EDUC 2025 - Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms

1. Student Diversity in Context Cultural diversity in America¿s schools Views of culture and education Educational approaches to student cultural diversity
2. The Roots of Diversity Language and communication Language, culture, and cognition
3. The Educational Response Preparation, assessment, and characteristics of the effective teacher Effective instructional strategies for teaching linguistically and culturally diverse students

1. describe the complexity of a diverse student population in the nation and in schools.
2. apply instructional strategies to meet the needs of a culturally diverse population.
3. describe minority family attitudes, academic expectations, and treatment in schools.
4. apply strategies that will create a welcoming school climate for a culturally diverse population of students.
5. describe past and current issues for specific public school minority populations.
6. describe the achievement gap between minority and dominant-culture students.
7. define the role of a classroom teacher in a culturally diverse school.
8. define terminology related to instructional strategies for a diverse population of students.

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