Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Overview of this course
  • 2

    Unit 1: What Does "Under-Resourced" Mean?

    • Introduction: What Does "Under-Resourced" Mean?

    • Poverty Awareness Quiz (P. Gorski, 2018, pp. 37-39)

    • Post-Quiz Reflection: Definition of Poverty

    • Reading: Understanding and Engaging Under-Resourced College Students (K. Becker, K. Krodel, & B. Tucker, 2009)

    • Discussion: The Four Causes of Poverty and the Eleven Resources

    • Video: What I Realized about Men -- After I Transitioned (P. Williams, 2017)

    • Discussion: What Does "Under-Resourced" Mean?

    • Quiz: Understanding Resources
  • 3

    Unit 2: Maslow's Expanded Hierarchy of Needs

    • Introduction: The Hierarchy of Needs

    • Reading: Expanded Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (S. McLeod, 2020)

    • Discussion: The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving

    • Video: Expanded Maslow's Hierarch of Needs

    • Quiz: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

  • 4

    Unit 3: The Single Story

    • Introduction: The Single Story

    • Video: Under the Surface

    • Reading: Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty (P. Gorski, pp. 67-84)

    • Video: The Danger of a Single Story (C. Adichie 2009)

    • Reflect: Mentors Not Authority Figures

    • Videos: Empathy vs Sympathy (B. Brown, 2013; P. Furey, 2020; J. Juravich 2018)

    • Discussion: Empathy vs Sympathy

    • EXTRA: The Handbook for Poor Students, Rich Teaching (E. Jensen, 2019, pp. 27-35)

    • Quiz: Empathy and Understanding
  • 5

    Unit 4: Building Boundaries and Crashing Through Walls

    • Introduction: Banks and Classrooms

    • Video: Dear Grown-ups

    • Reading: Pedagogy of the Oppressed (P. Freire, 2018, pp. 71-81)

    • EXTRA: Pedagody of the Oppressed (P. Freire, 2005) FULL TEXT

    • Discussion: Banking Approach- What do YOU think?

    • Reading: Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind (E. Jensen, 2013, pp. 11-12)

    • Reflection/Discussion: Vocabulary and why it is important

    • Quiz: Banks and Classrooms
  • 6

    Unit 5: I can't do that... YET! Looking at tomorrow and beyond.

    • Introduction: Looking at tomorrow and beyond

    • Reading: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck, 2007, Chapters 1 & 2)

    • Activity to try: S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Moving forward

    • Videos: Smart goals

    • Discussion: Sharing your OWN experience

    • Quiz: Mindset and Goals
  • 7

    Wrapping up

    • Wrapping up