Workshops

Description

Making students feel a sense of belonging is a common goal for instructors, but what does it actually mean? How can instructors design their courses to ensure that all students feel belonging? This workshop is an opportunity for instructors to engage with these questions, to reflect on their own pedagogical practices, and to learn new strategies for embedding belonging in their course design. Participants will be introduced to some of the research on belonging and its importance for creating safe and welcoming learning environments. Different strategies will be discussed to create opportunities for student belonging throughout the course: the first point of contact with the instructor, in the classroom, and beyond the end of the quarter.

RESOURCES

Book

Wise. (2022). Design for belonging : how to build inclusion and collaboration in your communities  / Susie Wise ; illustrations by Rose Jaffe. Ten Speed Press. 

Journal Articles

• Baumeister, R. F., & Leary, M. R. (1995). The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation. Psychological Bulletin, 117(3), 497–529. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497  

• Crisp, B. (2010). Belonging, connectedness and social exclusion. Journal of Social Inclusion, 1. https://doi.org/10.36251/josi.14  

• Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for Culturally Responsive Teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(2), 106–116. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487102053002003  

• Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007). A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of personality and social psychology, 92(1), 82–96. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.1.82 

• Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2011). A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students, Vol 331, Issue 6023 pp. 1447-1451. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1198364     

• Cohen,  Geoffrey. Understanding and Overcoming Belonging Uncertainty. Behavioral Scientist. https://behavioralscientist.org/understanding-and-overcoming-belonging-uncertainty/  

• Walton, Greg. “Stop Telling Students, ‘You Belong!’ 3 ways to make a sense of belonging real and valuable.” Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-stop-telling-students-you-belong/2021/11  

Miscellaneous

• We Belong: 50 Strategies to Create Community and Revolutionize Classroom Management 

• Caring for Students Playbook: Getting Started With Key Terms, Challenges, and Approaches

• Culturally Responsive & Inclusive Curriculum Resources: Creating Culturally Responsive Curriculum

• Rubric for Culturally Responsive Lessons