EDU 318 - Culturally Responsive Classrooms

3 Credits
SPRING

This course bridges theory and practice using a student-centered and culture-centered approach based on a Christian perspective of social justice and equal outcomes for all. Focusing on linguistic diversity, it guides teacher candidates to support multilingual student competencies. The course emphasizes the complexities of diverse students and their communities, promotes teacher candidate self-reflection of their own biases, and focuses on the practice of culturally relevant teaching in the curriculum and classroom instruction. This integration enriches the course content, empowering educators to enact meaningful change in their classrooms and communities. Ten clock hours of field experience at an approved school site are required.

Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Department.

Corequisite: EDU 318F