{"id":3014,"date":"2020-12-22T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl-draft\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2024-10-15T09:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:27:30","slug":"creating-an-inclusive-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/creating-an-inclusive-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate &amp; Sense of Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Jump to:<\/h1>\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/creating-an-inclusive-classroom\/#explore\" title=\"\">Explore &amp; Consider<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fostering a sense of belonging begins with acknowledging students enter the classroom with diverse experiences, and approaches to learning. Incorporating that variability into how we deliver class content, assess student learning, and promote dialogue creates not only an inclusive learning environment for students, but provides the opportunity for everyone to challenge themselves and increase their own cultural awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IDEA item:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideaedu.org\/idea-notes-on-instruction\/asked-students-to-share-ideas-and-experiences-with-others-whose-backgrounds-and-viewpoints-differ-from-their-own\/\">Asked students to share ideas and experiences with others whose backgrounds and viewpoints differ from their own (IDEA paper)&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students thrive in an environment that recognizes their contribution, one that&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pays attention to students\u2019 socio-emotional learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creates a sense of inclusion and belonging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permits students to have agency in their learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>[As many of the topics in this area connect, you may also find relevant resources in <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/difficult-conversations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3142\">difficult dialogue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/trauma-informed-pedagogy\/\">trauma-informed pedagogy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/antiracist-pedagogy\/\">anti-racist &amp; decolonizing pedagogy<\/a>.]<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-quote-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-quote  \"><div class=\"cl-quote-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/brittani-burns-98uYQ-KupiE-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\" title=\"\"><\/div><blockquote>Is the classroom supposed to be neutral, objective, and devoid of feelings? Or is it a space where students and teacher meet for healing, understanding, and critical thinking?<\/blockquote><cite>Martinez-Cola et al., 2018<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"explore\">Explore &amp; Consider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-sans\">Explore &amp; Consider contains short articles and videos that reflect on or summarize current thinking, research, or experiences related to the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds equal-height\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/6-quick-ways-to-be-more-inclusive-in-a-virtual-classroom?cid2=gen_login_refresh&#038;cid=gen_sign_in&#038;cid2=gen_login_refresh\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>6 Quick Ways to Be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom<\/h2><p>The ethos of an equitable and inclusive classroom is simple: Everybody gets to learn. No one has to out themselves. All are welcome. All are supported by the very design of this class. The hard part: How do you create online or hybrid courses with that ethos embedded throughout? <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1pzf9xn-t0euBwMHnf85_jwwfsULY_PEv\/view\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Evidence-based Approaches to Creating Inclusive Classrooms<\/h2><p>A list of practical steps to increase the inclusiveness of your classroom. Adapted from the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning by Anna Santucci<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/lse.ascb.org\/evidence-based-teaching-guides\/inclusive-teaching\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Evidence-Based Teaching Guides: Inclusive Teaching<\/h2><p>A series of teaching guides from the American Society for Cell Biology that apply broadly.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/how-diversity-makes-us-smarter\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>How Diversity Makes Us Smarter<\/h2><p>The fact is that if you want to build teams or organizations capable of innovating, you need diversity. Diversity enhances creativity. It encourages the search for novel information and perspectives, leading to better decision making and problem solving. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/how-to-make-your-teaching-more-inclusive\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive<\/h2><p>An advice guide provided by the Chronicle including: \n<\/br>- Common Questions\n<\/br>- 3 Key Principles of Inclusive Teaching\n<\/br>- 5 Ways to Interact Inclusively With Students\n<\/br>- Ideas for Inclusive Course Design\n<\/br>- How Will You Know If Your Efforts Are Working?<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/ctl.columbia.edu\/resources-and-technology\/teaching-with-technology\/teaching-online\/inclusive-teaching\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Inclusive Teaching and Learning Online<\/h2><p>From Columbia's Teachers College: With the rapid shift to online learning, instructors can draw on principles of inclusive teaching to help students feel a sense of belonging, ensure they can access course materials, and support them in achieving learning goals. The current context calls for empathy and resilience on the part of both students and instructors.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.brown.edu\/sheridan\/teaching-learning-resources\/inclusive-teaching\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Inclusive Teaching Resources<\/h2><p>A comprehensive set of resources related to inclusive teaching.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/cat.wfu.edu\/2020\/04\/oer-for-access-equity-agency\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>OER for Access, Equity, &amp; Agency<\/h2><p>OER can provide flexibility, customization, affordability, and control.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/udlguidelines.cast.org\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Universal Design for Learning<\/h2><p>From CAST - The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating an inclusive classroom begins with acknowledging our students enter your classroom with diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to learning. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4042,"featured_media":3029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[345,89],"class_list":["post-3014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-topic","tag-back-to-school","tag-jedi"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3014"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18185,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014\/revisions\/18185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}