Course Syllabus

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Culturally & Linguistically Sustaining Instruction through My Name, My Identity 

Connecting with Students through Building Self-Identity and Community!

Welcome to the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) Professional Learning and Instructional Division’s online program for educators. The Culturally & Linguistically Sustaining Instruction through My Name, My Identity course is for those educators looking to strengthen their personal and professional skills in building an inclusive classroom environment for students from culturally and linguistically different backgrounds. 

Essential Question: How can educators develop culturally and linguistically sustaining instructional practices while teaching the importance of name and self-identity?

This course highlights the importance of using an asset-based approach to teach the importance of names and self-identity that will strengthen teacher and student relationships. This course will guide you through the pedagogy and applications that engage your students so they understand the importance of name, self-identity, and the positive impact they can make on their learning community in a hybrid learning, distance-learning, or traditional face to face environment. Technology tools to support the pedagogy will also be introduced.

In this course, you will:

  • Reflect on My Cultural Lens
    • Understand the goals of the My Name, My Identity Initiative 
    • Recognize the importance of name and self-identify 
    • Understand and take the My Name, My Identity pledge
    • Examine the English Learner Roadmap 
  • Understand Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy
    • Examine the eight competencies for culturally responsive teaching
    • Recognize the global competence framework
    • Connect principles of the English Learner Roadmap to the eight competencies for culturally responsive teaching and the global competence framework
    • Understand the instructional framework (Launch, Explore, Take Action and Reflect) in designing culturally & linguistically sustaining instruction in a blended learning environment
    • Understand the components of the lesson module on building self-identity and community
  • Be introduced to key concepts and practices to implement a blended learning classroom
  • Be introduced to tech tools as part of a blended learning approach to ensure access and agency for all students
    • Be prepared to apply tech tools to implement the lessons

Course Duration: The anticipated duration of this course is 6 to 8 hours of time. Most assignments will likely take from 10 to 45 minutes. Your time spent may vary!

Navigation: Use the navigation menu to the left.  Click Modules to go to a list of all of the course content, in sequential order. Assignments within each Module should be done in the order they appear in the Modules list. Access all of the course Assignments by clicking the Assignments link to the left. At the bottom of each page is a Next button. Once you are in an Assignment, you can click Next to proceed to the next Assignment in the course.  Again, click the Modules link in the menu to select any Assignment in the course.

Online Content: This website houses the content of the course. There are five modules that include assignments to introduce the topic, with linked articles, videos, and web-tool suggestions. There are tasks that recommend submission of work.  It is recommended that you complete the pre- and post-assessment to assist SCCOE in improving our content.

Quality of Submitted Work: If you do submit work, please review your submissions before uploading them. The submissions should be professional in nature and include proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage, and word choice. Additionally, check that all included links are properly hyperlinked, shared, and are appropriately directed to live and current webpages. 

Grading/Assessment: In this course, you will not be assessed on your assignments. All of the assignments are optional. The SCCOE does plan to review some submissions.

Academic Integrity: It is expected that participants submit their own work at all times. Although collaboration is a valued skill, all work in this course must be done independently, unless it is specified otherwise in the assignment. At no time may participants submit work that has been in some part produced by another, unless it is specified otherwise in the assignment. All copyright laws must be adhered to, including the citing of sources.

Shared Work: Work submitted as evidence may be shared with a broader community. If you prefer not to have your work shared, email your facilitator to opt-out. In order to comply with online safety protocols, be sure you have permission to use student photos and do not include any personally identifiable student information.

Contact: Your submissions will be uploaded to Canvas. Canvas will also serve as the main form of communication. Any email between the facilitator and participants will take place within the Canvas Inbox. 

Facilitators: Your facilitators for this course are the coordinators in the School Climate and Instructional Services Department at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. To ask any questions, please use the Canvas Inbox to email your facilitator.

Technical Requirements: Participants should have access to an updated web browser and the ability to use web tools that use audio and video content. Below are suggested browsers and media players to consider, depending on the computer being used.

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