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==...for the busy economist ==
 
==...for the busy economist ==
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'''Here are some strategies that are very easy to implement:'''
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'''Here are some strategies that are easy to implement:'''
 
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*Emphasize that [[biology is not destiny]], and foster a ''growth mindset'' in your students. [[File:DNA helix structure.png|15px]]
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*Add [[wait time]] to classroom activities. [[File:Wait Time Image1.jpg|40px]]
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*Incorporate cooperative learning by employing [[Think-pair-share]].  [[File:Cooperative Learning Pic1.jpg|50px]]
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'''Here are some more great ideas:'''
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*[[Multimedia Presentations|Design effective PowerPoint presentations]].  [[File:Projector.JPG|50px]]
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*[[Vary your assessments and retrieval exercises.]]  [[File:Vary Assements .jpg|50px]]
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*[[personal prejudices and values|Take an Implicit Association Test]].  [[File:Implicit Bias.jpeg|65px]]
  
*Add [[wait time]] to classroom activities.
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*Emphasize that [[biology is not destiny]], and foster a ''growth mindset'' in your students.
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{{hidden|Who's missing?|* [[participation data|Participation data]]
  
*Incorporate cooperative learning by employing [[Think-pair-share]].
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* [[Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences|Nobel Laureates]]}}
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'''Here are some more sweet ideas:'''
 
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*[[Multimedia No No's|Design effective PowerPoint presentations]].
 
  
*[[Vary your assessments and retrieval exercises.]]
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{{hidden|Does it matter?|* [[consequences|Consequences]]
  
*[[personal prejudices and values|Take an Implicit Association Test]].
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* [[contributions to economics|Contributions]]}}
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{{hidden|Proven strategies for the classroom|* Use [[cooperative learning]].
 
{{hidden|Proven strategies for the classroom|* Use [[cooperative learning]].
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* Incorporate [[service learning]].}}
 
* Incorporate [[service learning]].}}
 
  
 
{{hidden|Proven practices for instructors|* Provide opportunities for [[involvement with research]] early on.
 
{{hidden|Proven practices for instructors|* Provide opportunities for [[involvement with research]] early on.
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* Be aware of a third theory of [[discrimination]]. }}
 
* Be aware of a third theory of [[discrimination]]. }}
 
  
 
{{hidden|Proven policies for departments|* Offer a course on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics or on [[heterodox theories of economics]].
 
{{hidden|Proven policies for departments|* Offer a course on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Economics or on [[heterodox theories of economics]].
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* Encourage peer and faculty [[mentoring]].
 
* Encourage peer and faculty [[mentoring]].
  
* Utilize [[summer bridge programs]].
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* Utilize [[summer bridge programs|bridge programs]].
  
 
* [[Alter the introductory textbooks]].
 
* [[Alter the introductory textbooks]].
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* [[Actively recruit]] students who may be underprepared or unsure.}}
 
* [[Actively recruit]] students who may be underprepared or unsure.}}
 
 
{{hidden|Who's missing?|* [[participation data|Participation data]]
 
 
* [[Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences|Nobel Laureates]]}}
 
 
{{hidden|Does it matter?|* [[consequences|Consequences]]
 
 
* [[contributions to economics|Contributions]]}}
 
  
 
{{hidden|Resources|* [[useful links|Useful links]]
 
{{hidden|Resources|* [[useful links|Useful links]]
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* [[contributors|Contributors]]}}
 
* [[contributors|Contributors]]}}
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...for the busy economist


Here are some strategies that are easy to implement:

Here are some more great ideas:

Complete lists


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