Critical Dialogic Pedagogy
Issued by
University of Colorado Boulder
The Critical Dialogic Pedagogy Micro-Credential Program (CDP Program) is a 10-week workshop series offered for up to 20 graduate students. Through in-person and virtual sustained dialogic practice, asynchronous activities, and learning materials, participants learn the foundations of critically-grounded dialogue as pedagogy. The CDP program emphasizes designing and facilitating dialogic practices that center intersectional equity in the classroom.
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Attend 10 synchronous, 90 minute workshops where participants actively engage in critical dialogic practices, collaborate in small group activities with peers, design and offer feedback for student-focused activities, and implement reflective sharing. Review and engage with online learning materials (e.g., readings, videos, questions, etc.) prior to workshop sessions and complete weekly assignments.
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Complete a Critical Dialogic Pedagogy Learning Portfolio, which include items such as, a Teaching Statement, Syllabus and Curricular Revisions, Dialogue Commitments, Positionality Statement, Re-Designed Lesson and Activity Plan, and Written Critical/Analytic Self-Reflections of Personal Growth
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Develop and co-facilitate a “Dialogues Mixer” for the campus community focusing on engaging in critical dialogic practices