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Center for Teaching and Learning - Clovis Community College: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training and Resources

Implicit Bias

Microaggressions

  • Microaggressions may be based on socioeconomic status, disability, gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. These insults or insensitivities may be exhibited by students or adults within the school community – keep that in mind when considering each example. Rochester Institute of Technology created this list as examples for reflection in an effort to raise awareness and sensitivity toward creating more inclusive and supportive classroom and school environments.  

Resources for STEM Faculty

  • Teaching for Retention in Science, Engineering, and Math Disciplines: A Guide for GSIs: This document by the University of Michigan Center for Research on Teaching and Learning 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. 

Designing an Inclusive Syllabus

  • Suggested syllabus design by the University of Michigan Center for Research on Teaching and Learning 

Identity Pedagogies

  • This Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity module by University of Denver offers a glossary, models, and campus resources on Title IX to increase our awareness on this topic and best support our students. 

  • This Disability Pedagogy and Accessibility module by University of Denver offers resources and specific strategies for educators to understand the philosophy behind disability pedagogy which strives to illuminate invisible barriers to learning. 

  • This Spiritual and Religious Diversity module by University of Denver offers resources and specific strategies for educators to use inclusive practices regarding religious accommodations. 

Resources for Undocumented Students

  • ASCCC landing page for resources; includes a link to Chancellor’s Office Undocumented Students webpage. 

Equity-minded Frameworks

  • DEI Model Curriculum Principles and Practices: Developed by the California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee (5C), the document includes promising practices that can be used by faculty, deans, curriculum chairs and committees, Chief Instructional Officers (CIO)/Vice Presidents of Instruction, and local academic senates to begin conversations on how to redesign practices from working within a traditional Eurocentric model to working within an equity-minded framework. 

  • DEI in Praxis: Models for Culturally Responsive Curriculum: The DEI in Curriculum Praxis builds upon the DEI in Curriculum: Model Principles and Practices toolkit. Principles and practices compiled by faculty, administrators, and chief human resource officers. Resources are separated into "Level One: Gearing up," "Level Two: Action Ready," and "Level Three: Growing and Scaling. 

  • ASCCC Cultural Humility Tool: Developed by ASCCC Equity and Diversity Action Committee for local academic senates and colleges to use in beginning action on developing a cultural humility plan. The tool includes links to resources to use in the development of a local plan and also for self-reflection as individuals. 

  • Anti-racism Resource Guide by Pasadena City College 

  • Overview of Equity-focused teaching at University of Michigan Center for Research on Teaching and Learning. Their definition is a corrective tool that moves beyond inclusion. It is based on the understanding that systemic inequities shape all students’ individual and group-based experiences of social identity and thus produce vastly different relationships of power in and outside of the classroom.