Event Dates Short Description
Implementing Inclusive Teaching Principles in Your Courses -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

THIS SESSION IS FULL. 

There will be annother identical session held on 10/23 from 10am-12pm. If you are interested in attending this even please see Implementing…

Implementing Inclusive Teaching Principles in Your Courses -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

Each semester, we offer this foundational session as well as workshops on specialized topics in inclusive teaching. This session will be especially useful for faculty who are relatively new to thinking deliberately about inclusive teaching…

Running Practice Teaching Sessions -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

In a practice teaching session, instructors deliver informal lessons of five to twenty minutes to their peers. Participating instructors then offer each other feedback on their teaching while simultaneously reflecting on their own teaching. At…

Strategies for Training New GSIs -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

This workshop is an introduction to the various strategies that GSMs and GSI Coordinators can use during the training and development of GSIs. We will model and discuss the use of video, case studies, role plays, brainstorming, and other…

Running Practice Teaching Sessions -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

In a practice teaching session, instructors deliver informal lessons of five to twenty minutes to their peers. Participating instructors then offer each other feedback on their teaching while simultaneously reflecting on their own teaching. At…

Online Workshop: Research-Based Practices for College Teaching -
Everyone
Requirement B2

In this online workshop, you will see examples of active learning at U-M, reflect on how these techniques could be applied in your own classroom, and engage with fellow graduate students to address any obstacles to implementing the techniques.…

Online Workshop: Developing Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate

Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this online workshop, you will learn about research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample …

Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series - Closing Lunch: Engaging colleagues in conversations about inclusive teaching -
Everyone

If you plan to attend any of the Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan sessions, please also join us for this final lunch. This event will provide an opportunity to reflect upon key ideas and strategies we've gained through the series -- and to…

Dance & Dialogue: Human Contact and Democracy -
Everyone
How can the body be a laboratory for examining dialogue, choice-making, roles and habits?  In this critical theory seminar/ interactive workshop, geared toward instructors of all disciplines, choreographer and U-M MFA alum…
Workshopping Your Inclusive Teaching Materials -
Faculty

This session provides IT@M participants a structured opportunity to share and get feedback on teaching materials (e.g., syllabus elements, assignments, classroom activities) they are developing with inclusive teaching in mind. Working in small…

Designing Community-Based Learning Courses with Diverse Learners In Mind -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Community-based learning (CBL) has important implications for the development of cross-cultural awareness and positively impacts campus climate as students, faculty and community members collaborate across differences. In this session co-…

Approaching Challenging Classroom Conversations: How to Build Dialogic Spaces Using Critical Appreciative Inquiry -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session offered by the Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) will focus on engaging challenging conversations about sensitive topics, particularly those that may involve strong political disagreements, identities, and social inequality. We…

Inclusive Teaching with Writing -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

How can you use writing as a tool for inclusive learning, no matter your discipline and the size of your courses? How can you fairly and effectively provide feedback to writers who speak a variety of American dialects and World Englishes? And how…

Managing Emergent Crises in Diverse Student Teams -
Faculty

Designing and supporting student teams can be tricky, especially when considering the range of identities, abilities, and personalities in our classrooms. Even so, research shows that when students learn alongside with diverse peers their teams…

Inclusive Course Design -
Faculty

In this workshop, participants will explore inclusive teaching principles and strategies that can be applied to the course design process. Geared toward faculty from any discipline, this session will provide participants with an opportunity to…

Distress Signals: Supporting Students Facing Mental Health Challenges (CRLT Players) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This workshop asks instructors to consider their roles and responsibilities in supporting students who face mental health challenges. Built around a scenario that presents situations and dynamics teachers commonly encounter with their students…

Understanding How Stereotype Threat and Growth Mindset Affect Student Learning -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Research shows that when students worry about fulfilling a negative stereotype related to certain social identities, it can hurt their learning (a phenomenon known as stereotype threat). Research also shows that an instructor’s beliefs about…

Grading Matters: Inclusive Grading and Assessment -
Faculty

Testing and assessment practices influence much that happens in our classrooms. In this session, we will explore key findings from research on how assignment, testing, and grading practices can promote student motivation and foster learning for…

Campus Climate in Your Classroom: Responding to Student Microaggressions -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session focuses on ways faculty and GSIs, through their classroom teaching, can contribute to a welcoming campus climate for a diverse range of students at U-M. Specifically, participants will develop their skills for preventing,…

Understanding "Nontraditional" Student Experiences in and out of U-M classrooms (panel conversation) -
Everyone

This panel conversation will feature commentary and resources from individuals across the university who support the success of students with a diverse range of identities, backgrounds and experiences that may not be readily visible. This…

Implementing Inclusive Teaching Principles in Your Classroom (for GSIs) -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Much scholarship on teaching and learning provides insights about the importance of an explicitly inclusive classroom climate for student learning, the value of learning collaboratively with diverse peers, and the benefits of intentionally…

The Role of Institutional Agents in Promoting Equity & Inclusion in STEM Learning & Outcomes -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

CRLT, CRLT in Engineering, and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program are pleased to welcome Dr. Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux from the Center for Urban Education (CUE) at the University of Southern California. During this session,…

Broadening Participation in STEM: Research-Based Strategies for Institutions and Faculty -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

CRLT, CRLT in Engineering, and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program are pleased to welcome Dr. Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux from the Center for Urban Education (CUE) at the University of Southern California.

In this research…

Implementing Inclusive Teaching Principles in Your Classroom (for faculty) -
Faculty

This session is particularly well suited for faculty who are relatively new to thinking deliberately about inclusive teaching practice, though anyone is welcome to attend. Much scholarship on teaching and learning provides insights about…

“It Was Just a Moment": Building Resiliently Inclusive Learning Environments (CRLT Players) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this kickoff session for the Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan series, the CRLT Players use theatre to spark conversation about climate in U-M’s teaching-learning environments. Focusing on the ways seemingly small moments can have large impacts on…