LibGuides: Antiracism: A Resource Guide: For Faculty &amp; Staff

Resource List from the Chronicle of Higher Education

"Teaching Race, Racism, and Racial Justice: Pedagogical Principles and Classroom Strategies for Course Instructors," by M. Brielle Harbin, Amie Thurber, and Joe Bandy. Race and Pedagogy Journal (2019).

"Barriers and Strategies by White Faculty Who Incorporate Anti-Racist Pedagogy," by Jennifer Akamine Phillips, Nate Risdon, Matthew Lamsma, Angelica Hambrick, and Alexander Jun. Race and Pedagogy Journal (2019).

"Race Matters," by David J. Asai. Cell (May 2020). This commentary looks at why students of color leave science at high rates and why it’s important to change the culture of science.

Pedagogies of Care: Open Resources for Student-Centered and Adaptive Strategies in the New Higher-Ed Landscape contains material on teaching about race and racism (2020).

"Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive," by Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan. Chronicle Advice Guide (2019).

"How to Hold a Better Class Discussion," by Jay Howard. Chronicle Advice Guide (2019).

Antiracist Pedagogy Reading List, compiled by Andrea Aebersold, director of faculty instructional development in the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation at the University of California at Irvine.

CTTL Recommends . . .

We Can't Ignore This Issue: How to Talk with Students about Racism As protests over the police killing of George Floyd and other Black people, the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and debates about policing put the spotlight on the country’s struggles with racism, many professors are wondering how to address those events in their classrooms this fall. Should they talk about race and racism with their students? And if so, what should they say? What connections could they make to their coursework, or their discipline? And how do professors, whose ranks are disproportionately white, prepare themselves for those difficult conversations and explorations?
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By Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 18, 2020
Coaching for Instructional Equity with Zaretta Hammond In this episode of the Talking About Practice Podcast, we chat with Zaretta Hammond, the best-selling author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain. Ms. Hammond is a former classroom English teacher who has been doing instructional design, school coaching, and professional development around the issues of equity, literacy, and culturally responsive teaching for the past 18 years. She teaches as a lecturer at St. Mary’s College’s Kalmanovitz School of in Moraga, California. In addition to consulting and professional development, she has been on staff at national education reform organizations, including the National Equity Project and the former Bay Area School Reform Collaborative (BASRC). She has trained instructional coaches in reading development, especially targeted at students of color and English learners. She has also designed national seminars such as the three-day Teaching with A Cultural Eye series for teachers and school leaders. Along with a focus on culturally responsive teaching, Ms. Hammond has a strong research agenda around literacy, vocabulary development, and equity. She has designed culturally responsive tutor training programs aimed at volunteer reading tutors for a variety of non-profit organizations. She currently designing a literacy program to accelerate low reading skills among high school students. She holds a Masters in Secondary English Education.
Equity-Minded Professional Development
The rapid shift to online teaching in response to shelter-in place as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in both the Center for Organizational Responsibility & Advancement (CORA) and the Center for Urban Education (CUE) providing a variety of professional development opportunities that address equity-minded practices that can be employed while teaching online. Equity-minded professional development opportunities from both CORA & CUE are listed below
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1. Employing Equity-Minded & Culturally-Affirming Teaching Practices in Virtual Learning Communities
2. Equity-Minded Student Services in the Online Environment
3. Responding Racial Bias and Microaggressions in the Online Environment
4. Series Introduction: The Importance of Equity-Minded Virtual Practices During COVID19: A Conversation with Students
5. Equity-Minded Online Teaching: Using Canvas as a Model
6. Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online Teaching and Moving Towards Anti-Racist Practices
7. Online Support as an Anti-Racist Practice