I invite students to reflect on experiences that may have informed their beliefs about social injustice in American society.
Winter 2021
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In this critical thinking exercise, students critically evaluate peer-reviewed resources addressing diversity and inclusion in animal behavior. When I piloted this assignment in Spring 2021 I was absolutely shocked by the submissions. They were fantastic, beautiful, thought-provoking, and often times I felt like I could feel the mic drop. They were powerful.
Students in my SPAN 105 course write, research, and conduct interviews to learn about their own families' experience in the US. Their final project consists of a written essay that combines the material we learned in class, with a reflection of their own identities as Latinx living in the US.
This assignment asks students to consider the various influences their intersectional identities have had on their understanding of themselves. It explicitly asks students to consider their identity as an element of their gender and sexuality, and the manner in which they develop relationships. The assignment invites reflection about their family and growing up, and where and how they learned about these things.
Project explored ungrading in the English subject classroom. The hope was that students would feel a stronger connection to their internal motivations to develop skills that supported their interests in being critical thinkers and cultural participants.
