Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
Session Description
Part 1 - Exploring Privilege and Anti-Racism: The premise for this workshop is to first examine one’s own racial identity development as a way to authentically prepare for teaching equitably and inclusively. In this first session, we will self-reflect and discuss the concepts of privilege and explore the definitions of racism and anti-racism. Our discussion will be centered around two articles: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh and 6 ways to be antiracist, because being ‘not racist’ isn’t enough, a summary of the defining book, How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. While we will focus our conversation on white privilege in the context of anti-black racism in Academia, there are many types of privileges to consider and we will provide examples, if you do not identify as white. We recommend reading these articles before the session.
Part 2 - Teaching Strategies: The premise for this workshop is to first examine one’s own racial identity development as a way to authentically prepare for teaching equitably and inclusively. During this second session, we discuss the barriers to student learning, including implicit bias and social identity threat. We will differentiate between intent vs. impact and practice inclusive teaching and anti-racist pedagogy. In this session, we build on knowledge from the first session and introduce additional strategies for reaching and teaching all students. (Attendance at Session I is a pre-requisite)
Sessions facilitated by: CEILS
Session Materials
In order to help foster a brave space for dialogue, these sessions were not recorded during the Fall Teaching Forum. We are not including the presentation slides because they may be misunderstood and not reflect the intention for which they were created. If you are interesting in any particular slide or concept, please contact CEILS Interim Director, Rachel Kennison. We have included the activities guides as a resources for question prompts and figures. Visit the events page of the CEILS website for more information about upcoming workshops. Subscribe to the CEILS Mailing List to receive our monthly newsletters and special announcements.
Performative Allyship Checklists.pdfResources
CEILS has curated materials from across the nation to help us work towards a goal of equity and social justice in STEM education. This page is designed to provide resources to help you learn more about inequities in STEM and strategies to create more inclusive and equitable classroom environments and departments.
#ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM (06.10.2020) is an initiative from a multi-identity, intersectional coalition of STEM professionals and academics taking action for Black lives. The resources provided by #ShutDownSTEM include readings and listening suggestions for those new to discussing race and for those wanting to learn more about race and racism in academia.
Scholar Strike (09.08.2020 - 09.09.2020) is an action inspired by the NBA, WNBA, Colin Kaepernick and other athletes, to underscore the urgent importance of addressing racism and injustice in the United States. Conceived via a tweet by Anthea Butler, this is designed to call awareness to the racial climate in America, and the rash of police shootings and racialized violence. Scholar Strike is both an action, and a teach-in.
The resources provided by Scholar Strike include recorded lectures by Scholar Strike community contributors, as well recommended readings and a collection of free videos about racism in the United States.