Biodiversify is offering THREE amazing FREE and PUBLIC workshops aimed at bolstering accurate and inclusive teaching and representation in the biological sciences. These are designed, taught, and facilitated by Cornell students part of the Cornell affiliation of Project Biodiversify
(Dis)Ability: Teaching Accurately and Accommodating Students (register)
Tuesday, January 19, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Arielle Johnson (Plant Biology), Eugene Law (Soil and Crop Sciences), and Brianne Kisselstein (Plant Pathology)
One in five Americans has a disability, yet we rarely have conversations about ability in our classrooms and labs. What is it actually like to have a disability or chronic illness? How can we make biology curricula welcoming and inclusive? Join us for an interactive session that will answer these questions and more, and provide practical tips for improving teaching and mentorship.
Accurately and Inclusively Teaching Sexual Selection (register)
Wednesday, January 20, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Andrew Scheldorf (Horticulture)
Sexual selection is a commonly taught topic in biology, but it can be taught in ways that exclude diverse gender and sexualities in nature and in humans. This short course is targeted at teaching sexual selection and other biological concepts in a more inclusive and accurate way that demonstrates the diversity found in nature and also allows the students to continue to learn about the interactive process of science.
Inclusive Teaching for LGBTQ+ Students (register)
Thursday, January, 21, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Leland Graber (Entomology)
Come learn about easily implementable ways to make your teaching more inclusive of LGBTQ+ students! Folks with any levels of experience with the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to attend. Topics to be covered include navigating pronouns and preferred names, teaching sex and gender in an accurate and inclusive way, and how to better provide classroom representation for queer and trans students. The workshop component will allow instructors to use their own material and discuss with other participants the best ways to make their materials inclusive for LGBTQ+ students.