Equity Connect
A collection of digital resources, curated by the CCSF Office of Student Equity, to support faculty, staff, administrators and students as they work to dismantle inequities in educational systems, policies and practices that create barriers, uphold anti-racist informed educational practices, and learn about the systemic impact on the success of students and employees of color. Our goal is that this website will be a clearinghouse providing a variety of equity-focused digital resources, including existing on-campus resources as well as external support. In addition, Equity Connect includes resources related to local, state and national conversations regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and anti-racism and the impact these principles make on student success and student equity.
Developing Equity from the Inside Out
(can be adapted to remote instruction & student support)
Syllabi Construction
- Decolonizing Your Syllabus, an Anti-Racist Guide for Your College, | Article | Academic Senate for California Community Colleges | November 2020
- COVID Inspired Syllabus: UNC professor's syllabus went viral as classes move online amid coronavirus outbreak | Article | The Daily Tarheel | March 23, 2020
- Design your course syllabus--in 14 point font to be ADA compliant--with equity in mind.
- Include an Inclusivity or Diversity Statement on your syllabus. Come up with your own, or feel free to use the Office of Student Equity Vision statement:
The City College of San Francisco Office of Student Equity is committed to inclusivity, equity and diversity among our college community members, including students, staff, faculty and administrators. We believe that all students, of varying backgrounds, races, abilities, nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, beliefs, religions, and socio-economic status, have the right to access higher education and receive the resources and support they need to achieve their educational and professional goals. We welcome, encourage, and engage in diverse perspectives in respectful dialogue, and our commitment is to be critically race-conscious, anti-racist, and culturally responsive in all that we do. Education is for all who enter the doors of this college. We welcome you.
- Diversity and Inclusion in Your Syllabi | CCSF Office of Student Equity | Spring 2020
- Syllabus Review | A Guide| Center for Urban Education, USC | 2020
- Accessible Syllabus | Tulane Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching
-
An Equity-Minded Syllabus Guide | by Lene Whitley-Putz and Fabiola Torres
Getting to Know & Learning From Your Students
- Students as Learning Partners in the Classroom | Google doc | Strengthening Student Success Conference Presentation | Fall 2021
- Where I'm From | Classroom Activity | George Ella Lyon | Writer and Teacherhttp://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html
- Guide for Setting [Classroom] Ground Rules | Classroom Activity | Critical Multicultural Pavilion: Awareness Activities | Ed Trust | 2020
- Sample Student Questionnaire | Worksheet for students to fill out at the beginning of the semester | Office of Student Equity | May 2020
-
Sample Course Evaluation/Reflection | An opportunity for students to give faculty feedback for further improvement | Office of Student Equity | May 2020
Facilitating Dialogue
-
Microaggressions are a Big Deal: How to Talk them Out and When to Walk Away | Article | National Public Radio | June 9, 2020
Course Content & Methodology
- Toward Antiracist First-Year Composition Goals | Google doc | September 3, 2021
- Seven Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom | Blog | Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California
- Dismantling the White Supremacy Embedded in Our Classrooms | Article | International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | 2017
- Curriculum Trauma | Article | Academic Senate for California Community Colleges | July 2020
- Reasons Why Your Curriculum Matters More Than You Think | Article | Chalk.org | November 17, 2021
- Transformative education as the key to dismantling racism | Article | University of New Mexico | July 25, 2020
- Include your pronoun in your email signature, on your syllabus and other self-identifying documents; learn about the importance of pronouns and names. Gender Pronouns | A Guide | Office of Student Equity | Fall 2019
- Applying Teaching Men of Color Principles | Teaching Materials | Office of Student Equity | Fall 2019
- Teaching as Activism, Teaching as Care | Article and Curriculum Resources | Teaching Tolerance | May 15, 2020
- Get Ready for the Election | Future Voter's Project | Articles and Lesson Plans | Teaching Tolerance | Spring 2020
- How You Approach the Last Day of Class is More Important Now Than Ever | Article | Academic Impressions | May 1, 2020
- Four Core Priorities for Trauma Informed Distance Learning | Article | Teaching Tolerance | April 6, 2020
-
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus | Article | Teaching Tolerance | March 23, 2020
Grading & Assessment
- Specs Grading | Website & Resources | Higher Ed Praxis | July 14, 2020
- Asao B. Inoue on Labor-Based Grading | Recorded Keynote Address | Conference on Community College Composition | April 2019
- Asao B. Inoue sample Labor Log | Google sheet | Date unknown
- A New Decade for Assessment: Embedding Equity into Assessment Praxis | PDF | National Institution for Learning Outcomes Assessment | January 2020
-
Equity and Assessment: Moving Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment | PDF | National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment | January 2017
Online-Specific Teaching & Learning
- A Four-Step Plan: the First Day of Class on Zoom | Article | Faculty Focus | August 5, 2020
- Eight Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom | Article | Edutopia | August 21, 2020
- Tackle Challenges of Online Learning due to COVID-19 | Article | US News & World Report | May 4, 2020
- Active Learning While Physical Distancing 2.0 | Google Doc | Zeenar Salim, The Aga Khan University | 2020
- Humanizing Pre-Course Content with Google Sites | Recorded webinar | Webinar Slides | Webinar Resources | CVC-OEI @ONE | May 28, 2020
- Ensuring ADA Compliance in Course Content | Resource List | City College of San Francisco | Spring 2020
- Peralta Equity Rubric for Online Courses | Rubric | Peralta College | May 2020
- Equity & Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Online Learning Environment | Online training course | @ONE Online Network of Educators
- Digital Literacy in the Classroom | Podcast w/transcription, readings and reasources | Teaching Tolerance | Spring 2020
-
Employing Equity-Minded & Culturally-Affirming Teaching Practices in Virtual Learning Communities | Recorded webinar | CORA | March 26, 2020
CCSF All-College Resources
- August FLEX day Highlight: Running Digital Meetings with Inclusivity | power point | Flex presentation | August 14, 2020
- Credit Registration Guide | PDF | Admissions and Records | City College of San Francisco | August 2020
-
Admissions and Records Virtual Counters | Website | City College of San Francisco | Spring 2020
Equity-Minded Hiring Practices
- Modeling Hiring Principles and Procedures | Canvas Course Shell | Academic Senate for Community Colleges
- Student Centered Institutions: Diverse Faculty Retention | Recorded Webinar| Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) | May 2020|
Facilitating Dialogue
- Interrupting Bias: Calling Out vs. Calling In | Strategies for Facilitating Difficult Discussions | Seed the Way | August 2018
- Microaggressions are a Big Deal: How to Talk them Out and When to Walk Away | Article | National Public Radio | June 9, 2020
Articles, Webinars & Resources
- Dismantling Racism | Website | May 2021
- Anti-Racist Resources | Google doc | Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources | 2022
- Guide to Allyship | Website/Open Source Guide | 2016
- Privileged Identity Exploration (PIE) Model |PDF|
- REPARATIONS from New Day Films | Film | login to MyRam for access
- Black Minds Matter: 2022 Fact Sheet
- The Role of Critical Race Theory in Higher Education | PDF | Payne Hiraldo
- Black Minds Matter | Youtube | 10 week training | Luke Wood | September 22, 2019
- Voice From California Higher Education: Recommendations for Centering Equity Amidst Campus Re-Openings | PDF | West-Ed Trust | 2021
- Pilipino American Identity Development Model | Article | Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development | January 2004
- Everything You Didn't Know about Filipino American History | Youtube | Oct 22, 2020
- SFUSD Filipinx History Resource Guide | Google doc | San Francisco Unified School District | Spring 2021
- To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings | Article | Harvard Business Review | September 6, 2019
- Humanizing Challenge | Website & Resources | California Virtual Campus - Online Education Initiative (CVC-OEI) | 2020
- Intersectional Identities: Do Educators Empower or Oppress? | Article | Teaching Tolerance | August 7, 2019
- Five Things Public Workforce Systems Should Do Now to Advance Racial Equity | Article | Heartland Alliance | Spring 2020
- 5 Career Services Professionals Offer a Starting Place for Addressing Racism | National Association of Colleges and Employers | June 10, 2020
- How I Continue to Mess Up Being An Ally | Ten Percent Happier| June 12, 2020 |
- With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever | Article | KQED | March 28, 2020
- Siblings, cats and other disruptions: New York students reflect on their first week of online learning | Article | Chalkbeat | March 27, 2020
- Online Community of Inquiry Review: Social, Cognitive, and Teaching Presence Issues | PDF | D.R. Garrison at University of Calgary
- Empowering Educators with Equity and Access | Recorded webinars | CA Perkins Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee (JSPAC)
- Free Equity Webinars | Recorded webinars | Teaching Tolerance
- Internet Access and Online Resources for Students and Colleges| Resource hub | Career Ladders Project (CLP)
- Covid-19 Impact on Education Equity | Resource hub | The Education Trust
- Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Remote Education | Resource hub | Media Sutra and the NY Metro Center
- The Marshall Project | Resource hub | Up to date journalism on how COVID19 is impacting the criminal justice system
- National Equity Project | Resource hub | National Equity Project
- CCSF Virtual Counseling | Website | City College of San Francisco
- Counseling Division Virtual Counseling In-service Training | A 1 ½ hour in-service training is available to Counseling Divisions via ConferZoom, which provides information about the partner schools, components of the program and counselors guidelines. Please contact Helen Young – Project Director – hyoung@elcamino.edu to set-up a date and time. | UMOJA Community | June 2020
- Ten Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success | PDF | RP Group | May 2020
- Academic Advising Amid Social Distancing | Article | Inside Higher Ed | March 23, 2020
-
Join California Counseling Network (CaCN) | Community of practice for counseling professionals, CaCN
- Ten Ways Tutors Can Support Student Success | PDF | RP Group | May 202
- Academic Advising Amid Social Distancing | Article | Inside Higher Ed | March 23, 2020
- Mental Health and Support are Always Important | Articles and Webinar | Teaching Tolerance | May 26, 2020
- A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures | Article| Teaching Tolerance | March 17, 2020
- Greater Good Science Center on Wellness | Resource hub | UC Berkeley
- Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco | Events and Resources about Mental Health and Support for people with Disabilities | June 2020
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
- Online Teaching Conference | Agenda with links | June 2024
- Call to Action | Webinar recording | Chancellor's Office | June 3, 2020
-
Letter to the Community College Family | Chancellor Ely Oakley | June 5, 2020
State Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
- ASCCC--OER IDEA Audit Framework
- Equity Driven Systems: Student Equity and Achievement in the California Community Colleges | PDF | Adopted Fall 2019
- Senate Rostrum | PDF | A Progress Report | February 2020
- 2020 Curriculum Institute | Virtual Conference | July 7-10, 2020