EDTS 520 - Strategies for Teaching Multicultural Students (3)

Study after study has shown that an achievement gap exists for students from diverse cultural backgrounds. But why does this gap show up consistently, and what can you do to help bridge it in your classroom?

In this course, you will gain the tools necessary to begin closing the achievement gap for multicultural students. You’ll examine why this gap exists from a political, cultural, socioeconomic, linguistic, and psychological perspective, and what you can do to engage multicultural students and their families in their education. You’ll learn to identify when students are struggling and adjust your teaching style to meet them where they are. In addition, you’ll develop methods for talking to colleagues who have negative or inaccurate beliefs about diverse students so they can better support their students as well.

By the end of this course, you will have an increased awareness and sensitivity to the culture and experience of diverse students, and be able to implement robust strategies for supporting and fostering their personal and academic success.