Civil Rights Training Modules 

This series of training modules has been designed to help all University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension employees learn and carry out their civil rights responsibilities.

eXtension Online Campus 

• The University of Minnesota Extension has shared their Civil Rights Online Training across the U.S. Cooperative Extension system

Inclusive Practices Through a Disability Lens

by Heather Stelljes, MS, Access Consultant

Learning Objectives: 

• Explore the definition and demographics of disability
• Apply different models of disability to the formal accommodation request process
• Examine principles of Universal Design of Learning and how they inform inclusive program planning

Ready to dig in? Culturally Responsive Programming PowerPoint

Universal Design 7 Principles

More information on disability accommodations can be found here.

The Zoom can be found at this link.

• Demographic mapping

Click on the images below to access the PowerPoint presentations. For an in-person or Zoom training, please contact OAIC at oaic@extension.wisc.edu

Creating multilingual materials This presentation shows a step-by-step process to creating multilingual outreach materials for LEP audiences.	Working with OAIC through the Coaching & Consultation request process This presentation shares an overview of the Coaching & Consultation process, the role of requesters, and the role of OAIC.	Setting up Zoom interpretation This video offers a short tutorial for program leads on setting up Zoom interpretation for your online event. Please reach out to OAIC for a copy of this video.

Learning Objectives:

• Frame what our educators should know about their localized context
• Apply the theoretical foundations of Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) to Extension’s educational programs and products
• Examine samples of CRP within the context of their strengths and limitations

Ready to dig in? Culturally Responsive Programming PowerPoint

Annotated Bibliography

Culturally Responsive Practices Handout

The Zoom can be found at this link

Additional Resources:

• The National Academies Press – free PDF downloads available, recommended by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
  • “How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, Cultures (2018)” 
  •  “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000)” 
• “They All Saw a Cat” by Brendan Wenzel, recommended by our colleague Rachel Skoczek to illustrate positionality

This presentation outlines the broad points to what makes Wisconsin’s Hmong communities different and how organizations can better serve the needs of these communities.