From Diversifying Economic Quality: A Wiki for Instructors and Departments

...for the busy economist

Here are some strategies that are easy to implement:

• Emphasize that biology is not destiny, and foster a growth mindset in your students.
• Add wait time to classroom activities.
• Incorporate cooperative learning by employing Think-pair-share.

Here are some more sweet ideas:

• Design effective PowerPoint presentations.
• Vary your assessments and retrieval exercises.
• Take an Implicit Association Test.

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Proven strategies for the classroom
Use cooperative learning. Avoid stereotype threat. Consider the impact of wait time during classroom activities. Employ technology wisely. Promote inclusive communication. Use inquiry-based learning. Incorporate service learning.

Proven practices for instructors

Provide opportunities for involvement with research early on. Reflect on and learn more about personal prejudices and values. Emphasize that biology is not destiny. Vary your assessments and retrieval exercises. Provide opportunities to get to know students personally.* Incorporate heterodox theories of economics into curricula. Share these study tips. Be aware of a third theory of discrimination.

Proven policies for departments
Offer a course on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics or on heterodox theories of economics. Encourage peer and faculty mentoring. Utilize summer bridge programs. Alter the introductory textbooks. Recruit and retain a diverse faculty. Actively recruit students who may be underprepared or unsure.

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