Inclusive Teaching means teaching in ways that do not exclude students, accidentally or intentionally, from opportunities to learn. On this web site we have collected resources, examples, insights from faculty, and stories from students in order to help members of the University of Washington teaching community accomplish their goal of teaching more inclusively.

• Perspectives on What Excludes Students
• Strategies for Inclusive Teaching
• Inclusive Teaching Resources

Perspectives on What Excludes Students

Conveying Disrespect, Unfairness, or Lack of Confidence in Students

• Instructor Perspectives
• Student Perspectives

Disregarding Student Backgrounds, Preparation, or Life Events That Affect Learning

• Instructor Perspectives
• Student Perspectives

Interacting With Only a Subset of the Students

• Instructor Perspectives
• Student Perspectives

Teaching in Ways That Favor Particular Backgrounds or Approaches to Learning

• Instructor Perspectives
• Student Perspectives

Strategies for Inclusive Teaching

Communicate Respect, Fairness, and High Expectations

• Communicate Expectations for Success
• Consider Students' Prior Knowledge
• Orient Students to Ways of Teaching in the Course
• Communicate How Diversity Will Be Valued in the Course
• Use Inclusive Language

Support Student Success

• Help students learn strategies for successful studying in the discipline
• Let students know what you have done to become a successful learner in the discipline
• Make sure assignment guidelines and grading criteria are clearly communicated
• Take steps to establish good working relationships in class
• Remind students of resources available for help

Foster Equitable Class Participation

• Plan Ahead
• Use the First Day of Class to Set Expectations
• Look for Opportunities to Invite Participation
• Provide Feedback
• Seek Feedback
• Honor Student Diversity

• Develop a Broad Repertoire of Cases and Examples
• Set the Stage for Potentially Sensitive Material
• Respond Promptly to Discriminatory Remarks
• Do Not Diminish Students' Strong Reactions to Negative Comments
• Do Not Ask a Student to Represent an Entire Category of People

Plan for Diversity in Teaching

• Consider How You Teach
• Consider What You Teach

InclusiveTeaching Resources to help you ...

Understand Your Students

• Who are the Students?
• Getting to Know the Students in Your Class
• Linking Course Content to Students' Prior Knowledge
• Responding to Difficult Situations with Students

Understand Yourself as the Instructor

• Self-Assessment Questions and Surveys
• Preparing to Teach
• Tools and Resources to Help You Assess Teaching
• Recommended Reading

Consider How You Teach

• CIDR Resources
• Recommended Reading

Consider What You Teach

• Resources for Developing and Diversifying Course Content
• Recommended Reading