4 courses with the subject UTPS, 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.
UTPS 502All the World’s a Stage: Primary Sources and Theater Games1.5-3
undefined hours 500 level graduate course The purpose of this course is to have fun making theatre with primary sources. Learn to play and lead theatre games that will help make primary source material enjoyable for the whole class. You’ll learn how to make a character, do improvisation and even try your hand at writing a short play, all while learning skills that will help you unlock primary source material and add to your curriculum. 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.
UTPS 503Photography: Who Are We? - Constructing Identity through Images1.5-3
undefined hours 500 level graduate course Photography has always been a democratic medium and virtually anyone can make a photograph, but learning how to read images and understand what they tell us about ourselves and others is often overlooked. Participants learn how to use the digital archives of the Library of Congress to prepare lessons that incorporate concepts of visual literacy. Participants examine how photography influences identity and how it can be used as a teaching tool in grades K-12. Course activities include field trips for an insider’s look into local archives and museums. Content is appropriate to a range of subject areas as connections to social science, identity, expression and literacy are explored. 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.
UTPS 504Posters for the People - Using WPA Sources3
42.0 hours 500 level graduate course Of the more than 2,000 Works Progress Administration posters known to exist, the Library of Congress has the largest physical collection. These striking silkscreen, lithograph and woodcut posters were designed to promote values and publicize health services, cultural programs, theatrical and musical performances, travel, educational programs, and community activities throughout the United States. In this course, participants learn about the WPA and its mission and how to use the digital archives of the Library of Congress to prepare lessons based on these powerful images through exploring connections to art, history, social science, economics, material processes and visual literacy. The course also includes hands-on printmaking and design studio exercises, mural tours and museum visits. 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.
UTPS 507Stem to Steam: Connecting the Arts to STEM and Local Collections3
42.0 hours 500 level graduate course STEM education is based four specific disciplines-science, technology, engineering and mathematics-taught in an interdisciplinary, applied approach. STEAM education recognizes that the arts is an essential part of developing creative and critical thinking skills. In this course, educators will connect with primary source collections and artists who take STEM to STEAM. Teaching with primary sources allows educators to design student-centered learning experiences focused on the development of critical skills and building content knowledge. Educators will examine primary sources from direct access to local collections as well as the digital resources made available by the Library of Congress. Site visits include collections in the Philadelphia region and a studio visit with a contemporary artist. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. his course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
