EDUC M300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society   Tags: elementary, ethnicity, majority, minority, multicultural, pluralism, secondary  

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Course Description: This course is designed to examine teaching effectiveness and excellence related to teaching in a pluralistic society. Academic success is increasingly tied to diversity issues; hence studying the nature of culture, individual differences among students, and issues related to cultural pluralism such as religion, gender and socio-economic status are critical.  Understanding what it means to be a culturally competent teacher, knowing how to integrate multicultural education throughout the curriculum, and being able to identify classroom teaching strategies which respond positively to the personal and ethnic diversity of learners are each components of being a reflective scholar, instructional leader and global citizen.

Course Rationale: When you become a teacher, you make the commitment to teach ALL students. The rationale behind this course is to better prepare you to fulfill that commitment and to help you understand the personal and societal obstacles that might interfere with your ability to do so.  Awareness and education are the first two, crucial steps towards empowering yourself to be the best possible teacher for all students.

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