While International students contribute a wide range of languages, cultures, and perspectives to the classroom, they also confront many challenges. Finding social and academic success can be difficult in an environment that is not one’s native language or culture. As educators, our role is to provide an equitable learning environment that considers some of the complexities international students face on a regular basis.
Below are a few resources to help you get started. If you would like to discuss pedagogical considerations supporting international students, consider meeting with someone from the Reinert Center for a confidential consultation.
Resource Guides
- Scaffolding Assignments for International Students
- Culturally Responsive Assessment
- Starting the Semester for Student Engagement
- Seeing the Diversity in Your Classroom
- What is Universal Design for Learning
- Using “Icebreakers” to Build Community and Introduce Skills
- Creating Inclusive Course Assignments
- Effective Group Work
- Collaborative Learning in the Classroom
- Assessment in Diverse Classrooms
- Creating Inclusive Course Assignments
- Culturally Responsive Online Course Design
- Prioritizing Exam Integrity among International Students
- Techniques for Structuring International Student Group Work
- Supporting International Students Through Lecture Design
- How to Encourage Cross-Cultural Engagement: A Brief Primer
- How to Get To Know Your Students
- Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
- Promoting a Culture of Care
- Strategies for Anti-Racist Classrooms
- Fostering Discussion in Face-to-Face Classes
- Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
- Avoiding Microaggressions in the Classroom
- Difficult Dialogues in the College Classroom
- Using Ground Rules to Support a Diverse Learning Environment
- Gratitude Expressions in Teaching
- Pedagogical Strategies Supporting Student Emotional Labor Towards Learning
- Assisting Students with Short-Term Absences Keep Current
- Pedagogical Consideration to Support International Student Learning
- Supporting International Students Through Lecture-Noticing
- Supporting International Students Through Encouraging Interaction
The Notebook
- Features of an Inclusive Syllabus
- How Inclusive Are Your Courses? Tools for Self-Assessment
- Transparent Assignments
- Acknowledging Difference on the First Day
- Person-Centered Perspectives on Inclusive Teaching
- Using Twitter to Promote Inclusive Learning
- Ignatian Pedagogy as Critical Pedagogy
- Facilitating Diversity Discussions
- What Should We Know about Stereotype Threat?
- Instructor Identity: Part I. Student Implicit Bias
- Implicit Bias
- Who Are You Excluding? Seeing the Diversity in Your Classroom
Additional Resources
- Coffee Break(er)
- Designing Exams for International Students
- Universal Instructional Design for Inclusive Syllabi
- Five Resources on Responding to Written Work from English Language Learners
- Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Resources for Getting Started
- Student Identity Development Theory
- Bibliography of Inclusive Teaching resources in the Reinert Center