EDU 382 - Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Classroom with Project

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

This comprehensive professional development course equips instructors with foundational knowledge and practical strategies to create classroom environments where all students can thrive. Participants will explore the concepts of belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion within their individual teaching contexts. Through examination of social identities, implicit bias, and cultural humility, instructors will learn to challenge micro-aggressions, engage students' prior knowledge and cultural capital, and build meaningful relationships that support student success. Additionally, participants will apply course concepts through a practical project using assessment tools with pre- and post-reflection, culminating in a personalized professional development plan for ongoing growth in equity-centered teaching practices. Credit may be earned in either EDU 381 or EDU 382 but not both.

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: None

Outcomes and Objectives

Create a classroom environment of belonging that supports success and growth for all.

Define belonging in the individual classroom context.
Develop strategies for challenging classroom micro-aggressions.
Develop strategies for engaging students’ prior knowledge and cultural capital.
Develop strategies for building interpersonal relationships that support belonging in the classroom.

Create a classroom environment of equity that supports success and growth for all.

Define equity in the individual classroom context.
Examine social identities and how they impact teaching and learning.
Explain how individual implicit bias affects learning.

Create a classroom environment of diversity that embraces multiple differences and identities.

Define diversity in the individual classroom context.
Use cultural humility to explore identity through both historical and contemporary perspectives.

Create inclusive course policies that support engagement from all students in the specific learning context.

Define inclusion in the individual classroom context.
Integrate students’ cultural backgrounds into curriculum.

Apply BEDI concepts in individual teaching practice and professional engagement.

1. Use individual assessment tools with pre and post reflection.

2. Develop a professional development plan related to BEDI.