A colloquium integrating foundations, the learning process and curriculum. Open only to Smith senior majors.

Students who speak languages other than English are a growing presence in U.S. schools. These students need assistance in learning academic content in English as well as in developing proficiency in English. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the instructional needs and challenges of students who are learning English in the United States. This course explores a variety of theories, issues, procedures, methods and approaches for use in bilingual, English as a second language, and other learning environments.

This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to pursue deeper understanding about education, teaching, school reform and educational policy while completing a remote internship in a school or educational setting. We will examine how educators can better harness what is known in the research, practice, and policy arenas to ensure that all youth thrive. This course is open to all Five College students who have applied for and been accepted into the Mindich Fellowship. (E)

This course examines the centrality of race in education mainly in the United States but also in other parts of the world. Using an interdisciplinary lens, we will explore an array of theories of race and intersectionality as they relate to education and interrogate related empirical research and personal narratives.

This course combines perspectives on cognition and learning to examine the teaching-learning process in educational settings. In addition to cognitive factors, the course incorporates contextual factors, such as classroom structure, teacher belief systems, peer relationships and educational policy. Consideration of the teaching-learning process highlights subject matter instruction and assessment. Prerequisite: a genuine interest in better understanding teaching and learning. Priority given to majors, minors, first-year students and sophomores. Enrollment limited to 30.

This course explores and examines the basic principles and curricular and instructional practices in early childhood education. Students begin this examination by taking a close look at the young child through readings and discussion, classroom observations and field-based experiences in an early childhood setting. The course also traces the historical and intellectual roots of early childhood education.

This seminar will explore economic principles behind the operation of the sports industry in the United States and internationally. Specific topics to be covered include: antitrust; athlete compensation; labor market behavior; competitive balance; team value and profitability; economic impact and financing of stadiums; economics of the Olympics and World Cup; and, economic issues in college sports. Prerequisites: ECO 250 and ECO 220.

In 2012, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Sciences was awarded to Alvin Roth and LloydShapley for their theoretical and practical work on the design of markets. This course providesan introduction to the field of market design, focusing on the functioning of specific marketsand market mechanisms. Applications include but are not limited to: auctions, kidney exchange,medical match, school choice, course allocation, and trading on the stock market.

Review of mathematical techniques required for a rigorous study of economics. Extensive instruction on applications of these techniques to economic problems will be provided. Emphasis will be put on static and dynamic optimization and comparative statics. Applications to microeconomics, macroeconomics, and financial economics will be discussed. The course pre-requisites are ECO 250, ECO 253, MTH 211, and MTH 212 or permission of the instructor.

Focuses on the economic analysis of resource allocation in a market economy and on the economic impact of various government interventions, such as minimum wage laws, national health insurance and environmental regulations. Covers the theories of consumer choice and decision making by the firm. Examines the welfare implications of a market economy, and of federal and state policies which influence market choices. Prerequisites: ECO 150 and MTH 111 or its equivalent. Enrollment limited to 55 students.