In the Face of Poverty
3 credits/60 Clock hrs
3 Graduate Credits for $375 or 60 Clock Hours for $199 - You Choose!
(all course materials included)
This course will provide real-world support and guidance in your work with students in poverty. Improve your effectiveness by learning the "hidden rules" of poverty, poverty-related behavior, and appropriate interventions. Explore practical yet compassionate strategies for addressing poverty and learn from leading thinkers in the field, including Eric Jensen and Ruby Payne.
Goals and Objectives: As a result of participation in this course, students will be able to:
- The participant shall understand the difference between formal register and casual register, why each is used, and when each is appropriate.
- The participant shall learn the hidden rules of poverty.
- The participant shall learn how school processes, rules, and procedures can inadvertently exclude students in poverty.
- The participant shall examine his/her own classroom/school policies and determine which tend to exclude students in poverty.
- The participant will design an action plan to improve the areas identified in #4, in order to more fully include and welcome all students.
What your colleagues are saying about this course:
"Your excellent selection of textbooks and the way you structure the format leads to an in-depth understanding of the content."
Karen Kelroy
Racine, Wisconsin