VP/DL Implicit Bias TQE by Patricia Virella https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl In this space, please jot down your thoughts, questions and epiphanies about the article en-us 2022-02-16 02:30:14 UTC 2025-12-18 06:28:38 UTC hello@padlet.com "Racism today looks different from the racism of 50 years ago." https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051117957 2022-02-16 15:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051117957 kcharles4 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051125309 "Racism today looks different from racism of 50 years ago." For whom?]]> 2022-02-16 15:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051125309 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051127161 How do all administrators identify their own implicit biases? Often it is assumed that people of color cannot have implicit biases.]]> 2022-02-16 15:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051127161 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051129629 Teachers make countless other decisions that affect student learning on a daily and hourly basis. Who gets
called on in class? What kind of feedback do students receive about their work? Who gets praise, and who gets
redirection? How do we communicate with families?]]> 2022-02-16 15:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051129629 Blind Systems https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051129965 In buildings where staff constantly share their thoughts on students we have created an inability to establish any type of "blind" attitudes/systems as students move from year to year. The same kids get identified as disruptive or unengaged or worse. In effect, we seem to generate, support and defend our own biases. ]]> 2022-02-16 15:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051129965 Honest communication is critical. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051130703 2022-02-16 15:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051130703 "We must ensure our intentions, not our biases are running the show." https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131018 2022-02-16 15:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131018 "...unconscious bias is not deliberate; it doesn't reflect our goals and intentions." https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131421 2022-02-16 15:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131421 When we provide time for staff to learn about and discuss implicit bias, we create the conditions for people to monitor their own behavior and call one another on it without the "racist" stigma. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131711 2022-02-16 15:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051131711 Educators want to be efective with all students. Within this context, looking at student data provides an opportunity to shed light on two critical questions: Are we more efective with some groups of students than others? If so, what change in our practice will make us more efective with all students? https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051133133 2022-02-16 15:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051133133 Engagement https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051137143 How do stay engaged in this work beyond today? How do we increase participation? How do we become intentional about creating time and building capacity for this work beyond this allocated time? ]]> 2022-02-16 15:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051137143 How can we call people on potential bias in a way that does not feel like a personal attack? https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051138746 2022-02-16 15:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051138746 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051139870 The article indicates that parents of color are reassured by white educators who are aware of their own perceptions/prejudices. I wonder how we can create and support this in our schools. There are so many conversations yet to happen. How can we better facilitate this among our staff?]]> 2022-02-16 15:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051139870 Conduct self audits and solicit the help from peers to aid in the identification of our own unconscious biases https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051141771 2022-02-16 15:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051141771 EL students and bias https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051143595 So much of our school is framed at respecting diversity, but then our practices potentially exclude our EL students and families. I am really struck by how different teachers react to students who they have difficulty communicating with. ]]> 2022-02-16 15:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051143595 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051144022 When someone else calls us on our thinking, we have to practice and model nondefensiveness.]]> 2022-02-16 15:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051144022 Colleagues need to trust one another to give honest feedback. Developing and agreeing on norms can help.Singleton and Linton (2006) provide a model with their "four agreements of courageous conversation": stay engaged; expect to experience discomfort; speak your truth; and expect and accept a lack of closure. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051145008 2022-02-16 15:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051145008 Data keeps us honest. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051146087 If we don't take an honest look at disaggregated data in all areas, and reflect on the story it tells from all perspectives, we aren't telling the truth about equity. ]]> 2022-02-16 15:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051146087 What are the elements of an effective systematic approach to anticipating and reducing bias at the district level? https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051146999 2022-02-16 15:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051146999 Racism today does not look the same as it did 50 years ago https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051147531 2022-02-16 15:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051147531 unconscious bias vs disproportionate punishment of black kids https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051147572 2022-02-16 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051147572 We have got to embrace discomfort in order to create awareness, provoke dialogue, reflect, and take the necessary action to sustain change. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148635 2022-02-16 15:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148635 a safe place for reflection https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148733 we must eliminate the stigma around talking about our bias. School leaders need to help their staff to understand that unconscious bias is not deliberate; it doesn't reflect our goals and intentions. We can increase
awareness and normalize talking about bias through direct teaching, modeling, and explicitly naming it. This allows teachers to discuss and examine their own biases more freely and productively.]]> 2022-02-16 15:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148733 We must understand and accept we all have unconscious biases https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148934 2022-02-16 15:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051148934 We have to be completely honest in our conversations and with ourselves. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149236 2022-02-16 15:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149236 What do you do as an educator when the bias is directed at you? vanhovenm https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149495 2022-02-16 15:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149495 Being aware of our potential for bias. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149678 2022-02-16 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051149678 We must be willing to match our actions with our intentions by putting in the work to deconstruct our unconscious bias. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051150526 2022-02-16 15:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051150526 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051150956 Interpersonal skills training is definitely needed. How we engage, listening to understand and not to respond.]]> 2022-02-16 15:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051150956 Acknowledgement that everyone's behavior is impacted by bias is critical to addressing and reducing the impact of bias. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151035 2022-02-16 15:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151035 Examining bias is so painful, but so necessary for growth at all levels. vanhovenm https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151481 2022-02-16 15:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151481 Trust, Talking, & Empathy https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151508 Colleagues need to trust one another and have hard conversations for their to be change.

Place yourself in the other person's shoes or think about the interaction if it were your child or younger sibling.]]> 2022-02-16 15:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051151508 open conversation https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152386 How can we create a safe place where educators feel free and comfortable to recognize and acknowledge some biases without judgement ]]> 2022-02-16 15:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152386 Realistically we grow when we help each other. We learn from each other, sometimes we don't see ourselves. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152719 2022-02-16 15:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152719 Need to take a look at the data regarding children sent to CST https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152985 2022-02-16 15:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051152985 Calling In Vs. Calling Out https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153031 2022-02-16 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153031 Realizing you have fallen into the misbehavior of recognizing the faults of one group more than the other. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153440 2022-02-16 15:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153440 "When someone else calls us on our thinking, we have to practice and model non-defensiveness." swright219 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153714 2022-02-16 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153714 Impact & Effectiveness https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153727 How do we do this as a school/district impactfully and Effectively? 

Professional Developments help, but sometimes only go so far. ]]> 2022-02-16 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051153727 "Sometimes we increase awareness by naming bias in others and in ourselves. " https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051154816 2022-02-16 15:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051154816 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051154827 Understanding that language is not synonymous to culture is important.

All Arabic speaking students to not have the same culture. All Bengali speaking students do not have the same culture, all Spanish speaking students do not come from the same culture just like not all English-speaking students have the same culture.  

It’s important to know and understand the whole child. 

]]> 2022-02-16 15:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051154827 Thoughts https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155218 Work in groups or GLM's to openly discuss bias and work together to solve these issues.

]]> 2022-02-16 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155218 Trust https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155303 The first step is to build relationships... how do we work to build trust so that we can have honest conversations?

]]> 2022-02-16 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155303 Being aware of our biases is the first step in combatting it https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155530 2022-02-16 15:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155530 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155796 "When people understand the problem of unconscious bias, they are more likely to take action to address it
(Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). However, we can't rely on increased awareness alone to make a difference. We need to anticipate situations in which our bias may skew our behavior and then proactively design systems that help
us be fair."]]> 2022-02-16 15:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051155796 Acknowledging bias is painful, but is a must to improve our world. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156347 2022-02-16 15:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156347 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156717 Communication, accountability and integrity is extremely important!]]> 2022-02-16 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156717 The importance of building trust in order to have honest discussions in a safe space. https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156741 2022-02-16 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051156741 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051158508 Interesting how people can value both their own groups and the most culturally valued group. ]]> 2022-02-16 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051158508 https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051163220 "To begin, we must eliminate the stigma around talking about our bias. School leaders need to help their staffs understand that unconscious bias is not deliberate; it doesn't respect our goals and intentions."]]> 2022-02-16 15:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciajahaly/bx67bawm6ayzdwpl/wish/2051163220