{"id":2795,"date":"2026-10-16T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/?page_id=2795"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:42:14","slug":"first-gen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/first-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Gen Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull page-header-cover has-palette-color-2-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c049633a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;min-height:150px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-header-cover-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ed14f6e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(1.352rem, 1.352rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.06), 2.2rem);\">Teaching Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.406), 1.2rem);\"><strong><strong><strong>From quick tips to deep dives into innovative teaching practices.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium page-header-cover-img wp-container-content-759e20a8\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:5%;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x277.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-1024x944.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sub-nav has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edfa1169 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#c7cace;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#c7cace;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#c7cace;border-left-width:1px;margin-top:-5px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull has-custom-font-size is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-181a5246 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.281), 1.1rem);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"> Guides &amp; Templates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/active-learning-support\/\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" rel=\"\">Active Learning Support<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/blackboard-online-teaching-support\/\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Blackboard &amp; Online Teaching<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/first-gen\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-decoration:underline\">First-Gen Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Pc4kumFGphOFkXWZADZyqCk-ZIbdx9wPB-3FOjgvDPI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Supporting Working-Class First-Gen Students: A 2-Pronged Approach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Handouts &amp; Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list external-link-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Pc4kumFGphOFkXWZADZyqCk-ZIbdx9wPB-3FOjgvDPI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching First-Gen Students<\/a><br><\/strong>This is the most important guide for teaching first-gen students, written by OWU\u2019s First-Gen scholar, Paul Dean, based on his book, <a href=\"https:\/\/drpauldean.com\/cultures-social-mobility\/\">Class Cultures and Social Mobility<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14GPrcDyJF8qJWWfYS_UhcYmMVvbrLTslzTNOPwekYYY\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacognitive Reflections: Improving Student Engagement<\/a><br><\/strong>This is a practical guide for boosting student engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Odia-2VD1DE3brjT2btfcee7SuzAlyYn2qU_ZOyDjoo\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">End-of-Class Reflections<\/a><br><\/strong>This guide enhances student learning through emotion-oriented cognitive and metacognitive reflection prompts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1erEMHAadSB7YsSTS8jH8mQr61M0aTY90TwF2OX835_U\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TILT Framework<\/a><br><\/strong>This is a comprehensive guide that covers the TILT Framework, helping educators structure assignments around Purpose, Skills, Knowledge, Tasks, and Success Criteria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zb-5n-kYZ5FYDV1atn-aw7C4Sxy5Hk2ZchrMdY2HGEg\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Attendance &amp; Engagement<\/a> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list external-link-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/26906015.2024.2403983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First-Generation Students\u2019 Reported Outcomes From a Self-Regulated Learning Course<\/a><br><\/strong>This case study explores how participation in a self-regulated learning course helps first-generation students increase metacognition, adopt effective academic strategies, and define meaningful success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2013-38413-001.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Closing the Social Class Achievement Gap for First-Generation Students<\/a><br><\/strong>This study demonstrates a strategy to help close the social class achievement gap and improve retention for first-generation students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11162-019-09570-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sense of Belonging and Student Engagement<\/a><br><\/strong>This daily diary study examines how moment-to-moment fluctuations in sense of belonging impact emotional and behavioral engagement in first-gen students.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.1198364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students<\/a><br><\/strong>This study demonstrates how a brief social-belonging intervention during the students&#8217; 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