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The video above gives an overview of the resource and an introduction to its key concepts surrounding our recommendations for Instructors and TAs.
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Note: The information, resources, and suggestions on this page and within Learning in Colour more broadly are derived from literature, previous projects, and our own research study with Black, Indigenous, and racialized students. This content is not the official position of McMaster University, nor has it been endorsed by its administration.
On this Page
- What is a safer space?
- How racism occurs in the classroom and how you may be perpetuating it
- Pedagogical Barriers to Change
- What is anti-racist education?
- What can you do?
What is a Safer Space?
Educators have become interested and invested in the notion of classrooms becoming “safer spaces.” Click the button below to learn more.
How racism occurs in the classroom and how you may be perpetuating it
Instructors may be active contributors to establishing the classroom climate. Click the button below to learn more.
Pedagogical Barriers to Change
There are educational challenges that can facilitate a lack of safety and perpetuate the central issues we identified. Click the button below to learn more.
What is anti-racist education?
Anti-racist education is making explicit, thoughtful, and intentional links between histories of racism imbued within pedagogical practices and classroom spaces. Click the button below to learn more.
What can you do?
Anti-racism is a lifelong process that involves constant reflection, self-education, and action on the part of white educators. Click the button below to learn more.