Inclusive Classroom Resources & Best Practices

• Colloquium: Inclusive Teaching Practices for Busy Faculty (Feb 26, 2021) - slides & video recording available
   
• How can we create a CS department culture that supports all students?
  Lewis, C. M. (2017). Twelve tips for creating a culture that supports all students in computing. ACM Inroads, 8(4), 17-20.
   
• An awesome resource on improving CS teaching in general: CSteachingtips.org 
  • Tips on how to encourage help-seeking (2 pages)
     
• The National Center for Women in Information and Technology (NCWIT) produced a 5-module course for undergraduate faculty entitled NCWIT 101: Introduction to Diversifying Undergraduate Computing Programs.  Start with Module 4, which focuses on including and retaining students.
  • Module 1: Using NCWIT to Achieve Systemic Change
  • Module 2: Understanding the Problem
  • Module 3: Recruiting for Diversity
  • Module 4: Including and Retaining Students
    • 8 tips on how to give feedback encouraging a growth mindset (1 page)
    • Tips to evaluate assignments for inclusion (1 page)
    • How Do You Retain Women through Inclusive Pedagogy? (6 pages)
  • Module 5: Evaluating Your Diversity and Outreach Efforts
  • Tying it All Together: Develop Your Strategic Plan
     
• Contributors (in alphabetical order): Alex Labrinidis (main contact), Andrea Michael, Katelyn Morrison, Erin O'Rourke, Courtney Sheridan, Olivia Wininsky

Other Resources:

• CRA’s Changing the Face of Computer Science Video Campaign 
  The Computing Research Association (CRA) is helping to launch a video campaign to change the face of computer science. Please help to spread this message as broadly as possible to students, by forwarding this information via email or on social media.