Set the Tone – Equitable Teaching

Set the Tone

The resource guides below are designed to help you create a foundation for inclusivity in your classroom. By creating guidelines for discussion, welcoming the use of gender pronouns and other markers of social identity, or engaging some of the other best practices sourced here, you can begin to set a tone of inclusivity in your space. Alternatively use the search feature on the right hand side to type keywords or questions into the search.

This resource offers samples of inclusive discussion guidelines. Setting up expectations for discussion with your students at the beginning of Read more
This discussion-based activity guides students in understanding privilege and oppression as concepts. Read more
The following content and linked resources (found in the resource guide) have been curated as a primer for instructors to Read more
This resource guide is an inventory of 54 concrete strategies for building an inclusive class. Read more
This resource guide provides practical ways for instructors to get to know students as individuals, design inclusive course content and Read more
This resource guide is an inventory of 30 concrete strategies for building an inclusive class with a GSI. Read more
This reflection-based activity guides students in understanding their implicit racial bias. Read more
This resource details five general practices for building inclusivity in the classroom. Read more
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