https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew This Padlet serves as a bank of resources to help educators strategically confront bias in the classroom. en-us 2023-04-02 20:07:01 UTC 2023-04-11 21:56:24 UTC hello@padlet.com gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541331194 The Dot Exercise can be used in any classroom at the beginning of the school year or even the middle of the school year, to exercise limiting biased thinking in the classroom. This activity will work best with older students in middle or high school. The students need to be able to be confident in how they are supposed to group themselves, if not they will ask and it will diminish the results. ]]> 2023-04-02 20:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541331194 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541333096 Community Circles are a great way to be inclusive in the classroom. This works best in the lower grades of elementary school but could also be used at a higher level less frequently. ]]> 2023-04-02 20:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541333096 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541343123 This animated short film Umbrella can be shown as an introduction or bridge to connect students from different backgrounds. This film shows how we cannot assume to understand the thoughts of others by stereotyping. This film would work for all ages but will be most effective for those in middle or high school due to the cognitive growth needed to fully connect with the theme of the film.]]> 2023-04-02 20:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541343123 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541353354 This article by Rebecca Alber provides some checklists for educators in middle to high school grades to combat gender inequality in the classroom.]]> 2023-04-02 20:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541353354 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541354747 SeeJane.org offers eight lessons that can be used in the classroom to promote gender equality among students. Almost all of the lessons are geared toward middle school or higher grades, but some of them should be reserved exclusively for high school due to the content. ]]> 2023-04-02 21:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541354747 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541360580 This is a documentary about Jane Elliot who conducted an experiment in her elementary school classroom by dividing her class into two categories: brown-eyed and blue-eyed. She exercised racial discrimination against the blue-eyed population to demonstrate how easily we all can become victims or enforcers of racism. This exercise could be conducted in any aged classroom changing details to fit the grade level. ]]> 2023-04-02 21:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541360580 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541364241 This is a guide for teachers to help them become culturally responsive educators. The strategies mentioned in the guide can be applied to any age or grade. ]]> 2023-04-02 21:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541364241 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541373874 This teacher created learning centers for reading that were differentiated in the classroom in order to accommodate her students with disabilities. This strategy will work in any grade level.]]> 2023-04-02 21:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541373874 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541378062 On page 133 of the textbook, there is an exercise that draws awareness to one's own cultural identity. This activity would require the ability to make and understand a pie graph. It would be best suited for middle schoolers or older that understood both pie graphs and percentages well.

Howe, W. A., & Lisi, P. L. (2018b). Becoming a Multicultural Educator: Developing Awareness, Gaining Skills, and Taking Action. SAGE Publications.]]> 2023-04-02 21:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541378062 gradstudent61882 https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541382424 On page 142 in the textbook an exercise that challenges the students to reflect on their own experiences. This exercise will work best with older grade levels unless you adapt it to drawing pictures for the lower grades.

Howe, W. A., & Lisi, P. L. (2018b). Becoming a Multicultural Educator: Developing Awareness, Gaining Skills, and Taking Action. SAGE Publications.]]> 2023-04-02 22:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gradstudent61882/xu1ei5u4r3oct0ew/wish/2541382424