This interactive course focuses on the nature and role of culture and the interrelationship between language, culture, learning, academic achievement, and the social conditions of students’ lives. The content of culture includes values, beliefs, and expectations; roles and status; family structure, function, and socialization; humanities and the arts; assumptions about literacy and other content areas; communication and communication systems. A wide range of topics will be addressed, including

This interactive course focuses on the nature and role of culture and the interrelationship between language, culture, learning, academic achievement, and the social conditions of students’ lives. The content of culture includes values, beliefs, and expectations; roles and status; family structure, function, and socialization; humanities and the arts; assumptions about literacy and other content areas; communication and communication systems. A wide range of topics will be addressed, including, but not limited to developing cross-cultural competency, identifying stereotyping, understanding the importance of cultural identity, and researching the wide range of cultural groups, tribal nations, and refugee communities in Utah. From this knowledge, base participants have the opportunity to design culturally appropriate learning environments and instruction by designing a lesson or unit on any topic that shows how the content of the course has influenced the re-design of their instruction and supports students' understanding of themselves as learners in a diverse society.