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Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading - #SPC22006

Graduate-Level Credit / Non-Credit Hours
3 Semester Credits or 45 Clock Hours

Course Description

Participants in this course will examine methodologies to facilitate the development of a culturally relevant classroom centered around research of Gloria Ladson-Billings, Geneva Gay, Django Paris, and H. Samy Alim, among others. Participants will reflect on their own teaching practices and explore strategies and frameworks that incorporate a student’s and school community’s cultural heritage and experiences; fostering a much more wholistic educational experience for all children. The foundations of culturally responsive teaching will be researched. Strategies for helping students, teachers, and parents understand what culturally relevant teaching is and how it is effectively implemented will be explored. Participants will learn how to create a culturally welcoming classroom, development and implement strategies for fostering relationships between different cultures in one’s classroom, and how to help students understand differences between cultures in a respectful manner. Additional topics include culturally responsive classroom management and discipline, including students with special needs in the culturally responsive classroom, and connecting parents/home to the culturally relevant classroom.

Global Goals of the Course

The following global goals of the course exist to deepen and/or apply the content and skills of teachers’ existing professional knowledge:

  1. To examine current research in the area of best practice in the culturally relevant classroom frameworks (NBPTS 3,4)
  2. To develop an understanding of the need for effective culturally relevant teaching strategies to engage all learners in today’s classroom, both in traditional or virtual classrooms (NBPTS 1,3,4)
  3. To analyze current culturally relevant classroom instructional practices in order to create engaged practices to better support student learning (NBPTS 1,3,4)
  4. To explore possible applications of culturally relevant frameworks for students with special needs (NBPTS 1,2,3,4)
  5. To explore research-proven frameworks and lesson planning that foster culturally responsive classroom experiences (NBTS 1,2,3,4)
  6. To collaborate and lead other educational professionals to improve student learning through the use of culturally relevant teaching models (NBPTS 5)


Reviews


By Laura Anne Putyra
Reviewed 1 year ago
I love Mary Wolf, and I love the wide range of classes on The Connecting Link! I will take as many courses as my district allows because I am learning so much.


By Jennifer Horrillo
Reviewed 1 year ago
Paul Wright's instruction and feedback in this course was very thoughtful and thorough. For an online course, I was impressed with the attention my work received and the help offered. The different modules were very complete and the forums and projects were helpful.


By Samantha Crisp
Reviewed 1 day ago
This course really helped me understand that culturally responsive instruction is not the same as multiculturalism - it's a whole mindset about helping students find their identities in the curriculum. The choices we make as teachers have the power to affirm or diminish their identities. I came away with many useful strategies and resources that I am already applying in my classroom! Paul Wright, the instructor, was fantastic. So responsive and generous with quality feedback!


By Ashley Stange
Reviewed 2 years ago
Steve facilitates beneficial and engaging conversations. His choice of materials is thorough.


By Ninfa Rohrbach
Reviewed 2 months ago
I really enjoyed the class. I learned a lot when I find it hard with online courses. Paul was very nice and his responses were not only helpful, but very detailed, I knew that he had really read what my answers were.

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