Inclusive Teaching Resources

Guides

• Guide for Inclusive Teaching at Columbia (Center for Teaching & Learning, Columbia University) – Covering five principles – expectations, accessibility, classroom climate, course content & reflection – this guide offers a comprehensive framework for approaching inclusive teaching.

Classroom Climate

• Fostering and Assessing Equitable Classroom Participation (Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning, Brown University) - Practical strategies for how to explain the importance of discussion to students and how to address students' reasons for non-participation. 

• How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive (by Viji Sathy & Kelly A. Hogan, Chronicle of Higher Education) – Tips for identifying and reducing inequities in course structure to help students succeed.  

• Reducing Stereotype Threat (Center for Teaching & Learning, Washington University in St. Louis) - Stereotype threat is a phenomenon in which concern about confirming a negative stereotype can lead a person to under-perform on an assessment. Read about how to promote a “growth mindset,” provide feedback, and create a classroom climate that reduces stereotype threat.

• Diversity Issues for the Instructor: Identifying Your Own Attitudes (Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) – This article offers a series of questions that ask instructors to reflect on their own life to identify attitudes towards diversity. 

• Speaking Your Mind: Should Professors Reveal Their Views on Controversial Topics?  (by Mano Singham, Association of America Colleges & Universities) ​ A professor reviews the pros & cons of sharing with students your personal opinions on controversial topics. 

• How Do We Lead on Equity? Hint: Avoid a Routine Approach and Focus on Building Trust (by Adrianna Kezar and Sharon Fries-Britt, Association of American Colleges & Universities) This University of Missouri case study has identified two frameworks that allow for authentic engagement in building equity across campuses. 

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Helping Students Feel Included​ 

• Recommendation to Make Your Classroom Trans-Inclusive (Pride Center, California State University, Northridge) –​ How to create a respectful and welcoming environment for all students.​ 

• Inclusion & Class Climate: What does Inclusive teaching mean? (Teaching Engagement Program, University of Oregon) - Suggestions on how to plan for and implement a classroom where students can thoughtfully discuss challenging topics.​ 

• Inclusive Classroom Climate​ (Poorvu Center for Teaching & Learning, Yale University) - Actionable steps to take to implement inclusive practices in your class​. 

• Ask Me: What LGBTQ Students Want Their Professors to Know​ (by Julia Schmalz, The Chronicle for Higher Education) - Highlights what LGBTQ students want members of the academic community to know​. 

• Misgendering: What it is and why it matters (by Sabra L. Katz-Wise, Harvard Health Publishing) - Tips and tools for using correct pronouns & honorifics including suggestions for practice and how to respond when someone is misgendered. 

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Classroom Exercises​ 

• Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Classroom​ (by Jesús Treviño, Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence, University of Arizona) - Practical activities to run in the classroom (see pages 5-7) and guidelines for class discussions (see page 8). 

• Project Implicit​ (Project Implicit)- Quizzes designed by a research group to understand hidden biases that influence perception, judgment, and action​.