Planning a seminar on relationships in the classroom
In April, I will be teaching one afternoon in a course on “developing and leading courses at LTH”, on what we traditionally called “belonging”. Here are my thoughts so far.…
Tag: stereotype threat
Reminding myself of “Whistling Vivaldi: How stereotypes affect us and what we can do” (Steele, 2011)
As I was gathering my favorite three books on learning and teaching to wave at the participants of our “introduction to teaching and learning” course today, I realized I never…
Currently reading Cohen, Steele & Ross (1999) “The mentor’s dilemma: Providing critical feedback across the racial divide”
It seems to be common knowledge in my network that effective teachers articulate both high standards and their belief that students can meet those standards. Looking for sources for this…
Reducing bias and discrimination in teaching: an annotated, incomplete — WORK IN PROGRESS! — list of references
Already at the time of posting, I have added to my to-read list for an updated version of this post. Please let me know of any additional literature I should…
Beware of the stereotype threat
Teaching tips focussing on stereotypical behavior are harming, not helping. I was recently sent a link to an article on my university’s web pages, where a senior professor gives teaching…