How All Students Learn: Supporting Diverse Learners
Summer 2010
Faculty
Terry Ford Sem II A3102
360-867-6713
fordter@evergreen.edu
Sherry Walton
Sem II E3137
360-867-6753
waltonsl@evergreen.edu
Time/Place
Tues/Thurs 9am-3pmSEM 2 A1107
Program Description
We will engage in a core coordinated studies curriculum that addresses the needs of diverse learners in multicultural settings. We will consider the latest research on how the function and role of the brain, culture, and language development influence learners. Included in the core will be topics such as culturally responsive teaching, teaching for diversity and social justice and anti-bias education. Another focus of the program will be on the effects of culture and language development on academic achievement and effective, research-based classroom practices for all students, further focusing our attention on those students who have been traditionally underserved by our educational system. The M.Ed. core curriculum will lay the foundation for deepening our understanding of the needs of our students. Throughout this program we will build on this understanding in order to increase our positive impact on all of our students.
Essential Questions guiding the program are: 1) What is learning? 2) How do we learn a language? 3) What is culture and how does it relate to community, schooling, learning and academic achievement?
