From Class to Community: Centering Trust in Learning Spaces

In this blog post, Dr. Brielle Harbin describes a single question you can ask your students that will help you build trust, navigate difficult conversations, and design a more inclusive classroom community, even when disagreement is inevitable.

In this podcast interview, Dr. Amber Spry shares a classroom activity she created that helps spark intercultural dialogue and prepares students to openly and thoughtfully interact with one another from the very first class meeting.

In this TEDx Talk, journalist Celeste Headlee makes a compelling case that conversational competence may be the most overlooked—and most essential—skill we fail to teach young people.

In this blog post, Dr. Sarah Silverman thoughtfully explores a complex reality that often surfaces when creating inclusive classrooms: competing access needs. Silverman lowers the stakes of building an inclusive classroom by framing this work as an ongoing, collaborative process that honors both student and instructor needs.

In this essay, Drs. Meinking and Hall offer a real-world account of the work required to cultivate trust and vulnerability when building an inclusive classroom community.

In this reflective post, Dr. Brielle Harbin shares how one small shift—a well-timed pause—sparked deeper student thinking and richer classroom dialogue. You'll walk away with an easy-to-implement strategy for helping students discover misconceptions, identify learning gaps, and stay engaged during the most exhausting part of the semester.