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Stacy L. Smith

Visiting Lecturer in Education

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Education

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207-786-6443 ssmith2@bates.edu

Current Courses

Fall Semester 2025

Perspectives on Education

EDUC 231

This course introduces students to foundational perspectives (anthropological, historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological) on education and helps students apply these perspectives to contemporary schools and classrooms. The course considers several large questions: What should be t…

Winter Semester 2026

Nature-Based Learning and Wellbeing

EDUC 317

We are nature. In this course, we explore forms of knowing, ways of being, and modes of perception connecting humans with the more-than-human world. Multiple approaches to experiential learning and outdoor environments frame questions around nervous system regulation, attention restoration, human an…