Last year, the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) offered a Poverty Simulation workshop to the Hudson Valley Community College community so that faculty and staff could understand the challenges that some students may experience.
Again this year with the support of the Center for Effective Teaching, the EOC is offering the following workshop to the college community:
The Mind Science of Bias
We are social beings drawn to some people and not to others. As it turns out, we are not always aware of what is underneath our reactions to other people. Implicit bias is the term used to describe these unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that impact how we understand the world, how we respond to other people, the decisions we make, and how we perform. Not only do these biases influence how we see and respond to others, they impact how we see ourselves.
This workshop focuses on the mind science of bias and explores the concepts of implicit and explicit bias – what they are, their significance, as well as the strategies to overcome and manage them. The concepts of social cognition, racial anxiety, stereotype threat, and cross system relevance will also be addressed along with the leadership implications of each of these topics.
Facilitator Gregory Owens has worked for New York State for over 30 years. He is a licensed master social worker who has served as a trainer and consultant in leadership development, mentoring, cultural competence, mastering difficult conversations, and effective approaches for working with young Black males. His expertise has assisted school districts, police departments, dispute resolution centers, and the NYS Unified Courts.
When: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 8:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.
Where: EOC Sharp Hall, 431 River Street, Troy, NY 12180
Anyone participating in this workshop can earn credits toward one of the CET certificates:
Certificate Credit: Teaching & Learning
Category: Classroom Management or Pedagogy
Certificate Credit: Leadership Development
Category: Interpersonal/Intrapersonal Effectiveness or Administration/Management
Certificate Credit: Academic Advising
Category: Advising Special Groups
To register for this workshop, please visit the CET registration page at http://www.hvcc.edu/cet/workshops/register.html.
For more information on upcoming workshops, please visit the CET website at http://www.hvcc.edu/cet/workshops/index.html.
Published: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:00:55 +0000 by a.podlaski