Alaska Native Charter School Educator Talks Importance of Diversity in Teaching

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Course Information

  • Teaching and Training

    Teachers and trainers are skilled communicators who work to inspire trust and confidence in students and motivate them to succeed. Educators must be able to recognize and respond to individual student differences and employ many teaching strategies to engage students in learning.

     

    Leadership Development H8270
    Grade level: 10-12
    One semester
    Prerequisite: None
    Academic Credit: .5 ELA Elective

     

    Leadership Development is the essential first course in preparing students to become educators. Students will develop skills to become reflective, self-aware learners while building capacity as school and community leaders. Focused on the skills and dispositions required to lead, students will explore equity in education and how personal bias influences how they teach and learn. Students will explore their personal values, identifying passions, strengths, and challenges to build a career and learning plan.

     

    Education: Dev & Psychology H8271
    Grade level: 10-12
    One semester
    Prerequisite: None
    Academic Credit: .5 ELA Elective

     

    Educational Development & Psychology explores the development of students across the learning continuum and the importance of understanding students as learners. Students will learn about the diversity of learners in an education system and how educators prepare to meet the needs of all students. In preparation for teaching in a culturally diverse system, students will explore the role of the educator in developing a classroom of respect that embraces diversity and empowers students.

     

    Education: Learning Culture H8272
    Grade level: 10-12
    One semester
    Prerequisite: None
    Academic Credit: .5 Elective

     

    Learning Culture focuses on the learning environments that facilitate student growth. Students will explore how educators create an engaging learning environment that provides culturally relevant learning opportunities and instructional strategies that support students’ self-efficacy. Students will develop lesson plans and facilitate instruction in classrooms within their school or community.

     

    Education: Developing Professional H8273
    Grade level: 10-12
    One semester
    Prerequisite: None
    Academic Credit: .5 Elective 4 

     

    Developing Professional emphasizes student clinical experiences and the continued development of the education professional. Using reflective practices, students develop and deliver lesson plans that pull together all the elements learned in previous courses. Students will spend time building their professional portfolio and network while developing a learning and career plan.