Provide students with a rubric before their presentation to communicate your expectations.
Action: When you assign an oral presentation, provide students with the rubric you will use to evaluate their eventual presentation. You can create a rubric based upon the example rubrics […]
Set learning goals and clear expectations regarding information literacy to direct their attention to the new skills they should be developing.
Action: Share the following information literacy rubric (.pdf) with your students and discuss how this can be applied to their work products in the class. The Claremont Colleges Library provides […]
Establish as a classroom norm that you will occasionally interrupt and refocus the class discussion to create a shared expectations about the importance of keeping the class on track.
Action: Explain how class discussion will be structured. See example discussion norms from Becky Wai-Ling Packard of Mount Holyoke and guidelines drawn from workshops by Harvard University Professor John Johnson […]
Avoid sensitive topics that are not relevant to the course content to avoid unnecessarily making students uncomfortable.
Action: Avoid demeaning jokes about sex, violence or any protected identity characteristics If a sensitive topic is not listed on the syllabus consider warning students before bringing up that content. […]
Explain metaphors or cultural references that you use in class to ensure that students understand how it relates to the course content.
Action: When you use a metaphor or cultural reference to illustrate an idea, first tell students the relevant background information they need to understand your point. Frequently remind students to […]
Tell students your “personal gender pronouns” (PGP) and have them share theirs to enable class participants to show respect and avoid embarrassment or humiliation.
Action: Tell students how you would like them to refer to you and your personal gender pronoun. If students introduce themselves in class, encourage them to also share their personal […]