Teachers Who Thrive

Implicit Bias in the Classroom


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Implicit Biases are inherent attributes all humans possess and form naturally through the course of everyday interactions and exposure to media.  But biases can be harmful.  These biases can contradict our personal values and beliefs.  Simply being aware of bias is not enough...but it's a start.  Check your biases at https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Try some of the interventions to debias that I describe in the podcast.  

https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/zigler/publications/Preschool%20Implicit%20Bias%20Policy%20Brief_final_9_26_276766_5379_v1.pdf

 

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Teachers Who ThriveBy Sheila Shackle