Discussion Facilitation – Equitable Teaching

Discussion Facilitation

A successful discussion invites students to participate fully. Since students possess a variety of experiences, beliefs, understanding, and biases largely unknown to the instructor, the prospect of facilitating a discussion can be daunting. The guides in this section demystify discussions by helping instructors to prepare the classroom for productive engagement and to employ charged moments as opportunities to inquire and learn.

Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Overview Trauma-informed pedagogy is becoming increasingly more common as a result of multiple factors, including the national focus on racial inequality, gun violence, mental health, and the COVID-19 pandemic. With the COVID-19 pandemic specifically, a dramatic shift occurred for instructors when it was imperative that they adapt their curriculum and standards to account for students’ …

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Dialoguing About Race and Racism

This resource guide aims to provide instructors with both an overview of race, including its construction and historical context as well as ways to mobilize this information to have deeper interactions with others, particularly students in the classroom, around race and racism.

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