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 TODAY’S AGENDA
1. Community Builder

2. Review Bias Definitions

3. Cultural Awareness
4. Cultural Iceberg
5. Student Voice
 I CAN...
NI NG ● Understand what bias is.

LEAR S
● Identify the differences between explicit

E T and implicit bias.

TARG ● Increase cultural awareness about

myself and others
 Community Builder
Choose one of the following prompts to explore your experience and attitude about differences:

1. The first time I became aware of differences was when…

2. As I was growing up, I was taught that people who were different from me were…
3. A time I was mistreated because of my own difference was when…
4. A time I mistreated someone for being different was when…
5. I feel most comfortable when I am around people who…
6. I feel least comfortable when I am around people who…

* Turn to the person next to you and share your responses.

 Cultural Self-Awareness
Cultural self-awareness pertains to the level of understanding each of
us has about how we are influenced by the various cultural groups we
belong to.
1. How does my gender influence who I am?
2. What are some values I’ve learned based on the region of the country where I
grew up or live currently?
3. How does my religious, spiritual, and moral beliefs influence what I interpret
as good and bad behaviors?
4. How does my ethnic or racial group influence my understanding of how
people should interact with each other?
CULTURA
L
ICEBERG
Surface vs. Deep
 Cultural Self-Awareness
Choose a few examples that you are comfortable sharing about your culture
and background. Write them on a sticky note and place them on the iceberg in
the category you feel it relates to.
Remember that:
● Cultural self-awareness is not about labels.
● You may choose to share “surface culture” (above the waterline) or dig deeper
and share “invisible culture” (below the waterline)
● Surface level doesn’t allow us to see the depth of the full iceberg. The same is
true of culture.
● There’s a lot more to a person’s culture than what you see on the surface level.
 Cultural Competence and Bias
As we strive to create more welcoming and inclusive environments
where all students, staff, and community members feel comfortable,
it’s important to practice respectful communication strategies with
others who may have different beliefs, cultures, or perspectives.

Identifying and understanding our own implicit and explicit biases is

very important and something to be mindful of in conversations.
Student Voice
Now we want to hear from you!
Scan the QR code or click the link
below to complete a two question
survey about this learning
experience.

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