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Some people at Brooks mentioned that they would like to do this work in smaller groups.

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The mix of information, discussions, and movement was well-received. It made the 2 hours go quickly.

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Incorporating personal stories and connections to the presentation.

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I felt excited to present something that I did not create; something from an "expert," which allowed me to add on, but not take away was very collaborative and I would do that again.

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Many comments that sharing personal stories added to the impact of the session.

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there is an opportunity to connect (more/deeper)with students that are part of the focal cohort

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The S.O.D.A. Strategy was the most well received.

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Incorporating brain science, time and space to converse openly

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Including a Person of Color as a facilitator.

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Combining brain science, with personal experiences and experiences that have collectively worked well. The slides covered a lot, though I did add some more.

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Many staff members expressed appreciation for the structured time to reflect on implicit biases and collaborate.

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Consider creating smaller settings or groups to increase intimacy and engagement based on feedback.

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Provide opportunities for teachers to move around and discuss topics with a variety of people.

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Teachers and TAs valued the opportunity to talk, reflect, and work together in small groups.

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There some people who would liked to have worked in smaller groups at Whittier, although all enjoyed the conversations.

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Possibly having a way for people to contribute anonymously.

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Many appreciated that the session was led by staff from their own school.

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we want more built-in time to reflect on ways to apply strategies in daily work (classroom, PLC, etc)

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I learned that I enjoy presenting and would like to do more of it. :-)

Also, Brooks' teachers would like to continue with this work.

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How might there be opportunities for movement or engaging in different 'instructional groups'? (feedback of long time to be sitting)

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The lived experiences of our staff members varies widely. People are truly all over the continuum in their journeys

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I would have liked the PD to be longer actually, in order to allow for next steps...some concrete ideas to pass on to teachers. Our teachers liked the examples of putting more information out into the classroom with examples of positive role-models outside of Dr. King and Slave narratives...

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I received feedback from staff that they appreciated the learning about how our brain works, and that we all have bias (there is relief in knowing that "it's not just me")

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Consider random grouping so participants to encourage broader interaction.

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Holmes staff would also like to continue this work. People were asking about next steps

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Providing more resources to use in the classroom (e.g., connections to books, connections to the social justice slides, etc.)

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Feedback from this group helped make the session work better for our staff.

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I learned the importance of optics when it pertains to this work, because the message can become lost inside the image of the presenter; ironically judging the book by its' cover.

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We had most of our staff at tables, but had to set up some rows of folding chairs. We observed that engagement was higher from those at tables. Not sure if it was causation or correlation

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Setting the stage for learning-emailing staff about what's needed and whats not:

-No Tech and acknowledging their needs

-Notebook for personal notes and a writing utensil

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Everyone has a bias, and we are all learning and growing. Continuing that gut check and reflection.

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I'd like to observe an expert present, to get a better idea of how to respond in the moment when someone says something unexpected.

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Adding time to meet in your school based group as part of the last session would have been nice so we could have planned together and shared ideas.

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across the schools, staff seem to appreciate the lizard brain analogy and SODA counteracting strategies (and other metaphors and images that emphasized the theme

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Add more strategies that can be used specifically in the classroom.

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More school-specific examples and more in-depth information about the impact of bias and racism on the brain and learning.

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Staff would like more discussion on topic and practical strategies to use.

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People are ready for more action steps.

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A positive experience in a conversation like this can open so many opportunities for more! We were thrilled to see staff who haven't participated in the past, who participated this time. And who asked for more

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We had to continue our session in our staff meeting on Wednesday and still would like to continue working on the strategies. Our staff was very engaged and the 2 hour session was not long enough.

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more collaborative work was requested; going through 50 slides was beneficial but also time-consuming

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I would like to see a push toward moving the needle one more step closer to the goal. Often times we become excited about PD's and then a week later the fire fizzles out and we don't ignite again until the next PD. Moving forward, it will be important to not lose the momentum, ultimately creating a "Black History Month" exercise where it only comes around once per year.

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Provide extra time to work on the presentation(s) for classroom teachers (e.g., half day planning).

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The resources were very helpful that were provided by NEP.

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I really appreciated the collaboration leading up to the session. For example, when we discussed the need to be more explicit about strategies to counteract implicit bias, Linda and Colm were incredibly receptive and made the change. That adjustment was especially valuable to the staff—they appreciated that we didn’t just stop at defining implicit bias but went further to clearly outline actionable strategies to address it.

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The group were mostly at tables, some were not(grouping at tables is a good idea or seats in groups.

A few people asked about someone from NEP coming in to potential do something with us in addition to Meg and I (and w/o us as learners.)

Continue to do this work!

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I would have appreciated time built in at my site with my facilitator partner for the last leg of planning.

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Small groups, would like to see how random groups would work-non grade-level groupings