Civil, Safe, and Inclusive Classrooms

Civil, Safe, and Inclusive Classroom Resources

A variety of resources are available to UNO faculty and staff to support the creation of civil, safe, and inclusive classrooms.

Speakers Bureau

The Center for Faculty Excellence is developing of list of organizations and individuals who would be willing to serve as guest speakers and resources for individuals with questions about diversity, inclusion, and civility among other related topics.  If you would be interested in serving as a resource, please contact CFE at unofacdev@unomaha.edu.

Strategies

The following resources offer ideas and strategies for addressing differing aspects of creating civil, safe, and inclusive classrooms.

Bias

Inclusivity

Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Strategies
http://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/strategies
Tools and approaches for creating more inclusive classroom environments

LARA Method (Cornell University)
https://blogs.cornell.edu/facultydevelopment/files/2016/05/LARA_UPDATED-24wzz94.pdf
Listen, affirm, respond, add (LARA) -- strategy for communicating across differences and engaging in conflict empathetically

Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom (Harvard)
http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/managing-hot-moments-classroom
http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/tips-dealing-hot-moments
Practical strategies for responding to those spontaneous moments when emotions run high

Civility

Academic Advancement Network (Michigan State)
http://fod.msu.edu/oir/civilityincivility-college-classroom
Range of resources addressing civility / incivility in the classroom

Joseph Clark: Encouraging Classroom Civility
http://tinyurl.com/fsucivility
General strategies for classroom management

Dialogue

Leading a Discussion
http://augmenting.me/cte/resources/nfrg/11_03_leading_discussion.htm
Practical tips for leading an effective classroom discussion
Checklist also available from http://augmenting.me/cte/resources/nfrg/11_11_leading_discussion.htm