Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 5330 - Culturally Relevant Classroom Management and Language Engagement in Urban Classrooms and Communities


Credits: 3

This course is designed to help teachers create and maintain caring, respectful classroom communities in which learners feel safe, valued, cared about, respected, and empowered. The course includes a strong emphasis on developing knowledge about the culture and backgrounds of children and families in order to establish positive interactions within the classroom community. When teachers create these kinds of environments learners are academically engaged. This course also introduces the study of multilingualism, language development, and language engagement methodologies for teaching in linguistically and culturally diverse educational settings and communities

GaPSC Standard 2, 4, 5