Structuring the Multi-Cultural Classroom for Academic Success
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Overview
Subject area
EDUC
Catalog Number
353
Course Title
Structuring the Multi-Cultural Classroom for Academic Success
Department(s)
Description
This introductory course utilizes various multi-cultural educational settings to expose the teacher-in-training to children and youth from other cultures. For example, students will visit neighborhoods in Chinatown, Brighton Beach, Spanish Harlem, Central Brooklyn, Flatbush and Bay Ridge, and they will observe the dress, stores, foods, etc., of the people that make up the community. They will then move into the schools and observe classroom interactions and the curricula. The purpose is to discover how cultural diversity is reflected and addressed in the school environment.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
019963