Setting the Tone for Inclusive Classrooms
Overview
This resource guide details five general practices for building inclusivity in the classroom:
- Establish clear expectations and goals for classroom interactions
- Build rapport and community in your class
- Model inclusive language that acknowledges student differences
- Help students develop awareness of multiple visible and invisible identities in the classroom
- Address tensions or problematic patters of interaction
For each practice, several concrete and specific actions are proposed.
Resource Goals:
- To identify the best practices for building inclusive classrooms.
- To provide instructors with clear, concrete steps they can take in their own classrooms.
