STEM- Ambassadors Program
Students work in small groups with a research faculty advisor and graduate student mentor. They engage in a variety of activities related to STEM research, education and outreach. Students experience the STEM research culture at the university, engage in group and independent research projects, engage in mentoring middles school students, and interact with a diversity of STEM professionals.
Independent Study
Not available at this time
Richard Kneszewski
Primary Title:
Technical Specialist
Institution:
UMASS Amherst
Department:
Facilities & Campus Services
Email Address:
rkneszewski@umass.edu
Telephone:
413-545-6429
Classroom Assessment
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to classroom assessment that includes a consideration of technical issues, as well as policy issues related to test use and misuse in American education. The ultimate goal of this course is to provide the student with a balance of both theory and its practical applications in the area of assessment. This class is not designed strictly for teachers; however, students who are education minors or who plan to become teachers will find this class useful.
Classroom Assessment
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to classroom assessment that includes a consideration of technical issues, as well as policy issues related to test use and misuse in American education. The ultimate goal of this course is to provide the student with a balance of both theory and its practical applications in the area of assessment. This class is not designed strictly for teachers; however, students who are education minors or who plan to become teachers will find this class useful.
The Practice of Art
An introduction to two-dimensional and three-dimensional studio disciplines with related lectures and readings. Historical and contemporary references will be used throughout the course to enhance and increase the student’s understanding of the visual vocabulary of art. How the comprehension of differing visual practices directly relates to personal investigations and interpretations within the covered disciplines of drawing, sculpture, painting, photography and printmaking.
ST-NativeAmerFoodways&PlantMed
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to Native American traditional foods and ways of preparing them, and some basic uses of plants used as medicines by Native Americans. The course will also examine ways that Native Peoples are working to protect and revitalize their foodways in the present.
ST-Ojibwe Lang & Culture 1
The course provides an introduction to Ojibwe language and culture. Ojibwe is a Native American language spoken by the Anishinaabe people. Contemporary Anishinabe communities live in several states and Canadian provinces, including Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, Ontario, and Manitoba. Ojibwe is part of the Algonquian language family and is closely related to languages spoken by tribal communities in the New England region. This course is for students who have no previous knowledge of Ojibwe or Native American history and culture.