Cohort Post: RENEW Protocol (March Blog Post)

I tried out Anne Sibley O’Brien’s RENEW protocol with a book that I was reading as part of a separate book project where, this semester we are reading and teaching about “the black experience.” While this was my first time going through the protocol with more intention, it was affirming to realize that I was… Read more »

Cohort Post: Muslim Faith and Community (March Post)

I (sadly) was surprised by my own ignorance about the muslim faith and community. I quickly realized that I had a lot to learn and I found the picture books to be helpful and informative just for my own understanding. It seemed that many students in my class had a lot to learn– typically eager… Read more »

Cohort Post: Wherever I Go

In Wherever I Go, Abia is nervous about finding a forever home. How does this idea differ or match up with your own ideas about refugees and asylum seekers? What do the students in your classroom think about Abia’s nervousness about finding a forever home? Can they relate it to any of their own experiences?… Read more »

Cohort Post: Implicit Bias is our subconscious negative prejudice

Help us understand implicit bias. Reflect on the results of your participation in the survey. Name a time when you used your own implicit bias to navigate a situation. Implicit bias is our subconscious negative prejudices against a certain group of people. I took the race implicit bias subtest and my results showed that I… Read more »