4 Ways to Make Classroom Participation More Inclusive
When students feel seen and heard, engagement goes up. These simple strategies help teachers make classroom discussions more equitable for all.
March 31, 2023
To dig deeper on the research cited in this video, check out the links below:
- Miriam Morek, Vivien Heller, and Noelle Kinalzik’s study on effective strategies for engaging “silent” students when cold-calling (2022)
- Gamze İnan-Kaya and Christine M. Rubie-Davies’s study on teachers’ biased behavior around eye contact and smiling at students (2022)
- Bryant Jensen, Guadalupe Valdés, and Ronald Gallimore’s study on practices for implementing an equitable classroom (2021)
- Elise J. Dallimore, Julie H. Hertenstein, and Marjorie B. Platt’s studies on how cold-calling affects gender equity during class discussions (2019) and how cold-calling influences students’ voluntary participation (2012)
- Toyin Tofade, Jamie Elsner, and Stuart T. Haines’s study on best strategies for using questions as a teaching tool (2013)
- Mary Budd Rowe’s seminal study on the benefits of wait time in the classroom (1972)
Discover more participation strategies from Edutopia with Hoa P. Nyugen’s article “How to Open Class Participation to Everyone,” John McCarthy’s article “Extending the Silence,” and Maurice Elias’s article “Who Do You Call On? Rooting Out Implicit Bias.” Learn more about the tips with Edutopia’s videos on participation cards, equity sticks, thumbs-up responses, and tactical pauses.