Full course description
Course created in collaboration with Lisa Lewis and is self-paced. Students can enroll anytime.
Audience: This course is ideal for anyone seeking or currently employed in the following roles/areas:
- Teacher (Elementary, Middle School, High School, Private School, Pre-School)
- Para-Educator
- Instructional Assistant
- Assistant Faculty
- Professor
- Adjunct Faculty
- Substitute Teachers
- School Instructional Support
- Staff Development
Have you ever wondered how culture impacts learning?
This course will examine equity, inclusion, culture, and diversity as they relate to recognizing bias in curriculum and instruction; real-world issues; expectations; respect for different cultures; collaboration; and communication.
By the end of this course, learners should be able to:
- Examine equity, inclusion, culture, and diversity as teachers, staff, faculty, and students perceive them.
- Compare and contrast the impacts of culture on learning while evaluating past procedures and present-day strategies and developing possible future approaches.
- Analyze culture in the classroom while keeping school learning in mind.
- Inquire about students’ cultures while creating a framework linking culture to student learning.
- Transform professional practice to better meet the needs of students from various cultures.
Credit Received: Upon completion, learners will obtain a micro-credential for their digital backpack.
About the Instructor:
Professor Lisa Lewis is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Lewis Limited (Aha-Learning). She is an experienced educator with over 35 years of educational teaching experience in public and private sector school systems. Lewis is certified to teach K-8th Grade school curricula and has College/University experience teaching and coordinating on-campus community college programs as well as online and blended teaching.
Testimonials:
“Lisa creates a positive learning experience by injecting fun lessons that support [the student’s] learning style.”
Mrs. Lewis “...played an instrumental role in my education.”
“Lisa is an amazing teacher. She engages her students like no one else I have ever seen. She has a wonderful knack for teaching because she is able to reach all her students and support them in so many different ways (academically, emotionally, and socially).”