Unmasking the Hidden Biases in Our Classrooms

Why Most Implicit Bias Training FAILS (And What Actually Works) - Deputy Superintendent Reveals All

Discover why traditional one-shot implicit bias training doesn't work and learn the proven 30-hour method that's transforming schools across California. Dr. Fabiola Bagula, Deputy Superintendent of San Diego Unified, reveals the psychological safety framework that's revolutionizing classroom management, student engagement, and school culture.

🎯 What You'll Learn:
• The 6 outcomes of adult learning (andragogy) that transform professional development
• How to create psychological safety for difficult conversations about classroom behavior
• The Cognitive Bias Codex: 180 ways your brain affects student discipline decisions
• Otto Scharmer's listening framework for inclusive teaching and culturally responsive teaching
• Why grading zeros harm student motivation and what to do instead
• The IKEA Effect and Decoy Effect in education strategies

This isn't just theory - it's practical teacher coaching that addresses disruptive students, low engagement, managing students, and building an anti-bias teaching approach. Perfect for teachers, education coaches, school administrators, principal strategies, teacher mentors, instructional leaders, and anyone focused on equity in education.

🎬 Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Dr. Fabiola Bagula
2:35 - The Mr. Rowie Story: Teacher Impact That Lasts
5:13 - Why Traditional Bias Training Fails
8:12 - Building Psychological Safety for Behavior Strategies
10:04 - The Foundation: Trust Without Shame
12:31 - Andragogy: How Adults Actually Learn
15:22 - Setting Up Professional Development Sessions
17:42 - Constructivist Listening & Theory U
21:09 - The Four Levels of Listening
23:42 - Introducing the Cognitive Bias Codex
26:00 - The Decoy Effect in Classroom Management
26:48 - The IKEA Effect and Student Participation
27:46 - Biases That Harm: Empathy and Just World Effect
30:15 - Grading Systems and Student Discipline
34:32 - Book Banning and Student Belonging
37:00 - Closing Thoughts on Education Transformation

Research & Researchers Mentioned Throughout the Episode:

• San Diego Unified School District
• Story Corps & One Small Step
• Malcolm Knowles’ Six Assumptions & Four Principles
• Constructivist Listening
• Otto Scharmer’s: 
  • Theory U: Leading from the Future As It Emerges
  • Four Levels of Listening
• Cognitive Bias Codex
• Student Panel Identity Interviews

Publications by Dr. Fabiola Bagula: 

• Belonging and Being Enough within Latinas Leading Schools 
• Leadership and Latina topics: https://bagula.medium.com/

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.