This four-credit graphics workshop examines the simple act of telling stories with picture and words. During the ten weeks we will study the history of related popular film, animation and comics as well as further investigations in story structure, character development, shadow theatre and visual storyboarding. This class would be great preparation for anyone interested in taking the next step in developing ideas for short films or illustrated stories.

In this year-long course, students will learn to communicate about several aspects of their lives and lay a sound foundation for further language acquisition. Latino culture and examples of literature, poetry, films, art and history from Latin America and Spain will be introduced. The course will use a communicative method and be conducted primarily in Spanish. Students with Spanish language experience who are not ready for the Intermediate class should contact the Beginning Spanish faculty regarding appropriate placement.

This interactive, student-focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. Winter quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. We will use Vistas (Vistas Higher Learning, 2008) third edition, workbook and lab manual, including practice activities on its Web site, and an integrated fotonovela. Student access to the Internet required; activities, assignments and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter.

This course is designed to build upon previous skills. It includes a comprehensive review of selected grammatical topics such as serestar, preterito-imperfecto and others. The main objective is to prepare students for conversational activities in Spanish. Songs, audio-visual presentations and reading materials about cultural and social issues in Latin America are used to learn grammar, expand vocabulary and practice writing. Students who are uncertain whether they are prepared for the Intermediate class should contact the faculty regarding appropriate placement.

This course is designed as a comprehensive review of the subjunctive mode and other selected grammatical topics. The main objective will be to prepare students for conversational activities using several audiovisual and reading materials to engage them in conversation. Songs from Latin America will be used to introduce vocabulary.

This course covers the central competencies in special education assessment. It provides a basic knowledge of the purposes, implementation and interpretation of formal and informal assessments. Participants gain an understanding of how to administer, score, interpret and report on formal and informal assessments, and analyze the accessibility and appropriateness of assessments for students with disabilities to determine the effectiveness of Individual Education Plans, and modifications and accomodations to general curriculum. Students are required to complete five 6-hour classes and 36 hours of practicum.

Major areas of study include classroom and behavior management techniques with special education students; diversity in the classroom and working effectively with diverse learners; various classroom management models and identified best practices for effective teaching and learning; federal, state and local guidelines and laws regarding behavior management; and discipline in the schools with a focus on students who are at-risk for violent behaviors. Students will complete five 6-hour classes and 36 hours of practicum experience.

This course is intended as an introduction to statistics. It is understood that the student has limited mathematical skills, little if any formal exposure to data and data analysis, and no experience with statistics. This class will introduce the student to the statistical process - data collection, ways of organizing data, an introduction to data analysis and an opportunity to learn how practitioners present their findings. We will consider several case studies, explore how data is used in explaining common events, and develop a more critical understanding about how statistics allows us to understand the world around us.

In this class we will explore the concepts of inferential statistics. This class assumes that the student has a prior background in descriptive statistics. The class will discuss probability, especially in terms of probability distributions, and move on to hypothesis testing. In this context, the class will work with several distributions, such as t, chi square, f as well as the normal distribution, and work with the anova and multiple regression. The class will finish with an introduction to non-parametric statistics. In addition, students will consider journal articles and research concepts, and will prepare a small presentation using the concepts from the class.

This is a graduate course, offered through the Master of Public Administration program, which may be open to undergraduate students. See www.evergreen.edu/mpa/courseinfo.htm for more information.

This advanced interdisciplinary science course will allow students the opportunity to research and perform experiments on topics relevant to their studies and interest. Students will work individually or in small groups and participate in weekly class discussions related to problems and progress encountered in their work. Evaluations will be based upon participation, weekly progress reports (lab notebook) and a presentation to their peers.

This is a graduate course, offered through the Master of Public Administration program, which may be open to undergraduate students. See www.evergreen.edu/mpa/courseinfo.htm for more information.