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Free Webinar: Using Restorative Practices to Interrupt and Address Microaggressions in the Classroom
March 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Using Restorative Practices to Interrupt and Address Microaggressions in the Classroom
Those of us engaged in the work of addressing identity in the classroom by discussing issues related to race, gender, age, ability, religion, class, sexual identity, and culture have, at some point, encountered unconscious bias in the form of microaggressions. Even though the harm may have been unintended, the impact is surely felt. This webinar provides strategies to help educators keep difficult conversations from derailing or shutting down altogether by asking important questions that get at the root of thoughts, explore feelings, weigh the impact of words, and repair harm in the moment.
Learning Outcomes:
- Participants learn to recognize three forms of microaggressions: microinsults, macroassaults, and microinvalidations.
- Participants understand how restorative practices can be used in the classroom to foster connection to prevent microaggressions and repair harm when microaggressions occur.
- Participants learn five questions to ask to interrupt and address microaggressions when they occur.
Monday, March 7, 2022: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm