STEM 533 - Culturally Responsive Teaching in Stem

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Culturally responsive teaching is based on the belief that culture is central to student learning. Culture refers to the integrated patterns of human behavior that include language, thoughts, communication, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and norms of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups (Educational Leadership Project, 2005). This course provides the theories and research related to culturally responsive teaching and examines the classroom practices, such as interdisciplinary units, using real-world connections, creating safe, respectful environments and use of explicit instruction, to assist course participants to understand their own cultural identity and be able to make teaching and learning more relevant and effective in their classrooms. The students in this course will be able to identify and examine issues pertinent specifically to STEM-content related issues relating to gender, race, ethnicity and English Language Learners as well as other social groups.