…the connections between our activities and the content in our readings. We may assign readings that expand on our content, take it in new directions, provide historical background or an…
…two teachers describe just such an experience. They team-taught an introductory English lit course with content that explored veteran experiences. Before the workshop started, it was clear they were an…
…the content when they worked together on it, I stopped using the individual quiz. In addition to working enthusiastically on the content, students also learn something about working in groups….
Our teaching persona is expressed in how we go about shaping the learning environment. A purposeful integration of our teaching persona helps link students with content in subtle ways. This…
…These questions aren’t easy, but they are necessary to foster an inclusive classroom and to diversify your content. From culturally responsive teaching, inclusive classroom strategies, teaching diverse learners, gender diversity,…
…the metaphor to aid understanding of course content. The author who describes this idea did not adopt it to refresh his course. He developed the approach to help students in…
…them as they will be collaborating during the class session. The collaboration consists of exploring future course content through think/pair/share exercises (sometimes writing a response on a small white board…
“I don’t really have any diversity issues in my class because all of my students are white.” “I have a lot of content to cover, so there’s really no time…
