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Participants will gain an awareness and deeper understanding of ways to engage, build relationships and communicate with the diverse backgrounds of students and families. This course is designed to help ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe, unbiased and equitable space wherever they are in schools.
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Communicating Effectively with Diverse Students and Families (4hr)
Clock HourCourse Description
Participants will gain an awareness and deeper understanding of ways to engage, build relationships and communicate with the diverse backgrounds of students and families. This course is designed to help ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe, unbiased and equitable space wherever they are in schools.Course Objectives
- Describe ways to identify and respond to racism, discrimination and stereotypes in schools
- List strategies for supporting cultural responsiveness and anti-biased ways
- Describe ways to foster and support a safe, positive, and culturally inclusive environment
- Explain ways students’ family, language, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic background, and other cultural assets impact behavior and learning
- Describe strategies to support cultural inclusion and responsiveness
- Demonstrate respectful behavior when working with diverse students
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