Teaching Resources
Resources to Support Inclusive Teaching
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DEI Syllabi Statement Suggestions (Word)
Recommended sample statements related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that faculty and graduate student instructors could integrate into their course syllabi.
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Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom: A rubric and resource guide for instructors
This tool aims to support instructors in developing anti-racist approaches to course design and teaching practices. It offers an accessible, and user-friendly entry-point for instructors interested in considering how their instructional choices impact student outcomes. The resource guide provides instructors a range of ideas and options to help instructors through a process of modifying their courses.
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A Conversation about Race and Racism
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum's conversation with President Karla Bird as part of the President's Lecture Series at UM (March 2021).
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Incorporating Intersectional Pedagogy
from University of Denver's Office of Teaching and Learning
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Inclusive Teaching Modules
from University of Denver's Office of Teaching and Learning.
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Inclusive Pedagogy Toolkit
from Georgetown University's Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship
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Inclusive Teaching Guide
from Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
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Stop Talking/Start Talking Handbooks
Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning and Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education and
Start Talking: A Handbook for Engaging Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education, University of Alaska Anchorage.
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Responding to Difficult Discussions
As well as classroom incivility, from University of Michigan's Center for Research on Teaching and Learning
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Handbook for Facilitating Difficult Conversations in the Classroom
from CUNY and the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding
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Syllabi Revision Module to support Equity and Growth
Module to guide faculty in restructuring syllabi in ways that support social belonging, growth mindset, and an equitable learning experience from the Student Experience Project.
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Reclaiming Native Truth
A project to dispel America's myths and misconceptions in order to achieve greater respect, inclusion and social justice for Native Americans.
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Peralta Online Equity Rubric
Peralta Community College District's course design instrument
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Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice
from Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching
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Facing History and Ourselves
Professional development and educator resources
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Inclusive Classroom Climate
From Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
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Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias
from University of California, San Francisco
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Mentoring and Advising Resources for Racial Injustice
UC Davis graduate studies guide
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SACNAS Webinars
Society for advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science webinars on areas of student success and effective mentoring models.
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Championing Equitable Instruction and Inclusive Classrooms
Harvard Initiative conference session recordings (October, 2020)
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Request a student training on DEI
In support of a safe and welcoming campus environment, a number of trainings can be requested from SARC. They are also available to fill class time in the event you need to cancel class.
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How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
Advice Guide from The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Resilient Pedagogy: Practical Teaching Strategies to Overcome Distance, Disruption, and Distraction
Resilient Pedagogy offers a comprehensive collection on the topics and issues surrounding resilient pedagogy framed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social justice movements that have swept the globe.
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Reaching first-generation and underrepresented students through transparent assignment design
This study found that students exposed to the evidence-based instructional practice of transparent assignment performed better on a variety of measures, including academic confidence, sense of
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Fertile ground: The movement to build more effective assignments
The design of the papers, projects, presentations, and exams that faculty require of students, once fairly
private work, is increasingly a topic of deliberate, sustained, collaborative effort, as documented by the
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Inclusive STEM Teaching Project
The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program, is hosting a six-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from March 6 - April 28, 2023 via edX. By participating in this course, you will learn how to:
- Advance your awareness, self-efficacy, and ability to cultivate inclusive classroom environments;
- Support your development as a reflective, inclusive practitioner;
- Engage in reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts;
- Implement inclusive teaching methods in your classes which will remove common barriers and enhance learning in STEM for all students.