EDL 604 Fostering Cultural Proficiency, Opportunity and Equity

In this course candidates will extend their cultural proficiency to lead pluralistic schools, which includes but is not limited to race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status. Coursework requires candidates to engage in self-assessment, reflection, and goal-setting around their cultural proficiency. Candidates will also analyze diversity within the school setting, examine school structures that promote or hinder equitable educational practice, and evaluate policy, curriculum, and instruction from a cultural proficiency lens. Candidates will learn how to create learning communities where students feel safe, welcome, and invited, free from bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to an NLU doctoral program or permission of the EDL Doctorate program coordinator. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours