TA toolkit session #2: Equitable and inclusive teaching
Key strategies for enacting a more equitable and inclusive classroom
Building community and trust
Community is the foundation of a conducive learning environment. In digital environments, instructors find it especially important to intentionally build in opportunities for interactions that promote and reinforce students’ sense of connection and belonging. Explore stories and resources for ideas about how to create community, facilitate social interactions and connections, and build student trust in digital environments.
Instructor and student voices
Lunch-n-Learn: Reflections on Remote Learning – What’s Worth Keeping?
GSE instructors reflect over the past year and share strategies that have made a difference in remote instruction
Podcast: Elena Darling-Hammond and Danny Pimentel share their experience as TAs bridging students and instructors
Peer conversation addressing the evolving role of the TA
Podcast: Tatiana Zamora, Jesse Ramirez, Monica Sircar, and Jane Weiss provide insights on how courses supported their career goals
GSE first-year Ph.D. students chat about choosing classes based on personal and research interests
Podcast: Ghisly Garcia and Brian Chien share what they learned about building community remotely
GSE master’s students reflect on how they built relationships with their cohort
Podcast: Becca Hanlin and Rob Heavner share their remote experiences and community-building activities
GSE students reflect on what made their classes unique and share hopes for the next quarter
Lunch-n-Learn: Digital Inclusion
GSE instructors discuss the importance of accessibility, digital inclusion, and accommodation
Jarita Greyeyes recommends building connections with your cohort
Jarita Greyeyes, a third-year Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE) student, shares how she copes with the stresses of her program
Hannah Katherine D’Apice provides remote learning advice for Ph.D. students
Hannah Katherine D’Apice, a International Comparative Education (ICE) Ph.D. student, shares collaborating methods and tools for the online setting
Lunch-n-Learn: Student Voices Panel
GSE students and alumni reflect on their online classroom experiences, how far they have come as online learners, and plans for the future
Mathieu Penot offers advice on connecting with other students
Mathieu Penot, a Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) MA student, provides tips on how he managed online classes
Podcast: Ann Jaquith and Ann Porteus reflect on course iteration and connecting with students
Fellow teachers share out meaningful moments in class and chat about how they adapted to online learning
For Sean Reardon, the shift to online meant trying on some new hats
Sean Reardon and his teaching team create opportunities for levity while building a space for collective learning
