Inclusive Curriculum & Materials Design for Multicultural Classrooms

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the concept of English learner (EL)-inclusive curriculum and materials design for multicultural classrooms. Students survey the steps of the curriculum and materials design process to identify opportunities for instructional decision-making that lead to greater inclusivity for multilingual learners of English. They also examine and explain the ways in which curricula and materials create or do not create inclusive learning experiences for multilingual learners of English in multicultural classrooms. At the completion of this course, students propose and enact modifications to curricula and materials that create greater EL-inclusivity in multicultural classrooms. For students pursuing an M.Ed., this course also includes investigation into the academic research on the lack of inclusivity and bias in standardized tests and other curriculum-mandated assessments. Through the lens of this research, students pursing an M.Ed. analyze the assessments for a specific curriculum, prepare suggestions for an alternative assessment plan, and develop instructor guidelines for creating inclusivity and eliminating bias in their classroom assessments.