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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines the ways intersections of race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, and ability affect equity for PK-12 culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners. Invites educators to interrogate ways that personal cultural identity and biases influence instructional and assessment practices with CLD learners and relationships with families. Fieldwork hours are required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Semesters taught: Fall, Summer, Spring

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13275, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich

Upcoming Sections

  • Summer 2025, Section: 6F1*, CRN 42543, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Summer 2025, Section: 6F2*, CRN 42635, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 77787, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 6F5, CRN 83230, Format: Online, Instructor: Woomee Kim
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 73305, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 13419, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 73873, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 14183, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6F5, CRN 83500, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 74943, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Rich
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 15441, Format: Online, Instructor: Lilly LePelch
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 78001, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 81439, Format: Online, Instructor: April Mattix Foster
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 17001, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6F1, CRN 83363, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 80867, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL2, CRN 84575, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Summer 2020, Section: 6F1, CRN 43647, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6F1, CRN 21233, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6F2, CRN 23142, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 19315, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 80498, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Spring 2019, Section: 6F1, CRN 21176, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 23148, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6F1, CRN 82256, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6F5, CRN 82904, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Jennifer Santiago
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 76926, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL3, CRN 84066, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Summer 2018, Section: 6F1, CRN 42992, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Michelle Abrams
  • Summer 2018, Section: A01, CRN 41158, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Supriya Baily
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 10240, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sarah Eqab
  • Spring 2018, Section: 6F1, CRN 21592, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Spring 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 14197, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 71467, Instructor: Ann Kennedy
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6F1, CRN 82145, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6F2, CRN 83159, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Judith Collazo
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 79003, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL2, CRN 83421, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Summer 2017, Section: 6F1, CRN 42351, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: George Banks
  • Summer 2017, Section: 6F5, CRN 44278, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: George Banks
  • Summer 2017, Section: A01, CRN 42431, Instructor: Supriya Baily
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 10377, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6F1, CRN 21609, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6F8, CRN 21871, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nora Elbilawi
  • Spring 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 18096, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 71664, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6F1, CRN 81332, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6F4, CRN 83317, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Fall 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 82380, Format: Online, Instructor: Kathleen Ramos
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 10472, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2016, Section: 6F1, CRN 21672, Format: Online, Instructor: Michelle Abrams
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 71918, Instructor: Rodney Hopson
  • Fall 2015, Section: 002, CRN 75050, Instructor: Bernadine Pearson Futrell
  • Fall 2015, Section: 6F1, CRN 82139, Format: Online, Instructor: Michelle Abrams
  • Fall 2015, Section: 6F3, CRN 82939, Format: Online, Instructor: Michelle Abrams
  • Summer 2015, Section: N02, CRN 43257, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 10547, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2015, Section: 6F1, CRN 21046, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 72113, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2014, Section: 002, CRN 77720, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2014, Section: 6F1, CRN 80751, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2014, Section: 6F3, CRN 82104, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: George Banks
  • Fall 2014, Section: 6F7, CRN 81952, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2014, Section: 6F8, CRN 82467, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Mary Jane Boynton
  • Summer 2014, Section: X01, CRN 40390, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10628, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2014, Section: 6F1, CRN 20414, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 72326, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2013, Section: 6F1, CRN 81448, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Summer 2013, Section: B01, CRN 40491, Instructor: Paul Gorski
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 10724, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2013, Section: 601, CRN 18095, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 72655, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Fall 2012, Section: 003, CRN 81005, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2012, Section: 601, CRN 80925, Format: Online, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Fall 2012, Section: 6L3, CRN 80974, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Karen Banks
  • Fall 2012, Section: 6M2, CRN 80561, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eirini Gouleta
  • Summer 2012, Section: A01, CRN 41375, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Summer 2012, Section: B01, CRN 40785, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 10796, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Spring 2012, Section: 002, CRN 17333, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Spring 2012, Section: 601, CRN 20475, Format: Online, Instructor: Amy Yamashiro
  • Spring 2012, Section: 6A2, CRN 21387, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amy Yamashiro
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73150, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Fall 2011, Section: 002, CRN 73149, Instructor: Elavie Ndura
  • Fall 2011, Section: 601, CRN 80664, Format: Online, Instructor: John McLaughlin
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6A1, CRN 81739, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: G. Kasun
  • Summer 2011, Section: B01, CRN 41370, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 10954, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Spring 2011, Section: 601, CRN 19697, Format: Online, Instructor: Nancy Foote
  • Spring 2011, Section: 6OR, CRN 21424, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Nora Elbilawi
  • Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 74207, Instructor: Anita Bright
  • Fall 2010, Section: 002, CRN 74206, Instructor: Jorge Osterling
  • Fall 2010, Section: 601, CRN 80490, Format: Online, Instructor: Sabrina Wesley-Nero
  • Fall 2010, Section: 6OR, CRN 80803, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Diane Staehr Fenner
  • Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11445, Instructor: Anita Bright
  • Spring 2010, Section: 601, CRN 19325, Format: Online, Instructor: Sherry Steeley
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74554, Instructor: John McLaughlin
  • Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 74553, Instructor: Anita Bright
  • Fall 2009, Section: 601, CRN 76717, Instructor: Sabrina Wesley-Nero
  • Fall 2009, Section: 6OR, CRN 78062, Instructor: Sherry Steeley