This course will cover narrative short stories and poems written by Fargo high school EL refugee and immigrant students from over 20 different countries. In addition, individuals enrolled in the course read online resources related to empathy, storytelling and EL students. Course participants will explore how student stories can be used to foster relationships, breed empathy and help to create appropriate accommodations for EL refugee and immigrant students. This course is open to educators of all grade levels, as the stories written by the high school students often shed light onto their experiences within elementary and middle school as well.

This course is asynchronous & self-paced to allow for scheduling flexibility. 

 

OBJECTIVES:
Throughout the course participants will:

• Independently read and analyze course texts;

• Examine and think critically about their own experiences with refugee and immigrant EL students

• Learn how storytelling can help facilitate empathy and understanding in any classroom

• Engage in discussion forums, reflecting on the course texts and other participants discussion questions and answers through Google Classroom.

• The course is offered each semester, including summer semester.