Registration for summer courses begin April 10, 2013.

This course schedule is subject to change.  Please use this link to view courses, instructors, and classroom locations in real-time: http://www.bc.edu/offices/stserv/academic/courses/meta-elements/doc/search.agora.html

The Summer 2013 term offers 2 sessions and institute courses with varying times. 

Session 1:
Mon/Wed courses start May 15-July 3
Tues/Thurs courses start May 16-June 27
(No classes on May 20, BC Commencement, and May 27, Memorial Day)

Session 2:
Mon/Wed courses start July 8-August 19
Tues/Thurs courses start July 2-August 15
(No classes on July 4, Independence Day)

Institute courses have varying start and end dates; please refer to the specific course to obtain the dates.  More details are provided below.

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SESSION 1 COURSES

Courses for Summer Session I, May 15-July 3, Mon/Wed:

ED435.01 Social Contexts of Education
ED447.01 Literacy and Assessment in Secondary School
ED528.01 Understanding Learning Disabilities and Education
ED529.01 Social Studies and the Arts: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum in the Elementary School
ED771.01  Organization and Administration of Higher Education
PY441.01  Issues in Counseling Men
PY605.01 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology

Courses for Summer Session I, May 16-June 27, Tues/Thurs:

ED346.01 Teaching Bilingual Students
ED346.02 Teaching Bilingual Students
ED433.01 Counseling Techniques in Higher Education
ED473.01 Teaching Writing
ED492.01 Deaf/Blind Seminar
ED698.01 Leadership Colloquium on Universal Design for Learning
ED867.01 Diversity in Higher Education: Race, Class, and Gender
PY447.01 Applied Adolescent Development
PY529.01 Psychology of Drugs and Alcohol Abuse
PY605.02 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology

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SESSION 2 COURSES

Courses for Summer Session 2, July 2-Aug 15, Tues/Thurs:

ED/PY410.01 Special Topics in Intersectionaility in Psychology and Education
ED435.08 Social Contexts of Education
ED438.01 Instruction of Students With Special Needs and Diverse Learners
ED447.02 Literacy and Assessment in the Secondary School
ED550.01 Integrating Scientific Research, Service to the Community and         Social/Environmental Justice
ED595.01 Assessment and Instruction for Students with Reading Difficulty
ED621.02 Bilingualism, Second Language, and Literacy Development
PY528.01 Multicultural Issues
PY642.01 Introduction to Play Therapy

Courses for Summer Session 2, July 8-Aug 19, Mon/Wed:

ED438.08 Instruction of Students With Special Needs and Diverse Learners
ED495.01 Human Development and Disabilities
ED542.01 Teaching Reading and Language Arts
ED621.01 Bilingualism, Second Language, and Literacy Development
ED708.01 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
PY418.01 Applied Child Development
PY447.02 Applied Adolescent Development

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INSTITUTE COURSES (See specific course dates and times below)

ED374.01 Management of the Behavior of Students With Special Needs
ED/PY460.01 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research
PY471.01 Psychological Responses to Humanitarian Crises
ED755.09 Theories of Leadership
ED804.01 Catholic Higher Education Administration and Leadership
ED805.01 Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMER SESSION 1, MAY 15-JULY 3, MON/WED:

ED435.01 Social Contexts of Education
Examines the historic and evolving development of the major social factors that together create the diverse, competing, and often unequal social contexts influencing the quality and type of education different groups of students experience in particular school sites and across school sites. Major requirements for the course include creating a sociological portrait of a selected school site and developing an interdisciplinary curriculum unit/action project focusing on key issues facing the community and/or the school and its students.
M/W 7:15pm-10:15pm

ED447.01 Literacy and Assessment in the Secondary School
Designed to address the subject of teaching reading in the content areas of secondary schools. Demonstrates effective teaching strategies appropriate for all students, including those with special needs. Focuses extensively on concepts, strategies, and issues related to assessment.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED528.01 Understanding Learning Disabilities and Education
Prerequisite: ED 044 or ED 438, or waiver for equivalent experience
General and special educators are responsible for serving students with learning disabilities, only some of whom have an identified disability. Course topics include: theories and knowledge of what learning disabilities are characteristics of students with LD across the life span, and major approaches to service delivery and instruction. This course is appropriate for educators working at the elementary level and higher.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED529.01 Social Studies and the Arts: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum in the Elementary School
This course is designed to help students examine historical interpretation with critical analysis through history and the arts. It explores different areas of content and instructional methods directly related to Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in social studies, literature, and the arts.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED771.01 Organization and Administration of Higher Education
Focuses on how the American university is organized and governed. Examines basic elements as well as structure and process of the American university. Considers such topics as models of governance, locus of control, leadership, and strategic environments for the American university.
M/W 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY441.01 Issues in Counseling Men
Examines issues related to counseling men by examining the influence of socially constructed roles on men, their families, and broader society. Specifically examines how men's roles impact on their personal development through the life span as well as on men's health, roles as partners and fathers, and how men approach mental health services. Covers issues specific to counseling men from access to services to creating therapeutic environments for men. Uses case analysis of transcripts and videotapes.
M/W 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY605.01 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology
Topics include professional codes and ethical principles; laws governing mental health professions; confidentiality, privacy and record keeping; client rights and malpractice; issues in supervision; dual role relationships; psychological assessment; and, issues specific to minorities, children and specialized treatment modalities and techniques. Emphasis is on the preparation of mental health counselors and other mental health professionals.
M/W 4pm-7pm

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMER SESSION 1, MAY 16-JUNE 27, TUES/THURS: 

ED346.01 Teaching Bilingual Students
*FOR ELEMENTARY ED MAJORS ONLY*
Deals practically with instruction of teaching English Language Learners, Sheltered English Immersion, and mainstream classrooms. Reviews and applies literacy and content area instructional approaches. Includes such other topics as history and legislation related to English Language Learners and bilingual education, and the influences of language and culture on students, instruction, curriculum, and assessment.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

ED346.02 Teaching Bilingual Students
*FOR SECONDARY ED MAJORS ONLY*
Deals practically with instruction of teaching English Language Learners, Sheltered English Immersion, and mainstream classrooms. Reviews and applies literacy and content area instructional approaches. Includes such other topics as history and legislation related to English Language Learners and bilingual education, and the influences of language and culture on students, instruction, curriculum, and assessment. 
T/Th 4pm-6:45pm

ED433.01 Counseling Techniques in Higher Education
(Not appropriate for Mental Health or School Counseling students.)
Provides an introduction to theoretically-based counseling skills for professionals in higher education and other education and community settings. The areas of communications skills involving the use of role-playing, observation, and practice components are emphasized. Postsecondary case studies cover a range of counseling issues and are applicable to a wide range of settings involving late adolescents and adults.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

ED473.01 Teaching Writing
This course presents research on children's (K-8) writing development, writing processes, and writing in the classroom. Instructional methods for teaching writing will be explored. Students are expected to participate in extensive writing as part of the course.
T/TH 7:15pm-10pm

ED492.01 Deaf/Blind Seminar
Presents histories of deaf, blind, and deaf/blind services. Discusses various etiologies of deaf-blindness along with their implications for intervention with persons with deaf-blindness. Provides overview of legislation and litigation relating to special services for individuals with deaf-blindness. Students complete a project relating to services for persons with multiple disabilities. Several guest speakers representing various agencies and organizations serving individuals with deaf-blindness present this course.
T/TH 4:30pm-7:30pm

ED698.01 Leadership Colloquium on Universal Design for Learning
This advanced graduate level seminar examines the current body of work generated by the UDL framework. Included are selected readings, guest presentations, facilitated conversations, online reflections, and other activity-based collaborations among participants and guests. Final products will include the development of proposals offering promising applications of UDL theory to research and practice in order to improve education for ALL learners.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

ED867.01 Diversity in Higher Education: Race, Class, and Gender
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to examine the theoretical scholarship and empirical research on race, class, and gender in American higher education. The course readings are interdisciplinary in nature and require students to identify research claims and their relationship to higher education practice and policy in the U.S. We explore such issues as admissions and affirmative action policy, sexual harassment, and access and financial aid practices.
T/TH 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY447.01 Applied Adolescent Development
Helps teachers understand principles of learning and cognitive, linguistic, social, and affective development as they apply to classroom practices. Focuses on the acquisition of strategies that enable teachers to assess and understand how they and their students are constructors of meaning. Half of each semester is devoted to analysis of case studies. Designed for individuals beginning their professional development in education who plan to work with adolescents.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

PY529.01 Psychology of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Designed for the student who is interested in the study of both the theoretical and applied aspects of alcohol and substance abuse. The course will focus on the psychological, physiological, sociological, and economic aspects of addiction in society.
T/TH 7pm-10:15pm

PY605.02 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology
Topics include professional codes and ethical principles; laws governing mental health professions; confidentiality, privacy and record keeping; client rights and malpractice; issues in supervision; dual role relationships; psychological assessment; and, issues specific to minorities, children and specialized treatment modalities and techniques. Emphasis is on the preparation of mental health counselors and other mental health professionals.
T/TH 4pm-7pm

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMER SESSION 2, JULY 2-AUG 15, TUES/THURS:

ED/PY410.01 Special Topics in Intersectionality in Psychology and Education
This course will review and critique current theory, research, and practice related to sexual orientation in psychology and education. There will be a focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues during earlier developmental periods. Four broad areas include: (1) Terminology and models related to sexual orientation identities, gender expression, and prejudice; (2) the intersection of sexual orientation with other social identities; (3) experiences of LGBT individuals across contexts and implications for therapy and educational interventions broadly considered; and, (4) relevant policy issues. The course will provide a framework on which to base empirically-supported practices with LGBT clients and students.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

ED435.08 Social Contexts of Education
(For Donovan Scholars Only)
Examines the historic and evolving development of the major social factors that together create the diverse, competing, and often unequal social contexts influencing the quality and type of education different groups of students experience in particular school sites and across school sites. Major requirements for the course include creating a sociological portrait of a selected school site and developing an interdisciplinary curriculum unit/action project focusing on key issues facing the community and/or the school and its students.
T/TH 12:30pm-3:30pm

ED438.01 Instruction of Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learners
This course focuses on the education of students with disabilities and other learners from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The goal of the course is to promote access to the general curriculum for all students through participation in standards-based reform. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides the theoretical framework for this course. Through an examination of historical milestones, landmark legislation, systems for classification, approaches to intervention and the daily life experiences of diverse learners, students acquire knowledge about diversity and the resources, services and supports available for creating a more just society through education.
T/TH 4pm-7pm

ED447.02 Literacy and Assessment in the Secondary School
Designed to address the subject of teaching reading in the content areas of secondary schools. Demonstrates effective teaching strategies appropriate for all students, including those with special needs. Focuses extensively on concepts, strategies, and issues related to assessment.
T/TH 4pm-7pm

ED550.01 Integrating Scientific Research, Service to the Community and Social/Environmental Justice
ED550 is a course designed for environmental studies minors, secondary science teachers, or those students who are interested in learning more about conducting scientific research. A key feature of this course will be the engagement in the design and development of research projects around air quality, hydroponics, and alternative energies. The air quality project involves the analysis of existing social, ecological, and health data sets coupled with new air quality data that will be collected through the use of new and inexpensive remote sensing data eggs to collect air quality data throughout the area. This project will involve students generating visualizations and visual representations of the data with appropriate descriptions. Upon review by their peers and the course instructors, these will be publically viewable through the use of touch foil technology at various locations throughout the city. The second research project entails students using hydroponic systems to design experiments with the goal of collecting data to test different conditions in growing food and determining the economic and ecological costs and benefits of hydroponically grown food while also learning basic physics, chemistry, and biological principles.  Embedded in each project will be the need to learn how to power and utilize alternative energy systems to maintain and sustain the equipment needed for each research project.
T/Th 4pm-7pm

ED595.01 Assessment and Instruction for Students with Reading Difficulty
Prerequisite: ED 542 or equivalent
Examines the methods and materials related to formal and informal assessment, analysis and interpretation of the results of assessment, and instructional techniques for students with a range of reading difficulties (K-12). Focus is on the needs of students from varied populations.
T/TH 4pm-7pm

ED621.02 Bilingualism, Second Language, and Literacy Development
Explores first and second language and literacy development of children raised bilingually as well as students acquiring a second language during pre-school, elementary, or secondary school years. Also addresses theories of first and second language acquisition, literacy development in the second language, and factors affecting second language and literacy learning. Participants will assess the development of one aspect of language or language skill of a bilingual individual and draw implications for instruction, parent involvement, and policy.
T/Th 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY528.01 Multicultural Issues
For students in Counseling Psychology; other students by permission only.
Assists students to become more effective in their work with ethnic minority and LGBT clients. Increases students' awareness of their own and others' life experiences, and how these impact the way in which we approach interactions with individuals who are different from us. Examines the sociopolitical conditions that impact individuals from ethnic and non-ethnic minority groups in the U.S., and presents an overview of relevant research.
T/TH 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY642.01 Introduction to Play Therapy
Examination of various theoretical approaches to play therapy as a treatment modality for school age and preschool children. Discusses techniques, methods, and processes of play therapy, as well as strengths and limitations of this treatment approach.
T/TH 7pm-10:15pm

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMER SESSION 2, JULY 8-AUG 19, MON/WED:

ED438.08 Instruction of Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learners
(For Donovan Scholars Only)
This course focuses on the education of students with disabilities and other learners from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The goal of the course is to promote access to the general curriculum for all students through participation in standards-based reform. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides the theoretical framework for this course. Through an examination of historical milestones, landmark legislation, systems for classification, approaches to intervention and the daily life experiences of diverse learners, students acquire knowledge about diversity and the resources, services and supports available for creating a more just society through education.
M/W 1pm-4pm

ED495.01 Human Development and Disabilities
From conception through adolescence, with concern for the results of physiological malfunction at any stage of development. Presentation, discussions, readings and observation will permit the student to understand the most prevalent handicapping conditions. Included is a consideration of aids and prosthetic devices and medical interventions employed by those with sensory and/or motor handicaps.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED542.01 Teaching Reading and Language Arts
Examines reading development from preschool through early adolescence from a variety of instructional perspectives. Students will gain understanding of major theoretical perspectives on reading and its development and will learn a variety of strategies for teaching reading. Also introduces methods for assessing children's reading skills and weaknesses to plan instruction. Discusses children's literature and teaches students strategies for using literature as part of an instructional program. Expects students to spend at least 16 hours distributed across at least eight sessions in a classroom or other setting where they can work with one or more children.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED621.01 Bilingualism, Second Language, and Literacy Development
Explores first and second language and literacy development of children raised bilingually as well as students acquiring a second language during pre-school, elementary, or secondary school years. Also addresses theories of first and second language acquisition, literacy development in the second language, and factors affecting second language and literacy learning. Participants will assess the development of one aspect of language or language skill of a bilingual individual and draw implications for instruction, parent involvement, and policy.
M/W 4pm-7pm

ED708.01 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding on the issues in higher education from the perspective of institutional leadership. Contemporary issues such as internal governance, town gown relationships, dynamics of leadership, resource allocation, cross divisional collaboration, applying theory to practice, professional ethics, personal foundations, and alignment of practice to mission will be considered. Students will critically analyze these issues and develop their professional approach after considering the competencies necessary in each area.
M/W 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY418.01 Applied Child Development
Will help teachers understand principles of learning and cognitive, linguistic, social, and affective development as they apply to classroom practices. Will focus on the acquisition of strategies that enable teachers to assess and understand how they and their students are constructors of meaning. Designed for individuals beginning their professional development in education who plan to work with children.
M/W 7:15pm-10:15pm

PY447.02 Applied Adolescent Development
Helps teachers understand principles of learning and cognitive, linguistic, social, and affective development as they apply to classroom practices. Focuses on the acquisition of strategies that enable teachers to assess and understand how they and their students are constructors of meaning. Half of each semester is devoted to analysis of case studies. Designed for individuals beginning their professional development in education who plan to work with adolescents.
M/W 4pm-7pm

INSTITUTE COURSES (please note specific dates and times for each course)

ED374.01 Management of the Behavior of Students with Special Needs
The behavior management challenges presented by some students with special needs are addressed in this course. Following discussion on the diagnosis and functional analysis of these behaviors, substantial emphasis is given to the practical application of applied behavior analysis techniques. Alternative and/or cooperative strategies for classroom use are also discussed.
July 8-July 25, Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 7:15pm-10:15pm

ED/PY460.01 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research
This course is designed to improve the student's understanding of the research literature in education and psychology. It concentrates on developing the understandings and skills needed by the competent reader of research reports. Emphasis is placed on the accurate interpretation of statistical data and on the evaluation of published research.
May 21-June 6, Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri 4pm-7pm and June 3, 4pm-7pm

PY471.01 Psychological Responses to Humanitarian Crises
This course develops a critical framework for understanding the psychological and social effects of selected natural and unnatural disasters and current responses to them.  Course goals include: the development of a critical understanding of gendered oppression in contexts of war and humanitarian crises; an analysis of selected psychosocial interventions in the context of development and humanitarian aid; a critical analysis of international human rights as potential resources; and, the formulation of programmatic responses for mental health and human rights workers seeking to creatively respond to women and child survivors in collaboration with community-based indigenous workers and advocates.
May 21-June 13, Tues/Thurs 12-3:30 and May 31, 10am-3pm

ED755.09 Theories of Leadership
(For PSAP students only)
Explores various epistemologies of practice and theoretical models of leadership through cases taken from a wide variety of educational settings, paying particular attention to the interplay between a personal ethic and issues of race, gender, and social class. Highlights models and processes of institutional restructuring and interprofessional collaboration. Recommended for doctoral students.
Hybrid online/in-class course.  The online portion begins May 15 by arrangement and the in-class portion begins July 1-5, Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri 9am-4pm

ED804.01 Catholic Higher Ed Administration & Leadership
This course explores contemporary issues, organizational and governance structures and distinct characteristics of successful leadership for administrators at Catholic Colleges and Universities, focusing on effective campus policy development, strategic planning, and assessment. Students will engage current research, historical literature, Church documents, lectures and group exercises. A unique component to this course is participation in the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education - a five-day seminar for senior administrators and leaders in Catholic higher education from around the globe where internationally recognized scholars and practitioners address the challenges and opportunities that Catholic higher education faces on a daily basis.  For more information about the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, visit the website.
July 2-July 25, T/TH 4pm-6:45pm and July 8-11 at the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education

ED 805.01 Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education
Each July, the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education hosts a four-day seminar providing a singular opportunity for administrators and leaders at Catholic colleges and universities around the globe to interact with some of the nation’s most outstanding scholars and practitioners as they address issues that Catholic higher education faces on a daily basis. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.bc.edu/schools/lsoe/cce/highered/iache/schedule.html
July 8-July 11, 1 credit