Creating an Inclusive Classroom—An Overview
These four articles provide a wonderful overview of the topic of creating an inclusive classroom. Included are sections on planning the class, creating the syllabus, teaching methods, and the self-reflection on the part of the instructor that is often overlooked as a necessary part of preparing to teach in an inclusive manner.
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- Diversity
and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
This chapter of Tools for Teaching, by Barbara Gross Davis of the University of California-Berkeley, provides background information on issues of diversity along with specific suggestions for using these ideas in the classroom.
- Strategies
for Inclusive Teaching
Chapter Two from Teaching for Inclusion, written and published online by the staff of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, covers all aspects of teaching.
- Creating
Inclusive College Classrooms
Written by Shari Saunders and Diana Kardia from the University of Michigan, this article provides an in-depth discussion of the topic of inclusive classrooms.
- Tips for teachers: Teaching in racially diverse college classrooms
This article, from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University, contains a wide range of specific suggestions for making your class more inclusive, including a number of strategies to keep in mind during class discussions.
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