Method
Online Traditional
Term
FALL
Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Estimated Cost
$510

Skills you will gain

  • Cultural Awareness: Understand and distinguish between cultural diversity, prejudice, discrimination, and racism in the classroom.
  • Multicultural Lesson Planning: Develop and implement lesson plans that reflect diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Inclusive Classroom Environment: Create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where all students can thrive.
  • Parent Engagement: Develop strategies to effectively involve parents in their children's early education.
  • Self-Reflection: Cultivate self-awareness regarding personal attitudes and biases to enhance teaching effectiveness.

Course Description


This course explores diversity, values, culture, racism and oppression from the educator's viewpoint and the impacts these factors have on creating a positive multicultural classroom environment. You’ll learn various styles of communicating with parents, and role-play scenarios to practice handling awkward situations. Course assignments provide an opportunity to develop multicultural lesson plans that can be used in an early childhood classroom.

Topics

  • Diverse learners
  • Cultural diversity
  • Racism and oppression
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Multicultural lesson plans
  • Home-school partnerships
  • Confronting bias and overcoming cultural conflict

Additional Information

This course is designed to be consumed in chunks: each module contains a "chunk" of information or course of study and must be completed within the week it is allocated.

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