Norton is committed to publishing course materials that are inclusive and support equity-minded teaching.

At Norton, we are dedicated to helping our community of instructors create learning environments where every student can succeed. Building on long-standing efforts to publish inclusive content—course materials that incorporate diverse perspectives, avoid harmful biases, and are accessible to all—we’ve more recently formalized our commitment to supporting equity-minded pedagogy.

Working with leading scholars and teachers, we’ve crafted a research-based framework of practices that promote conditions in which all students—and, in particular, historically underserved students—can have an equal chance of success. These include fostering a sense of belonging, promoting culturally responsive teaching, and striving for transparency in assignments.

Drawing on the expert advice of reviewers, our authors and editors have collaborated to bring these practices to bear on our content and learning tools in each discipline we serve. The goal is to help instructors create more equity-minded learning environments and to help ensure students have rigorous as well as inclusive learning experiences.

How can these equity-minded principles inform course materials?

A strength of Norton’s publishing program has always been the feedback loop between instructors in the disciplines we serve and our authorial and editorial teams. As we work to make our course materials more equitable and inclusive, we could use your help. If you are interested in participating as a reviewer for forthcoming equity-minded materials we’re developing in your discipline, please fill out the form below to sign up. Thank you!