ENGAGING IN ASELF-REFLECTIVEPROCESS TOADDRESS BIASESEvaluating implicit biases toaddress a lack of awareness orbeliefs that influence behaviors

CHECK OUT HOW TOENGAGE IN A SELF-

REFLECTIVE PROCESSON THE NEXT PAGE

Handout Goal

To increase & growawareness toensure more

equitable teaching& school-based

practices (i.e., cultural

humility)

Prejudice in favorof or against onething, person, orgroup compared

with another,usually in a wayconsidered to be

unfair. Knowinglyor not, we can all

possess biases.

Assess one’s own culture and self-reflect onyour own bias in the context of systemic racism Value diversity (including but not limited to:intersectionality, LGBTQ+, disability, and variousnationality communities) Manage the dynamics of differences Adapt to diversity Integrate institutionalized cultural knowledge

Developing Cultural Humility

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3.4.5.

WHATIS

BIAS?

RECOGNIZING ONE’S OWNCULTURE

(VALUES, NORMS, EXPECTATIONS)

How do I ensure that my classroom practices areequitable?How do I differentiate instruction to supportdifferent learners I teach?How am I considering culture & context in myinstruction?Who is receiving my labeled praise?Do I regularly self-assess my cultural biases?Am I seeking opportunities to learn how todevelop cultural humility?Are all students in my classroom represented in my classroom art and decorations?How do I respond when others in my school orclassroom are treated differently based on theiridentity? Do I have a plan ahead of time? "

Self-reflectionquestions onclassroompractices

Self-reflectionquestionsabout self

STEP 2:

STEP 1:When was the last time you had tothink about your identity?When watching TV or a movie, howlikely are you to watch shows whosecharacters reflect your identity?How diverse is your social media feed?How diverse is the community in whichyou live?How do you feel when you are in acommunity that is different from yourneighborhood?If you recognize your privilege, whatdid you do with this realization?

After you start to process the questions above, take additionalsteps to learn more about your own culture and that of others.See the "Additional Resources to Culturally Adapt Instruction &

Lesson Plans" handout.