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Overview
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Cultural diversity has emerged as one of the most important issues for educators in the 21st century, both for those teaching and leading in culturally homogeneous environments, and those working in culturally diverse classrooms, schools, and communities. It is becoming increasingly evident that, in addition to the basic professional certification and degree requirements, educators of today and tomorrow also need to understand and respond effectively to the ever growing diversity of students they encounter. Thus, cultural awareness and intercultural competence are becoming one of the major professional requirements for urban and suburban schools and communities.
The Advanced Certificate in Teaching and Leading for Diversity (ACTLD) has been created by the Graduate School of Education (GSE) at the University at Buffalo to meet the growing demand by educators for the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to address and embrace cultural diversity.
The major goals of the ACTLD program are to raise cultural awareness and intercultural competence through tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and learning. In addition, teachers will acquire creative strategies and basic techniques for dealing effectively with cultural diversity in their classrooms, schools, and communities.For more information, please contact:
Dr. Vladimir Ageyev
Program Director
Department of Learning and Instruction
University at Buffalo
520 Baldy Hall
Buffalo NY 14260
716 645-2455 ext 1151
vageyev@buffalo.edu
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| Course Offerings |
| Course number and name |
Credit hours |
| CEP 549 |
Psychology of Women |
3
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| CEP 634 |
Multicultural Counseling |
3
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| ELP 513 |
Special Topic: Cultural Diversity in Higher Education |
3
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| ELP 515 |
New Futures in Higher Education |
3
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| ELP 583 |
Gender and Education |
3
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| ELP 585 |
Sociological Bases of Education |
3
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| ELP 589 |
Education and Socialization |
3
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| ELP 595 |
Conflict Resolution and the Internet |
3
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| ELP 599 |
Special Topic: Critical Pedagogy and Educational Practice |
3
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| ELP 632 |
Issues in Urban Schools Leadership |
3
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| LAI 511 |
Diversity in Early Childhood/Childhood Education |
3
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| LAI 512 |
Readings in Literature |
3
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| LAI 518 |
English Education Advanced |
3
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| LAI 523 |
Social Studies Curriculum |
3
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| LAI 537 |
Language Diversity and Literacy |
2
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| LAI 563 |
Language, Literacy, and Culture |
3
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| LAI 574 |
Teaching the Exceptional Learners in the Regular Education Classroom |
3
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| LAI 580 |
Literature for Young Adults |
3
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| LAI 592 |
Foundations of Bilingual Education: Policies and Practice |
3
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| LAI 681 |
Linguistics in Second Language Education |
3
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Who should pursue the advanced certificate?
The ACTLD program is intended for master’s, post-master’s, and non-degree students interested solely in the Certificate. The program is appropriate for any students interested in issues of diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice. Students enrolled in any GSE program, preparing for careers in teaching, administration, counseling, or research may obtain the Certificate along with their degree. Students in graduate programs outside GSE who have an interest in education are also welcome, as are persons from the community who are interested in the Certificate without any accompanying degrees.
A registration form can be downloaded by clicking here.
Students will be considered officially enrolled in the ACTLD program at the time their registration form is approved by their ACTLD advisor and the Program Director.
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| Program Requirements |
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Each student will work with an advisor affiliated with the ACTLD program (in addition to the student’s regular advisor if concurrently enrolled in a degree program). The student and the ACTLD advisor will develop an individualized program appropriate for the needs of the student, consisting of at least six courses (3 credits hours each, 18 credits total), distributed according to the following 3 guidelines:
(1) LAI 567 Improving Intercultural Interaction in Multicultural Classrooms is required of all ACTLD students.
(2) The individualized portion of the program includes at least one course from each of the following three basic ACTLD components:
Foundations of Diversity and Social Change
ELP 583 Gender and Education
ELP 585 Sociological Bases of Education
ELP 599 Special Topic: Critical Pedagogy and Educational Practice
ELP 632 Issues in Urban Schools Leadership
ELP 513 Special Topic: Cultural Diversity in Higher Education
ELP 515 New Futures in Higher Education
ELP 589 Education and Socialization
Intercultural Communication and Cultural Identity
LAI 580 Literature for Young Adults
CEP 549 Psychology of Women
CEP 634 Multicultural Counseling
LAI 512 Readings in Literature
LAI 518 English Education Advanced Composition Workshop: Writing Cultural Stories
LAI 681 Linguistics in Second Language Education
Diversity in School Practices
LAI 574 Teaching the Exceptional Learners in the Regular Education Classroom
ELP 595 Conflict Resolution and the Internet
LAI 537 Language Diversity and Literacy
LAI 523 Social Studies Curriculum
LAI 511 Diversity in Early Childhood/Childhood Education
LAI 592 Foundations of Bilingual Education: Policies and Practice
LAI 563 Language, Literacy and Culture
(3) The remaining six credits may be chosen in any combination from the three basic ACTLD components.
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