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Social Marketing — MOD2147.03

Fall 2014
Instructor: alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
The everyday choices we make as citizens and consumers directly impact human and environmental health. From the food we eat to the clothing we wear, each choice has upstream and downstream impacts. The more global our society becomes, the more challenging it is to understand the impacts of our choices and to make informed decisions. This three-week module will explore social
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Social Marketing — MOD2147.03

Fall 2015
Instructor: Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
The everyday choices we make as citizens and consumers directly impact human and environmental health. From the food we eat to the clothing we wear, each choice has upstream and downstream impacts. The more global our society becomes, the more challenging it is to understand the impacts of our choices and to make informed decisions. This three-week module will explore social
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Speak Out — MOD2117.03; section 2

Spring 2016
Instructor: Tom Bogdan
Credits: 1
We all have things that are important for us to say and we want to be heard. This module will help us to explore using our voices in a healthy way that will allow us to be heard more clearly. We will use simple exercises to develop breath support and vocal projection while learning about basic vocal production. We want to be reminded of what all babies know -- and what most
Drama Modules: Transferable Approaches

Speak Out — MOD2117.01; section 1

Spring 2016
Instructor: Tom Bogdan
Credits: 1
We all have things that are important for us to say and we want to be heard. This module will help us to explore using our voices in a healthy way that will allow us to be heard more clearly. We will use simple exercises to develop breath support and vocal projection while learning about basic vocal production. We want to be reminded of what all babies know -- and what most
Drama Modules: Transferable Approaches

Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

Teaching Languages K-6 — MOD2162.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Sarah Harris, Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly, Ikuko Yoshida
Credits: 1
Early exploration of foreign languages and cultures is gaining increasing attention nationwide. This three-week module is intended to help students gain a basic understanding of foreign language teaching to young children.  Working with local language teachers and program administrators, students will have an opportunity to teach foreign languages in the
Education Languages Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.02

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
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The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.04

Fall 2014
Instructor: michael cohen
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and Conflict Resolution — MOD2137.02

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
The Bible provides many examples and lessons about conflict resolution. This three-week module will focus on some of the most important texts in the Bible when it comes to conflict resolution. Those selected texts will be examined using two thousand years of commentary and analysis. Modern conflict resolution theories, which provide contemporary approaches, will be integrated
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and the Environment — MOD2254.03

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This module will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the Bible with a primary focus on the books of Genesis and Psalms. Through the use of ancient and contemporary commentators the environmental messages of the Biblical texts will be examined as a means to confront and explore our relationship to the environment. The course will also examine the scores of
CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Bible and the Environment — MOD2254.03

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
This module will analyze the environmental dimensions and lessons of the Bible with a primary focus on the books of Genesis and Psalms. Through the use of ancient and contemporary commentators the environmental messages of the Biblical texts will be examined as a means to confront and explore our relationship to the environment. The course will also examine the scores of
Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Book of Deuteronomy and the Advancement of Society — MED2114.03

Fall 2015
Instructor: Michael M. Cohen
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
The Book of Deuteronomy stands apart from the first four books of the Bible as a retelling of what previously occurred according to the text. In that retelling changes were made to so many relevant topics and issues essential for the advancement of public well being. This class will explore those areas ranging from humans the environment, the setting up a judicial
CAPA Environment Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Ferguson Report: A Living Document — MOD2152.04

Spring 2015
Instructor: Crina Archer; Erika Mijlin
Credits: 1
In August of 2014, a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed, 18-year-old black man, in Ferguson, Missouri. According to a recent study, Brown's race rendered him 21 times more likely to be killed by a police officer's bullet than had he been a young, white man. Broad public criticism of the shooting and of a grand jury's failure to indict the officer
Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Infinite — Canceled

Spring 2015
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Credits: 1
The infinite is a theme that recurs in human thought, in places as disparate as philosophy, architecture, literature and mathematics. We will look at how mathematics has been influenced by the infinite, and the ways in which it has come to terms with it. We will mostly look at what mathematicians call the theory of sets: can one infinite collection be called bigger than another
Science Mathematics and Computing Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Personal Learning Plan: Vermont Act 77 Educational Reform — MOD2170.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 1
Vermont Act 77 is a recent bill passed in the Vermont Legislature to enact educational reform. It includes implementing a Personal Learning Plan for all Middle and High School students in public education in Vermont. It is a radical new vision of public education and shares many of the same goals as a Bennington College Plan Process. This Module will introduce Bennington
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

The Refugee Crisis: Where Can I Go? — MOD2156.03

Fall 2015
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati and David Bond
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
In response to the burgeoning crisis of migration-- people fleeing their homes in war-torn Syria and Afghanistan, in countries roiling with decades long upheaval like Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Sudan, drug lord tyranny and violence in Central America, and even new climate change refugees--CAPA will offer a Pop-Up course this term to examine how our global community has
Modules: Transferable Approaches

Time Capsule 2016 — MOD2159.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Erika Mijlin
Credits: 1
If we were to prepare a time capsule to leave behind for a future generation to open, how would we go about it? What would we include? What kinds of questions would we have to ask in order to decide on a list of items? First, we might have to define ‘ourselves’, and what we know and think about our time and place in history. Then, how do we express this understanding through a
Modules: Transferable Approaches Visual Arts

What Happened in North Bennington? The Profound Struggle for the Soul of Education in America — MOD2405.02

Spring 2017
Instructor:
Credits: 1
In this course we will begin with an examination of the events that occurred in North Bennington, VT as the community voted to close its public school in response to Act 46, the new state law requiring school districts across Vermont to consolidate. The events surrounding Act 46 and the closing of the public school in North Bennington marked a “sea change” in education policy
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Who is Gloria Steinem? — MOD2149.04

Spring 2015
Instructor: Karen Gover
Credits: 1
In preparation for her visit to campus, this module will be an introduction to the thought and work of Gloria Steinem, journalist, activist, co-founder of Ms. Magazine, and feminist organizer. We will situate her work within the "second wave" of feminism and within its larger political context in US history. This course will be offered Thursday, May 14 - Monday, June 1.
Modules: Transferable Approaches

Writing on Music — MOD2124.03

Fall 2016
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 1
"Writing about music is like dancing about painting," goes a chestnut attributed to Elvis Costello. Yet the art of putting music into words is one of the oldest artistic collaborations. In this class, we'll look at examples of contemporary musical prose, and talk about this essential act of multidisciplinary translation. Students will write short concert and album reviews
Modules: Transferable Approaches

Writing on Music — MOD2124.04

Fall 2016
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 1
"Writing about music is like dancing about painting," goes a chestnut attributed to Elvis Costello. Yet the art of putting music into words is one of the oldest artistic collaborations. In this class, we'll look at examples of contemporary musical prose, and talk about this essential act of multidisciplinary translation. Students will write short concert and album reviews,
Modules: Transferable Approaches Music