Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy and Social Justice

Catalog description

Students will identify and reflect upon their own cultural background and positionality, how they position others, and how self and others are situated within larger systems of power and privilege. Students will consider how issues of ability, identity, and equity are intertwined in pedagogy and assessment. The course will emphasize pedagogical and assessment practices to promote the academic achievement of learners from diverse and/or marginalized groups. Participants will examine methods by which educational and other professionals can develop more culturally relevant and responsive practices.