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Fostering Equitable & Affirming Classroom Environments

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TBA		 Off Campus 3 $2722 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
TBA
Location
Off Campus
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2722 (guest students)

Description

This course explores a diverse range of dispositions and strategies that lead to equity-based and affirming classrooms and support all students' abilities to grow and thrive. The course focuses on the role of social inequity in the history of school discipline, examines routines and structures that create positive classroom environments, and offers ways to build better connections between the classroom and students' home lives and families. All students in this class should have a field placement in a public school classroom or be a teacher of record in a public school. 

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Course Details

Session

Special Program 2

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Off Campus

Enrolled / Capacity

12 / 25

Status

Open

Instructor

Lisa Gonsalves

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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