EDU 5500 - Issues and Practice for Language Learners

Meets with EDU 6500. This class is designed to develop hands-on practical approaches to make content accessible and relevant to culturally, racially and liguistically diverse students, particuluarly English Learners (ELs). You will be expected to analyze current research on language acquisition, culturally relevant pedagogy, and the impact of deficit thinking on the success of students outside the norm. Throughout the course you will develop the reasoning for and use of specific instructional strategies to ensure the academic success of marginalized students. As the SIOP Model for a framework, you will demonstrate how those theories and strategies are applied to the classroom to bring high comparable outcomes and meaningful experiences for students in you current and future practice.