UNY 811 Adelphi University
This course engages participants in conversations and activities concerning the impact and influence of race, culture, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, socioeconomics, and class on educational practice. Educators' and students' cultural and/or racial identities are explored within the concept of culturally proficient instruction: using available tools and strategies to create learning environments that support diverse learners and improve teaching, coaching, and leading in and out of the classroom.

Three Required Text(s):Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach, ISBN #9781412924313; How to Teach Students that Don't Look Like Me. ISBN #9781412924474 & What is it About Me You Can't Teach? An Instructional Guide for the Urban Educator, ISBN #9781412937641.
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.