Skip Navigation
Schools Students Deserve Public Dollars for Public Schools
Representation Rights Responding to the Workforce Crisis Retiring With Security Seminars School Safety
Vermont-NEA Conferences & Events Education Support Professionals (ESPs) Certified Educators Aspiring Educators Online Professional Learning Professional Learning Mini-Grants
Election Guide 2024 Educators' Bill of Rights Learn. Act. Vote. School Funding Compensation Contact Your Elected Officials New from VT-NEA
Our Purpose, History, & Structure Our Leaders Who We Represent Careers at VT-NEA For The Press
Bylaws Resolutions Policies Board Meetings Annual Union Elections Fall District Meetings
Angelo J Dorta Award for Teaching Excellence ESP of the Year Award Human & Civil Rights Awards Maida Townsend Scholarships Martha W. Allen Friend of Public Education Award
We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, provide ads, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.
NEA Professional Learning

Implicit Bias, Stereotypes, & Microaggressions

Implicit Bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
mother and father helping child with homework
By: National Education Association
Published: October 27, 2021
This resource originally appeared on NEA.org

At a Glance

Implicit Bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases often manifest themselves in the forms of microaggressions and stereotypes. Everyone has Implicit Bias, but few of us are aware of it and how it impacts our daily experiences. For educators, Implicit Bias may have a negative effect on our students’ behavior and academic outcomes. This session will share real-life examples of different implicit bias, microaggressions, and stereotypes, how they impact our schools, and provide practical strategies to address and confront them in ourselves and others.

Topics

  • Culturally Responsive Education
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Racism & Cultural Bias

Outcomes

  • Define implicit bias and identify key characteristics.
  • Define microaggressions and identify key characteristics.
  • Define stereotypes and identify key characteristics.
  • Identify specific steps and strategies to challenge implicit bias, microaggressions, and stereotypes.

Details

Session Length

1 Hour

Session Format

Online

Independent Study: 

Sticks & Stones: Understanding Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, and Stereotypes

NEA’s asynchronous learning experience on implicit bias can be found on the LearnUpon learning management system. If you do not yet have a LearnUpon account, you can create one here: Sign up | PEP - Professional Excellence Portal (learnupon.com). Once you have created your account (or if you have one already), you can access the course, found here: Catalog - Courses - Sticks and Stones: Understanding Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, & Stereotypes - Description | PEP - Professional Excellence Portal (learnupon.com). Should you have difficulty accessing the short course, please reach out ASAP – Hilario Benzon, Manager, NEA Human and Civil Rights Department: [email protected].

Use Your Educator Voice.

We are THE voice for educators in Vermont. See what membership can mean for you!
NEA President Becky Pringle stands with a bullhorn at a rally to support students.

Speak Up For Students and Public Schools

When we act together and lift our voices together in unison, we can improve the lives of children.
Vermont-NEA logo

The Union of Vermont Educators

The Vermont-National Education Association is the union of Vermont educators, 13,000 professionals who teach the state's children every day. As the state's largest union, Vermont-NEA is proud to represent the people who make a difference in the lives of students in classrooms across Vermont.
Contact us
Join VT-NEA

The Vermont-NEA is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

Learn more at NEA.org