In any discipline or field, a key goal as well as challenge is supporting the learning of all students. Through programs, consultations, and resources, CRLT supports teachers in creating learning environments where students of all identities and backgrounds can flourish. This page features a range of online resources that define inclusive teaching and provide specific strategies for practicing it.
CRLT Resources
Overview of Equity-focused Teaching at the University of Michigan: This page discusses a definition and several key aspects of inclusive teaching.
Principles, Strategies and Resources for Equity-focused Teaching: This document lists specific strategies for fostering five dimensions of inclusive teaching. Instructors can use it to reflect upon practices they already use or might adopt.
The Research Basis for Equity-focused Teaching: This webpage provides an overview of the kinds of evidence that demonstrate inclusive teaching practices can benefit all students' learning.
Setting the Tone for Inclusion: This document suggests concrete practices for intentionally establishing an inclusive learning environment in any discipline.
Our blog regularly features posts on specific inclusive teaching strategies. Topics include:
- Teaching in the Current Political Climate
- Assessing and Addressing our Biases
- Responding to Incidents of Hate Speech
- How do we Teach About Privilege
- Using Student Groups: Inclusive Practices
Our website also features videos featuring U-M Thurnau Professors putting various inclusive teaching strategies into action.
The CRLT Players perform sketches that spark discussion about building more equitable and inclusive classroom and institutional climates.
Resources from U-M Partners
LSA Equitable Teaching website: Developed by LSA's Undergraduate Education Climate Committee, this site features activities to increase inclusion in classrooms, annotations of relevant research articles, and stories from instructors and students about their classroom experiences.
Resources from around the web
Key teaching strategies to engage students from a range of academic or social backgrounds
- Reducing Stereotype Threat (Washington University)
- Rapport on the First Day of Class
- Interactive Lecturing (Carleton College)
- Benefits of Inclusive Teaching (Cornell University)
- A Guide for Inclusive Teaching (Columbia University)
Reflective Strategies for Faculty
Creating Inclusive Syllabi
- Features of an Inclusive Syllabus (Saint Louis University)
- Syllabus Rubric and Worksheet (University of Virginia)
For Specific Contexts
- Facilitating Cross-cultural Group Work
- Teaching International Students
- Creating Accessible Learning Environments
CRLT Occasional Papers
- Supporting Students Facing Mental Health Challenges
- Student Teams in Engineering Classroom and Beyond: Setting up Students for Success
- Teaching for Retention in Science, Engineering, and Math Disciplines: A Guide for Faculty
- Teaching for Retention in Science, Engineering, and Math Disciplines: A Guide for GSIs: This document provides strategies for increasing retention of students in science, engineering, and mathematics courses. While developed to support the retention of underrepresented groups, these techniques will help all students by allowing the instructor to create a supportive learning environment, communicate clearly, provide regular feedback, and bring real-world relevance into the classroom.
