ETM 500 - Culturally Proficient Teaching

Credits: 3
This course is designed to share strategies to infuse Education That Is Multicultural into curriculum, instruction, professional development, assessment, school climate, and instructional materials in order to ensure that all students will achieve. The purpose of the course is to provide professional development experiences for Maryland educators related to:

Designing curriculum and instruction for education that is multicultural and acceleration of student achievement
Improving inter-cultural communication
Establishing culturally supportive learning environments
Reducing prejudice, bias, harassment, and discrimination
Advancing educational equity in student assessment and achievement
Identifying and selecting bias-free instructional materials

Background formerly EDU 548: Education That Is Multicultural