147 Practical Tips For Teaching Diversity

by Timpson, William M.; Yang, Raymond; Borrayo, Evelinn; Canetto, Silvia Sara; Timpson, William M.

• ISBN13: 9781891859502
• ISBN10: 1891859501
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781891859601
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Atwood Pub
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Table of Contents

Introduction	13	(2)
Embrace a Pedagogy of Human Diversity	15	(3)
1. See differences as constructed and real	15	(1)
2. Honor expertise on diversity	16	(1)
3. Be inclusive and note intersections	16	(1)
4. Study diversity	16	(1)
5. Examine policies and court decisions	16	(1)
6. Understand similarities	17	(1)
Expand and Deepen Student Thinking	18	(8)
7. Welcome contradictions and get students to think on the edge of their comfort zones	18	(1)
8. Connect thinking and personal experience to research	18	(1)
9. Analyze terms, concepts and the deeper meaning of language	19	(1)
10. Introduce new ways of thinking	20	(1)
11. Pause for reflection	20	(1)
12. Celebrate initiative	21	(1)
13. Emphasize critical thinking	22	(1)
14. Make use of different student perspectives	22	(1)
15. Seek closure	23	(1)
16. Invite new thinking	23	(1)
17. Help students stretch	23	(1)
18. Require deeper analysis of experiences	24	(1)
19. Avoid easy answers and embrace complexity	25	(1)
Support Student-Centered Learning	26	(8)
20. Understand student development	26	(1)
21. Challenge assumptions	27	(1)
22. Encourage self-examination	28	(1)
23. Use off-campus opportunities	28	(1)
24. Use student response sheets	29	(1)
25. Develop and use empathy	29	(1)
26. Build supportive classroom communities	29	(1)
27. Connect to the personal	30	(1)
28. Have students write a cultural autobiography	30	(1)
29. Encourage participation and stir the soul	31	(1)
30. Recognize the mix of the theoretical and the personal	32	(1)
31. Allow time	32	(1)
32. Emphasize constructivist learning	33	(1)
33. De-center authority - maybe	33	(1)
Develop Rapport, Community, and Emotional Maturity	34	(5)
34. Find the positive in student responses	34	(1)
35. Get to know your students and make connections	34	(1)
36. Make connections to student lives	35	(1)
37. Support cooperation	35	(1)
38. Teach students about emotional intelligence	36	(1)
39. Rearrange seating to facilitate interactions	36	(1)
40. Address guilt	37	(1)
41. Share your own struggles	37	(1)
42. Help students understand systems	38	(1)
43. De-emphasize evaluation during practice	38	(1)
Face Conflicts with Intelligence, Sensitivity, and Creativity	39	(3)
44. Discuss possible tensions	39	(1)
45. Know that there's a time to be objective and detached	39	(1)
46. Counter polarization	39	(1)
47. Prepare for sensitive topics	40	(1)
48. Remember that emotions can be constructive	40	(1)
49. Explore possibilities with the performing arts	41	(1)
Unlearn Stereotyping and Prejudice	42	(5)
50. Discuss stereotypes	42	(1)
51. Recognize that there is no spokesperson for an entire population in your class	42	(1)
52. Admit to your biases	43	(1)
53. Expose contradictions	44	(1)
54. Understand privilege	44	(1)
55. Critically examine the standard or ideal	44	(1)
56. Speak the truth and name the oppression	45	(1)
57. Have courage	46	(1)
Create Safe, Open, Inclusive, and Supportive Classrooms	47	(8)
58. Balance openness and safety	47	(1)
59. Encourage participation	48	(1)
60. Ensure care when speaking	48	(1)
61. Use student dyads	48	(1)
62. Practice generosity	49	(1)
63. Create alliances and contracts with students	49	(1)
64. Practice democracy and promote citizenship	50	(1)
65. Be humble	51	(1)
66. Develop student leadership skills	51	(1)
67. Honor choices	52	(1)
68. Insist on responsible language	52	(1)
69. Ensure safety for instructors	52	(1)
70. Reduce perceived threat	53	(1)
71. Create supportive policies and practices	53	(2)
Develop Your Instructional Skills	55	(6)
72. Manage multiple roles and use varied approaches	55	(1)
73. Use simulations	55	(1)
74. Model what you expect	56	(1)
75. Understand and use your own reactions	56	(1)
76. Connect teaching and learning	57	(1)
77. Make sure your enthusiasm isn't counterproductive	57	(1)
78. Use course web sites	58	(1)
79. Solicit feedback from students always and in all ways	58	(1)
80. Teach from the heart	58	(1)
81. Invite diverse guests	59	(1)
82. Assign journals	59	(1)
83. Make teaching transparent	59	(1)
84. Evaluate your course with your students	60	(1)
Communicate and Collaborate	61	(5)
85. Emphasize collaboration and prosocial skills	61	(1)
86. Practice professionalism	62	(1)
87. Prize relationships	62	(1)
88. Balance participation	62	(1)
89. Acknowledge group support and build teamwork	63	(1)
90. Be credible	64	(1)
91. Use student legacies	64	(1)
92. Make use of classroom diversity	65	(1)
93. Teach and practice I-messages	65	(1)
Challenge Ideas, Attitudes, and Beliefs	66	(4)
94. Challenge traditions and question basic concepts	66	(1)
95. Value diverse perspectives	67	(1)
96. Address taboo subjects	67	(1)
97. Challenge naiveté	68	(1)
98. Reduce academic distance	68	(1)
99. Teach resistance	69	(1)
Support Positive Change	70	(4)
100. Think of transformation	70	(1)
101. Teach activism	71	(1)
102. Assign change projects	71	(1)
103. Emphasize awareness and involvement	72	(1)
104. Choose a healthy perspective and build on hope	72	(2)
Rethink Curriculum and Expectations	74	(5)
105. Broaden the range of variation under study	74	(1)
106. Address current diversity issues	75	(1)
107. Teach against the grain	75	(1)
108. Search for new material	76	(1)
109. Supplement class readings	76	(1)
110. Use film clips for shared experiences	77	(1)
111. Use case studies	77	(1)
112. Teach about rights	77	(1)
113. Be alert to challenges and opportunities on gender issues	78	(1)
114. Focus on first-year seminars and orientation programs	78	(1)
115. Identify underlying issues	78	(1)
116. Maintain high expectations of your students	78	(1)
Support Personal and Professional Development	79	(7)
117. Challenge yourself	79	(1)
118. Commit to personal growth	79	(2)
119. Find time to read	81	(1)
120. Share strategies with colleagues	81	(1)
121. Understand the dynamics of peer support	82	(1)
122. Make use of professional growth opportunities	82	(1)
123. Emphasize honest self-reflection	82	(1)
124. Overcome silence	82	(1)
125. Develop your own communication skills	83	(1)
126. Question your own status	84	(1)
127. Walk your talk	84	(1)
128. Support campus-wide professional development	84	(1)
129. Lobby for new funds for teaching diversity efforts	85	(1)
Deepen Your Institution's Commitment to Diversity	86	(5)
130. Recruit supportive leaders	86	(1)
131. Use strategic planning	86	(1)
132. Create action plans	87	(1)
133. Hire and retain diverse personnel	87	(1)
134. Pay attention to campus artifacts as signifiers	87	(1)
135. Advocate for "zero tolerance" policies	88	(1)
136. Seek support from administrators and other allies	89	(2)
Contribute to the Scholarship of Teaching Diversity	91	(2)
137. Conduct research on diversity	91	(1)
138. Write about your teaching	92	(1)
139. Lobby for institutional support for research	92	(1)
Support Diversity by Globalizing the Curriculum	93	(4)
140. Connect to the world on campus	93	(1)
141. Help students see their world through other lenses	93	(1)
142. Expand student worldviews	94	(1)
143. Put students on a social map	94	(1)
144. Recognize the validity of other worldviews	95	(1)
145. Understand the world with story and metaphor	95	(1)
146. Meet the world through music	95	(1)
147. Approach the world with empathy	96	(1)
Epilogue: Lessons Learned	97	(10)
William Timpson, Terry Deniston, James Banning, and Shelby Maier
References	107	(4)
About the Authors	111