L.EDU 265 - Multicultural Education-EI

Credits: 3

This course focuses on topics critical to providing an effective education experience for children from various backgrounds and with a variety of experiences. Topics include the different elements of culture in the K-12 classroom including: race, religion, gender, sexual identity, social class, disabilities, language, and geographic region. The goal of the course is for students to develop multicultural awareness, learn effective classroom strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners, and to become advocates for multicultural education. Students will explore how their own identities and experiences impact their views of education, culture, and society. Historical and sociological perspectives will be used as lenses to view topics in education. This course incorporates multiple viewpoints to evaluate the way Christopher Columbus is taught in schools and examines the Civil Rights and Women’s Suffrage movements (history). The experiences of First Nations of Wisconsin students in schools through history (history), and privilege (sociology) are studied in-depth. Students are required to complete 10 hours of field experiences outside of our class meeting times.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Identity, Culture, & Society-EI