Program: Professional Development
Audience: Teachers
Dates: 2/24/2021
New According to Dr. Benson, regardless of the amount of effort, time, and
resources educators put into improving the academic achievement of
students of color, if unconscious racial bias is overlooked, improvement
efforts may never achieve their highest potential. His newly released
book, Unconscious Bias in Schools, provides educators with an
essential roadmap for addressing these issues directly. The book draws
on the literature on change management, leadership, critical race theory,
and racial identity development, as well as the growing research on
unconscious bias in a variety of fields, to provide guidance for creating
the conditions necessary to do this work-awareness, trust, and a
learner's stance. It shows how raising awareness about unconscious
bias can help shift conversations among educators to a more productive,
collegial approach that has the potential to disrupt the patterns of
perception that perpetuate racism and institutional injustice.
Dr. Benson received his ED.L.D. in Education Leadership from the
Harvard Graduate School of Education and Masters of School
Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Throughout his career, he has served as a university professor, principal
coach, high school principal, middle school vice-principal, district
trainer, and elementary school teacher. Payment can be made by check or Venmo to Nassau TRACT