in-person classroom expectations

Community Agreement

• Be present (turn off cell phones and remove yourself from other distractions)

• Be respectful

• Assume good will

• Challenge with care - approach discussion as a “think out loud”

• Take space/make space

• Identities stay, learning leaves

• Try not to make assumptions, seek to understand, not to judge

• Be open to challenges as an opportunity to learn something new

• Be open to different perspectives

• Debate the concepts not the person

• Be flexible when things don’t work

• Share helpful tips

• Use preferred names and gender pronouns

• No side conversations

• Be willing to work together