Post on 04-Jan-2016
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Micro-messagingto Reach and Teach Every Student
Materials provided in part by:
NAPE
(National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity)
• Dianne Norton –
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
• Jamie Zamjahn –
Assistant Director, Student Services
• Teena Rhoads –
Department Chair, General Education
• Gene Warren -
Program Coordinator, Business Technology Program
Presenters
Objectives• Define micro-messages, micro-
inequities, and micro-affirmations
• Recognize implicit bias that underlies the micro-messages
• Become aware of negative bias that affect our communications
Activity
Micro-messages
Micro-inequities
Negative micro-messages that cause
people to feel devalued, slighted, discouraged, or
excluded
Micro-affirmationsPositive micro-messages that cause people to feel
valued, included, or encouraged
Micro-messagingSmall, subtle, semi-conscious messages we
send and receive when we interact with others
Messages?
Messages?
Why Think AboutMicro-messaging?
Intent Micro-messages
Performance
Impact is more importantthan Intent!
Micro-messagesAccumulate
Activity
Effects ofUnconscious Bias
Influence how we reach decisions from our gathering,
sorting, and filtering of information
Influence our evaluations of people and their value
Physicist: The usual suspectsWhich one is the physicist?
Adapted from Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative presentation by E. Haines and A. Maguire
Physicist: The usual suspects98% of the public couldn’t tellwhich one was the physicist.
Adapted from Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative presentation by E. Haines and A. Maguire
Unconscious Gender Bias:Implicit Association Test
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Micro-inequitiesNegative micro-
messages that cause people to feel devalued, slighted, discouraged,
or excluded
People Use Micro-inequities to Exclude All Kinds of Differences
Bias = Micro-inequities
POWERFUL
Unconscious
Unintentional
Pervasive
Subtle
Micro-affirmations
Positive micro-messages that cause people to feel valued,
included, or encouraged
Impact of Micro-affirmations on Students
Positive Micro-affirmations
Willingness to take risks
Engaged in learning
Interested in non-traditional
fields
Improved caring about learning
Open-ended thinking
Enhanced creativity and
innovation
Cue MessageUse diverse examples in the classroom such as: gender, race, ethnicity,
etc.
Smile and make eye-contact as students provide answers to
questions or engage in discussions.
Thinking in theAffirmative
Objectives• Define micro-messages, micro-
inequities, and micro-affirmations
• Recognize implicit bias that underlies the micro-messages
• Become aware of negative bias that affect our communications
Homework
Apply knowledge of implicit bias and micro-messaging to create strategies that
improve access and equity for every student.
“All great achievements require
time.” - Maya Angelou