Our Teaching Resource Index offers a sortable overview of all our bulletins, guides, and other resources. You can also find Timely Teaching Resources that address common teaching topics.

Maintaining Instructional Continuity

The following resources were developed to support departmental leadership teams, instructors, and TAs in maintaining instructional continuity in case of potential campus disruptions.

Federal Updates

UCOP and UCLA have created federal updates pages containing the latest guidance and information regarding federal policy changes and announcements. See the links below for guidance and support. 

UCLA General Guidance for Handling Classroom Disruptions

Provides general information for assessing whether an activity, program, or event unreasonably disrupts the classroom under free expression rights, and offers guidance for responding to disruption of classroom instruction during these instances.

Instructional Resources in a Time of Uncertainty

These resources are designed to support instructors wellbeing while navigating the impacts of the devastating L.A. wildfires and current political and federal policy uncertainties.

Timely Teaching Resources: Navigating Uncertainty

The TLC has bite-sized content on important teaching and learning topics. You’ll find relevant tools and resources to elevate instruction during uncertain times.

Classroom Emergency Preparedness

Offers guidance for preparing and responding to emergencies in the classroom.

UCLA Multimedia Recording Spaces

Provides an overview of recording spaces available across campus for audio and video recording for instructors.

Teaching Strategies to Support Academic Continuity Through Difficult Times

This teaching resource offers guidance to help instructors extend support to our students during times of crisis and trauma while also reminding us of our own humanity as instructors and the need to process current events while attending to our well-being.

Navigating Classroom Emergencies: Instructor Slides

The slide deck is designed for instructors and TAs to use in their courses to discuss emergency preparedness with their students and guide how emergency situations are handled. 

UCLA Teach-in Guidance

This resource includes UCLA’s expectations for our campus community for coordinating and engaging in teach-ins and provides guidelines to consider when organizing these events.

Zoom Guidance

These documents support using Zoom for conducting live class sessions online. The Zoom Guidance on Remote Teaching document provides policy information for virtual classroom management, and the second guide offers Best Practices for Zoom Teaching. The third resource guides instructors pivoting to teaching remotely due to disruptions.

Election Resources

These resources provide guidance for addressing the election in the classroom, including specific language for facilitating or deferring such conversations. Resources are also included to support instructor and student well-being.

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