Language First Learning Library

Course description: This workshop will be about personal bias and how it impacts one’s work in the classroom. We will analyze how bias can harmfully and negatively impact how we interact with our DHH students. Deaf education staff will discuss and unpack their biases, learn how to change their biases into experiences, and ultimately change their perspectives. DHH students often experience discrimination and oppression, due to bias from interpreters and other professionals. These professionals may develop bias unintentionally or intentionally, however, it does affect the DHH students in many ways. This workshop will bring up scenarios and problems and have professionals analyze their biases and how they impact DHH students.

Agenda:

10 minutes: Introduction

20 minutes: What biases are and how they impact DHH students

20 minutes: How bias impacts your work and how it changes your interaction with your student

20 minutes: Unpacking your own bias and how it impacts you and your relationships

10 minutes: Analyze and discuss scenarios

10 minutes: Processing of discussion and unpacking

Learner outcomes: 

Participants will be able to:

1. Analyze and discuss different types of bias and how it affects their DHH students
2. Describe specific bias in scenarios and how to change perspectives in order to best work with their students
3. Explain how this information will impact their work