Exploring Implicit Bias in the History-Social Science Classroom, Module 1, Part 4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action

This slide deck accompanies the Module 1, Part 4 video broadcast, also available on YouTube.

Implicit bias impacts issues surrounding personal identity, relationships, and systems, found in resources, classrooms, and general society. This module explores the importance of communicating conclusions in ways that are culturally and linguistically responsive as well as the role of taking informed action as a means to connect content to the guiding values, principles, and outcomes of ethnic studies.

The goals of these resources are to provide ideas and strategies for K-12 History-Social Science teachers to utilize specific aspects of the California History-Social Science Framework instructional shifts to unpack how implicit bias appears in narratives found in resources, materials, and classroom protocols. By working collaboratively, teachers can identify specific opportunities in their curriculum and school contexts to create a more anti-racist, inclusive narrative that will connect with more students and the communities they serve.

Module One Includes Four Parts:

1. Ethnic Studies and Inquiry – An Overview: This segment considers the alignment of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, the CA History-Social Science Framework, and the Critical Practices for Social Justice Education within the instructional shift of Inquiry.
2. Using Compelling Questions to Engage and Disrupt:This segment explores the effective use of compelling questions in an ethnic studies setting through the integration of ethnic studies themes. It also considers how applying multidisciplinary lenses and ethnic studies themes can help broaden inquiry.
3. Helping Students Interrogate Primary and Secondary Sources:This segment considers the importance of selecting a variety of primary and secondary sources from multiple points of view in an inquiry unit, as well as considering tools for educators and students to analyze competing sources of information while interrogating sources for bias.
4. Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action:This segment explores the importance of communicating conclusions in ways that are culturally and linguistically responsive as well as the role of taking informed action as a means to connect content to the guiding values, principles, and outcomes of ethnic studies.