Self-Reflection
Since students come from a variety of backgrounds and are at different points in their learning, reflective activities allow them to process questions individually and with sufficient depth. The activities here prompt students to consider their relationships to social identity, structural oppression, and intergroup dialogue.
This resource guide provides an overview of dialogic techniques to integrate with one’s instructional strategies and course content.
This activity is designed to help students recognize common dialogue blockers, why people use them, and to become more aware of how they inhibit important conversations.
Students will discuss dominant narratives – explanations or stories told in service of the dominant social group’s interests and ideologies.
Examining Privilege and Oppression
This discussion-based activity guides students in understanding privilege and oppression as concepts.
Growth Mindset Activity for STEM
Students will explore the concept of having a growth mindset, examining the science behind intelligence and its development.
Identifying and Addressing Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
This resource guide highlights characteristics of white supremacy culture, as outlined by Dr. Tema Okun, that can be pervasive in organizations and institutions.
This guide provides resources for learning about implicit bias, as well as recommendations for incorporating awareness of implicit bias into your teaching strategies.
This activity uses independent reflection and small-group discussion to guide students in understanding white privilege as a concept and recognizing their relationship to whiteness.
Mapping Social Identity Timeline Activity
This activity invites students to create a visual map of their socialization in some aspect of identity through the course of their life.
Perfectly Logical Explanations
This activity guide is intended to serve as an example of how to engage with “perfectly logical explanations” or dominant narratives raised in classroom discussion.
This reflection-based activity guides students in understanding their implicit racial bias.
In this activity, students imagine creating a school designed to maintain oppressive norms. Students will consider not only what institutional oppression looks like, but how it is perpetuated.
