5 courses with the subject LITY, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LITY 602Exploring Literacy through the Visual Arts3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course is appropriate for K-8 classroom teachers, special needs and ELL teachers, and teachers of science, mathematics and social studies who see literacy as a skill that extends across content areas and wish to investigate how an integrated curriculum with visual art at the core will increase the overall literacy of their students. With the goal of transforming literacy acquisition from learning to read, to reading to learn across all academic content areas, educators will gain a basic understanding of how the brain learns and why a visual art integrated approach can build both the acquisition of literacy skills and the fluency students need to become proficient and advanced learners. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Teachers, librarians and reading specialists can learn to enrich student awareness and appreciation of diverse cultures though literature centered on the experiences of African American, Hispanic, Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. Participants read Zora Neale Hurston, Chris Soentpiet, Faith Ringgold, Mildred D. Taylor and the poetry of Joyce Carol Thomas, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, focusing on their incorporation into cross-curricular studies. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Explore a variety of reading, writing, speaking and literature experiences designed to encourage students. This course helps classroom or reading teachers discover national programs and new avenues and strategies including: making children independent and reflective learners, interactive instruction, teaching across the curriculum, alternative assessment, divergent teaching strategies and interdisciplinary teaching. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
LITY 617Visual and Digital Literacy in the Secondary Classroom3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course How is literacy changing as a result of emerging visual and digital media and technologies? We will explore the implications of the constant cultural and technological shift for teaching and learning in the secondary classroom. How does what you do in the classroom impact your students’ visual literacy- the ability to interpret, analyze, and evaluate visual images and underlying messages that images are attempting to convey? This course is designed for educators who are interested in conducting project-based inquiry using a variety of digital texts, tools and technologies. We will dive into current research to inform strategies to design and build challenging and engaging visual and digital learning opportunities for you and your students. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
LITY 619Digital Writing Workshop: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course The course is an introduction to digital writing, designed for 5th-12th grade educators. Educators will explore and implement instructional strategies around digital writing through diverse digital expressions that engage educators in writing grounded within highly digital lives. You will focus on in-depth guidance and feedback to help your students craft digital writing, replete with technology resources and tools for creating a wide range of digital writing activities, units, and assessments. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
