Unpacking Bias

Read this (and do these things):

20 (Self-)Critical Things I Will Do To Be a More Equitable Educator

Videos:

Deconstructing White Privilege with Robin DiAngelo

Silent Beats

"The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"The Danger of Silence" by Clint Smith

"How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them" by Verna Meyers

Why does privilege make people so angry? with MTV: Decoded

Podcasts:

"1619" from the New York Times

"Seeing White" from Scene on Radio

Throughline: The Race to Know - a history of race in the census

Invisibilia: The Culture Inside from NPR

Books:

"Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students" by Zaretta Hammond

"Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide" by Glenn Singleton

"You're More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen's Guide to Making Things Happen" by Eric Liu

"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Race" by Robin DiAngelo

"How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi

"Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson

"The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Gender/LGBTQ Resources

Genderbread Person

LGBTQ Glossary of Terms

Teaching Materials:

Black Lives Matter at School teaching materials

Teaching Tolerance

Identifying bias in your own practices:

Mindful Reflection Protocol

Identifying your Triggers

S.O.D.A.

Educational Auto-Biography

Privilege for Sale Activity

Talking to colleagues (and yourself) about biases:

Courageous Conversations (Tips for Communicating with Colleagues Effectively)

Detour Spotting

Jay Smooth: How to Tell Someone They Sound Racist (video)

Please feel free to contact me (Lindsay Ray) at lindsayrayoea@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this work. Thanks again for your commitment to our students!