TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS

CURRIC 736

Overview of issues that influence and determine the language and academic developmet of English language learners. Explore social, cultural and educational contexts and practices as they relate to the education of this population.

CURRIC/RP&SE 406

Addresses a range of issues to help teachers more thoughtfully and equitably serve their students of color and develop a critical and historical understanding of the racism, marginalization, and exclusion that is endemic to the U.S. public school system. Provides an overview of foundational constructs that are essential for pre-service teachers preparing to teach and serve diverse students and families. Explore how race, racism, and racialization in education intersect with class, gender, dis/ability, religion, sexuality, etc. to shape inequitable schooling conditions and experiences for students of color. Analyze the effects at the individual, interactional, institutional, and societal levels Consider how power always-already enables particular policies and practices that reproduce educational inequities and hence sustain white privilege and dominance.

CURRIC 778

Examines issues related to identity through three interrelated concepts--teaching, literacies, and diversity--from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, sociology, narrative studies, and sociocultural perspectives. Explore what "identity" means and how each conceptualization is related to teaching and learning, especially for children from diverse communities and backgrounds.

SOC 205

Promotes diversity by bringing students of different backgrounds together for discussion, projects, and gatherings. Gain intergroup and critical thinking skills to promote diversity and equity in classroom and professional settings. Introduces sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, and other intersecting categories.

CURRIC 844

Pedagogy that explores the relationships between culture and learning as well as teacher ideology and beliefs systems. Examines critical pedagogy and pedagogies of resistance.