Building Classroom Community and Fostering Belonging • Inclusive Education Hour

Fostering community and feelings of belonging within classrooms is crucial for increasing levels of student involvement and participation.  Dr. Yan Zhuang (MAT) will share examples of activities for creating a collaborative and inclusive classroom environment such as social “coffee” assignments, team-based homework and exams, as well as in-class discussions on topics such as systemic issues in mathematics education, learning from effective failure, and navigating mental health.  These activities have worked well in his introductory and upper-level mathematics courses and are readily adaptable for a wide variety of courses in many disciplines.

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