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Crossing Cultures: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Understanding
Begins April 21
Crossing Cultures is designed to help teachers improve their effectiveness in interacting with individuals from different cultural backgrounds. Utilizing intercultural theories, including a cultural value framework, learners will gain a greater awareness of their own cultural backgrounds, as well as acquire tools to interact appropriately and effectively with people from a variety of cultures.
Learners will learn from each other, as well as participate in several intercultural interactions with others outside of this course. Crossing Cultures culminates in a culture-specific presentation from each learner that will synthesize what is covered in the course.
This course will help you demonstrate awareness of the diversity of students in the classroom. The course will also help you encourage and value student contributions regardless of their background or ability.
Syllabus
You can view full the course syllabus here.
Audience
This course is ideal for teachers who have students from a variety of cultural backgrounds, those in multicultural work environments, and others desiring to learn how to understand others’ behaviors from a different perspective.
Standards Alignment
This course addresses the following North Carolina teacher standards:
- Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students
- b. Teachers embrace diversity in the school community and in the world.
- c. Teachers treat students as individuals.
- Standard V: Teachers reflect on their practice
Time Commitment
Approximately 8-10 hours per week
Prerequisites
None
Materials required
None
Take this course!
This course is scheduled to be taught beginning April 21.
It will be open for enrollment until April 21 or until maximum enrollment has been met.
