ED 470 - Diversity, Equity, and Education

Credits: 3
This course focuses on creating meaningful and relevant teaching and learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students. A social justice perspective is used to examine ways that prejudice, culture, language diversity, and socioeconomic factors influence the student’s academic success within the current system and under the current policies. The cultures of students are studied and used in planning and cultivating culturally responsive learning/instruction and an asset-based view of family and community relations. Field experience is required. All students admitted to the teacher education program must take this course.

Prerequisite(s): ED 357.
General Education: May be used to fulfill the Cultural Diversity course component of the General Education Requirements.