# Additional teaching practices and strategies ### Course Design expand\_more [### Course Design Workbook ](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GkFZeWgrjAMKU9iV8LAkkW7msVMZOx1UZJ3teGNRzo/edit#slide=id.g1240c9af1d1_0_24) This resource was created to help instructors have a structure to design or redesign courses using the principles of backwards design. description [### Course Design Overview ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejsfCNxbgkr613XO3rdQC1hYxmFwwV5wj7F0pp_cU-Q/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.qogntluh0nr) This resource frames a 5-step sequence for designing or refining a course. description ### Discussion-Leading expand\_more [### Discussion Protocols ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tRtgO3jwzu-Gw1Xu4I8-fa33SNMqbNHr/view) This popular 2-page tip sheet highlights 19 thoughtful discussion protocols that are often used in courses at HGSE. description [### Facilitation Resources for 3D (Dinners, Dilemmas & Debates) Faculty Hosts ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1teV8K5_umoNAHTM1bcPgx-aR0Y4vGh4xd75CE2p6kUw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.wjbqo2a9u3ge) This guide, originally created to support HGSE faculty-student dinner group discussions, features strategies for Building a Strong Foundations, Structuring & Deepening Engagement, and Navigating Challenging Situations. description ### Supporting Our Students expand\_more [### “Building Community” Module in Instructional Moves ](https://instructionalmoves.gse.harvard.edu/building-community) The Instructional Moves (IM) website showcases high-leverage teaching practices tailored to the higher education context. This module breaks down a variety of considerations and practices to create a supportive learning environment for all students. description [### Creating Classroom Communities of Care ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mW3G7tX43SfH6yjux1TL7-pNu2KBU2cZ/view?usp=sharing) This guide, created by the Equity and Opportunity Electives Faculty Community of Practice, explores the why and the how of creating a caring classroom environment. It combines general advice with practices from specific HGSE faculty. ![three smiling people talking and sharing ideas while sitting at a table](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/20150427_933_RS.jpg?itok=wi7qiRjN) [### Teaching Tips for Supporting International Students ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/112ZYQ4HicZ5egitUnhFja0lGPFDov7VqLSDVnsKaYrA/edit?usp=sharing) This tip sheet has been created to help HGSE instructors and teaching fellows best meet the needs of our growing international student body. ![Three people walking and talking, the person on the far left is saying something while the other two on the right are listening and engaging](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/20150427_837_RS.jpg?h=5117d5b4&itok=mmq7xHVG) ### Facilitating Dialogue Across Difference expand\_more [### Advance Preparation for Different Types of Challenging Conversations ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qnesiGUeNsZXS2GQUOwbVyyYeEed28Q/view?usp=sharing) This tip sheet gives advice on how to prepare for three different kinds of challenging conversations: those planned for as part of the curriculum, those related to addressing a traumatizing external event, and those related to conflict arising in the... description [### Fostering Equity and inclusion in Peer Learning Spaces ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LESCk2qKSjsSXyxu0KmMFt-HPM84m53IjeaB2TR5cMI/edit#heading=h.9yaqcmzedhhl) This guide offers strategies and resources for instructors to prepare students to engage in peer exchanges (whether online or in-person, synchronous or asynchronous) effectively and respectfully. ![A classroom of students working collaboratively with post-it notes](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/03_LaunchPad_3958.jpg?itok=b8sHbP7o) [### Facilitating Hot Moments in Classroom Discussion ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/16xj12jkcWc_w6tSH1Sa7frF7_0Us_rE5/view) This 4-page resource provides guidance on how to facilitate difficult conversations, ranging from the big-picture view of how to prepare before the discussion begins to the details of how a particular intervention might look and sound. ![A person presenting to a group of students](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/7986456451.jpg?h=88f47ec6&itok=vqdIpG8K) [### Leveraging Norms for Challenging Conversations ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FWqKei44myrOK3_Lu-domJ5dGREehcM4/view?usp=sharing) This 11-page toolkit unpacks how to leverage norms for challenging conversations; it includes a discussion of why norms are valuable, categories of norms you might want to consider, processes for setting norms, and how to respond to norm violations. ![a person talking with another person working on a compter](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/hgse16bv-395.jpg?h=2665ceb4&itok=zWPxbzPw) [### Teaching in Times of Strife and Trauma ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VXRzDpNOri7JAGyqNv_AFMhCGCEM7NS54yPX0eCgxa4/edit?usp=sharing) This two-page annotated and curated guide offers actionable ideas for teaching in traumatic times and discussing difficult topics in ways that support well-being, learning, and growth. ![three students working intently on a project involving post-it notes](/sites/g/files/omnuum3921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/03_LaunchPad_3928.jpg?h=203f8f5f&itok=KrSIoShQ) ### Learning in Teams expand\_more [### Making Final Projects / Presentations Work Online ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/16j9foukRS9wN-6mO1jKBIaM5L8ZQA_kl/view) This slide deck helps instructors think through the best ways to have students share findings from a final project (often done in-person as a presentation or a poster session) in the online space. description [### Strategies and Best Practices for Small Groups / Group Learning ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xzk3j86uz4FIUcdB9o5Wfk8mim1fMGN-yKVRFQqyYSs/edit?tab=t.0) This resource offers a toolkit for engaging students in small group learning, with links to key resources at HGSE, Harvard and beyond. description [### Team Launch document ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kv9UsyyylqMywBYs8DAsgT2Q2iXXrIjJ/view) This 2-page document provides the steps for systematically launching student teams (goals, resources, structure, norms) and is based on research about what sets a solid foundation for teams, increasing their likelihood of constructive collaboration and... description ### Learning from Student Feedback expand\_more [### Case Studies in Formative Feedback at HGSE ](/resource/case-studies-formative-feedback-hgse)This resource focuses on three valuable methods of soliciting student feedback: pre-class reading response briefs, end-of-class plus / delta feedback, and mid-course feedback. description [### Options for Mid-Course Student Feedback ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEN0PGNyxUuT0VL7RA3VxYjF2xSTvxMS/view) This infographic outlines three approaches to gathering student feedback, with descriptions of how each works and its comparative benefits. description ### Teaching Fellow-Related Resources expand\_more [### Partnering with Teaching Fellows: A Pedagogical Guide for HGSE Faculty ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S-ad_IoO6FESS2AeC2fERvmlYhYDA8lf/view) Teaching Fellows are vital contributors to the HGSE teaching and learning community. This guide offers suggestions to faculty for engaging productively with TFs as pedagogical partners and colleagues. description [### HGSE TF Resource Site ](https://tf.gse.harvard.edu/) This site features a range of resources and information for HGSE Teaching Fellows, including getting started in the TF role, instructional strategies and supports, and FAQs. description ### Effective Teaching at Harvard (Video-Based Resources) expand\_more [### Instructional Moves ](https://instructionalmoves.gse.harvard.edu/) This comprehensive website spotlights reflective Harvard professors employing instructional moves (high-leverage teaching strategies) applicable to multiple settings and grounded in teaching and learning research. description [### Instructional Moves (IM) Live ](https://instructionalmoves.gse.harvard.edu/demonstrating-moves-live) Combining the spirit of IM and Master Class, Instructional Moves Live highlights and explores research-based best teaching practices through a teaching demo and debrief. description [### Master Class at HGSE ](/resource/master-class-hgse) Explore the videos of HGSE's Master Class series -- each session showcases and then debriefs excellent teaching from Harvard instructors description ### Teaching Resources and Guides from Other University Teaching Centers expand\_more [### Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning ](https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/) description [### Cornell University's Center for Teaching Innovation ](https://teaching.cornell.edu/teaching-resources) description [### Harvard University’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning ](https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/teaching-resources) description [### University of Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching ](https://crlt.umich.edu/resources) description [### University of Virginia’s Center for Teaching Excellence ](https://teaching.virginia.edu/collections) description ### Other expand\_more [### Residential Teaching Guide for New HGSE Faculty ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12QIRBFd0XFvwsly_v9swCG_trAlqPpnjlB5UL591hJg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.wjbqo2a9u3ge) Designed for faculty new to HGSE who are teaching in-person courses, this guide provides an overview of teaching topics and resources directly relevant and useful for getting started with teaching at HGSE. description [### Learning Theory Snapshot ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kC1h5tmxrgncjfURo0upRfmECKfErSnTccLjmZ0ihd8/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.1cm4ihadyk5t) This tip sheet boils down key findings of the learning sciences and related fields as a way to help instructors leverage powerful, research-based teaching principles to prepare their students to thrive in our complex, dynamic world. description [### Step-by-Step Guide to Giving Feedback on Student Work Using Audio or Video in Canvas ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AeyqOgyj9_f1k_hoyCMFxDjYpYAK-reItcPIz4Zmv6k/edit?tab=t.0) This guide outlines a simple process for providing audio or video feedback for your students, which may make your life easier, bring them additional benefit, or both. description