Overview

This page collects resources on how to foster equitable and inclusive practices in the classroom, including checklists to consider when developing your course around inclusive practices. Many of the sources focus on online teaching, and many of these practices can also be adapted to the in-person environment.

Articles on How to Embed Inclusive & Equitable Practices into the Classroom

• Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation, Building Inclusive Classrooms

• Flower Darby, 6 Quick Ways to be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom, Chronicle of Higher Education (July 23, 2020).

• Ashley DiFranza, Northeastern University, 4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom (June 24, 2019).

• Andrew Greer, Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, Increasing Inclusivity in the Classroom.

• Iowa State University, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Inclusive Learning Environment Strategies.

• Shari Saunders & Diana Kardia, University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning & Teaching, Creating Inclusive College Classrooms.

• Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning, 10 Strategies for Creating Inclusive & Equitable Online Learning Environments.

• Kimberly D. Tanner, Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity, Life Sciences Education (Oct. 13, 2017).

• Teaching in Higher Ed, Culturally Responsive Online Teaching with Courtney Plotts (June 18, 2020). Podcast episode.

• Tufts University Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment

  • A robust set of resources, divided into several different categories, including what it means to be inclusive; what are inclusive teaching practices; and inclusive assessments.

• University of Arizona, Creating Inclusive Classrooms

  • As the above, a collection of resources from several different universities related to inclusive reaching.

• University of Florida Center for Teaching Excellence, Inclusivity in the Classroom

• University of Washington Center for Teaching and Learning, Inclusive Teaching Strategies.

• Washington University in St. Louis Center for Teaching and Learning, Strategies for Inclusive Teaching

• Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, Diversity and Inclusion Resources.

  • Several resources for considering implicit bias, creating inclusive classroom climates, and strategies for inclusive teaching.

Checklists & Toolkits: is your course, materials, and/or syllabus inclusive?

• Association of College and University Educators, Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit provides 10 tips and corresponding videos, applicable to both in person and online courses.

• Course Checklist for Inclusive Teaching, walks through various aspects of the course and suggestions for inclusive and equitable practices. Although its title focuses on science courses, the practices can apply to all disciplines.

• Creating an Inclusive Syllabus (with checklist of resources), provides both a self-assessment tool for your syllabus and checklists of resources and actions you can take to create a more inclusive classroom.

• Inclusive Teaching Checklist allows you to survey your course and content for representation, including within activities and the classroom.

• Inclusive Teaching Strategies is similar to the above, in a slightly different format.

• Inclusive Teaching Practices Tips & Checklist provides both tips and a checklist for things you want to try and things you have tried.

• Inclusive Practices Chart, gives suggestions related to specific aspects of course design and ways to make it more inclusive.

• Learner Centered Mindful Syllabus Checklist, provides seven steps for creating a learner-centered syllabus.