Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Culturally responsive, relevant, appropriate, responsible, inclusive, congruent, compatible and sensitive are all terms used to describe teaching that strives to meet the needs of diverse students. Culturally responsive teachers consciously attempt to bridge divides between students’ experiences in their homes and communities and those intheir classrooms and schools. This course will focus on culturally relevant pedagogy from multiple perspectives andis aimed at teachers of all content areas. After taking this course, teachers will have a deeper knowledge of the issues surrounding culturally relevant pedagogy and will know how to best incorporate this knowledge into their teaching in a multitude of ways.