Develop Critical Awareness and Leadership Skills for Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom
Explore equity, social justice and inclusive classroom practices with our Graduate Certificate in Urban Education. K-12 teachers can benefit from this four-course online certificate program. Racial and linguistic diversity is increasing in school systems across the county. Such diversity is a strength, but it also presents challenges. Upon program completion, you will embrace a more responsive and inclusive approach to teaching and understand how systems have historically marginalized groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability.
Learning Outcomes
- Foster equity for racially, culturally, socioeconomically and linguistically diverse learners through teaching practices.
- Understand the challenges students face who differ from the majority population in language, ethnicity, culture, gender and sexual orientation.
- Encourage partnerships between schools, families and communities.
- Explore culturally responsive teaching and social and emotional learning and development.
- Contemplate thinking, writing, and talking about texts, emphasizing anti-racist literature and social justice.