FIRST Resources
FIRST has hosted over 180 professional development events.
Links to resources from many prior events are available below..
Recent FIRST Events• From Data to Action to Equity • Lia Newman • 01.23.24 • slides • summary• Academic Integrity • MILE • 02.01.24 • summary• Research Roundtable • Action Team • 02.07.24 • summary• Academic Privilege • MILE • 02.16.24 • academic wheel of privilege • summary • Designing Justice, Equity, & Community Courses • Karen Hales & Mario Belloni • 02.22.24 • summary • with @davidson.edu credentials: KH slides, MB slides
Books & Media Discussed• Inclusive Teaching • 2024 • book
• How to Tell a Story • 06.15.23 • book• Three Miles • 07.22.20 • summary • slides • podcast• Picture A Scientist • 05.25/26.22 • summary • prompts • film• Lessons from Plants • 03.20.23 • summary • prompts • book• The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching • 2024 • book• How to be an Antiracist • 06.30.20 • slides • notes • resources • book• Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto • 12.12.22 • summary • slides • book• Surviving as a Minority Scientist in a Majority World • 06.27.19 • webinar • essay• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do • 03.14.19 • prompts • book• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism • 07.18.19 • slides • book• The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students • 11.12.19 • prompts • slides • book• The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred • 07.26.22 • slides • book• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, & Teachings of Plants • 11.19.21 • summary • book
• Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides • Rebecca Vance • 12.13.23 • summary • slides • handout • book recap • Zoom discussion
Articles Discussed• Inclusive Teaching in STEM • 06.18.19 • article• Considering Disability • 06.24.21 • slides • recording • article• Alleviating Test Anxiety • 06.02.20 • summary • slides • article• Faculty Mindset and Student Success • 05.30.19 • article• Encouraging Effective Study Strategies • 09.06.19 • article• Increasing STEM Faculty Diversity • 12.11.19 • article • slides• Scientist Spotlight Assignments • 07.13.22 • summary • slides • article• Learning, Inclusive Environments, & Active Learning • 01.23.20 • article• Fostering an Antiracist Research Group • 06.29.22 • summary • slides • article• Emphasizing Prosocial Scientific Impacts • 04.15.21 • summary • recording • article• Student Perceptions of Instructor Supportiveness • 09.07.21 • summary • recording • article• Black Student Success in White Science Environments • 10.04.22 • slides • handout • article• The Case for Diversity: Value vs. Values • Jordan Stark, Princeton • 02.16.21 • summary • slides • recording • article• Signaling Inclusivity Through Deliberate Framing of STEM Content • Karen Hales • 10.07.19 • article • slides
Presentations & Resources by Davidson Students* *most often the FIRST Action Team• Meet the FIRST Action Team • 09.26.19 • slides• Student Panel • 06.03.22 • summary • slides • recording• Research Roundtable • Action Team • 02.07.24 • summary• 2023 Verna Miller Case Symposium • 05.03.23 • poster• Office Hours • 01.31.20 • summary • advice • prompts • slides• Increasing Textbook Accessibility • 02.22.21 • summary • recording• Davidson's Student STEM Organizations • Spring 2022 • directory• Anonymous Grading • 12.14.20 • summary • slides • brochure • recording• Anti-Oppression Syllabi Statements • 01.15.21 • summary • recording• First Days and First Impressions • 01.11.22 • summary • slides • recording• Improving Student Group Work Experiences • 11.10.20 • summary • recording• Sharing the Stories Behind the Numbers • 02.08.22 • summary • slides * recording• Student Projects Examining DEI in STEM • Action Team • 11.15.23 • event handout• Syllabi Elements that Foster Welcoming Environments • 07.14.21 • summary • slides • recording
Conversations Hosted by MILE Students* *MILE = More Inclusive Learning Environments• Affirmations • 02.24.23 • summary• Approachability • 10.29.21 • summary• Understanding Us • 04.08.22 • summary• Grades & Grading • 10.08.21 • summary• Student Workload • 02.19.21 • summary• Academic Integrity • 02.01.24 • summary• Class Participation • 09.16.22 • summary• Enhancing Rapport • 11.18.22 • summary• Campus Resources • 11.12.21 • summary• Student Experiences • 04.22.22 • summary• Social Justice in STEM • 03.19.21 • summary• Feedback Mechanisms • 09.17.21 • summary• Dimensions of Diversity • 03.17.23 • summary• Resources for Students • 02.05.21 • summary• Cultivating Accountability • 09.22.23 • summary • Supporting Neurodiversity • 04.14.23 • summary• Signaling DEI in a Syllabus • 04.16.21 • summary• Microaggressions in STEM • 04.02.21 • summary• Confidence & Empowerment • 01.27.23 • summary• Building Cultural Competence • 03.25.22 • summary• Promoting Student Motivation • 03.05.21 • summary• Teaching & Learning Strategies • 10.21.22 • summary• Optimal Learning Environments • 11.04.22 • summary• Challenging Academic Situations • 10.15.21 • summary
• Addressing Student Stressors • MILE • 10.20.23 • summary
• Undergraduate Research Experiences • 09.08.23 • summary • Designing Courses for Equity • MILE • 11.10.23 • MILE • summary
• Transitioning Back to In-Person Learning • 09.10.21 • summary
• Supporting Students with Differing Identities • 02.25.22 • summary• Academic Privilege • 02.16.24 • academic wheel of privilege • summary
• External Factors that Affect Student Engagement and Learning • 10.13.23 • summary
FIRST Events by guests • Teaching with Stories • Melissa Ramirez, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • The Story of Rigor • Jane Lubischer, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • article• Not Your Average Scientist • Jaye Gardiner, Fox Chase Cancer Center • 02.16.23 • summary• Fostering Racial Justice in STEM • Terrell Morton, Missouri • 10.22.21 • summary • recording• Stories We (Subconsciously) Tell Ourselves • Jamila Simpson, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • Bias Response, Free Speech, Equity, & Inclusion • Ryan Miller, UNCC • 03.14.23 • summary• Key Stakeholders in Inclusive Classrooms • Bryan Dewsbury, URI • 03.04.21 • recording• The Social Context of Teaching & Learning • Bryan Dewsbury, URI • 03.04.21 • summary • recording• Reframing Neurodiversity in Higher Education • Marisa Chrysochoou, UConn • 04.04.23 • summary• Teaching Fraught Topics & Handling Hot Moments • Kevin Gannon, Queens • 02.09.23 • summary • slides• BIPOC Premedical Experiences at Davidson • Nick Nguyen '22, Mayo • 09.08.22 • slides • thesis • recording• Creating & Sustaining Belonging in College Courses • Kevin Gannon, Queens • 02.09.23 • summary • slides• What a Professor Learned by Being a Student • Alo Basu, Holy Cross • 10.14.20 • summary • slides • recording• Trauma-Informed Teaching for Restorative Justice • Mays Imad, Pima • 03.30.21 • summary • slides • recording• Rehumanizing Assessment: Standards Grading • D. Lewis, SoAL & K. Mattani, RWU • 05.25.21 • slides • recording• Inclusive Components of Syllabi • Shauntell Pinckney, Howard/Brent Maher, Davidson • 11.10.22 • slides • report • rubric
FIRST Events by Davidson staff/faculty members• Office Hours • Kai Esther Rosen • 07.30.20 • summary • slides • recording• From Data to Action to Equity • Lia Newman • 01.23.24 • slides • summary• Birds of a Feather? • Katie Horowitz & Barbara Lom • 02.03.23 • summary• Diversifying Syllabi • Laura Sockol • 07.01.21 • slides • resource • recording
• Storytelling Activities & Assignments • Barbara Lom • 06.16.23 • slides• Grades & Grading Strategies • Barbara Lom • 07.07.22 • summary • slides• Fail is not a Four-Letter Word • panel • 06.08.22 • summary • slides • resource• Is the DEI Needle Moving at Davidson? • panel • 11.29.22 • summary • slides• Countering Stereotype Threats • Kai Esther Rosen • 09.18.19 • slides • resource• Asynchronous Course Design • Sundi Richard • 06.25.20 • summary • recording• Transforming Self Doubts to Self Efficacy • panel • 10.20.22 • summary • handout• Impacts of Colorblind and Multicultural Messages • Jess Good • 02.22.19 • slides
• Davidson's Center for Diversity & Inclusion (CDI) • Dre Domingue • 01.14.20 • slides• A Holistic Approach to Grades & Grading • Mario Belloni • 06.17.21 • recording • slides• Theory & Practice of Institutional Change • Byron McCrae • 12.08.21 • summary • slides• Fostering Linguistic Diversity • Rebeca Fernandez & Fangzhi He • 11.09.23 • summary • slides• DEI Climates at Davidson College • Barbara Lom • 06.16.22 • summary • worksheet • slides• Active Learning for Inclusivity • Annelise Gorensek-Benitez • 06.16.20 • summary • recording• Coordinating Undergraduate Research Groups • Susana Wadgymar • 08.18.22 • summary• The Non-Existence of Biological Race • Helen Cho • 09.25.20 • summary • recording • slides
• Respecting Pronouns • Katie Horowitz & Dalton Langdon • 09.01.21 • summary • recording • slides• You Don't Look Like a Mathematician • Laurie Heyer • 03.07.22 • summary • slides • recording• Inclusive Class Materials Peer Review • Lauren Stutts • 08.11.20 • slides • resource • resource• Small Actions That Make Big Differences • Jake Paz • 07.29.21 • summary • slides • recording• How Psychologists Define, Treat, & View Racism • Phia Salter • 02.09.21 • summary • slides• Storytelling & Sustainability • Maurice Norman & Jake Paz • 03.30.22 • summary • recording • slides• Decolonize? Land Recognition? • Rose Stremlau • 09.24.21 • summary • slides • resources • recording• The Davidson Microaggressions Project • DMP • 11.24.20 • summary • recording • slides • resource• Strategies for Supporting Mental Health and Wellness • David Graham • 09.02.22 • slides • resource• Creating More Inclusive Syllabi & Assignments • Lauren Stutts • 01.07.20 • slides • resource • resource• Survey Design for Assessing Inclusive Courses • Brent Maher • 07.15.20 • summary • recording • slides• Addressing Justice and Equity in STEM Courses • Anika Bratt • 10.05.20 • summary • recording • slides• Facilitating Effective Group Work • Mario Belloni & Chris Marsicano • 03.10.20 • slides • resource • resource• Student Experiences in Lab Courses • Kai Esther Rosen & Jake Paz • 06.10.21 • summary • slides • recording• Reimagined Gateway STEM Courses • Mario Belloni & Tim Gfroerer • 10.29.20 • summary • recording • slides• Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students • Jasmine Peters & Kayla Hood • 09.21.23 • summary • slides • CSDI booklet• Building Community & Fostering Belonging • Yan Zhuang • 07.08.20 • summary • slides • resource • recording• Helping Davidson Become More Antiracist & Multicultural • Kai Esther Rosen • 12.02.20 • summary • slides• RJ101: Restorative Practices Basics • Katie Horowitz & Denise Simpson • 04.11.22 • summary • slides • recording• RJ201: Restorative Practices in the Classroom • Katie Horowitz & Denise Simpson • 04.13.22 • summary • slides• Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning • David Graham & Kai Esther Rosen • 08.06.20 • summary • slides • recording• Building Anti-Racist Multicultural Classrooms • Lauren Stutts & Kai Esther Rosen • 05.04.21 • summary • recording• Inclusive Pedagogies • Hanna Key & Kevin Smith • 10.16.23 • summary • slides from Hanna Key • slides from Kevin Smith• The New CDO Role and the Current Interim Year at Davidson • Melissa González • 09.07.23 • summary • slides (with @davidson.edu credentials)
• Fostering Lives of Leadership and Service • Ashley Bodie & Raquel Dailey • 09.14.23 • summary • slides • employer DEI guide • grad school DEI guide• Designing Justice, Equity, & Community Courses • Karen Hales & Mario Belloni • 02.22.24 • summary • with @davidson.edu credentials: KH slides, MB slides • Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides • Rebecca Vance • 12.13.23 • summary • slides • handout • book recap • Zoom discussion
Books & Media Discussed• Inclusive Teaching • 2024 • book
• How to Tell a Story • 06.15.23 • book• Three Miles • 07.22.20 • summary • slides • podcast• Picture A Scientist • 05.25/26.22 • summary • prompts • film• Lessons from Plants • 03.20.23 • summary • prompts • book• The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching • 2024 • book• How to be an Antiracist • 06.30.20 • slides • notes • resources • book• Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto • 12.12.22 • summary • slides • book• Surviving as a Minority Scientist in a Majority World • 06.27.19 • webinar • essay• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do • 03.14.19 • prompts • book• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism • 07.18.19 • slides • book• The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students • 11.12.19 • prompts • slides • book• The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred • 07.26.22 • slides • book• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, & Teachings of Plants • 11.19.21 • summary • book
• Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides • Rebecca Vance • 12.13.23 • summary • slides • handout • book recap • Zoom discussion
Articles Discussed• Inclusive Teaching in STEM • 06.18.19 • article• Considering Disability • 06.24.21 • slides • recording • article• Alleviating Test Anxiety • 06.02.20 • summary • slides • article• Faculty Mindset and Student Success • 05.30.19 • article• Encouraging Effective Study Strategies • 09.06.19 • article• Increasing STEM Faculty Diversity • 12.11.19 • article • slides• Scientist Spotlight Assignments • 07.13.22 • summary • slides • article• Learning, Inclusive Environments, & Active Learning • 01.23.20 • article• Fostering an Antiracist Research Group • 06.29.22 • summary • slides • article• Emphasizing Prosocial Scientific Impacts • 04.15.21 • summary • recording • article• Student Perceptions of Instructor Supportiveness • 09.07.21 • summary • recording • article• Black Student Success in White Science Environments • 10.04.22 • slides • handout • article• The Case for Diversity: Value vs. Values • Jordan Stark, Princeton • 02.16.21 • summary • slides • recording • article• Signaling Inclusivity Through Deliberate Framing of STEM Content • Karen Hales • 10.07.19 • article • slides
Presentations & Resources by Davidson Students* *most often the FIRST Action Team• Meet the FIRST Action Team • 09.26.19 • slides• Student Panel • 06.03.22 • summary • slides • recording• Research Roundtable • Action Team • 02.07.24 • summary• 2023 Verna Miller Case Symposium • 05.03.23 • poster• Office Hours • 01.31.20 • summary • advice • prompts • slides• Increasing Textbook Accessibility • 02.22.21 • summary • recording• Davidson's Student STEM Organizations • Spring 2022 • directory• Anonymous Grading • 12.14.20 • summary • slides • brochure • recording• Anti-Oppression Syllabi Statements • 01.15.21 • summary • recording• First Days and First Impressions • 01.11.22 • summary • slides • recording• Improving Student Group Work Experiences • 11.10.20 • summary • recording• Sharing the Stories Behind the Numbers • 02.08.22 • summary • slides * recording• Student Projects Examining DEI in STEM • Action Team • 11.15.23 • event handout• Syllabi Elements that Foster Welcoming Environments • 07.14.21 • summary • slides • recording
Conversations Hosted by MILE Students* *MILE = More Inclusive Learning Environments• Affirmations • 02.24.23 • summary• Approachability • 10.29.21 • summary• Understanding Us • 04.08.22 • summary• Grades & Grading • 10.08.21 • summary• Student Workload • 02.19.21 • summary• Academic Integrity • 02.01.24 • summary• Class Participation • 09.16.22 • summary• Enhancing Rapport • 11.18.22 • summary• Campus Resources • 11.12.21 • summary• Student Experiences • 04.22.22 • summary• Social Justice in STEM • 03.19.21 • summary• Feedback Mechanisms • 09.17.21 • summary• Dimensions of Diversity • 03.17.23 • summary• Resources for Students • 02.05.21 • summary• Cultivating Accountability • 09.22.23 • summary • Supporting Neurodiversity • 04.14.23 • summary• Signaling DEI in a Syllabus • 04.16.21 • summary• Microaggressions in STEM • 04.02.21 • summary• Confidence & Empowerment • 01.27.23 • summary• Building Cultural Competence • 03.25.22 • summary• Promoting Student Motivation • 03.05.21 • summary• Teaching & Learning Strategies • 10.21.22 • summary• Optimal Learning Environments • 11.04.22 • summary• Challenging Academic Situations • 10.15.21 • summary
• Addressing Student Stressors • MILE • 10.20.23 • summary
• Undergraduate Research Experiences • 09.08.23 • summary • Designing Courses for Equity • MILE • 11.10.23 • MILE • summary
• Transitioning Back to In-Person Learning • 09.10.21 • summary
• Supporting Students with Differing Identities • 02.25.22 • summary• Academic Privilege • 02.16.24 • academic wheel of privilege • summary
• External Factors that Affect Student Engagement and Learning • 10.13.23 • summary
FIRST Events by guests • Teaching with Stories • Melissa Ramirez, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • The Story of Rigor • Jane Lubischer, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • article• Not Your Average Scientist • Jaye Gardiner, Fox Chase Cancer Center • 02.16.23 • summary• Fostering Racial Justice in STEM • Terrell Morton, Missouri • 10.22.21 • summary • recording• Stories We (Subconsciously) Tell Ourselves • Jamila Simpson, NCSU • 06.16.23 • summary • Bias Response, Free Speech, Equity, & Inclusion • Ryan Miller, UNCC • 03.14.23 • summary• Key Stakeholders in Inclusive Classrooms • Bryan Dewsbury, URI • 03.04.21 • recording• The Social Context of Teaching & Learning • Bryan Dewsbury, URI • 03.04.21 • summary • recording• Reframing Neurodiversity in Higher Education • Marisa Chrysochoou, UConn • 04.04.23 • summary• Teaching Fraught Topics & Handling Hot Moments • Kevin Gannon, Queens • 02.09.23 • summary • slides• BIPOC Premedical Experiences at Davidson • Nick Nguyen '22, Mayo • 09.08.22 • slides • thesis • recording• Creating & Sustaining Belonging in College Courses • Kevin Gannon, Queens • 02.09.23 • summary • slides• What a Professor Learned by Being a Student • Alo Basu, Holy Cross • 10.14.20 • summary • slides • recording• Trauma-Informed Teaching for Restorative Justice • Mays Imad, Pima • 03.30.21 • summary • slides • recording• Rehumanizing Assessment: Standards Grading • D. Lewis, SoAL & K. Mattani, RWU • 05.25.21 • slides • recording• Inclusive Components of Syllabi • Shauntell Pinckney, Howard/Brent Maher, Davidson • 11.10.22 • slides • report • rubric
FIRST Events by Davidson staff/faculty members• Office Hours • Kai Esther Rosen • 07.30.20 • summary • slides • recording• From Data to Action to Equity • Lia Newman • 01.23.24 • slides • summary• Birds of a Feather? • Katie Horowitz & Barbara Lom • 02.03.23 • summary• Diversifying Syllabi • Laura Sockol • 07.01.21 • slides • resource • recording
• Storytelling Activities & Assignments • Barbara Lom • 06.16.23 • slides• Grades & Grading Strategies • Barbara Lom • 07.07.22 • summary • slides• Fail is not a Four-Letter Word • panel • 06.08.22 • summary • slides • resource• Is the DEI Needle Moving at Davidson? • panel • 11.29.22 • summary • slides• Countering Stereotype Threats • Kai Esther Rosen • 09.18.19 • slides • resource• Asynchronous Course Design • Sundi Richard • 06.25.20 • summary • recording• Transforming Self Doubts to Self Efficacy • panel • 10.20.22 • summary • handout• Impacts of Colorblind and Multicultural Messages • Jess Good • 02.22.19 • slides
• Davidson's Center for Diversity & Inclusion (CDI) • Dre Domingue • 01.14.20 • slides• A Holistic Approach to Grades & Grading • Mario Belloni • 06.17.21 • recording • slides• Theory & Practice of Institutional Change • Byron McCrae • 12.08.21 • summary • slides• Fostering Linguistic Diversity • Rebeca Fernandez & Fangzhi He • 11.09.23 • summary • slides• DEI Climates at Davidson College • Barbara Lom • 06.16.22 • summary • worksheet • slides• Active Learning for Inclusivity • Annelise Gorensek-Benitez • 06.16.20 • summary • recording• Coordinating Undergraduate Research Groups • Susana Wadgymar • 08.18.22 • summary• The Non-Existence of Biological Race • Helen Cho • 09.25.20 • summary • recording • slides
• Respecting Pronouns • Katie Horowitz & Dalton Langdon • 09.01.21 • summary • recording • slides• You Don't Look Like a Mathematician • Laurie Heyer • 03.07.22 • summary • slides • recording• Inclusive Class Materials Peer Review • Lauren Stutts • 08.11.20 • slides • resource • resource• Small Actions That Make Big Differences • Jake Paz • 07.29.21 • summary • slides • recording• How Psychologists Define, Treat, & View Racism • Phia Salter • 02.09.21 • summary • slides• Storytelling & Sustainability • Maurice Norman & Jake Paz • 03.30.22 • summary • recording • slides• Decolonize? Land Recognition? • Rose Stremlau • 09.24.21 • summary • slides • resources • recording• The Davidson Microaggressions Project • DMP • 11.24.20 • summary • recording • slides • resource• Strategies for Supporting Mental Health and Wellness • David Graham • 09.02.22 • slides • resource• Creating More Inclusive Syllabi & Assignments • Lauren Stutts • 01.07.20 • slides • resource • resource• Survey Design for Assessing Inclusive Courses • Brent Maher • 07.15.20 • summary • recording • slides• Addressing Justice and Equity in STEM Courses • Anika Bratt • 10.05.20 • summary • recording • slides• Facilitating Effective Group Work • Mario Belloni & Chris Marsicano • 03.10.20 • slides • resource • resource• Student Experiences in Lab Courses • Kai Esther Rosen & Jake Paz • 06.10.21 • summary • slides • recording• Reimagined Gateway STEM Courses • Mario Belloni & Tim Gfroerer • 10.29.20 • summary • recording • slides• Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students • Jasmine Peters & Kayla Hood • 09.21.23 • summary • slides • CSDI booklet• Building Community & Fostering Belonging • Yan Zhuang • 07.08.20 • summary • slides • resource • recording• Helping Davidson Become More Antiracist & Multicultural • Kai Esther Rosen • 12.02.20 • summary • slides• RJ101: Restorative Practices Basics • Katie Horowitz & Denise Simpson • 04.11.22 • summary • slides • recording• RJ201: Restorative Practices in the Classroom • Katie Horowitz & Denise Simpson • 04.13.22 • summary • slides• Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning • David Graham & Kai Esther Rosen • 08.06.20 • summary • slides • recording• Building Anti-Racist Multicultural Classrooms • Lauren Stutts & Kai Esther Rosen • 05.04.21 • summary • recording• Inclusive Pedagogies • Hanna Key & Kevin Smith • 10.16.23 • summary • slides from Hanna Key • slides from Kevin Smith• The New CDO Role and the Current Interim Year at Davidson • Melissa González • 09.07.23 • summary • slides (with @davidson.edu credentials)
• Fostering Lives of Leadership and Service • Ashley Bodie & Raquel Dailey • 09.14.23 • summary • slides • employer DEI guide • grad school DEI guide• Designing Justice, Equity, & Community Courses • Karen Hales & Mario Belloni • 02.22.24 • summary • with @davidson.edu credentials: KH slides, MB slides • Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides • Rebecca Vance • 12.13.23 • summary • slides • handout • book recap • Zoom discussion