EDUC 4401 The Multicultural Classroom

Examines the numerous misunderstandings that arise from cross-cultural contact, and outlines methods to help students develop improved intercultural communication skills. The course is organized to motivate students to review their beliefs about multiculturalism in general and their own cultural identity in particular. It presents an integrated multicultural model of curriculum and instruction along with practical tools prospective teachers can use and links the idea of multicultural education to the concept of effective teaching. There will be 15 hours of directed field experiences embedded into this course.

Registration Name

The Multicultural Classroom

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Demorest: Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Discuss significant historical movements of culture in education  
2. Analyze the connections between culture and the neuroscience of processing information  
3. Assess one’s professional and personal dispositions, self-awareness, awareness of others, and cultural representations to inform instructional practices. 
4. Characterize examples of visual culture and their potential impacts on learning in the classroom
5. Develop polysensitive instructional strategies that build student-teacher partnerships and enhance students’ learning