Students will examine the curricular implications of multicultural education. In this course, students will accept responsibility for monitoring and managing student learning including developing a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills. Students will develop lesson plans which implement principles of multicultural education. In this course, students will provide examples of reflecting upon and evaluating choices and actions with students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community, uphold ethical standards, and actively seek professional growth opportunities through such activities as membership in professional organizations, professional reading, and attending in service professional development and course work. In addition, a selection of articles related to course topics will be distributed to students.
Multicultural communication skills in the classroom .
Multicultural education . Social integration of immigrant and refugee children. Knowledge, power, identity in teaching English as a second language. Human diversity in education . What teachers need to know about learning.