| Course Number: | EDX 5710 S34 |
| Location: | Online |
| Dates and Times: | Jan 20 - Apr 21, 2025. Live video meetings Tuesdays at 7:00- 8:00 pm on the following days: January 21st, February 4th, February 18th, March 4th, March 18th, April 1st, and April 15th. The remainder of the course in an asynchronous environment. |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | $1,195 |
By introducing and implementing non-fiction multicultural children's literature into the literacy curriculum, this will enable our learners to develop and build awareness and appreciation of their own human rights, values, perspectives, beliefs, as well as those of others from different countries and cultures. Our learners will build and strengthen their courage and raise their own awareness to honor differences other than their own. Empathy toward others and advocating for basic human rights for all can be achieved! Learning we all can make a difference in the world we live in is so powerful!
Audience: Grades K-12, Literacy Curriculum for educators with Bachelor's Degrees
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Laura Terry, P.G.C.SE., has worked in the Special Education field for 25 years. She was a Special Educator in the public schools for 10 years. She continued her passion for teaching by transitioning to teaching educators.
Week One and Two: Saving and Protecting Our Environment
Week Three and Four: Appreciation for Happiness
Week Five and Six: Saving and Preserving Books and Literature
Week Seven and Eight: Opportunities in Life
Week Nine and Ten: Giving in the Future to Help Others
Week Eleven and Twelve: Human Rights Matter
Required texts are not included in the course cost.
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom. (2020)
“The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can - A True Story” by Dr. Tererai Trent (10/6/2015)
The Librarian of Basra - A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter (1/1/2005)
Malala A Brave Girl from Pakistan and Iqbal - A Brave Boy from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter (both stories are in the same book) (11/4/2014)
Biblioburro - A True Story from Columbia by Jeanette Winter (6/8/2010)
Nasreen’s Secret School - A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter (10/6/2009)
Wangari’s Trees of Peace - A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter (7/31/2018)
Up In the Leaves - The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses by Shira Boss (3/6/2018)