Change starts with education -- here's a free toolkit for facilitated conversations about race, bias and prejudice so we can listen, lead and teach towards equity.
“In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right that must be made available on equal terms.”
Anti-bias Toolkit
Disrupting Inequity: Having Brave Conversations About Bias
The toolkit contains a high-level overview of the facilitated conversation, with individual PowerPoint presentations and materials containing detailed notes, resources, and activities that will help you move through each part of the conversation. Educators are encouraged to modify these presentations so they work for your school community.
Introducing Bias
Part 1 focuses on creating a shared definition of bias and an understanding of how it manifests inside and outside of your school. Outcomes include:
- Strengthen group norms and ground rules to have conversations about bias and prejudice
- Enhance understanding of bias with a group activity
- Develop a shared definition of bias and understand how it manifests inside and outside of school
- Unpack participant's bias assessment results
- Experience a shared reading and discussion of biases
- Reflect on bias and how it lives in our school community
Historical Perspective About Race in America
Part 2 examines the historical implications of race and how it has influenced your school culture. Outcomes include:
- Strengthen group norms and ground rules to have conversations about bias and prejudice
- Enhance understanding of bias with a group activity
- Deepen understanding of bias by watching and discussing "Race - the Power of an Illusion"
- Discuss how historical implications of race have influenced your school culture
How Does Bias Manifest in Our School?
Part 3 explores the lenses with which we view others and how that shapes your school environment. Outcomes include:
- Strengthen group norms and ground rules to have conversations about bias and prejudice
- Enhance understanding of bias with a group activity
- Understand the lenses with which we view others
- Discuss what participants have learned throughout the three sessions
- Work to identify actionable steps that participants can take to improve your school's environment