School You, Inc.
In this activity, students imagine creating a school designed to maintain oppressive norms, considering what institutional oppression looks like and how it is perpetuated.
group dynamics
Mapping Social Identity Timeline Activity
In this activity, students will create a visual map of their socialization in some aspect of identity (race, gender, sexual orientation) throughout the course of their life.
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 deeper engagement with challenging topics.
Discussion Guidelines
This resource offers samples of inclusive discussion guidelines. Setting up expectations for discussion with your students at the beginning of the term can be useful in creating an environment conducive to inclusivity, lively discussion, and classroom community building.
Hot Moments
This resource guide provides strategies for responding to “hot moments”: the sudden eruption of tension and conflict in classroom discussion.
Group Process Activity
This collection of activities assists instructors in developing group cohesion, thoughtful engagement, and reflective responses to challenging material.
Jigsaw Collaborative Discussion Method
This page introduces the Jigsaw method and describes how to use this method in classroom activities.
Question Formulation Technique
This page introduces the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), including background, goals, challenges, and ways to implement it in college classes.
