Winter 2014 Collegium Seminars

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Winters in Seattle are an ideal time to stretch your academic interests. Here, freshmen can find a number of interesting classes to fill our their schedules. Take a class that’s a little different from what you normally take. Collegium Seminars are low-risk (they’re 1 credit, credit/no credit); they’re taught by some of the UW’s best faculty; and they’re limited to 20 students. Plus, taking a Collegium Seminar will add a little intellectual sunshine to the gray winter days.

  • The History of Innovation
  • Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • Seminar in Animal Communication
  • Marketing in the 21st Century
  • Genetically Modified Foods: Menace or Magic?
  • Growing up with Fiction
  • Leadership: Up, Down, and Sideways
  • Public Controversies and the Law: Major Recent Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court
  • The Violence of the Small: Looking into Global Complexity
  • Sustainable Energy Solutions for the 21st Century: Science, Technology, and Policy
  • Imagining Latin America

For more information, check out the website!

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Are you interested in learning more about the world of K-12 education?

Thinking of teaching as a possible career?

Would you like to make a difference in the life of a young person?

If so, check out the Inner Pipeline seminars offered by The Pipeline Project during Spring Quarter 2013. Students receive credit for attending a seminar once a week and tutoring in Seattle schools or community organizations for 2.5 hours or more per week. There are a wide range of seminar topics. Here is a comprehensive list of our upcoming offerings:

Mondays:

·         Education in the Justice System (EDUC 401E)

·         Higher Education Tutoring and Mentorship (EDUC 401 F & G)

·         Learning for Life, Not for Labor or Grades (EDUC 401)

Tuesdays:

·         General Issues in K-12 Education (EDUC 401A)

·         Literacy Through Photography (EDUC 401 L)

·         Nonprifits and Education (EDUC 401 S)

Wednesdays:

·         Education For Sustainability (EDUC 401K)

·         General Issues in K-12 Education (EDUC 401B)

·         Refugee Communities (EDUC 401 I)

Thursdays:

·         Literacy Through Photography (EDUC 401 L)

·         Math and Science in K-12 Education (EDUC 401H)

·         Philosophy for Children (EDUC 401 M)

 

Details and descriptions for each seminar may be found on our website:        

http://expd.washington.edu/pipeline/inner/winter-2014/winter-2014-inner-pipeline-seminars.html

All students should attend a mandatory Pipeline orientation prior to the first class session. You may sign-up and rsvp at:

https://expo.uw.edu/expo/login

Please contact us at pipeline@uw.edu with additional questions. We look forward to working with you.

UW Freshwater Science Initiative Faculty Candidate Seminars

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We are coming up on the 3rd week of the UW Freshwater Science Initiative Faculty Candidate Seminars and encourage faculty, staff and students to attend!  The seminars will be taking place as follows:

 

Becca Barnes

Post Doc, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University (PhD, 2008 Yale University)

Tuesday, April 16

4:00 p.m., Fisheries (FSH) 102

 

David Butman

Post Doc, US Geological Survey, Yale University (PhD 2012, Yale University)

Wednesday, April 17

4:00 p.m., Fisheries (FSH) 102

 

Gordon Holtgrieve

Post Doc, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington (PhD, 2009 University of Washington)

Thursday, April 18

3:30 p.m., Fisheries (FSH) 102

[seminars]: Pipeline Project

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Pipeline Project’s seminars this winter allow students to tutor for credit in conjunction with attending seminars that explore a wide variety of issues and topics in the field of education.  

Interested students can contact peichial@uw.edu.

See other Pipeline seminar offerings at http://expd.washington.edu/pipeline/inner/winter-2013/winter-2013-inner-pipeline-seminars.html.


COOL Science Education

Facilitators: Déana Scipio and Tansy Clay Burns

Days/Time: Thursdays, 3:00-4:20 pm

Do you care about learning, youth development, science education, and social justice? Project COOL (Chemical Oceanography Outside of the Lab) is looking for UW students who want to make science accessible and inviting for all learners.The COOL Science Education Seminar is a two-quarter commitment to learn cutting edge approaches to science education and to work directly with diverse middle school youth who themselves will engage in authentic scientific studies. This class is part of a funded National Science Foundation project to engage university faculty, students & youth from underrepresented groups in the practice of contemporary science.

UW students in the COOL Science Education Seminar will learn research-based approaches to support science learning in non-school settings, learn the Project COOL curriculum, and engage in field experiences with youth. Students will develop both knowledge and a community with common interests and skills to support youth science learning. UW students will spend their volunteer hours in two local middle schools. Transportation will be provided to and from the University.

Education for Sustainability

 

Facilitator: Samantha Dolan

Day/Time: Wednesdays, 12:30-1:50 pm  

How can educators develop young people’s knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for our society to meet the needs of today while ensuring a hopeful future? As Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction states, “The quality of life for all people, now and in the future, will ultimately depend upon the individual’s comprehension of the interdependency of environmental, economic and social systems, and of how individuals understand their role in an interdependent world.” This seminar will examine trends in K-12 environmental education in the U.S. and Washington State. Through readings, discussions and guest presenters, w e will explore various philosophies, models and age –appropriate approaches to K-12 environmental education. Students will attend weeklyseminars and volunteer in related school classrooms and community organizations in Seattle for at least 2 ½ (2 credits) hours a wee