This assignment you are asked to do in previous weeks, prepare for each week''s journal entries by reflecting on your biases and discomforts as they occur during and outside of the course.
Diversity, Development and Learning. This could include things you say, think, do, or an interaction with a particular individual that revealed a bias or discomfort, during and/or outside this online classroom.
Pay close attention to when a particular topic or topics cause a visceral response or feelings of discomfort/disequilibrium. This might happen while you are reading, or listening to a learning resource, completing an assignment, and/or not doing course work at all.
You are strongly encouraged to take note of these moments and consider them as potential journal topics to reflect on and then write about in your journal.
Topics for week 5-7.
Week 5 Exploring your own styles of communication and children bring their own cultural selves into the classroom.
Week 6: Critiquing books for bias and stereotypes.
Exploring your bias: Going deeper.
Week 7: Exploring Traumatic Influences-Exploring your bias Going Deeper-Part C.
Start Seeing Diversity Blog: Creating Art.