Teacher Shortage and Implicit Bias: Identifying How Judgments, Decisions, and Behaviors Impact Teacher Stress

According to the American Psychological Association, Implicit bias, also known as implicit prejudice or implicit attitude, is a negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group. Implicit Bias can occur within classrooms. This article provides a model for addressing implicit bias. Confirmation, Attribution, Gender and Racial implicit bias activities are utilized to identify and address these biases. Research indicates the need to examine and regularly assess for implicit biases. There also exists a need to disaggregate discipline/referral data by groups and provide follow-up professional development to address potential biases.