Learning ExperienceEquitable & Inclusive

Cultivate a Sense of Belonging

Where cultures, experiences, and identities are honored
Single Course: $100

Type: Online

Duration: 10 hours

  • Self-paced
  • 3-course personalized pathway bundle: $275
  • Option for continuing education credits with UCSD: $150
  • Digital Promise micro-credential Learn More

Course Overview

This course dives into creating a sense of belonging for all learners, ensuring their cultures, identities, experiences, and perspectives are represented and honored.

Course Modules

Modules will include videos, lessons, reflection activities, checks for understanding, additional resources and a performance task to apply what you learn.

Module 1:Introduction
Describe what inclusive & equitable learning is, why it is important, and how to cultivate a sense of belonging to create more inclusive & equitable learning environments.
Module 2:Honor learner cultures
Practice culturally responsive teaching to center learners’ cultural diversity as an asset.
Module 3:Address systemic inequities
Audit your policies and routines and revise them to address systemic inequities.
Module 4:Curate inclusive curriculum intentionally
Audit your curriculum & instructional resources and revise as needed to make more inclusive.
Module 5:Reflection
Reflect on practices.

Course Competencies

Honor learner cultures
I practice culturally responsive teaching to center learners’ cultural diversity as an asset.
Curate inclusive curriculum intentionally
I audit my curriculum and instructional resources to ensure they represent diverse voices, stories, and perspectives, particularly from marginalized identities.
Address systemic inequities
I co-design a learning community with equitable policies, rituals, and routines (ie, homework policy, late work policy, summer reading choices, materials for projects, etc), addressing the historical marginalization of youth due to race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, learning differences and/or behaviors.

Course Enrollment

  • 1 year of access to the course in the Thinkific platform
  • Access to an online community of learner-centered educators.
  • Access to team members available to answer questions within 48 hours.
  • Certificate of completion upon finishing course

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