Inclusive Teaching Toolkit

If you have an item to add to the toolkit, please submit your suggestion for review by the Faculty Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee.

Ground Rules, Vocabulary, and Inclusive Language

1. Ground Rules Examples
   1. Facilitating Productive Discussions - Ground rules and tools from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
   2. Giving a Voice to Students’ Opposing Views: Creating Conditions for Respect and Inclusivity in Class Discussions - Expert article provided by the Association for College and University Educators
   3. Platinum Rule - How the Platinum Rule Trumps the Golden Rule Every Time
2. Vocabulary
   1. LGBTQ+ Vocabulary - A glossary of terms from the Safe Zone project
3. Inclusive Language

1. Appendix 1: Glossary of Human Rights Terms. (n.d.). Ontario Human Rights Commission. https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/teaching-human-rights-ontario-guide-ontario-schools/appendix-1-glossary-human-rights-terms 

   Inclusive Classroom Climate. (n.d). Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/ClassClimates 

   Jessica Kirpatrick. (2015). I Was Wrong and I Am Sorry. Women in Astronomy. https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2015/04/i-was-wrong-and-i-am-sorry.html 

   Part 1: Introduction to Environmental Justice, Equity, and Health. (2010). Just Health Action. https://justhealthaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/JHA-Lesson-Plan-2-Whose-Backyard-rev.pdf
   

Syllabus

1. Examples
   1. School of Theater and Dance statement for Syllabus
   2. Syllabus Policies and Statements
   3. UDL Syllabus. (n.d.). UDL On Campus. http://udloncampus.cast.org/page/planning_syllabus
      
      
2. Syllabus Creation
   1. TLC Syllabus Builder
   2. Faculty Senate Course Proposal Guidelines
   3. Inclusive Syllabus Design. (n.d.). University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Teaching & Learning. https://www.umass.edu/ctl/resources/deeper-dives/inclusive-syllabus-design
   4. Harnish, J. R., McElwee, O. R., Slattery, M. J., Frantz, S., Haney, R. M., Shore, M. C., Penley, J. (2011). Creating the Foundation for a Warm Classroom Climate. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/creating-the-foundation-for-a-warm-classroom-climate
   5. Bart, M. (2015). A Leaner Centered Syllabus Helps Set the Tone for Learning. Faculty Focus. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-classroom-management/a-learner-centered-syllabus-helps-set-the-tone-for-learning/ 
   6. Diversity Statements. (n.d.). Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/DiversityStatements
      
      
3. In Practice at WVU
   1. Our Season - School of Theate and Dance - Inclusivity Statements by Production

Week by Week

• Core Values. (n.d.). LSA Inclusive Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12/Core-Values.pdf 
• Dominant Narratives. (n.d.). LSA Inclusive Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12/Dominant-Narratives.pdf 
• Examining Privilege and Oppression. (n.d.). LSA Inclusive Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12/Examining-Privilege-and-Oppression.pdf 
• Implicit Bias. (n.d.). LSA Inclusive Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/08/Implicit-Bias.pdf 
• Web of Connectedness. (n.d.). LSA Inclusive Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12/Web-of-Connectedness-3.pdf

Simulations and In-Class Exercises

• Poverty Simulation - students explore life in a simulation recreating poverty from WVU Health Sciences Interprofessional Education
• Project Implicit - a set of Implicit Association Tests (IAT) hosted by Harvard University for the non-profit collaborative Project Implicit

• Gorski. C. P. (n.d). Exchanging Stories – Names. Critical Multicultural Pavilion Awareness Activities. http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activities/name.html
  

• Lesson: The Power of Active Listening. (n.d.). Story Corps https://storycorps.org/discover/education/lesson-the-power-of-active-listening/
  

• McIntosh, P. (1989).  White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. National Seed Project. https://nationalseedproject.org/key-seed-texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack
  

• Personal Identity Wheel. (n.d). Equitable Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/personal-identity-wheel/
  

Teaching Philosophy Statements

Unique Challenges Faced by Diverse Students and Faculty

• Av-Shalom, I., Tatum, A. (2023). Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities Including Neurodivergent Learners. Faculty Focus. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/equality-inclusion-and-diversity/bridging-the-gap-overcoming-barriers-in-higher-ed-for-students-with-disabilities-including-neurodivergent-learners/ 
• Brooks, S., Mahdavi, P. (2021). Diversity Statements: What to Avoid and What to Include. The Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diversity-statements-what-avoid-and-what-include 
• Cardona, A. M., Kvaal, J. (2023). Strategies for Increasing Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education. U.S. Department of Education Office of the Under Secretary. https://sites.ed.gov/ous/files/2023/09/Diversity-and-Opportunity-in-Higher-Education.pdf 
• Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Committee Toolkit. (2021). Harvard Office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. https://edib.harvard.edu/files/dib/files/dib_committee_toolkit_final.pdf?m=1617641962 
• Learning for Justice. https://www.learningforjustice.org/ 
• Sheikh, D. (2022). How to Attract and Support Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education. Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-attract-and-support-nontraditional-students-higher-education

Books: 

• Cassara, J. (2018). The House of Impossible Beauties. Ecco Press.
• Mirza, F. F. (2019) A Place for Us. Sjp for Hogarth. 
• Novic, S. (2022). True Biz. Random House.  

Movies:  

• Angelini, G. (2022). Owned: A Tale of Two Americas [Film]. Independent Lens. 
• Feder, S. (2020). Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen [Film]. Field of Vision and Arrow Entertainment Level Forward. 
• Livingston, J. (1990). Paris is Burning[Equation].            Academy Entertainment Off White Productions.  
• Nichols, J. (2016). Loving [Film]. Focus Features. 
• Tillman, G. (2018). The Hate U Give [Film]. 20th Century Studios. 
• Wolfe, C. G. (2023). Rustin [Film]. Higher Ground Productions.  

TV Shows: 

• Duvernay, A. (writer/director)., Breece, J. (writer)., Locke, A. (writer)., Swicord, R. (writer). (2019). When They See Us [TV series]. Harpo Productions, Array, TriBeCa Productions, and Participant, 
• Murphy, R. (writer)., Mock, J. (writer)., Canals, S. (writer/director)., Falchuck, B. (writer). Lady, J. O. (writer/director)., Jacobson, N. (director)., Woodall, M. A. (director)., Eyich, L. (director)., Marsh, S. (director)., Simpson, B. (director). (2018). Pose [TV series]. FX Productions and Fox21 Television Studios. 

Resources from Other Institutions

• Activities for Equitable Classrooms. (n.d.). Equitable Teaching University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/activity-main-page/ 
• Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit. (n.d.). Brown University Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/institutional-diversity/resources-initiatives/resources-students-faculty-staff-and-alumni/diversity-and-inclusion-toolkit#guide1 
• Diversity in Practice Activities Handbook. (n.d.). Faculty Equity and Inclusion Committee. https://feic.uccs.edu/resources 
• Embedding Equity, Access, and Inclusion Diversity Action Plan 2021 – 2024. (n.d.). Oregon State University College of Science. https://science.oregonstate.edu/diversity-plan 
• Magdalena, L. B. (n.d.).  Introduction: Faculty Toolkit for Engaging Campus Diversity. San Jose State University - Diversity Toolkit.  https://www.sjsu.edu/cfd/docs/integrated_faculty_toolkit.pdf

• Building Inclusive Classrooms from the Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation
• Inclusive Syllabi from the University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence
• Inclusive Teaching case studies from the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning