This week we’re re-posting this blog from 2018 on the impact of implicit bias in educators, and steps to take to address it.

Implicit bias has a real and significant impact on educators and their students. In the following video, Allyx Schiavone, Executive Director of the Friends Center for Children in New Haven, CT, discusses a three-year approach the Center administration took to address implicit bias among staff.

To learn more about implicit bias, read the resources listed below.

Resources

• 5 Keys to Challenging Implicit Bias
• 9 Resources for Teaching About Unconscious Bias
• 20 judgments a teacher makes in 1 minute and 28 seconds
• How to Think about “Implicit Bias”
• Implicit Bias