Description

This course is designed to give educators a deeper understanding of ways culture effects students' ability to learn and be successful in school. Teachers will gain insight into supporting students from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and creating meaningful learning that provides success in both academics and social emotional learning.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

Teachers will:

• develop skills to identify with students struggling due to cultural disparities.
• effectively manage instruction that engages students deemed as at-risk.
• create instruction that effectively engages all students.

Required Text:

George Couros, Innovator's Mindset, 2015, Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-9861554-9-9 

Teachers are responsible for accessing BlackBoard and making discussion comments pertaining to questions reflective of weekly reading. I'm not requiring a final reflection paper because teachers will be using their personal times during our discussion meetings.

"THE READING MATERIAL WAS IMMACULATE."

"THE PROCESS WAS THOUGHTFUL OF OUR STUDY, REFLECTIVE OF OUR PRACTICE AND APPLICABLE TO OUR FUTURE PRACTICE."

"THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD. THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WENT WELL."

"YOU POSED GOOD QUESTIONS THAT REALLY GOT ME THINKING ABOUT MY PRACTICES IN MY CLASSROOM."

"ENJOYED TAKING THE TIME TO REFLECT ON CURRENT CLASSROOM PRACTICES & HOW INNOVATION CAN MAKE IT BETTER."

"ENJOYED GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS THAT OCCUR ON SPECIFIC TOPICS."

"I REALLY ENJOYED THE BOOK. GREAT CHOICE!"