Bias Intervention Professional Development Workshop
While our biases show up everywhere in education and youth development, perhaps nowhere does this bias have more impact than in spaces where character development and social-emotional skills are taught. In order to bring the power of wellness, confidence, healthy relationships, and leadership to all young people, especially the most marginalized, it is essential that we reflect on our biases without shame, and develop the skills to interrupt them with grace and support. By identifying and interrupting patterns of bias in ourselves and the environments we create, participants will learn to model emotional intelligence, vulnerability, and leadership for all our youth.
In this workshop participants will:
- Take a deep dive into our research on the role of educators in leadership development in youth through the lens of gender and racial belonging and inclusion
- Learn to define and identify different forms of bias (implicit, explicit, and appropriated)
- Gain tools to examine, address, and interrupt bias in ourselves and our practice
Included in the training are four lessons you can use – or share with others – right away to engage more authentically and build trust with your youth:
- If You Really Knew Me: An activity to help you practice modeling vulnerability for and developing a curious mindset towards your peers and youth
- Pin the Veil: Noticing acts of exclusion and uncovering their layered meanings
- Identity Canvas: Exploring and sharing the many facets making up one’s identity
- Now You See me: Reclaiming and rewriting the narrative surrounding one’s identity
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Taught by our Innovation and Engagement Managers, National Program Directors, National Curriculum Director, and Chief Program Officer, this Bias Intervention Professional Development Workshop is a two-hour interactive virtual workshop designed for teachers, program staff, counselors, and administrators who work with girls in grades K-12.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I receive credits for this professional development?
If your supervising organization approves this professional development to meet CEUs, we can approve documentation that certifies your hours of participation.
Who is the professional development for?
The sessions are designed for educators, administrators, district leaders, youth-serving professionals, counselors, and formal volunteers who work regularly with youth in grades 6–12.
Is this training and the curriculum applicable in coed classrooms and afterschool spaces?
Absolutely. Our training and curriculum were built with the voices of girls and gender-expansive youth at the center, but the impact reaches all youth. Educators and youth professionals consistently use them in mixed-gender classrooms and group settings with great success.
I’m not sure if I’m ready to register, who can answer my questions?
Thank you for your interest in this training. Please fill out this form if you have questions or need additional information to support your registration and our National Engagement Director, Amal Aziz will get in touch with you.
