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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Strategies and Tools

Course Overview Course Overview
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Strategies and Tools
A culturally responsive school climate is integral to the work of educating multilingual learners (MLs) and fostering positive relationships with their families. However, knowing what steps to take to strengthen culturally responsive teaching practices in classrooms and schools can be challenging.
This self-paced course, specifically designed for EDL and content teachers, administrators, and support staff working with MLs and their families, will provide you with a toolbox of strategies that you can implement in your context to foster culturally responsive teaching.
Learning Objectives Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of culture in the education of multilingual students
- Explore five guiding principles for culturally responsive teaching
- Apply advocacy strategies to foster culturally responsive teaching in your context
- Explore the meaning of culture and its implications for teaching and learning
- Assess your school’s strengths in the implementation of culturally responsive teaching practices and set attainable goals for improvement.
Course Amenities Course Amenities
- Three flexible learning components that you can work on at times that are most convenient for you
- 12-hour professional development certificate for you upon satisfactory completion of the course
- Interactive, facilitated PLC discussions that provide opportunities for you to apply strategies, share recommendations, and develop new ideas
- Authentic video clips of EL strategies in action in the classroom
- Practical application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
- Guiding and reflective questions in a note-taking guide to provide you support throughout the course
Certificate Hours
Upon course completion, participants will earn a certificate for (12) hours of professional development. Bonus hours: Participants can earn two additional PD hours by completing optional coursework