This course focuses on using culturally responsive, classroom practices to engage learners whose first, and/or home language is not English. We will, explore how the candidate's culture and race, intersect with learning and teaching. Course, content centers on key elements impacting teaching, and learning, including race, culture, and, language, which will be examined through the lens, of classroom practice, school engagement, and, community resources that support and build upon, student and family assets. Candidates develop, strategies to work with significant people in the, child's environment in order to support and, encourage success in schools. Candidates examine, barriers to family involvement and learn, strategies to encourage the development of, positive working relationships between home and, school. Topics for readings and discussion, include, race, socio-economics, language, social, and cultural capital, language, and immigration.
- Teacher: Sarika Mosley