Strategies for Teaching Equity

Catalog description

This course examines the complex topics of equity and social comprehension in the classroom. It is designed to provide educators with strategies to use in the classroom to build trust, empathy, understanding and acceptance. When students learn how to use their own strengths and points of view to contribute in a diverse classroom community, they build confidence, self esteem, learn empathy and deepen the sense of community. This course will raise teacher and student awareness of the concepts of equity, inclusivity, diversity, bias (both explicit and implicit), and social justice.