Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Develop the skills to use culturally relevant pedagogy as a lens to reflect personally on your practice, analyze systemic issues that perpetuate the disparities, and practice having the honest and compassionate dialogue that can positively impact students.
Program Overview
Understand how differentiation and engaging curriculum supports cultural competency and increases student engagement. Learn the impact of sociopolitical consciousness when teaching children and their role in the development of critically conscious students. Engage in activities to practice “interrupting” those practices and policies that seek to impede the support of marginalized students. Gain strategies to have compassionate dialogue using the RIR (Recognize, Interrupt and Repair) Protocol.
Duration
Approximately 15 hours
Up to 6 months to complete courseworkEstimated Tuition
$220
Ways to Learn
Online
Credit
1 PDU
Graduate Level Professional Development CreditKey Features
Online and self-paced | Dedicated mentor | Interactive assignments
Real-world case studies | Create an action plan | Earn graduate level professional development credits
Upon successful mastery of this course, you will be able to:
- Build capacity to work effectively with students of color, thus eliminating the racial achievement disparities that exist in schools
- Understand culturally relevant pedagogy as a tool to reflect personally on teaching practices and analyze the systemic issues that perpetuate achievement disparities
- Improve communication to strengthen capacity to have honest and compassionate dialogue in order to positively impact students’ learning experiences
- Reflect on the effectiveness of your current role in and approach to students’ learning experiences
Course Topics:
- Culturally relevant pedagogy
- Supporting academic achievement
- Cultural competency
- Understanding what culturally responsive educator means
- Sociopolitical consciousness
- Cultivating sociopolitical consciousness
- CRP as a lens for equity
- Culturally responsive learning environments
Who Should Enroll?
- PreK-12 teachers
- Teacher candidates
- School administrators
- Para-educators
Earn your credit in 3 simple steps
Step 1
Register online.
Step 2
Complete the course.
Step 3
Receive credits and obtain an official transcript.
Resources
This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Epoch Education
What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?
Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.