Cultural Competency & Implicit Bias
Affinity Bias, Perception Bias, Halo Effect, and Confirmation Bias are all examples of...
What are examples of implicit bias?
Understanding that your own culture – all your experiences, backgrounds, knowledge, skills, beliefs, values and interests – shapes who you are, where you fit into your family, school, community, and society, and how you interact with students.
What is being culturally self-aware?
Hispanic student was put into and ELD program without parental consent or or student evaluation. This student is not a native Spanish speaker. This is an example of [ ] bias.
What is perception bias?
A student wears their hijab for the first month of school, and notices nobody else wearing one or acknowledging that she is. She shows up to school one day without it, and is never seen wearing it again. This student is [ ] to the dominant culture.
What is assimilating?
A teacher's assistant asked to "pet a student's hair" one day during recess. This student had textured hair and felt deeply uncomfortable. This is an example of [ ].
What is a microaggression?
Jasmine, Emily, and Jilly's classroom snack choices are...
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