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MTI 548 EL: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

MTI 548 EL: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

SKU: 00152-26-26-1-1-1 Category:

GRADUATE CREDITS: 3

Textbook:

Beck, Isabel, Margaret McKeown and Linda Kucan. (2013). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction (2nd ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

 

Course Description:

This course, with its text, addresses the achievement gap that remains a problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Educators will understand why and how culturally responsive pedagogy has shown promise in meeting the need for a proven framework in optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning in diverse classrooms. This course draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. At the completion of this course, all instructional leaders will reap the benefits of culturally responsive instruction.

Learning Outcomes/Competencies:

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Understand how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships. (InTASC 2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Connect with and prepare students to become independent learners. (InTASC 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Acquire ten key strategies to build students’ learner operating systems (InTASC 1, 2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Design and implement brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. (InTASC 2, 5, 7, 8)

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Transcripts:
Available within 1 week of receiving your grade.

Assignments:

  • 10 text questions
  • 2 applications
  • 1 action research project
  • 1 essay
  • 10 journal entries
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Price: ​$395