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MICRO-MESSAGINGReach and Teach EVERY Student
Idaho PTE Summer ConferenceJuly 21, 2015
National Alliance for Partnerships in EquityIdaho State Division of Professional-Technical Education
College of Southern Idaho
Crystal Ayers, M.Ed.Department Chair, Business and EconomicsCollege of Southern Idaho
Patricia Weber, M.Ed.Director, Center for New Directions
College of Southern Idaho
KEY TAKE AWAYS
• Introduce a new model for educator engagement to achieve equity in the classroom and equality in student outcome.
• Become aware of implicit bias that underlies the micro-messages.
• Understand micro-messaging as a form of communicating implicit bias in the classroom and in our culture.
• Begin to address micro-inequities and apply micro-affirmations in the classroom.
Cultural Stereotypes
Bias
MicromessagesAccumulation
of (Dis)Advantage
Self-efficacy
Behavior
The Culture Wheel
Educator Point of Interruption
Culture shapes our beliefs
Culture forms our biases about people
Communicate our biases
Belief in abilities
Leads to success in career/school
Subtle messages add up
National Alliance for Partnership in Equity
SOLVE THIS POPULAR BRAIN TEASER
A father and his son were in a car accident. The father is killed and his son is seriously injured. The son is taken to the hospital where the surgeon says, “I cannot operate because the boy is my son.”
• 40 to 75 percent of people still cannot solve it
• Those who do solve it struggle with the concept of a woman as a surgeon.
Cultural Stereotypes
Bias
MicromessagesAccumulation
of (Dis)Advantage
Self-efficacy
Behavior
The Culture Wheel
Educator Point of Interruption
Culture shapes our beliefs
Culture forms our biases about people
Communicate our biases
Belief in abilities
Leads to success in career/school
Subtle messages add up
National Alliance for Partnership in Equity
• A hidden – or implicit – bias is a preference for or against a person, thing, or group held at an unconscious level. This means we don’t even know that our minds are holding onto this bias.
• In contrast, an overt – or explicit – bias is an attitude or prejudice that one endorses at a conscious level.
• Bias can also exist in a positive sense. We may favor our family, our community and people with whom we feel a connection based on shared characteristics or experiences.
First Impression Activity
• Pick two people you would sit next to.• Pick two people you would not sit next to.
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“Hidden biases are neither a moral failing, nor a sign of a bad person. Most people have them. So it isn’t a matter of being ashamed or embarrassed — as long as we work to identify and overcome our unconscious attitudes and act differently. It starts with making the unconscious conscious.” Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer, RBC
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/
Male Female
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Liberal Arts Science
physicschemistryEnglishhistorymathmusic
Liberal ArtsFemale
ScienceMale
physicschemistryEnglishhistorymathmusicmotherfathersisterbrotheruncleaunt
Liberal ArtsMale
ScienceFemale
physicschemistryEnglishhistorymathmusicmotherfathersisterbrotheruncleaunt
Assume you have them.
Conduct research on yourself.
Make a list of groups different from you and your group.
Ask a trusted friend or associate.
Examine your worldview.
Cultural Stereotypes
Bias
MicromessagesAccumulation
of (Dis)Advantage
Self-efficacy
Behavior
The Culture Wheel
Educator Point of Interruption
Culture shapes our beliefs
Culture forms our biases about people
Communicate our biases
Belief in abilities
Leads to success in career/school
Subtle messages add up
National Alliance for Partnership in Equity
What are Micro-messages?
Small, subtle, often subconscious message we send and receive in our communication with others in the form:
These messages can be either negative (micro-inequities) or positive (micro-affirmations) .
Micro-Messages
Micro-inequities
Negative micro-messages which cause people to feel devalued, slighted, discouraged, or excluded
Micro-affirmations
Positive micro-messages which cause people to feel valued, included, or encouraged
Lands End Catalog 2012
Lands End Catalog 2012
Negative Implicit Bias =Micro-Inequities
Unconscious
Subtle
POWERFUL
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Key Micro-Messaging Elements
Micromessages
Verbal
Para-Verbal
Non-Verbal
Contextual
Omission
Praise and Criticism
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Key Micro-Messaging Elements
Micromessages
Verbal
Para-Verbal
Non-Verbal
Contextual
Omission
Praise and Criticism
What is said
How it’s said
Body language
Feedback messages
What is not said or not
done
Who or what else is present-culture,
artifacts, etc.
Why Think About Micro-Messaging?
Small and seemingly insignificant behaviors may result in unfavorable learning outcomes.
Impact Is More Important Than Intent!
Engagement with students in the
classroom
Intent Impact
TeacherMicro-messaging
StudentPerformance
Micro-Affirmations Lead To…
One Thing…
One thing you will start doing/saying…
One thing you will stop doing/saying…
For More Information…
• National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)http://www.napequity.org/• Project Implicit by Harvard
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/ • Adrian San Miguel, Centers for New Direction,
Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education208-429-5542 or [email protected]