Instructor Preparation – Inclusive Teaching

Addressing Common Obstructions to Inclusive Teaching

This resource guide reviews potential "obstructions" instructors may have when it comes to creating an inclusive environment and suggestions on

An Instructor’s Guide to Understanding Privilege

The following content and linked resources have been curated as a primer for instructors to better understand and attend to

An Introduction to Content Warnings and Trigger Warnings

The following content and linked resources are a primer to understanding content warnings (sometimes called “content notices” or “trigger warnings”).

Creating Inclusive Assignments and Assessments

This resource guide details practices for creating inclusive assignments and assessments.

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

Discussion Guidelines

This resource offers samples of inclusive discussion guidelines. Setting up expectations for discussion with your students at the beginning of

Doing One’s Own Personal Work on Privilege and Oppression

The guide offers reflective questions for instructors to explore and suggestions for appropriate ways and forums to work through the

Gender Diversity and Pronouns

The following content and linked resources (found in the resource guide) have been curated as a primer for instructors to

Group Process Activity

This collection of activities assists instructors in developing group cohesion, thoughtful engagement, and reflective responses to challenging material.

Hot Moments

This resource guide provides strategies for responding to “hot moments”: the sudden eruption of tension and conflict in classroom discussion.

Implicit Bias

This guide provides resources for learning about implicit bias, including readings, videos, and activities, as well as recommendations for incorporating

Inclusive Syllabus Language

This Inclusive Teaching resource offers sample language written in an inclusive manner that instructors may adopt and adapt for your

Incorporating Language about Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Abuse into Your Course Syllabus

This resource provides language and resources that instructors can include in their syllabus that create a welcoming and supportive environment

Instructional Accessibility Tips

This resource guide details tips for creating accommodations for students with disabilities as well as general practices to consider when

Inventory of Inclusive Teaching Strategies

This resource guide is an inventory of 54 concrete strategies for building an inclusive class.

Moving Beyond The Banking Model

Overview During the Winter semester of 2023, the Equitable Teaching Website team conducted a series of focus groups with students

Practical Steps for Inclusive Teaching

This resource guide provides practical ways for instructors to get to know students as individuals, design inclusive course content and

Proactive Team Practices for Effective Faculty-GSI Collaboration

This resource guide is an inventory of 30 concrete strategies for building an inclusive class with a GSI.

Question Formulation Technique

This page introduces the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), including background, goals, challenges, and ways to implement it in college classes.

Responding to Common Dialogue Blockers

This resource is designed to help instructors manage the challenges of difficult classroom dialogue, specifically the way some students block

Setting the Tone for Inclusive Classrooms

This resource details five general practices for building inclusivity in the classroom.

Stereotype Threat

This resource explains stereotype threat, provides a few strategies for counteracting stereotype threat, and directs instructors toward further resources.

Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Overview Trauma-informed pedagogy is becoming increasingly more common as a result of multiple factors, including the national focus on racial

Useful Questions for Dialogue Facilitation

These 14 types of questions model the kinds of questions a discussion facilitator might ask students in order to prompt