Courses
A&HW 4005 Sustainability and the Social Studies
This course examines the ways in which such scientific issues can be incorporated into school curricula as issues of civic education. Particular attention will be paid to mitigation and adaptation efforts that are currently underway in classrooms across the U.S. as well as the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability education.
A&HW 4010 Social Inquiry
Engaging students in inquiry is the gold standard for content-based learning, yet one rarely achieved or regularly practiced. One reason for its relative absence in classrooms is the lack of experience teachers themselves have either doing or generating inquiries. This course invites all current Masters and Doctoral students to engage in a series of inquiries about Teachers College, exploring the question—What does Teachers College teach?—as a physical place, as an historical place, aesthetic space, as a narrative space, and finally, as an educational and pedagogical space.
A&HW 4032 World History and Geography: Hidden Histories and Diverse Perspectives
Critical examination of traditional Eurocentric models of World History curriculum. Particular attention to the problems of conceptualization and interpretation involved in organizing and teaching world history and geography. Satisfies the New York State requirement for world history and geography.
A&HW 4033 History and Geography of Europe Since 1914: Selected Topics
Main themes in teaching recent European history within the geographic context of changing political boundaries. Selected topics may include the balance of power among nation states, imperialism, demographic and social change, fascism, Communism, European integration, and globalization. Satisfies the New York State requirement for U.S. history and geography.
A&HW 4035 New York City as a Learning Lab
New York City's cultural, social, governmental, business and financial institutions, neighborhoods, community associations and ethnic groups, as studied within the context of New York State history and geography through field experiences. Emphasis on analyzing conditions affecting economic and civic decision-making. Satisfies the New York State requirement for New York State history and geography.
A&HW 4036 Teaching Methods in the Social Studies
Basic classroom methods for teaching social studies in secondary schools. Focus on equity in curriculum design, teaching resources and texts, assessment, and student-centered classrooms.
A&HW 4037 East Asia: Geographic Perspectives
An overview of central themes in the modern history, geography, and culture of China, Japan, and Korea. Satisfies the New York State requirement for world history and geography.
A&HW 4038 American History and Geography: Confronting Master Narratives
Critical examination of dominant themes and narratives in American history and geography for middle and high school. Particular attention to imagining an anti-colonial and anti-racist approach to teaching US history and geography. Satisfies the New York State requirement for US history and geography.
A&HW 4039 The United States Constitution: Civic Decision Making
Major philosophical foundations, problems preceding and during the convention, the struggle for ratification, detailed examination of the document, important court cases, non-written constitutional traditions, and unresolved constitutional issues. Emphasis on past and present struggles to enact democracy in a pluralistic society. Satisfies the New York State requirement for government.
A&HW 4040 Women of the World: Issues in Teaching
Women's lives viewed through history, geography, literature, human rights, demography, and economics provide the subject matter. Reconceptualizing the school curriculum is a dominant theme. Satisfies the New York State requirement for world history and geography.
A&HW 4041 Teaching Economics As if People Mattered
Critical examination of equity and access through the economic decisions of individuals, groups, governments, and societies. Considers economic structures and decisions that center racial and class equity. Examines key economic concepts across the social studies. Satisfies the New York State requirement for economics.
A&HW 4043 Controversial Issues and the Secondary Classroom
This course is about the inclusion of discussions of controversial public issues in secondary school classrooms. Satisfies the New York State requirement for government.
A&HW 4530 Seminar for Student Teachers in Social Studies
Addendum: Restricted to majors. Discussion of contextual issues related to student teaching in New York City and support for developing teachers.
A&HW 4729 Observation in the Social Studies
Restricted to majors. Preliminary experience in middle and high school social studies classrooms.
A&HW 4730 Supervised Student Teaching in Social Studies
Addendum: Restricted to majors. Student teaching placement in middle and high school social studies classrooms.
A&HW 4903 Research and Independent Study in Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. For qualified masters students. Student-proposed course to supplement student’s program plan. Taken under the direction of a faculty member. Students work individually or with others.
A&HW 5011 Contemporary Literature in Social Studies Research and Education I
This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary research and scholarship in social studies education. This the first part of a year-long course in which students will read, synthesize, and contextualize literature that directs the field and is evaluated on your certification exam. We will read across the field with a critical eye toward the conceptual deliberations, explorations of what constitutes a site of social education and accompanying research, the questions scholars ask and how these are reflected in their methods, and finally, how these scholar position themselves and address subjectivity in their research and writing.
A&HW 5021 Contemporary Literature in Social Studies Research and Education II
This course introduces students to contemporary research and scholarship in social studies education. The course emphasizes theories used by social studies educational researchers in synthesizing meaning and making claims.
A&HW 5022 Spatial Theories & Methodologies
This course examines theories of spatiality in critical discourse, drawing largely from feminist and postcolonial scholars. It explores the methods and practices we can use in researching and writing about the spatiality of curriculum, teaching, and/or social interaction.
A&HW 5030 Social Inequities and Schools: Rethinking Social Studies
Examination of social, political, spatial, historical and economic inequities in the context of U.S. urban schools and schooling. Explores the integration of equity-driven curricular and pedagogical orientations to classrooms to redress social inequities.
A&HW 5031 Teacher Education in Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. Introduction to research in teacher education in the social studies; examination of issues related to social studies teacher education.
A&HW 5035 History of the Social Studies since 1880
A historical investigation of the development of the secondary school history/social studies curriculum, including questions related to objectives, content, and methods of instruction.
A&HW 5037 Advanced Teaching Methods in the Social Studies
Examination of alternatives to conventional curricular arrangements in social studies, including attention to authentic assessment, interdisciplinary strategies, social justice education, and pedagogy in public.
A&HW 5040 Global Citizenship Education
Explores the emergence of global citizenship discourse, particularly in the late 20th Century, and considers the philosophical underpinnings of this necessarily obtuse idea. The course considers institutions that enact global citizenship principles while examining how the problems that give rise to global citizenship manifest in the US and beyond during the early 21st Century. Satisfies the New York State requirement for government.
A&HW 5043 Critical Geography Education: Africa
This course explores social theory from geography to develop questions and practices for the teaching of geography in the social studies. The unit of inquiry is Africa, a geographic concept we interrogate during the course. Satisfies the New York State requirement for geography.
A&HW 5203 Fieldwork in Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified masters students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings.
A&HW 5232 Fieldwork in Social Studies
Supervised fieldwork, individual conferences and group seminar related to social studies research.
A&HW 5430 Internship in the Teaching of History and Social Sciences
Permission of instructor required. Ordinarily in secondary schools, community colleges, teacher training programs or publishing work.
A&HW 5503 Research Paper in Social Studies
Required for master’s students submitting a final portfolio or thesis; required for doctoral students submitting their literature review.
A&HW 5530 History of American Social Thought
History of American social thought as it has influenced and been influenced by theories of education and patterns of educational practice.
A&HW 5931 Guided Investigations in the Teaching of Social Studies
Seminar designed to support the preparation and writing a thesis for INSTEP students. Course is taken each summer to develop research plan, carry out research, analyze data and write the thesis.
A&HW 6011 The Citizen & Society
Using scholarship from history, philosophy, and sociology, the course will consider the utility of the word “citizen” and “citizenship” in our teaching and research and offers a variety of ways of rethinking these concepts and ideas
A&HW 6030 Research in Social Studies Education
Permission of instructor required. Supports advanced students working on a research project. Course explores epistemological frameworks, use of theory, research methods, and/or analysis of data. Emphasis determined by needs of students.
A&HW 6203 Advanced Fieldwork in Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified doctoral students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings.
A&HW 6403 Internship in College Teaching in Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. Occasional opportunities in college programs in areas represented by the program.
A&HW 6500 Seminar in the History of the Social Studies
This course is for doctoral students taking the History of Social Studies since 1880 (A&HW 5035) and runs concurrently with A&HW 5035. Course requirements are designed specifically for doctoral students.
A&HW 6503 Doctoral Seminar in Social Studies
Doctoral seminar focused on research paradigms, theory, scholarly identity, writing, and navigating life in academia. Beginning doctoral students take the seminar for four consecutive semesters.
A&HW 6530 Curriculum Development, Research, and Supervision
Aspects of curriculum; teaching and learning processes; attention to problems and techniques of supervision.
A&HW 6903 Research and Independent Study
Permission of instructor required. For qualified doctoral students. Student-proposed course to supplement student’s program plan. Taken under the direction of a faculty member. Students work individually or with others.
A&HW 6935 Studies in History and in the Teaching of History and Social Studies
Permission of instructor required. Individual research and advanced historical method ordinarily related to a doctoral dissertation.
A&HW 7503 Dissertation Seminar in Social Studies
The purpose of the dissertation seminar is to develop and refine specific topics for dissertation research. Students should enroll in the dissertation seminar beginning only in the semester in which they intend to present their dissertation proposal for committee review.
A&HW 8903 Dissertation Advisement in Social Studies
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertation. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. See catalog section on continuous registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.