COD Library: Anti-Racist Pedagogy Toolkit: Home

Welcome

Thank you for trying out this pilot Anti-Racist Pedagogy Toolkit! Please feel free to provide feedback throughout - a short form is embedded in the right-hand column of each page..

The toolkit will be made up of two parts, Reflecting on Your Socialization and Worldview and Taking Action as An Educator. Currently, you can access the first part; part 2 is under development.

1. Reflecting on your socialization and worldview

Self-Educate and Acknowledge Racial Trauma
Interrogate Your Positionality and (Un)conscious Biases

2. Taking action as an educator

Address Curricular Gaps with Intentional Course Design
Foster a Compassionate Class Community and Meet Students Where They Are
Engage the Wider Campus Community and Commit to Action Beyond the Classroom

Sources

The following resources and tools for reflection and discussion are adapted from several sources, including:

Columbia Univeresity CTL “Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps”
Wheaton College (MA) “Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator”
Cornell University “Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Classroom”
Columbia University “Inclusive Teaching”

Additional Resources

Online Resources for Inclusive Language

General

Inclusive Language Guide
https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Inclusive-Language-Guide_10_30_18.pdf

Inclusive Style Guidelines
https://content-guide.18f.gov/our-style/inclusive-language/

U of Missouri inclusive language definitions and terms
https://diversity.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/inclusive-language.pdf

Ability

Extensive vocabulary and guidance on ability language
(purpose is for writing but is also useful in general)
https://ncdj.org/style-guide
About business but has a great infographic with terms about ability
https://buffer.com/resources/inclusive-language-tech

Coded Language

Coded language in regard to race and education
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coded-language-race-education

Examples and discussion of how to change use of coded language
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/13/recognizing-that-words-have-the-power-to-
harm-we-commit-to-using-more-just-language-to-describe-places