GED 502 - Creating an Equity-Focused, Healing Centered Classroom and School

Creating the conditions for ALL learners to thrive is not only about developing the awareness, knowledge and skills around a broad set of factors that influence the learning environment, it is also about developing a keen personal awareness around our own biases and limiting belief systems. While research exposes the existence of systemic inequities impacting students of color and students with special needs, these “systems” can only be changed by a fundamental shift in how each of us sees and responds to the youth we serve on a day-to-day basis. Based on this belief, this course asks students to not only work to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary, but to engage in mindful awareness practices and courageous conversations designed to uncover the ways we unconsciously underserve some students. Central to the course is how restorative approaches weaves together SEL, trauma informed practices, and mindfulness to create equitable and healing centered learning environments for all.

Credits: 3 cr.

Miscellaneous Notes:
Online