• How might your own cultural-bound assumptions influence your interactions with students? 
• How might the backgrounds and experiences of your students influence their motivation, engagement, and learning in your classroom?
• How can you modify course materials, activities, assignments, and/or exams to be more accessible to all students in your class?

• Incorporate diversity into your overall curriculum.
• Be intentional about creating a safe learning environment by utilizing ground rules.
• Be proactive in connecting with and learning about your students.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies, activities, and assignments that will accommodate the needs of students with diverse learning styles, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences. 
• Use universal design principles to create accessible classes. For example, present information both orally and visually to accommodate both students with visual or auditory impairments in addition to students with various learning preferences.
• When possible, provide flexibility in how students demonstrate their knowledge and how you assess student knowledge and development. Vary your assessments (for example, incorporate a blend of collaborative and individual assignments) or allow choice in assignments (for example, give students multiple project topics to choose from, or have students determine the weight of each assignment on their final grade at the beginning of the semester.)
• Be clear about how students will be evaluated and graded. Provide justifications.
• Take time to assess the classroom climate by obtaining mid-semester feedback from students.