AY 375 - Fall 2018: Seventh Day Lesson Plan

Section Recap (20 min)

Student Motivation & Mindset (30 min)

(20 min) Interactive lecture

(10 min) Activity

Biases (30 min)

(5 min) Warm-up riddle

(5 min) What is bias?

  • Explicit vs. implicit bias
  • Types of bias: gender, cultural, economic, ethnic, linguistic, cosmetic

(10 min) In groups, brainstorm:

  • Three SPECIFIC possible hidden instructor biases (ex: girls aren't as good at math as boys are)
  • Concrete ways to mitigate these biases when teaching

(10 min) Class discussion

Homework

  1. You will be video-taped in section by a 375 instructor sometime during the week of 10/1. After receiving a copy of your video, watch it and complete the Section Video Recap Worksheet. Bring it to class on 10/17.