Course Structure

Creating an inclusive syllabus & classroom

• • Link to on campus resources

    • Diversity & Inclusion resources for students

    • General student support services

    • Canisius Inclusive Syllabus Template

  • Guidelines for an Inclusive Syllabus

  • Practical Steps Towards More Inclusivity

  • Gender Inclusivity Resources

  • Inclusion by Design: Survey your Syllabus and Course Design

  • Link to or state the college's statement on diversity and inclusion

  • Include a basic needs statement

  • A Syllabus Worth's of Difference (ideas for diversity)

  • Because We Can: A Practical Guide to Building Cooperative, Inclusive, Classroom Communities

  • Teaching LBGTQIA+ Inclusivity (by Dr. Richard Reitsma)

  • Autism Spectrum Awareness: Characteristics and Recommendations for the College Classroom (by Dr. Jonathan Rodgers)

  • Slides, Actions, and Resources from Indigenous Concepts Consulting

Trauma Informed Teaching

Trauma informed teaching is an approach that looks to understand the role that experiences of trauma, violence, and other forms of victimization have had on the individuals that we teach. In order to improve our practices and our in-class policies we can consider these experiences to meet the needs of trauma survivors in our classrooms. These are resources to learn about Trauma Informed Teaching from Dr. Carello (graduate of the University at Buffalo). Dr. Carello researches trauma informed teaching and has compiled information and strategies to help educators in higher education learn and apply trauma informed teaching principles in our own classrooms.

Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning in Times of Crisis Video (length: 1:02:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuRxxPK9Hyc&feature=youtu.be

Further resources can be found here: https://traumainformedteaching.blog/