{"id":27,"date":"2024-04-14T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:49:02","slug":"topic-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/topic-4\/","title":{"rendered":"MYPATH INSTITUTE TOPIC 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.887), 23px);\"><strong>EQUITIZING THE CURRICULUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding and addressing equity gaps is an essential step toward creating inclusive learning environments. But how are equity gaps identified? In many institutions, equity gaps are measured using disaggregated student data. This data often includes indicators such as course participation, persistence, and success rates, broken down by student groups. By examining these patterns, educators can see where disparities exist and which students may be experiencing barriers to success. Historically, many equity-focused initiatives concentrated on helping students transition into college-level coursework or connecting them with support services and programs outside the classroom. While these efforts remain important, attention is increasingly shifting to what happens inside the classroom itself. Today, faculty are encouraged to reflect on their assumptions about student learning and to critically examine how their courses are designed and delivered. This includes reconsidering course structure, learning activities, assessments, and teaching practices through an equity lens. By doing so, instructors can better understand how instructional choices may unintentionally create barriers for some students. The ultimate goal is equitable instructional design which is the intentional creation of learning environments that promote access, engagement, and success for all students. This approach seeks to remove structural barriers while valuing and incorporating diverse experiences, perspectives, and ways of knowing. In this topic, you will explore practical strategies for building a course centered around equitable instructional design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e000758d74a4ee93d6c9a50d0a27a21a wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>myPATH Presentation &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/module-4-equitizing-the-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equitizing the Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b639bcc649780e9c92a9067982d13004 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supplemental Reading &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Packback: <a href=\"https:\/\/eccser.org\/mypath\/readings\/antiracistdiscussion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Anti-Racist Discussion Pedagogy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Kyoko Kishimoto: <a href=\"http:\/\/eccser.org\/mypath\/readings\/mypathtopic04reading2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anti-racist pedagogy &#8211; from faculty\u2019s self-reflection to organizing within and beyond the classroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Insights: <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.uksg.org\/articles\/10.1629\/uksg.475\/\">Decolonizing the Curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5bd7d89f8d136a2fdd0bdead7ba2cfdd wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Resources &#8211; (Optional Reading\/Viewing):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Equity and Pedagogy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">California Community Colleges: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccco.edu\/-\/media\/CCCCO-Website\/Files\/Communications\/vision-for-success\/8-dei-glossary-of-terms.pdf\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Glossary of Terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Center for the Study of Social Policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/cssp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Key-Equity-Terms-and-Concepts-vol1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Key Equity Terms and Concepts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">College Student Educators International: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.myacpa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/SIRJD_GuidingDoc2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Bold Vision Forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Educational Psychology Commons: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.luc.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&amp;context=psychology_facpubs\">SEL in Higher Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities: <a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED573300.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equitable Access by Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Equitable Grading Practices<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Harvard EdCast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gse.harvard.edu\/news\/19\/12\/harvard-edcast-grading-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grading for Equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Inside Higher ED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2020\/01\/27\/advice-how-make-grading-more-equitable-opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Improved Grading Makes the Classrooms More Equitable<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Equitable Syllabi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Bryn Mawr College: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brynmawr.edu\/tli\/syllabusdesign\/theprocess\">Revolutionizing My Syllabus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Center for Urban Education: <a href=\"http:\/\/cue-equitytools.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syllabus Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-86e575ac wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EQUITIZING THE CURRICULUM Understanding and addressing equity gaps is an essential step toward creating inclusive learning environments. But how are equity gaps identified? In many institutions, equity gaps are measured using disaggregated student data. This data often includes indicators such as course participation, persistence, and success rates, broken down by student groups. 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