Description
This course invites educators to build upon the concept of Culturally Responsive Teaching practices. This approach is based on cognitive neuroscience. When culturally responsive teaching practices are combined with asset-based learning, which includes: life experiences, cultural and community traditions, students are empowered and encouraged to achieve in ways that promote critical thinking, empathy, and creative problem-solving skills that lead to students becoming independent learners.
This course is a part of the Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence (DECC) Series.
Objectives
The United States is a country with ever increasing diversity. Studies show that instructional techniques that connect educational content to a student’s life experience and culture lead to better academic outcomes, especially for children of color.
By the end of this course, educators will identify how to effectively leverage culturally responsive teaching practices to:
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Implement learning environments that value students assets (the lived experiences, perspectives, cultural, and community knowledge) that all students bring to school
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Identify and incorporate student assets to create more equitable, student-centered, and rigorous learning environments for all children
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Reflect on diversity, equity, and cultural competence and how they use this knowledge in their professional practice
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