Dr. Tracey A. Benson is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a former public school teacher, middle school assistant principal, and high school principal.  Show Highlights Journey on a racial awakening with Tracey Addressing the color of punishment in the continuum of learning  How to have a color rich school with concrete solutions  Investigate your own behavior and coded language to shape racially literate young people How leaders can put out fires of unconscious bias? Tracey’s equitable solutions to improving academic achievement for students of color Learn to track patterns and blind spots of racial disparity and ingested bias “I was subconsciously teaching them that they have privilege and that they were above the rules. They would get upset because they had privilege and when someone has privilege, equity feels like oppression.” - Dr. Tracey Benson   Full Transcript 246: Dr. Tracey Benson Transcript   Dr. Tracey Benson’s Resources & Contact Info:   Twitter  Linkedin Facebook Unconscious Bias in Schools:  Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud     Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   Show Sponsors ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE) You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/   TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.   Copyright © 2020 Twelve Practices LLC