Equity
First examine syllabi to incorporate more inclusive language and strategy to foster an inclusive and equitable classroom approach. Consider your own level of comfort and understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics relative to your course content. For individuals new to course development and teaching strategies, start with your why.
What is culturally responsive pedagogy? Culturally Relevant Pedagogy is a teaching approach developed by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings in the early 1990s that embeds students’ cultural identities and opportunities to challenge stereotypes and inequities while learning disciplinary content.
Curated Relevant Content
• Read (book graphic):
o Patton, L. D. (2016). Race, equity, and the learning environment: The global relevance of critical and inclusive pedagogies in Higher Education. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
o Thurber, A., Harbin, M.B., & Bandy, J. (2019). Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [8/23/2020] from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-race/.
o Sue, D. W. (2016). Race talk and the conspiracy of silence: Understanding and facilitating difficult dialogues on race. John Wiley & Sons.
o Brookfield, S. D. (2015). The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom. John Wiley & Sons.
o Ginsberg, M. B., & Wlodkowski, R. J. (2009). Diversity and motivation: Culturally responsive teaching in college. John Wiley & Sons.
o Cole, C.E. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Higher Education: Teaching so That Black Lives Matter. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, vol. 36, no. 8, 2017, pp. 736–750.
o Hales, K. G. (2020). Signaling Inclusivity in Undergraduate Biology Courses through Deliberate Framing of Genetics Topics Relevant to Gender Identity, Disability, and Race. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 19(2), es2.
• Listen (headphones)
• Watch (TV graphic)
o Check out more opportunities to learn and engage at the Academy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How To Be An Antiracist: The 2020 Election & Beyond--Join the School of Social Work as The Emmett J. and Mary Martha Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research, located in the SLU School of Social Work, & The Msrg. Shocklee Lecture Series Foundation Present Professor Ibram X. Kendi and “How To Be An Antiracist: The 2020 Election & Beyond” on September 10, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. To register, click here.
• Curated Course Structures and Components (Content building)
o https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/getting-started-with-inclusive-teaching/
o https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/inclusive-classrooms/incorporating-language-about-gender-based-violence-and-sexual-abuse-into-your-course-syllabus/http://acue.org/inclusive-teaching-practices-toolkit/
Direction/Start Here/Baseline
• https://ready.web.unc.edu/section-1-foundations/module-2-history-of-race-and-racism/
• Website, Talking About Race, National Museum of African American History and Culture, https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
• Website, Racial Equity Tools, https://www.racialequitytools.org/home
• CTL Inclusive Teaching and Learning Page: https://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/resources/inclusive-teaching-learning/
• Listen: 1619 Project