Course Objectives

• Explain the reasons behind teaching tolerance and appreciation of diversity.
• Brainstorm ways to make students feel welcome in the classroom.
• Describe strengths and challenges that students from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds bring to the classroom.
• Develop strategies for addressing diverse challenges of students by building on students’ strengths.
• Analyze research findings on the gender gaps in academic achievement.
• Establish strategies to address gender bias in the classroom.
• Identify the role that literature can play in helping students form multiple perspectives and embrace diversity.
• Design strategies for including multicultural literature in lessons and units.
• Explore how conflict resolution can help reduce school violence and help students embrace diversity.
• Apply conflict resolution techniques to a student conflict scenario.
• Examine how teaching civic and social responsibility contributes to tolerance and embracing diversity.
• Devise strategies for incorporating civic and character education into the curriculum.

Syllabus

(ASCD PD Online course, 2011) Self-paced asynchronous online course. Upon completion, learners will be awarded an ASCD Certificate worth up to 20 Clock Hours.