Teaching strategies that confront bias by Richard Birk https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj Multiculturalism in Education en-us 2021-04-01 21:15:56 UTC 2021-04-03 22:46:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Expose students to a variety of people and environments. rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379727954 Grade: Any

Activity: Plan an off-site field trip to an ethnic fair or festival, to an ethnic neighborhood, or an ethnic restaurant or grocery store. Have the students write out question ahead of time. 


]]> 2021-04-03 17:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379727954 Anchor Charts rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379758273 Grade: K-2

Activity: Do read alongs about important figures and events in the Civil Rights Movement. Create a chart of important words that students are to look out for during the reading. Discuss the context of the vocabulary and why they are important. 


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Activity/ Procedure: Modify lessons to fit the needs of individual students. This allows all students the ability to participate and be successful. 




]]> 2021-04-03 17:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379773528 Use literature to build empathy rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379780551 Grade: 6-8

Activity: Choose books for students to read which allow young readers to immerse themselves in a culture different from their own. ]]> 2021-04-03 18:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379780551 Practice perspective talking rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379787336 Grade: 6-8

Activity: Perspective taking refers to a person’s ability to consider a scene or situation from a different point of view. It requires putting yourself in the other person’s position and imagining what you might feel, think, or do if you were in that situation.

One super simple way to begin to teach perspective is to actually have kids put themselves in someone else’s place. Ask two students to sit in chairs facing one another and take turns describing three to five things they see directly behind the other student.

What draws each student’s attention will depend on their own unique experience and perspective of the room. For example, one student might see a drawing on the white board and a stack of books, while another student may notice a row of computers and a bucket of balls.

Next, have the students get up and switch chairs. Once they change places, the students can see the scene from the other student’s perspective. ]]> 2021-04-03 18:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379787336 A Two-Sided Coin rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379802048 Grade: 6-12

Activity: Students are asked to compare the way a given idea or theme is addressed in two different texts.

Read “Andrew Jackson "Indian Removal" Message" and “Proclamation: to the Great White Father.”

Suggested Writing Product: Write an essay that compares and contrasts how these two texts address the issue of fair access to land and resources for Native Americans.

]]> 2021-04-03 18:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379802048 Establish Basic Principals rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379816491 Grade: Any

Establish general concepts about students with and without disabilities through class discussions, books, movies or a guest speaker. Primarily, teach students that:
1. Everyone wants to belong and be included
2. Everyone is different
3. Everyone has areas of strengths and areas of weaknesses]]> 2021-04-03 18:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379816491 Challenge Homophobic Comments. rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379827913 Grade: Any

Always challenge homophobic comments or thoughts, no matter how trivial you may think that they are. Students will use terms like “that’s so gay," etc.  Let students know that language like that is vulgar and unacceptable.]]> 2021-04-03 18:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379827913 Create a safe and nurturing classroom community. rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379961057 Grade: Any

Creating a warm, nurturing, loving, and supportive classroom is one of the most important things you can do for students. It allows students of differing background to feel comfortable being there. ]]> 2021-04-03 20:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1379961057 Gender Bias Bingo rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380040025 Grade: 9-12

An interactive game on gender roles and bias!

 1. The facilitator chooses one person (or small group) to begin the game. 

2. On your turn, take one scenario card off the top of your scenario deck and read it aloud. If the scenario has been read before, select the next scenario card in your pile and read it aloud. 

3. After each scenario is read, the larger group decides which category/subcategory the scenario best describes. In some cases, the group may decide that there is no “best fit” and the scenario fits more than one category/subcategory. If the group cannot come to a consensus, the facilitator makes the final decision.

 4. If a player (or small group) has the category/subcategory on their bingo card, they may place a marker on that place. ]]> 2021-04-03 22:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380040025 Be aware of the number of female students you call on. Be incredibly proactive in making sure that all students (regardless of gender, ethnicity, language, or learning ability) are equitably included in discussions and participation. rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380046761 Grade: Any]]> 2021-04-03 22:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380046761 Gender Equality Lessons for Schools rbirk2011 https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380048427 Grade: Any

This eight-lesson curriculum introduces topics such as media and bullying in the context of gender equality.]]> 2021-04-03 22:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rbirk2011/saxsnxrr8098z7dj/wish/1380048427