Effects of Implicit Bias and How to Begin the Work

Acknowledgments

I want to personally thank God for grace and faith, my parents, Mariam, Anisa, and Daniel.

Thank you, Tom Berger, Marva Hinton, Errol St.Clair Smith, Katrina Futrell, Michael Courtney, Marsha Granderson, Sophia Mendoza, Dominic Caguioa, Keisha Chandler, Bryan Brown, Diana Fingal, Emily Reed, Stephanie Argy, James Fester, Rich Dixon, Kendall Davies, Amber Heffner, Lindsay Zilly, Michele Dawson, Meaghan Rhame, Dr. Sarah Thomas, Dr. Marquita Blades, Amos Fodchuk, Victor Hicks, Davina Ruiz, Hedreich Nichols, Dr. William Wright, Dee Biggers, Jen Perry, Alfonso Mendoza, Yaritza Villalba, Dr. Sawsan Jaber, Alcine Mumby, and Courtney Katen for collaborating and adding to me professionally.

This book would not have been possible without Valerie Witte, Solution Tree, Hertford County Public Schools, and my terrific editors, Sarah Jubar and Gabriella Jones-Monserrate.

A Very Special Acknowledgment

It is common knowledge that no person ever succeeds alone, which is why I have to include this separate acknowledgment for Tammi Ward. She was a formative presence at the beginning of the conception of the Equity and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Integration Framework. She was also instrumental in helping to successfully carry out this work through various data collections and workshops. Thank you, Mrs. Ward!

Important Mentions

Equity and SEL include incredibly diverse and far-ranging topics and pedagogies, so much so that deep understanding requires learning from more than one person or organization. I want to thank and acknowledge the following scholars and entities for their fantastic contributions to these spaces: The Collaborative for Academic,

Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Edutopia, Solution Tree, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ACSD), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Envision Education, Corwin, PBLWorks, Dr. Sheldon Eakins, Morgan Vien, Ken Shelton, Hedreich Nichols and countless others.

I also credit the works of notable authors and life and education coaches like Eckhart Tolle, Travis Bradberry, Jay McTighe, Andrew Miller, Ava DuVernay, Ron Berger, Don Miguel Ruiz, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Malcolm Gladwell, and Tim Grover for helping to shape my insights.

Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers: Jennifer Carr Instructional Coach La Mirada Academy K–8 San Marcos, California

John D. Ewald Education Consultant Former Superintendent, Principal, Teacher Frederick, Maryland

Matt Hiefield Teacher, District Curriculum Developer Sunset High School

Kelly Hilliard Math Teacher McQueen High School Reno, Nevada

Jessica Hochman Educational Consultant We Need 2 Talk Brooklyn, New York

Shan Jorgenson-Adam Assistant Superintendent—Learning Battle River School Division Camrose, Alberta, Canada Jesse Morrill Principal Timnath Middle-High School Timnath, Colorado

Mitch Nobis Teacher Groves High School Beverly Hills, Michigan

Starr Sackstein Author and Educational Consultant The Core Collaborative Oceanside, New York

Jennifer Steele Assistant Director, Athletics and Activities Northside High School Fort Smith, Arkansas

Cecilia Wilken Director of Teaching & Learning Ralston Public Schools Omaha, Nebraska

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