Session E – 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Title: Being Uncomfortable in the Classroom – Roundtable Discussion
Facilitator: Janet Cape (Music Education) and Stephanie Golski (Psychology); Student Panel: Isana Fils-Aime (Behavioral Neuroscience, Senior), Andrew Gandham (Finance, Junior), Starlett Hartley (Psychology, Junior), Christopher Katona (Elementary Education, Senior), Marissa Mancuso (Psychology, Junior), John Modica (English, Senior), McKenzie Sterner (Music Education, Junior), Aliyah Veltz (Psychology, Senior), and Isaiah Washington (Music Education, Freshmen)
Description: Join a conversation with faculty, students and staff about the meaning and uses of inclusive pedagogies. Some of the topics to be explored include: public vs private identity, boundaries around difficult topics and trigger warnings, avoiding microaggressions and explicit and implicit bias. Bring your concerns and your solutions as we explore these difficult and complex topics.
Resources:

Micro-aggressions

Examples of micro-aggressions in the classroom
Racial microaggressions in everyday life: Is subtle bias harmless?

Stereotype Threat

Implicit Bias

What is implicit bias?
Challenging implicit bias in the classroom?
Who me? Biased? - series of short videos on the NY TImes website exploring the science of implicit bias

Understanding privilege

Difficult topics

Trigger warnings

Session F – 11:00 a.m. —12:30 p.m.
Title: The Roles of Competence, Perception, and Identities in Language Learning Motivation
Presenter: María Villalobos-Buehner (Languages, Literature and Cultures)
Description: Taking into account who our students are in and outside of the classroom, exploring their own perceptions about learning, and inviting them to speak as themselves could make a difference in the way our students connect with what is happening in class.
Presentation Materials: The Roles of Competence, Perception, and Identities in Language Learning Motivation .pdf