MM 2.7 Strategies to Address Micromessages v2
- Create a new awareness of micromessages in the classroom and on the campus through discussion with peers, colleagues, and students.
- Work with NAPE to evaluate your pedagogy and instructional practices for micromessages using the organization’s tools, including peer observation frameworks, student culture surveys, and classroom climate surveys.
- Complete a NAPE Environmental Scan to identify the way that micromessages are being communicated on your campus and in your classroom.
- Continue keeping a journal and reflecting on the micromessages received by you or/and delivered to you.
- Be cognizant of “little issues”; don’t allow them to damage relationships.
- Consciously foster an atmosphere of equity and respect: pronounce and spell students’ names correctly, respect students’ cultural norms in your communications, be truthful and attentive in working with students.