K-12 Cultural Competency Certificate: Asian American Studies

Enhance Student Learning with a Cultural Competency Certificate

The K-12 Cultural Competency Certificate: Asian American Studies will enable educators to deliver quality multicultural instruction that is now required by multiple states and school districts.

Key Benefits;

• Self-paced and interactive
• 100% Online
• 35-hour program
• 3.5 CEUs credits
• Includes lesson plans
• Mapped to Common Core, Social Emotional Learning, and Social Justice competency standards
• Course Fee: $400

The Asian American History Certificate is designed for K-12 educators who want to successfully incorporate Asian American history and perspectives into their classrooms and the consciousness of their students. Americans who identify as Asian are projected to become the largest minority group in the U.S. by mid-century, yet their unique experiences and many contributions to our country are largely overlooked.

Contact us to learn more about tuition discounts available for group enrollment at (805) 200-2332 or PACE@nu.edu.

Certificate Description

The K-12 Cultural Competency Certificate: Asian American Studies is important because the rich and diverse history of Asian Americans is often left out of K-12 classroom textbooks and curriculum. During this course, students will explore the importance of teaching Asian American history, the various ways Asian Americans identify, and how their identity may be vastly different than their portrayal in the media. Students will also discover the larger structural forces behind Asian migration to the U.S. Furthermore, students will learn about historical and current discriminatory experiences with racism and relatedly, the challenges Asian migrants have faced with citizenship status. Lastly, we leave students with the ways Asian Americans have participated in both activism and solidarity with other communities for a hopeful future.

Certificate Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the importance of teaching Asian American Studies
• Guidance in facilitating students’ exploration of their identity
• Exploration of best practices for teaching citizenship, immigration, and civil rights through the lens of the Asian American experience
• Understanding community building as a method to promote a more safe and just society

Learning Modules

• Pre-Assessment
• Module 1: Why Teach Asian American Studies
• Module 2: Identity & Representation
• Module 3: War & Migration
• Module 4: Racism & Citizenship
• Module 5: Activism & Solidarity
• Capstone: Create a Lesson Plan
• Post-Assessment
• Community of Practice Access

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