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2009 Summer Session Course Listings
Note: Northwestern day school students need permission from the dean of their school to enroll in School of Continuing Studies courses. SCS courses are indicated by a -CN after the course number (example: ACCOUNT 204-CN Sec. 28). The majority of Summer Session courses do not need dean approval.
Education: Master of Science in Education
School of Education and Social Policy
For information about the Master of Science in Education program and admission procedures, please contact the School of Education and Social Policy at 847/467-1458.
MS ED 402-0 Sec. 26 
Social Contexts of Education
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
W 6 - 9pm
Jelani Mandara
This course will be held in Annenberg Hall room G21.
How social contexts such as families, schools, and the workplace shape individuals; how individuals' intellectual and interpersonal capacities, preferences, and goals are shaped by their social contexts. Societal structures that organize, supply, and channel individual learning experiences and how they provide the formal and informal settings in which social interaction takes place. How participation in these socializing settings molds the development of individuals' capacities and forms their goals.
MS ED 408-0 Sec. 26
Research and Analysis in Teaching and Learning III: Analysis Interpretation and Dissemination
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Tu 4 - 7pm
Joseph Senese
This course will be held in Annenberg Hall room G15.
This course helps students refine the reflective skills required of educators in complex social institutions such as schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations and develop effective problem-identification and problem-solving approaches. Intensive analysis and discussion of questions encountered in elementary and secondary schools and administrative, higher education, and corporate settings. Students present their master's project in this course.
MS ED 421-0 Sec. 26
Children's Literature
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
F 9am - noon
Bill Suttles
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 4445.
This course presents a survey of children's literature for use in grades kindergarten through eight. Participants read, share seminal and current works of literature, discuss and explore problems and issues, and develop instructional strategies for using children's literature in the classroom.
MS ED 422-0 Sec. 26
Teaching and Reading in the Content Area
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Tu 1 - 4pm
Tim Dohrer
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 4310.
This course is designed to help content-area middle school and high school teachers understand specific strategies that readers must use to achieve deep comprehension of content material. Theory and practice relationships are explored as students experience and learn about text structure, use of background knowledge, comprehension connections, inferencing, strategies for active engagement, sociocultural influences on content reading, reading/writing relationships, text sets, and assessment of content reading.
MS ED 425-0 Sec. 26
Foundations of Writing Process-Elementary
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Th 6 - 9pm
Terri Bridgman
This course will be held in Kresge Hall room 4425.
Current theory and practice related to writing processes, with emphasis on personal writing experiences, including topic selection, drafting, conferencing, revising, editing and publishing. Other topics include evaluation, writing in various genres and about various subjects, motivating students to write and management of writing workshops.
MS ED 427-0 Sec. 26
Educating Exceptional Children
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
M 6 - 9pm
David Yasutake
This course will be held in Tech Institute room M345.
Characteristics of different exceptionalities (physiological, intellectual, and social-emotional) and etiological factors; trends in legislation, educational programming, and approaches to instruction for students with disabilities.
MS ED 441-0 Sec. 21
Gifted: Differentiating from the Advanced Perspective
1 week,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
MTuWTh 8am - 4:30pm
Nancy Hertzog
Students examine the research base behind instructional strategies and their efficacy with different types of learners. They study assessment and accommodation/modification techniques from cross-grade level, school, and district perspectives. COurse meets June 16, 17, 18, 25 and 26.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 26
Topics in Teaching and Learning: Seminar on Interpretive Discussion
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Th 1 - 5pm
Sophie Horoutunian-Gordon
This course will be held in Annenberg Hall room 317.
The class will meet five times, 1-5 PM, on Thursday, June 26, July 10,17,24,31. Students will literature about of interpretive discussion--that is, discussion about the meaning of texts. They will prepare for , lead, participate in and reflect upon interpretive discussion as it occurs both in and outside of class. The readings will include my new book, Cultivating Questions: A Focus for Education in the Twenty-first Century (forthcoming, Yale University Press, Spring, 2009). The course will meet the Learning Sciences requirement for those in the MSEd program.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 36
Topics in Higher Education: Organization, Governance, Leadership in Higher Education
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
M 6 - 9pm
Elizabeth Hayford
This course will provide students an opportunity to explore the nature of leadership in higher education, focusing on colleges and universities as well as related organizations like consortia, associations and foundations. It will look at the roles of Presidents, other actors in and out of the university, and issues of institutional governance and culture. Students will also consider current aspects of diversity in university leadership, looking at gender as well as race.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 46
Topics in Higher Education: Comparative Higher Education: The Impact on Globalization
7 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Th 6 - 9pm
Bernhardt Streitweiser
This course introduces students to the higher education systems of other countries and regions and how each is confronting the challenges of globalization. Particular focus is on the European Community, India and China, but other countries will also be analyzed. We examine issues and their implications related to internationalization; massification; scholar and student exchange; disparities in access, equity, accountability; decision-making power within the worldwide knowledge network; reform movements and management challenges; and the implications of pending trade agreements on the exchange of educational goods and services between center-periphery/North-South nations. This course will be of practical value for those considering careers in administration, policy, government, international education, teaching and research.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP English Language and Composition
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Bernard Phelan
Offered as part of the Advanced Placement Summer Institute at Northwestern University, this program focuses on course-specific training that is designed to support new and experienced teachers in all aspects of AP course content, organization, and methodology. Training sessions are workshop-style, and each is led by an experienced member of the AP teaching community. As institute participants, teachers will have the chance to exchange ideas and make important contacts in a comfortable and supportive environment. Continuing education units or graduate credit is available. For more information about the institute, please call 847-491-5251, or visit http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summer/programs.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 51
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP English Literature and Composition (for New AP teachers)
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Cathy D'Agostino
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 52
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Economics
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
James Chasey
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 53
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Calculus AB
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Carol H. Miller
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 54
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP U.S. History (for New AP Teachers)
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Lynda Hakanen
See MS ED 451-0 sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 55
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP European History
1 week,
CHIC,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Patricia Peterson
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 57
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP U.S. Government and Politics
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Vanessa Lal Steinkamp
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 58
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Psychology
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tina Athanasopoulos
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 61
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP English Literature and Composition (for Experienced AP Teachers)
1 week,
CHIC,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Cathy D'Agostino
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 62
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Human Geography
1 week,
CHIC,
7/20 - 7/24
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Donald Peterson
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 64
Cancelled
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Statistics
1 week,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
John Arko
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 65
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP English Language and Composition (for Experienced AP Teachers)
1 week,
CHIC,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
David Klingenberger
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 66
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP Spanish (for New AP Teachers)
1 week,
EVAN,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Daniel Bender
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 67
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP U.S. History (for Experienced AP Teachers)
1 week,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Lynda Hakanen
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 451-0 Sec. 69
Topics in Teaching and Learning: AP World History
1 week,
CHIC,
7/27 - 7/31
MTuWThF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Lynda Hakanen
See MS ED 451-0 Sec. 50 for program description.
MS ED 485-0 Sec. 26
Internship: Higher Education Administration and Policy
6 weeks,
EVAN,
Dates are TBA
Days and times are TBA
Lois Trautvetter
Internships help students develop skills essential for successful administration, including the use of theoretical knowledge to inform professional practice and the cultivation of questions rooted in practice to illuminate the meaning of theory.
Indicates an Evening Course.
Indicates a Study Abroad Course.
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