Assignment 3: Multicultural Curriculum Design (First Draft)

Chapters Five (5) to Ten (10) of the textbook discuss various multicultural curriculum designs. Choose one (1) of these curriculum designs – Racism and White Privilege; Racism, Immigration, and Globalization; Sexism; Heterosexism; Transgender Oppression; Religious Oppression; Anti-Semitism / Anti-Jewish Oppression; Classism; Ableism; or Ageism and Adultism – to focus on for this assignment. You will be given the opportunity to develop your own diversity curriculum, as well as implement theories, strategies, ideas, and best practices. As a result, adult students from various diverse backgrounds should feel comfortable in the learning environment you provide. 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Create a course name and      description for your chosen curriculum.
2. Develop a minimum of five (5)      course learning outcomes for your chosen curriculum.
3. Prepare a lesson plan for a four      (4) hour class meeting for your chosen curriculum. Use the lesson plan template      provided here,      as well as the sample curriculum outline in the appropriate chapter of      your textbook for assistance and / or ideas.
4. Use at least four (4) quality      academic resources written within the past five (5) years. Note: For this      assignment, you may use videos you choose for class activities as      resources. Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic      resources.
5. Format your assignment according      to the following formatting requirements:

1. Typed, double spaced, using Times       New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. Include a cover page containing       the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name,       the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the       required page length.
3. Include a reference page.       Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is       not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze various theories of      diversity, and determine how they apply to adult teaching and learning      environments.
• Explore the context and      development of diversity within adult education and training.
• Examine methods to integrate      diversity into instructional content.
• Develop strategies and activities      applicable to diverse adult learning environments.
• Create best practices for      designing instructional content for diverse adult learners.
• Use technology and information      resources to research issues in diversity in adult education.
• Write clearly and concisely about      diversity in adult education using proper writing mechanics.