The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching

by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury

Looking to make your teaching more inclusive? Start here. Written by renowned teaching and learning experts, this guide offers concrete steps to help any instructor striving to ensure that all students―and, in particular, historically underserved students―have an equal chance for success. Here you’ll find actionable tips, grounded in research, for teaching college classes online, in person, and everywhere in between. While we are pleased to offer this title as a print book, this title is also available as a free ebook for educators. To learn more and register for access, visit   Praise for The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching “Sometimes resistance to change comes less from a difference in values than from simply not knowing how to change. This guide is a remedy to that conundrum―a lucid and inspiring collection of useful strategies and actionable know-how’s on exactly how to make teaching more equitable and effective at the same time. A must-read for all teaching communities, it is a book whose time has come!” ―Claude M. Steele, author of Whistling How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do   “Colleges are racialized organizations whose practices maintain inequalities in academic opportunities and outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and marginalized Asian American and Pacific Islander students. This book gifts practitioners and their students with the knowledge and practices needed to transform the classroom into a site of racial justice.” ―Estela Mara Bensimon, founder, USC Center for Urban Education   “I can’t praise this book highly enough. The authors have produced a thoughtful and well-written guide to creating equity-minded college courses. Into their deft summaries of the research and theory they have woven well-chosen examples, plenty of starter tips, and material for further reflection. Change the lives of your students, and reshape your teaching, with the help of this essential book.” ―James M. Lang, author of Small Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning

Genres: Education

312 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2023

Reviews

[Hayli Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book builds upon a rich history of pedagogy and critical theory on inclusion and equity, citing research and clear examples. It goes beyond a simple guide and helps your re-assess and enhance your teaching from course-planning to considering end-of-semester feedback. I love that it's full of ideas, concrete actions, and compassion for both students and instructors.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

“The Norton Guide to Equity Minded Teaching” by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewbury, and Mays Imad


In this book, our authors take us through significant steps to developing college-level pedagogy in an equity minded direction. The book addresses both pre-course preparations, interactions during the course sequence, and critical reflection after the course. 


For me, this guide is going to make a great reference to look back on as I make minor adjustments to my courses for equity. On the whole, I found it heartening that I was already doing at least a good job at many of the recommendations, but there were still some fantastic notes that I want to incorporate. I will say, however, that the book could be quite dense at times and felt like a slew of information. I almost wonder if the format of the book needed to incorporate more workbook style pages and elements. There were sections for practical tips and “how to apply” boxes, but a lot of the step by step detail was written out as big blocks of text which were not as accessible or easy to remember or find. 


In summary, good book, great ideas, but I would not consider it an enjoyable read. 

[Erica Elden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I love that the authors give both big and small concrete actions you can take to start making your teaching more equitable. Everything is backed by research. All modalities of teaching are fully addressed. My favorite parts were the case studies of teaching a large, in-person class and an asynchronous online class.

[Katelyn Wo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this for SELC stem equity project very helpful and great!