CRT620 Designing Culturally Responsive Teaching (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): CRT 615  
In this course, the principles of culturally responsive teaching are applied to instructional planning and assessment. Topics include determining instructional objectives, aligning principles of culturally responsive teaching to district/local standards and frameworks, and designing and/or differentiating culturally responsive assessments.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify the principles and concepts essential for rigorous and relevant instructional planning.
2. Employ strategies to develop rigorous and relevant curriculum, assessments, and learning environments that meet the needs of racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse learners.
3. Create integrated, standards-based instructional plans and assessments that document the principles of effective instructional design and culturally responsive teaching.