Module 3: Taking (Evidence-Based) Action
Optional Texts: aligned content
Hammond, Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: Part 2
In the second section of the Hammond text, Building Learning Partnerships, we move from analyzing interpersonal relationships to employing then as the foundation for equitable learning environments. Hammond offers this equation: rapport + alliance = cognitive insight. As you read about the research around these elements, consider a Deeper Dive into Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s work around Humanizing Your Course and Mary-Ann Winkelmes’s Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) research project. How are these approaches similar? What elements might be an effective approach in your own teaching?
Hogan and Sathy, Inclusive Teaching Strategies: Chapters 2 & 5
Chapter 2, “The Value of Structure,” points to extensive research that shows how heavily-structured class materials and activities, carefully aligned to assessments, make a significant difference in improving equity for students. Even more interesting, they explore the nuances behind the concept of “structure,” indicating how variations in student populations, institutions, and disciplines can determine what specific structural decisions will be most effective in a given environment.
Chapter 5, “Classroom Environment and Interactions,” follows up on the concepts established in Chapter 2, but it also incorporates the relational elements covered in the chapters we recommended for Module 2. Rather than “winging it” during live class time, Hogan and Sathy advocate for using a consistent pattern for each class period, ensuring that the timeline, instructions for students, and physical space are incorporated into the plan for live learning. Further, they cover considerations for ensuring that live class periods are fully accessible and inclusive, offering specific guidance for visual and auditory inclusiveness, multiple means of participation, and dealing with microaggressions.
Evidence-Based Resource Repository
This Deeper Dive hosts a huge number of resources. Rather than organize by “Readings” and “Media and Other Resources,” it made more sense to share by type of resource. We do not expect you to explore every single item! Rather, depending on where you plan to go with your Action Plan, you can choose to explore the content pages that may enhance your understanding, offer frameworks/decision-making tools, or even provide materials you can directly use in your classes. These resources are also stored in their own section below the rest of our modules: Evidence-Based Teaching Resources
