Interactivity and inclusivity can help close the achievement gap

Viji Sathy and Kelly Hogan describe how inclusivity can help close the achievement gap on episode 197 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode How do I communicate that their work ethic was actually more important than innate ability? —Viji Sathy When I first started teaching, I thought the classroom had to look a certain way. —Kelly Hogan The attention span of a class goes down the larger the class size. —Kelly Hogan Making a mistake is a big part of learning. —Kelly Hogan The more you do it, the more you start to see opportunities for improvement. —Viji Sathy [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Mentioned Course in Effective Teaching Practices Why We’re Speaking Up About Inclusive Teaching Strategies on ACUE’s ‘Q’ Blog www.inclusifiED.net PollEverywhere Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work? (Eddy & Hogan) Classroom sound can be used to classify teaching practices in college science courses SF State researchers create new tool that measures active learning in classrooms Loud and Clear: Study details tool to help professors measure how much active learning is happening in their classrooms. [/divwrap]