus rather is on cultivating the ability to transcend the existing assumptions and forms of engagement.
Students can expect to gain a set of incisive instruments for diagnosing and overcoming key dilemmas in their
respective fields. They will gain experience with radical forms of teaching, learning and leadership. Beyond an
introduction to foundational authors and concepts, this course is a training ground for becoming serious practice-
based thinkers and thoughtful practitioners. Critical theory asks: How do existing oppressive conditions limit our
imagination for possible solutions? How do institutional structures marginalize populations? How do these structures
become internalized, and how can they be radically altered? The class will engage in very close readings of authors
such as Paulo Freire, James Baldwin, Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault among others. This class makes space
for the kinds of discussions that many environments claim to foster but in practice cannot sustain. Cultivating and
leading difficult conversations is a central theme of the work. Students will receive an extraordinary degree of
attention and feedback for their writing and work throughout the course. Finally, the syllabus is designed to adapt to
the specific interests and backgrounds of all students. It is an essential purpose of the course to embody and
confront the possibilities and tensions of an approach to education that offers an alternative to normalizing
discourses and breaks through their limits.
Permission of instructor required. Students from all departments and academic backgrounds, including doctoral
students, are welcome.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content culture
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content history
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content decision-making
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions

Education T014 Section: 01


Educating to Transform Society: Preparing Students to Disrupt and Dismantle Racism (180999)
Aaliyah El-Amin

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2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
The persistence of inequality and oppression in the United States, specifically along racial lines, is clear: Racism is
an ugly tear in the fabric of American society. Schools, a dominant social and political institution, create and enforce
racial meaning. Just as schools have the power to perpetuate racist frames and ideologies, schools also have a
unique opportunity to equip students with the tools to envision and create a more just society. Based in critical
theory and critical pedagogy--approaches that involve explicitly identifying, challenging, and changing the values,
structures, and behaviors that perpetuate systemic oppression--this course assumes that schools can and should
prepare young people to disrupt and dismantle racist forces. Thus, the course covers the concepts and tools that
can be developed in schools and support youth of color to not only be resilient to (recover quickly or withstand), but
also resist (take action in opposition to) racist conditions. Concepts explored in depth include: a strong sense of
racial-ethnic identity, collective obligation, critical consciousness, and activism. We will first examine how schools
and education organizations work to cultivate each of these concepts through practice-based strategies such as:
intentionally racially homogenous schools, youth participatory action research, critical literacy, ethnic studies, and
critical arts. We will then examine concepts that both students of color and all educators need to understand in
order to be unwavering agents of change for racial justice in challenging contexts, such as hope. Finally, we will
discuss strategies for consciousness-raising with white students. As a culminating project, students will design and
present new education-based and liberation based, anti-racist interventions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 40. Enrollment procedure will be posted on course
website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content advocacy
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content arts
HGSE: Content ethnic studies
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project

Education T015A Section: 01


Equity in Practice: Exploring Race and Identity in Education (203624)
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Candice Bocala
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Leadership in education requires addressing systemic inequities on the basis of race. The premise of this course is
that we have an individual and collective obligation to advance the work of racial equity, regardless of our future
roles in education. In order to advance this work, we must begin by exploring our own experiences with race and
power. How can understanding our own and others' complex identities and the power structures that often shape
our life experiences enhance our effectiveness in educational roles? In what ways do our personal experiences
influence our professional work? How do those experiences inform our understanding of concepts such as "equity"
and "justice" and how we choose to work or act in the name of equity and justice? This course is open to all
students and is appropriate for those planning to work in a variety of educational roles, including school leaders,
college administrators, teachers, counselors, entrepreneurs, researchers, policy-makers, designers, or others. We
will use a practice-oriented approach informed by adult development theory to explore our own racial identities in
educational settings and how our particular positionalities have an impact on how we make meaning of each other,
the world, and equity work. Through a range of activities and experiences, including seminar discussions and small
group peer learning, we will address topics such as: racial identity development, privilege, intergroup relations, anti-
racism, and reflective practice. To both support and demonstrate their learning, students will document personal
reflections, public commitments, and the results of practical, field-based tests designed to encourage growth and
action.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following days:


September 6, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
September 13, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
September 20, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
September 27, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
October 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
October 11, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
October 18, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
October 25, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content adult development
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content culture
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content race/ethnicity
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion

Education T127 Section: 01


Teaching and Learning Lab Practicum (203691)
William Wisser

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2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0259 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 17
This project-based practicum provides students with the opportunity to participate in the instructional design and
development of curricular assets for face-to-face, online, and blended learning experiences as part of HGSE's
Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). The TLL advances the teaching and impact mission of the HGSE through the
creation - in close partnership with faculty members and teaching teams - of innovative, research-based teaching
assets and learning experiences. Examples of curricular assets developed by students in the TLL Practicum may
include teaching cases, role-plays and simulations, online modules, course elements, assessments, discussion
protocols, and other resources for active learning. Students will work in small groups associated with one of the
three strands within the TLL (learning design, instructional support, and learning technologies). Students will be
embedded in cross-functional teams and will participate in weekly sessions that investigate novel designs, the
evaluation and assessment of learning objects, and emerging trends in the field through common readings,
collective and individual exploration, and interaction with workshop guests from the broader community of teaching
and learning support at Harvard and beyond. Students will participate actively in group exploration, team-based
design and development on a TLL project, and individual inquiry related to a specific area of interest. Each student
will produce a culminating professionally relevant portfolio that highlights the application of research-based
principles to the production of learning experiences and assets.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to students with an approved project role within the Teaching
and Learning Lab. Information about available project opportunities and enrollment procedure will be posted on
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content instructional design

Education T127 Section: 01


Teaching and Learning Lab Practicum (203691)
William Wisser
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0259 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 15
This project-based practicum provides students with the opportunity to participate in the instructional design and
development of curricular assets for face-to-face, online, and blended learning experiences as part of HGSE's
Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). The TLL advances the teaching and impact mission of the HGSE through the
creation - in close partnership with faculty members and teaching teams - of innovative, research-based teaching
assets and learning experiences. Examples of curricular assets developed by students in the TLL Practicum may
include teaching cases, role-plays and simulations, online modules, course elements, assessments, discussion

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protocols, and other resources for active learning. Students will work in small groups associated with one of the
three strands within the TLL (learning design, instructional support, and learning technologies). Students will be
embedded in cross-functional teams and will participate in weekly sessions that investigate novel designs, the
evaluation and assessment of learning objects, and emerging trends in the field through common readings,
collective and individual exploration, and interaction with workshop guests from the broader community of teaching
and learning support at Harvard and beyond. Students will participate actively in group exploration, team-based
design and development on a TLL project, and individual inquiry related to a specific area of interest. Each student
will produce a culminating professionally relevant portfolio that highlights the application of research-based
principles to the production of learning experiences and assets.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to students with an approved project role within the Teaching
and Learning Lab. Information about available project opportunities and enrollment procedure will be posted on
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Content higher education
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion

Education T139 Section: 01


Investigating Learning and Teaching Through Collaborative Examination of Student and Teacher Work (181052)
Tina Blythe
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The most powerful source of information about teaching and learning in a school is the student and teacher work
that occurs in classrooms, day in and day out. This course is about how to use that work to better understand
learners and their learning, and teachers and their teaching, and how to support the collegial collaboration that
leads to better learning for both learners and educators in a school. The course will focus on three specific tools:
protocols (or structures for guiding reflection and discussion), documentation (ways of capturing student and
teacher work so that it can be examined and discussed), and collaborative inquiry (working with colleagues to
identify important questions about teaching and learning and then pursue those questions through the close
examination of student and teacher work). All these tools, while developed primarily for use among teachers and
administrators in a school, have proven useful with students in the classroom. Students will consider the important
challenges to doing this work in classrooms and schools: How does one learn to see beyond one's own
assumptions and expectations to what students are in fact learning? How does one understand and manage
tensions that often arise among colleagues when discussing issues as complex as learning and teaching? How do
schools make space in already crowded days for the reflections and conversations about student and teacher
work? And how might one serve as an effective facilitator for examining student and teacher work with one's
colleagues? This seminar requires active participation as well as collaboration with classmates.

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Must be taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Competencies engage in difficult conversations
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content teams
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content group dynamics

Education T210Z1 Section: 01


Dimensions of Diversity: English Language Learners (181103)
Rhonda Bondie
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
English language learners (ELLs) present a set of unique challenges and tremendous opportunity to teachers in
U.S. middle and high schools. This module introduces participants to a range of strategies and considerations for
effectively meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of adolescent ELLs. Drawing on current research
and studies of effective practice, participants will gain an understanding of underlying theories and practical
strategies that enhance the success of ELLs. We will examine the socio-emotional and sociocultural experiences of
immigrant adolescents, the process of second-language acquisition, and the stages of English proficiency
development; and consider their implications for teaching and learning. Participants will also be introduced to the
principles of effective sheltered English instruction and will practice designing lessons, materials, and assessments
that incorporate Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) components and the World-Class Instructional
Design and Assessment (WIDA) English proficiency standards.
Required for students in the Teacher Education Program and Reading Specialists.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T211B Section: 01


Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Understanding and Leveraging Hip Hop (208358)

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Aysha Upchurch
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
(New module.) This module operates from the premise that Hip Hop culture, vibrant and growing since the 1970s, is
pervasive beyond its commercial presence and appeal. Many students in formal and informal learning spaces make
meaning of the world and their learning through the lens of Hip Hop. As educators, how can we incorporate this
culture and its languages into our practice in formal and informal learning environments? Indeed, how we can move
beyond surface-level, deficit-based social commentary about Hip Hop and instead leverage it as an asset in our
classrooms? This module will explore these questions by unpacking just what Hip Hop is and what Hip Hop
education can be. Grounded by an examination of the sociopolitical history of Hip Hop and how it operates from four
principles -- peace, love, unity, and having fun—we will investigate three major manifestations of Hip Hop in
educational settings: the intrinsic approach, where Hip Hop history and artistic skills are taught;
the instrumental approach, where Hip Hop is used as a vehicle to connect to and enrich other curricular content;
and the instructional approach, where we consider how the principles and values of Hip Hop culture, with its implicit
and explicit critiques of society and dominant cultural paradigms, might inform a critical pedagogy. The course
structure and assignments will give students various opportunities to witness, experience, and consider how these
three approaches can be used independently and collaboratively in various learning contexts, all with the aim of
transformative, empowered teaching and learning

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)

Education T211K2 Section: 01


Action Research 2 (205655)
Zid Niel Mancenido
2018 Fall (1 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
Action Research is designed to help fellows take a systematic approach to reflecting upon and improving practice
over the course of summer school and residency teaching. Spread out over four 1-credit modules, Action Research
engages fellows in inquiry cycles aimed at understanding their students, school context, and their own classroom
practice. Over the course of the four modules, fellows will develop skills for observing classrooms (with a focus on
their own), analyzing student work, conducting interviews and focus groups, developing and administering surveys,
and using different types of data to make adjustments to practice and guide instructional decisions.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T211Q Section: 01


Teaching Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (203567)
Rhonda Bondie

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2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 19
Through this course, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the practices, policies, and perspectives
that shape the teaching of learners with diverse abilities in inclusive classrooms. In classroom practice, students
choose readings, simulations, and exercises to learn and apply their growing knowledge of learner variability to plan
effective differentiated instruction. Through examining laws and policies, students understand the identification
process, the full range of disabilities and services, and how individual education plans (IEPs) work. Students learn
how to use Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) such as Response to Intervention (RtI) and Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) to serve all learners. By reflecting on different perspectives, students increase their own awareness
of how beliefs and experiences impact classroom decision making. Students demonstrate their learning through
practical digital badge projects.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T212 Section: 01


Teaching English (181114)
Katie Rieser
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10
This course provides participants with an overview of the theory and practice of teaching English language arts to
adolescents. Participants will formulate a working definition of English language arts; develop a scholar practitioner
approach to teaching; specify the essential skills and content of the discipline; design assessments that measure
student learning; develop guidelines for selecting materials that support learning goals; integrate research and
theory to create effective educational experiences for students; and learn to build classroom experiences so that
they interact to form cohesive units and yearlong courses. Course requirements include class preparation and
participation, assessment design, lesson planning, analysis of student work, discussion facilitation, modeling of
teaching strategies, and a unit project.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Required for English candidates enrolled in the Teacher
Education Program or the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the
course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy socratic discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
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HGSE: Content reading
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson

Education T213 Section: 01


Teaching History, Political Science/Political Philosophy, and/or Social Studies (181115)
Noel Reyes
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 16

This course investigates the practice of teaching history, civics, and social studies to adolescents in urban
middle and secondary schools. Participants will learn how to set meaningful learning goals and design
curriculum units and lessons that foster rigorous student learning. Participants will also carefully examine
how teachers can differentiate instruction for students with particular learning challenges and English
language learners. Additional topics include how teachers can use primary sources effectively in the
classroom, facilitate conversations about contentious issues, give descriptive and actionable feedback to
students, and integrate current events into the curriculum.
Permission of instructor required. Required for, and limited to, history, political science/political philosophy,
and social studies candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program or the Undergraduate Teacher
Education Program.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T214 Section: 01


Teaching Mathematics (181116)
Christina Searby
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
This course explores major issues, teaching strategies, resources, pedagogy, and technologies related to the
teaching of middle and high school mathematics. Through readings, reflective writing assignments, lesson
observations, peer teaching, and classroom discussion, participants will explore critical issues in mathematics
teaching and learning, including the nature of mathematical understanding, lesson planning, teaching strategies to
promote student thinking, instructional technology, and student assessment.
Permission of instructor required. Required for mathematics candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program
or the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. Also open to and appropriate for both novice and experienced
math teachers. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
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HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Pedagogy licensure practicum
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning

Education T215 Section: 01


Teaching Science (181117)
Victor Pereira
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 20
This course provides an active instructional environment that fosters the development of teachers effectively
prepared to meet the challenges of middle and secondary science classrooms. We will draw on the rich research
base dealing with science teaching and student learning. We will explore various approaches to the teaching of
specific topics and concepts in the content areas of earth and space sciences, life science, the physical sciences,
and the nature of science, as well as strategies to assess them. Time will be spent examining exemplary curricula,
resources, and relevant issues. Students will gain experience in designing and presenting research-based lessons
and providing colleagues with critical feedback. Reflective practices will be emphasized.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited. Required for science candidates enrolled in the Teacher
Education Program or the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. Other students may enroll with permission.
Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content science
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project

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Education T222B Section: 01
Methods II: Introduction to Teaching English Language Arts (205332)
Sarah Leibel
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including examination of the intersections between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies, and assessments), establishing a positive and
productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and improve upon
practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications &Literacy and
subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellow students.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T222C Section: 01


Methods III: Introduction to Teaching English Language Arts (205334)
Sarah Leibel
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including examination of the intersections between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies, and assessments), establishing a positive and
productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and improve upon
practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications &Literacy and
subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellow students.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T224B Section: 01


Methods II: Introduction to Teaching History & Social Studies (205335)
Eric Shed
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30

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This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T224C Section: 01


Methods III: Introduction to Teaching History & Social Studies (205336)
Eric Shed
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T226B Section: 01


Methods II: Introduction to Teaching Mathematics (205651)
Noah Heller
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

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Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the
instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T226C Section: 01


Methods III: Introduction to Teaching Mathematics (205656)
Noah Heller
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T228B Section: 01


Methods II: Introduction to Teaching Science (205652)
Victor Pereira
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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Education T228C Section: 1
Methods III: Introduction to Teaching Science (205657)
Victor Pereira
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course introduces students to core aspects of teaching that they will continue to examine in their subsequent
methods courses. Particular focus is on lesson planning (including the examination of the intersection between
students' learning needs, instructional goals, instructional strategies and assessments), as well as establishing a
positive and productive classroom environment, and developing the reflective skills necessary to examine and
improve upon practice. A requisite for completion of this course is the passing of the MTEL Communications
&Literacy and subject-specific tests.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T231B Section: 01


Fieldwork II: English Language Arts Practicum (205333)
Sarah Leibel
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
English. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming
other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T231C Section: 01


Fieldwork III: English Language Arts Practicum (205337)
Sarah Leibel
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
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Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
English. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming
other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T233B Section: 01


Fieldwork II: History & Social Studies Practicum (205509)
Eric Shed
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
history/social studies. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and
assuming other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners,
and participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T233C Section: 01


Fieldwork III: History & Social Studies Practicum (205510)
Eric Shed
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
history/social studies. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and
assuming other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners,
and participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T235B Section: 01


Fieldwork II: Mathematics Practicum (205653)
Noah Heller
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
history/social studies. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and
assuming other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners,
and participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T235C Section: 01


Fieldwork III: Mathematics Practicum (205658)
Noah Heller
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
English. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming
other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

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Education T237B Section: 01
Fieldwork II: Science Practicum (205654)
Victor Pereira
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
history/social studies. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and
assuming other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners,
and participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Requirements: Must be Harvard Teacher Fellows Student or have permission of the


instructor

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T237C Section: 01


Fieldwork III: Science Practicum (205659)
Victor Pereira
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Practicum provides candidates with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of
English. Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming
other clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is both limited to and required for Harvard Teacher Fellows.
Prerequisites: Foundations and Teaching Lab (pre-practicum course). Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T300A Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181128)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 14

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T-300A provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Midcareer Math and Science Program
and Teaching and Curriculum Program with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher
of mathematics or sciences. Fieldwork, which is integrated into an advisory and other required program coursework,
includes teaching and assuming additional instructional responsibilities as outlined by the Teacher Education
Program.
Permission of the director of the Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
mathematics and science candidates enrolled in the the Teacher Education Program's MidCareer Math and
Science Program or its Teaching and Curriculum Program. The course offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts'
teacher licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T300B Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (English or History) (181129)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 14
T-300B provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Teaching and Curriculum Program with
supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of English or history. Fieldwork, which is
integrated into an advisory and other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming additional
instructional responsibilities as outlined by the Teacher Education Program.
Permission of the director of the Teacher Education Program required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
English, history, mathematics, and science candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Teaching and
Curriculum Program. The course offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T301A Section: 01


Prepracticum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181132)
Beth Simpson
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-301A prepares candidates to undertake their practica in the role of secondary or middle school teachers of
mathematics or science. Fieldwork includes observing, assisting, and teaching as well as other instructional
responsibilities in a variety of educational settings.
Permission of director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Program required. Enrollment is limited to, and required
for, mathematics and science candidates enrolled in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. Offers partial
fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T301A Section: 01


Prepracticum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181132)
Beth Simpson
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-301A prepares candidates to undertake their practica in the role of secondary or middle school teachers of
mathematics or science. Fieldwork includes observing, assisting, and teaching as well as other instructional
responsibilities in a variety of educational settings.
Permission of director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Program required. Enrollment is limited to, and required
for, mathematics and science candidates enrolled in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. Offers partial
fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T301B Section: 01


Prepracticum in Secondary Education (English, History, or Political Science/Political Philosophy) (181133)
Beth Simpson
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-301B prepares candidates to undertake their practica in the role of secondary or middle school teachers of
English, history, or political science/political philosophy. Fieldwork includes observing, assisting, and teaching as
well as other instructional responsibilities in a variety of educational settings.
Permission of director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Program required. Enrollment is limited to, and required
for, English, history, and political science/political philosophy candidates enrolled in the Undergraduate Teacher
Education Program. Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T301B Section: 01


Prepracticum in Secondary Education (English, History, or Political Science/Political Philosophy) (181133)
Beth Simpson
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25

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T-301B prepares candidates to undertake their practica in the role of secondary or middle school teachers of
English, history, or political science/political philosophy. Fieldwork includes observing, assisting, and teaching as
well as other instructional responsibilities in a variety of educational settings.
Permission of director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Program required. Enrollment is limited to, and required
for, English, history, and political science/political philosophy candidates enrolled in the Undergraduate Teacher
Education Program. Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T302A Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181134)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10
T-302A provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program with supervised practice in the role of secondary or middle school teacher of mathematics or science.
Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming other
clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of the director of Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
mathematics and science candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher
Education Program. Prerequisite: T-301A. Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure
requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T302A Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181134)
Vicki Jacobs
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 10
T-302A provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program with supervised practice in the role of secondary or middle school teacher of mathematics or science.
Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming other
clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of the director of Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
mathematics and science candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher
Education Program. Prerequisite: T-301A. Offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure
requirements.

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Additional Course Attributes:
Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T302B Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (English or History) (181135)
Vicki Jacobs
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-302B provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of English or history.
Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming other
clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of director of the Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
English or history candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program. Prerequisite: T-301B. The course offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure
requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T302B Section: 01


Practicum in Secondary Education (English or History) (181135)
Vicki Jacobs
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-302B provides candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program with supervised practice in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of English or history.
Fieldwork, which is integrated into other required program coursework, includes teaching and assuming other
clearly defined instructional responsibilities in a classroom, working closely with school practitioners, and
participating in an advisory seminar.
Permission of director of the Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
English or history candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Undergraduate Teacher Education
Program. Prerequisite: T-301B. The course offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure
requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

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Education T310A Section: 01
Prepracticum in Secondary Education (Mathematics or Science) (181138)
Vicki Jacobs
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-310A prepares candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Midcareer Math and Science Program
and Teaching and Curriculum Program to undertake their practica in the role of a secondary or middle school
teacher of mathematics or science. Fieldwork, which is integrated into an advisory and other required program
coursework, includes observing, assisting, and teaching as well as other instructional responsibilities in a variety of
educational settings.
Permission of the director of the Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
students in the Teacher Education Program's Midcareer Math and Science Program and Teaching and Curriculum
Program. The course offers partial fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T310B Section: 01


Prepracticum in Secondary Education (Englishor History) (181139)
Vicki Jacobs
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: TBD
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
T-310B prepares candidates enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Teaching and Curriculum Program to
undertake their practica in the role of a secondary or middle school teacher of English or history. Fieldwork, which is
integrated into an advisory and other required program coursework, includes observing, assisting, and teaching as
well as other instructional responsibilities in a variety of educational settings.
Permission of the director of the Teacher Education Program is required. Enrollment is limited to and required for
students enrolled in the Teacher Education Program's Teaching and Curriculum Program. The course offers partial
fulfillment of Massachusetts' teaching licensure requirements.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T312 Section: 01


Establishing Loving Spaces for Learning:Nurturing Gender & Sexual Identity Development in US Schools (208087)
Gretchen Brion-Meisels
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course explores both the role of gender and sexuality in shaping young peoples' schooling experiences,
opportunities, and outcomes, and the role of schooling experiences in shaping young people's notions of gender

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and sexuality. In many ways, the course is about the "hidden curriculum" of heteronormativity, or the subtle
practices in schools that privilege heterosexual, gendered identities and ways of being. As such, students in the
course will apply the concept of the hidden curriculum to the study of gender and schooling in order to understand
why and how children and youth with different gender identities experience schooling differently and why and how
heteronormative schooling detrimentally impacts all students. By the end of the course, students should be able to:
(1) identify specific strategies that educators at various levels might use to support students in negotiating gender
and sexuality norms; (2) identify tools that schools can use to build positive, nurturing environments, which open up
possibilities for complex gender and sexual identity development; and (3) analyze and evaluate a variety of school
practices, curricula, policies, and programs that seek to support healthy gender and sexual identity development for
U.S. children and adolescents. The course will provide opportunities to consider the ways in which other elements
of identity (e.g., race, culture, socio-economic status, age, geography, etc.) intersect with gender and sexuality in
the process of identity development. Although schools will be the central setting examined, course materials are
also applicable to community-based settings.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T313Y Section: 01


Practicum for Instructional Leadership (203508)
Sarah Leibel
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25

Designed for students within the Instructional Leadership strand, this four-credit
year-long practicum combines two key learning experiences that are interwoven
over the course of the year. First, students gain field-based experience
observing, analyzing, and practicing instructional leadership in authentic
settings with instructional leaders. Second, whole- and small-group class
sessions provide a space for framing the field work, debriefing and reflecting on
students' experiences, and working with other HGSE faculty and expert
practitioners to develop understanding and skills relevant to instructional
leadership. IL students develop an integrative portfolio over the course of the
year in order to solidify and showcase their own set of principles and practices
of instructional leadership.
Permission of instructor required. Intended for students in the Instructional Leadership Strand of the Learning and
Teaching Ed.M. Program. A required, one-time introductory session will be held on Thursday, August 30, 9:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content school reform
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
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HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview

Education T314Y Section: 01


Practicum for Instructional Leadership (203509)
Sarah Leibel
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: n/a
Designed for students within the Instructional Leadership strand, this four-credit year-long practicum combines two
key learning experiences that are interwoven over the course of the year. First, students gain field-based
experience observing, analyzing, and practicing instructional leadership in authentic settings with instructional
leaders. Second, whole- and small-group class sessions provide a space for framing the field work, debriefing and
reflecting on students' experiences, and working with other HGSE faculty and expert practitioners to develop
understanding and skills relevant to instructional leadership. IL students develop an integrative portfolio over the
course of the year in order to solidify and showcase their own set of principles and practices of instructional
leadership.
Permission of instructor required. Intended for students in the Instructional Leadership Strand of the Learning and
Teaching Ed.M. Program.

Requirements: Enrollment in this course requires completion of EDU T313Y

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content leadership
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Competencies conduct an interview
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning

Education T331DY Section: 01


School Instructional Leadership: Seminar and Practicum (Grades PreK-8) (205513)
Drew Echelson
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0829 PM

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Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of the principalship. The course
will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership, operational and managerial leadership, family and
community engagement and professional culture. While the course will focus on conceptual frameworks and
theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into four major units that mirror the four leadership
standards As a result, students will learn to lead for instructional improvement and acquire the skills necessary to
effectively lead people and organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, the 500-hour internship
experience that accompanies it, and the core requirements of the School Leadership Program (SLP), students will
be eligible for Massachusetts certification as a school principal.
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T331EY Section: 01


School Instructional Leadership: Seminar and Practicum (Grades 5-12) (205515)
Drew Echelson
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0829 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of the principalship. The course
will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership, operational and managerial leadership, family and
community engagement and professional culture. While the course will focus on conceptual frameworks and
theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into four major units that mirror the four leadership
standards As a result, students will learn to lead for instructional improvement and acquire the skills necessary to
effectively lead people and organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, the 500-hour internship
experience that accompanies it, and the core requirements of the School Leadership Program (SLP), students will
be eligible for Massachusetts certification as a school principal.
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T332DY Section: 01


School Instructional Leadership: Seminar and Practicum (Grades PreK-8) (205514)
Drew Echelson
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0829 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of the principalship. The course
will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership, operational and managerial leadership, family and

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community engagement and professional culture. While the course will focus on conceptual frameworks and
theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into four major units that mirror the four leadership
standards As a result, students will learn to lead for instructional improvement and acquire the skills necessary to
effectively lead people and organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, the 500-hour internship
experience that accompanies it, and the core requirements of the School Leadership Program (SLP), students will
be eligible for Massachusetts certification as a school principal.
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T332EY Section: 01


School Instructional Leadership: Seminar and Practicum (Grades 5-12) (205516)
Drew Echelson
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0530 PM - 0829 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
The primary goal of this yearlong course is to prepare all students for the demands of the principalship. The course
will focus on four leadership standards: instructional leadership, operational and managerial leadership, family and
community engagement and professional culture. While the course will focus on conceptual frameworks and
theory, it is a practice-based course. The course is designed into four major units that mirror the four leadership
standards As a result, students will learn to lead for instructional improvement and acquire the skills necessary to
effectively lead people and organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, the 500-hour internship
experience that accompanies it, and the core requirements of the School Leadership Program (SLP), students will
be eligible for Massachusetts certification as a school principal.
Permission of instructor required. Required for Ed.M. students in the School Leadership Program Principal
Licensure Strand. Doctoral students admitted with permission.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
Full Year Course Indivisible Course
All: Cross Reg Availability Not Available for Cross Registration

Education T402 Section: 1


Group Learning (181172)
Daniel Wilson
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35
Learning in groups is an essential component of school life for students, teachers and administrators. One needs to
look no farther than the current emphasis on cooperative learning, teacher teams and collaborative leadership
models. However socially appealing these labels seem, the unfortunate fact remains that groups are often a
frustrating and ineffective learning experience for many of their members. Very few groups do well in sharing ideas,
making decisions and building new knowledge. Even fewer are able to break from routine behaviors and craft new

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practices. Why is this and how can those who lead learning environments create the conditions to better support
group learning? This course will familiarize participants with key research findings on the nature of group learning
and offers several occasions for participants to apply the concepts in practice by designing and observing group
learning experiences. The course will examine and compare seminal lessons culled from the classroom literature
(e.g., research on cooperative learning, peer-to-peer teaching, etc.), teacher and leader development (research on
team teaching, communities of practice, etc.), and the wider field of team learning and performance (e.g., concepts
such as psychological safety, conflict resolution in groups, social facilitation, etc.). Each week will focus on written
and video examples of students learning in groups, teachers collaborating in teams, or school administrators
learning together. To illuminate themes of group learning, other contexts will also be examined such as hospital
teams, military units, orchestras, and athletic teams. Participants will apply the course concepts by writing two
analytic papers that document and closely critique group learning in action. In sum, students will build an awareness
of key insights so they can better diagnosis and support team learning in a variety of contexts.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 35. Ed.M. students in the Learning and Teaching
Program given preference. Students from other programs and schools are welcome. Enrollment procedure will be
posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Competencies identify one's leadership strengths & limitations
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content group dynamics
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content leadership

Education T410B Section: 01


Educating Incarcerated Youth: Practice, Research, and Policy (203728)
Lynette Tannis
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Our nation's incarcerated youth are arguably our most disenfranchised population. They are disproportionately
children of color, children with special needs, and children living in poverty. Many of them dropped out –or were
forced out of school and funneled through the school-to-prison pipeline. Each year, more than 1,000,000 cases are
heard throughout our nation's juvenile courts. Depending on the nature of the offense, some children are
automatically transferred to an adult court and serve their time in adult facilities. With this system in place, annually,
more than a 100,000 children are incarcerated in juvenile and adult facilities throughout the United States. Due to a
primary institutional focus on safety and security, children who need education as a means to lead productive lives
and to positively contribute to society often receive little exposure to high-quality educational programs. What must
we do to ensure the opportunity gap these children face does not continue to persist? The premise of this course is
that teachers, school leaders, and other educators must be prepared to work effectively with this disadvantaged and
often ignored population. This course provides a lens for examining our nation's juvenile justice educational
settings, practical tools for teaching and leading in institutional settings, and a space for urgent dialogue about how
we, as a society, will address the learning needs and equitable treatment of marginalized youth. Students will also
engage with juvenile justice education experts and will participate in a field visit to a juvenile detention facility to

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observe and reflect on practices for the education of incarcerated youth.
Permission of instructor required.

Class Notes: Class will meet on the following dates:


September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T440 Section: 01


Teaching and Learning: "The Having of Wonderful Ideas" (181184)
Lisa Schneier
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 0400 PM - 0559 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
This course focuses on the act of learning as the source of gaining insight about teaching. Originally created by
Eleanor Duckworth, the course seeks to bring a Freirean approach to teaching situations by valuing the learners'
experiences and insights. Rather than conceiving of teaching as explaining, and learning as listening, this course
looks at situations where teachers listen and learners do the explaining. It starts from the premise that there are
endless numbers of adequate pathways for people to come to understand subject matter. Curriculum and
assessment must build on this diversity. A second premise is that every person can get involved with, enjoy, and get
good at every subject matter. The course is designed to help educators think about engaging people and helping
them learn, in a variety of subject matters. It is relevant for those interested in teaching/learning practice and theory,
and for teachers of any subject matter, with any amount of experience, teaching people of any age in any setting--
schools, universities, museums, offices, basketball courts, wherever one might want to help someone learn. The
approach is also appropriate for doctoral research in various aspects of teaching and learning. In addition to the
two-hour class, students attend a weekly two-hour section. Weekly reports, journals, and a final paper are required.

Class Notes: Weekly section to be determined.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Competencies assess cognitive challenges
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
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HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Pedagogy discussion sections
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Competencies conduct a clinical case analysis
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content negotiation
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content civil rights
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Content risk prevention/intervention
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content community
HGSE: Content qualitative research
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content coaching
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Content critical theory
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Competencies practice equity and inclusion
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies debate
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content relationships

Education T510Q Section: 01


Youth, New Media, and Participatory Politics: Theories and Encounters (208085)
Ashley Lee
2018 Fall (2 Credits) Schedule: W 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

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(New course.) Around the world, young people are leveraging new media to engage with
civic and political issues outside the confines of traditional public institutions such as
voting. This shift seemed initially to signal enormous potential for democratic renewal
globally, with the emergence of new political actors and new forms of political engagement.
The Arab Spring, the Occupy movement, #BlackLivesMatter, the Women's March, #MeToo
and #NeverAgain offer examples of the creative ways in which young people (and others)
can use new media to share information, connect with peers, mobilize, and advance their
causes. At the same time, following the resurgence of authoritarian leadership in the
Middle East and recent political events such as the 2016 U.S. election and the #Brexit
campaigns, intense debates have arisen about whether social media use in fact may
undermine democratic processes. This course will examine young people, new media, and
political participation in US, international, comparative, and transnational contexts.
Students will consider how, and if so, in what ways, new media practices may be
reshaping our conception of political participation, democracy, and citizenship. Students
will be introduced to an array of conceptual and practical tools, research approaches, and
project design methods that help explore young people's political participation in the digital
age.

This course is intended for graduate students from all concentrations and programs.
Cross-registrants welcome. Advanced undergraduates permitted upon application to
instructor.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content social media
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content global/international context
HGSE: Content social networks
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Content politics
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play

Education T510T Section: 01


Motivation and Learning: Technologies That Invite and Immerse (207161)
Chris Dede
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: M 0200 PM - 0359 PM

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M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 35

There is no learning without engagement, but engagement without learning is prevalent in today's
digital world. This module explores the relationship between motivation (engagement, self-efficacy,
growth mindset, tenacity), and learning, as exemplified via technology-based experiences. Media
have long been used to excite students' enthusiasm, with mixed outcomes. Interest has grown in the
area of digital games and learning, with the argument that games and immersive simulations (1)
motivate students who otherwise are uninterested in academic content and (2) engage learners in
rich digital or mixed reality environments that provide a powerful context for acquiring knowledge and
skills. But just because a student is deeply engaged in a task does not mean that she or he is
learning something of value. T-510T will build students' knowledge about theories of motivation and
of learning, the extent to which various types of educational experiences exemplify those theories,
and the methods and findings of research in this area. The module speaks to a wide range of
interests about learning and motivation in various types of educational settings across a spectrum of
learners. Lab sessions will focus on technical support, hands-on experiences, and guidance on
course assignments. Students can participate in an online learning community and will complete an
assignment customized to individual preferences..
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 35. Enrollment procedures to be posted on
course website. No prerequisites; no prior background in technology or gaming necessary.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Content motivation
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content out-of-school time
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content values
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content social media

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Education T513 Section: 01
Adaptive Learning: Investigations and Exercises (203729)
David Dockterman
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0830 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Teaching and learning are, in varying degrees, already responsive, or adaptive, to different learner needs. Parents
seek to select the "right" tutor for each child. Teachers shift instruction when they see confused faces or heads
resting on desks. Students call friends or search the Internet for help when stuck. Technology, though, promises to
make this adaptivity smarter, more immediate, and much deeper. This course investigates different approaches to
adaptive and personalized learning, recognizing that learners vary across multiple dimensions –cognitively (what
they know and can do), metacognitively (how they manage the learning process), and affectively (how they engage
with the learning and the learning context). For each of these dimensions, we'll explore how to anticipate relevant
learner needs, create systems (technological and human) to notice or detect those needs, and select effective
responses that ultimately lead to more adaptive learners. Guest speakers will provide windows into some evolving
approaches and constructs, and you will work to apply the concepts to areas of personal interest through a
sequence of deliverables over the course of the semester. No technical knowledge necessary.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Pedagogy problem sets
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies collect qualitative data
HGSE: Competencies design a lesson
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content formative evaluation
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content online and blended learning
HGSE: Competencies deliver instruction
HGSE: Content universal design for learning
HGSE: Content emotional development

Education T514 Section: 01


Multi-Modal Learning Analytics (203847)
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Bertrand Schneider
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0830 AM - 1129 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40
We are starting to witness a data deluge in education. Are we sinking beneath a data stream that we don't know
how to manage and interpret, or can more data actually help us better understand students and design more
compelling learning experiences? One particularly promising development--made possible by the advent of
affordable sensing technology--is the emerging field of multi-modal learning analytics (MMLA). Recently MMLA has
allowed researchers to gain new insights into learning, for instance by studying collaboration between students with
synchronized eye-trackers or by estimating their cognitive state using Kinect data or their engagement through
emotion detection tools. In this class we will focus on cutting-edge MMLA methods to collect datasets in various
learning environments and analyze them based on theoretical frameworks in the learning sciences. More
specifically, students will learn to: (1) collect large datasets in different learning environments (e.g., mostly
classrooms, but also potentially maker spaces or museums) from sensors such as Arduino-like platforms, motion
sensors, or eye-trackers; (2) interpret those datasets using various kinds of visualizations and data mining
techniques; (3) connect measurements from those sensors with theoretical constructs in the learning sciences; (4)
think critically about data and what it can (and cannot) tell us; and (5) if time permits, prototype interventions using
sensing technology. Deliverables will include group projects, in-class presentations of weekly readings and a short
final memo.
Permission of instructor required. Prior programming experience is advantageous but not required.

Class Notes: Some required and optional labs every 1 - 2 weeks.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies write a case study
HGSE: Competencies collect quantitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Content evaluation
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content data analysis
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T519 Section: 01


Digital Fabrication and Making in Education (205640)
Bertrand Schneider
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course is a hands-on lab on making and digital fabrication in education. Students will learn to prototype
learning toolkits, educational toys, science kits, and technology-enhanced manipulatives using use state-of-the-art
fabrication machines (e.g., 3D printers, 3D scanners, laser cutters, sensors, robotics). A special focus of the course
will be to design low-cost, appropriate technologies for a wide range of learners.

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Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited.

Class Notes: Required and optional labs every 1-2 weeks.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies code scripts/software
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content technology

Education T521 Section: 01


Design and Development of Technology-Enhanced Assessments (203848)
Yigal Rosen
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 40

Higher-order skills, such as critical thinking, complex problem solving, creativity and collaboration, transform
lives and drive economies. However, measuring these skills with traditional assessment methods is a
challenging task. Recent advancements in computer science, cognitive psychology, and educational
assessment theory are enabling the development of innovative measurement methods. This course offers
hands-on learning experiences on concepts and techniques essential for the design and development of
technology-enhanced assessments for higher-order skills at scale. Students will develop innovative
assessments in K-12, higher education and workplace contexts. Students will explore conceptual
frameworks, gain insights on data analytics and reporting methods. The course will be structured in three
phases. The first phase will emphasize learning and critical review of research in higher-order skills and data
analytics in the context of educational assessments. The second phase will involve assessment design,
along with development of team project proposals for technology-enhanced assessment in K-12, higher
education and workplace contexts. Students will apply theories and techniques to design and develop
technology-enhanced assessment prototypes. In the third phase of the course, students will validate their
assessment prototypes through small-scale pilot testing and will finalize their assessment design. This
course will utilize a combination of lectures, hands-on individual and team assignments, and discussions, to
help participants understand research on technology-enhanced assessment and transformative applications
of real-world skills assessment to learning and college and career readiness.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to 40. No prerequisites. This course is supported by
the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL).

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop research questions
HGSE: Content higher education
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
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HGSE: Content assessment
HGSE: Competencies use quantitative-research software
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Content data analysis
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content psychological testing
HGSE: Content online and blended learning
HGSE: Competencies create data visualizations
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies analyze quantitative data

Education T522 Section: 01


Innovation by Design: Projects in Educational Technology (181227)
David Dockterman
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 1030 AM - 1159 AM
F 0830 AM - 1029 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
New and innovative is exciting. Innovative and effective is much better. This course focuses on a process that
might be called evidence-inspired innovation. Existing research tells us something about which kinds of
instructional practices, learning strategies, or behavioral nudges promote productive changes with different
audiences in different circumstances. The research also provides insights into why some people struggle to learn
or choose to pursue undesirable behaviors. That evidence base provides a foundation for informed, innovative
leaps, potentially leading to new AND effective products and services. In T-522 you will have the opportunity to
work through this process on projects that matter to you. You will dig into research, generate theories of action
informed by the research, and iterate with prototypes to test aspects of your theory. As you pursue your projects,
we will explore the entire research-guided development process, from conception through implementation, using
examples from the field. You will stretch yourself –intellectually, technically, and emotionally. Innovation requires
depth and breadth, creative problem-solving, and an openness to failure. Dive into the experience. Outputs from
the course include: evidence-based theories of action related to a project you choose; multiple prototype
iterations; descriptions of validation and implementation models; experience with prototyping tools; and a
willingness to learn through trial and error.
No prerequisites; no programming experience necessary.

Class Notes: Lab: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Content process improvement
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Content universal design for learning
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content action research
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
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All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Competencies code scripts/software
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy design thinking
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning

Education T523 Section: 01


Formative Evaluation for Educational Product Development (181228)
Christine Reich
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: T 0400 PM - 0659 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
Formative evaluation is a systematic process of gathering, analyzing and interpreting data for the purpose of
improving educational programs and products. This course is designed for teachers, producers, researchers,
museum educators, and educational product developers interested in methodologies and issues related to the
evaluation of educational products. Through problem-based instruction, students will focus on evaluating one
educational product throughout the semester. Students will identify the goals of the project, create an evaluation
instrument to assess these goals, observe behaviors and gather user feedback, and convey the findings through
both a written and an oral report. This semester, multiple organizations will serve as the learning lab for the course
projects and students will choose from a pre-determined list of six-to-eight products to study. Although the projects
are narrow in range, the skills are applicable across disciplines and kinds of educational products.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment procedure will be posted on the course website.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T525 Section: 01


Connected Teaching in the Digital Age (181230)
Barbara Treacy
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: R 0500 PM - 0759 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Digital technologies provide powerful new opportunities to address persistent educational challenges of student
achievement, engagement and inequity, as educators transform their schools with innovative connected teaching
models. In the first part of the course, we will focus on key approaches frequently associated with connected
teaching, including: personalized learning, competency-based learning, blended learning, online learning and
MOOCs. We will explore key questions, such as: What do each of these terms mean and how are they related?
How can these approaches support a vision for improved student-centered learning? How can they accelerate
progress towards educational equity? What does implementation look like in schools and classrooms? What

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strategies are needed for successful models to thrive? How is the role of the teacher and school leader changing?
In the second part of the course, we will examine varied dimensions of change in environments where these
approaches are being implemented, including shifts in curriculum, pedagogy, professional learning, leadership
models, and use of space, time and technology. Course sessions will include readings, case studies, practical
examples, and guest speakers. Our learning process will mirror the types of teaching we are studying, with a focus
on learning by doing, and building our course community with in-class and online discussions and collaborative
activities. A key component of the course is the semester project, where participants will engage in-depth project
work focused on an area of personal interest related to course topics, with the option of working in collaboration with
a leading innovative organization identified because of their interest in working with T-525 students.
Open to all students, including cross-registrants. There are no prerequisites and no specific
technology background is expected to take this course--only an excitement for imagining and
exploring new models of connected teaching in the digital age.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content social media
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content teachers
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze qualitative data
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Content instructional design
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content teacher preparation
HGSE: Content universal design for learning
HGSE: Content media
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia texts
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing

Education T543 Section: 01


Applying Cognitive Science to Learning and Teaching (181246)
Tina Grotzer
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2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 30
This course explores specific principles from cognitive science that have important implications for instructional
approach and curriculum design. It considers how recent research findings on topics such as transfer, analogy,
metacognition, conceptual change, explanation, mental models, novice-expert shifts, causal reasoning, and the
nature of beliefs about intelligence interact with instructional design choices. It investigates current thinking on how
findings from cognitive development research impact teaching and learning. Discourse ranges from learning theory
to grounded classroom examples, focusing on examples that elucidate both how theory and research inform
practice and how practice informs research questions and broader theory. There will be weekly readings. Class
format will include activities, discussion, and brief lectures. The course has a project-based component. Students
will complete a term project, typically the development of a curriculum topic, the choice of which is based on
individual interest. Weekly workshop-style sections will support students in applying class concepts to their project
topic.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 30.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, one-hour section.


Cross-registrants will be admitted if space permits.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Content metacognition
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Content cognitive development
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding

Education T550 Section: 01


Designing for Learning by Creating (181253)
Karen Brennan
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0900 AM - 1159 AM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

In formal learning environments such as classrooms, learners are too often positioned as passive--listening,
watching, attending, consuming--rather than encouraged to engage as creators--designing, making,
producing, constructing. In this course, students will (1) investigate the theoretical foundations of learning by
creating and (2) explore how to design learning experiences and technologies that support creating as a
central activity. Topics will include constructivist and constructionist theories of learning, the role of digital
and physical materials in learning, how interest and motivation support learning, the social nature of
learning, and reflective learning practices. Investigations and explorations will be supported through
readings, as well as hands-on experimentation with and reflection on construction-oriented learning
experiences. Students will develop a project related to the theme of "designing for learning by creating;" for
example, proposing a new learning experience, developing curricular resources for an existing learning
experience, or analyzing an existing learning experience. The project should be connected to both the
course themes and student interests.
No auditors. Students must attend the first class to enroll in this course. Anyone who is interested in
exploring the theory and practice of learning through designing, producing, making, and creating is
encouraged to enroll. No prerequisites; no prior experience with technology or design-based approaches to

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learning required.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T560 Section: 01


Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Challenge of Individual Differences (181256)
Jose Blackorby
Elizabeth Hartmann
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: F 0130 PM - 0429 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
The challenge of individual differences faces every teacher, administrator, and curriculum designer. To meet that
challenge, educators are typically equipped with media and materials that are "one size fits all" and that have been
designed primarily for a narrow and illusive group of "regular" students. This course will explore an alternative
approach--universal design for learning (UDL)--that creates curricula and learning environments that are designed
to achieve success for a much wider range of student abilities and disabilities. To do that, the UDL approach takes
advantage of advances in two fields: (1) the cognitive neuroscience of learning and individual differences and (2)
the universal design of educational technologies and multimedia. This course will explore recent advances in both
of these fields through appropriate readings and through media construction exercises designed to prepare and
support participants to meet the challenge of individual differences through universal design for learning. Students
will work in teams on learning environments that are an expression of UDL.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Competencies develop a theory of action
HGSE: Competencies facilitate group process
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content teaching for understanding
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Content neuroscience
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Competencies use video editing software
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Content learning differences
HGSE: Content universal design for learning

Education T561 Section: 01


Transforming Education Through Emerging Technologies (181257)
Chris Dede
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: M 1000 AM - 1159 AM
M 0200 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
T-561 describes how emerging digital tools and media can aid with crucial problems facing our global civilization.

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The world presents a new landscape deeply shaped by advanced technologies –transportation, communications,
and computing –that place demands on schooling to prepare today's students with knowledge and skills not
necessary for prior generations. Every nation is now part of a worldwide knowledge-based, innovation-centered
economy; our children are entering a future of multiple careers, not just jobs. Educators today are faced with the
challenge of preparing people of all ages for unceasing reinvention to take on many roles in the workplace and for
careers that do not yet exist. It's essential that education also champion social justice, offering marginalized
populations full opportunities for upward economic mobility while preserving the richness of diverse cultural
heritages. Given the current context of education practice and policy, we will discuss ways to overcome barriers in
using learning technologies—including immersive media like virtual reality and mixed reality—to transform learning,
teaching, and schooling. Lab/section sessions will focus on hands-on experiences and support for course
assignments. Students will participate in a blended learning community based on a variety of digital media and will
complete assignments that can be customized to individual preferences and can include participation in research
projects. T-561 is suitable for students in any academic program who wish to develop greater knowledge about the
ways emerging technologies can both empower learning in and out of classrooms and transform educational
organizations. The course presumes only a basic familiarity with digital tools and media; support is provided for
learning specific applications used in class.
No prerequisites; no prior background in technology necessary.

Class Notes: Required, weekly, 90-minute sections on Monday, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Content student achievement
HGSE: Content technology
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content leadership
HGSE: Content classroom instruction
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content motivation
HGSE: Content social justice
HGSE: Content policy
HGSE: Content causal reasoning
HGSE: Pedagogy lab sessions
HGSE: Content pedagogy
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Competencies analyze arguments
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content identity
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Content curriculum development
HGSE: Pedagogy case-method learning
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Content social media
HGSE: Pedagogy guest speaker(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy experiential learning
HGSE: Content school reform
HGSE: Content scaling
HGSE: Pedagogy peer learning
HGSE: Content higher education
HGSE: Pedagogy online and blended learning
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HGSE: Pedagogy multimedia projects
HGSE: Pedagogy simulation/role play
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
HGSE: Pedagogy research project
HGSE: Content assessment

Education T565 Section: 01


Entrepreneurship in the Education Marketplace (181258)
John Richards
2018 Fall (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a
Creative entrepreneurs change education by establishing new products and services. This course provides a
practical approach for carefully analyzing market conditions and designing a business plan that effectively leverages
market opportunities and available funding. Whether you intend to innovate in the commercial or non-profit sector,
in a research institution, in a school district, or in a software or publishing house; your effectiveness depends not
only on a good idea, but also on systematic and clear-eyed market research and pragmatic business planning to
"scale up" from a few early adopters and "disseminate" to general market adopters. The challenges are formidable,
but they are not insurmountable. Faculty and students work together to explore sources of data on the market and
understand the unique nature of the education sales cycle, as well as identify funding and decision-making trends.
Selected readings, case studies and first person accounts from leaders in education and venture capital industries.
Students will work in small teams analyzing segments of the education market, evaluating competitors, and
integrating development, funding, and marketing, and combining these components in a business plan that answers
such questions as: How do you create a Go-To-Market plan? How do you use Competitive Analysis to design a
marketing program? How do you create a dynamic financial plan?

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Education T590 Section: 01


Field Experience in Educational Entrepreneurship (205642)
John Richards
2019 Spring (4 Credits) Schedule: W 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: Instructor Enrollment Cap: 25
In this course students will learn to solve authentic problems faced by real companies in the education marketplace.
Student teams will collaborate with the founding teams of high-tech second-stage educational startups on projects
of strategic importance to the venture. Each of approximately five small groups of students will team with the senior
leadership of a different entrepreneurial education technology company to solve a significant, timely, and narrowly
defined problem that the organization is facing. Typical problems could include launching a new product or product
line; shifting a product offering from print to digital; or extending a product line to new markets, with new content
areas, age-ranges, or geography. Participating companies will be second stage start-ups with fewer than 30
employees and at least one round of outside funding. The goal of the course is for students to gain experience with
the environment of dynamic, educationally motivated startups; with leadership challenges in the field of education
technology; with purposefully examining industry case studies; and with applying best practices and learned insights
to the practical problems of a rapidly evolving firm.
Permission of instructor is required. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. The course assumes T-565 or its

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equivalent, or other industry experience. Registration is by permission of instructor through an application process
that will be posted on the course website. Students will be expected to spend at least a half day per week at an
organizational site.

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based visit(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Content innovation
HGSE: Competencies make a presentation
HGSE: Content teams
HGSE: Content strategic planning
HGSE: Content entrepreneurship
HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy team-based learning
HGSE: Competencies write a policy memo

Education T810A Section: 01


Cultivating Public Engagement with Science: Challenges and Opportunities for Educators (208061)
Megan Cuzzolino
2019 Spring (2 Credits) Schedule: R 0100 PM - 0359 PM
Instructor Permissions: None Enrollment Cap: n/a

(New course.) Across a range of contexts –from the supermarket, to the doctor's office, to the voting booth –we
regularly make decisions that are influenced by our understanding of science. While decades of polling data reveal
that American citizens generally respect and value science as an institution, beliefs about specific scientific issues
are much more varied. In this module, we examine the factors that impact perceptions of science, including
cognition, culture, and worldview, as well as the structural inequalities that contribute to variations in scientific
understanding and engagement. The module is intended for students who wish to become more effective
communicators of science, whether in traditional educational contexts, through media or other informal learning
settings, or via interactions with policymakers or other stakeholders. The course is structured around a final project
in which students will apply the course principles to the development of a small science communication prototype.
The project is scaffolded by weekly assignments that build toward the final product, and time in class each week will
be devoted to project workshopping. The class format also includes brief lectures, interactive discussions, and the
analysis of concrete science communication examples that reflect the principles being discussed. Students will also
have the opportunity to engage with new research emerging from The Public Face of Science, an ongoing initiative
led by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that is designed to explore the complex and evolving
relationship between scientists and the public.

Requirements: This course requires instructor permission for non-degree students

Additional Course Attributes:


Attribute Value(s)
HGSE: Pedagogy field-based project
HGSE: Competencies understand data
HGSE: Content cognitive development
HGSE: Pedagogy small-group discussion
HGSE: Pedagogy reflective writing
HGSE: Content diversity equity inclusion
HGSE: Competencies develop curriculum
HGSE: Content learning and teaching
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HGSE: Competencies think strategically
HGSE: Content civic engagement
HGSE: Content social contexts
HGSE: Competencies write a research/analytic paper
HGSE: Pedagogy lecture
HGSE: Content psychology
HGSE: Content culture
HGSE: Competencies collaborate
All: Cross Reg Availability Available for Harvard Cross Registration
HGSE: Pedagogy project-based learning
HGSE: Pedagogy curriculum-design project
HGSE: Content identity

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