Drop-In Discussions 2010

PANEL DISCUSSION

"Teaching for Retaining Diverse Students"

Tuesday, Feb. 9, Noon to 1:30 PM

In CETL, OL 1142

The participants will each discuss one aspect of racial stereotype threat and tactics for dealing with it in the teaching/learning setting.

Panelists and their topics include:

Dr. Robert Gough, History - Advising

Dr. David Lonzarich, Biology – Tactics and impacts in the classroom

Dr. Marc Goulet, Dean of Students Office - Tactics and impacts in the classroom

Dr. Jeffrey Goodman, Psychology - Unconscious racism

Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton, History - Tactics and impacts in the classroom

The panel will be moderated by Dr. Dwight C. Watson Associate Dean of Education.

Articles describing stereotype threat are available through the following links:

1.      Stereotype Threat and the Intellectual Test Performance of African Americans:
            http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=psp-69-5-797&loginpage=login.asp?custid=uweau&site=ehost-live

2.     Through the Back Door to Theory:
         http://www.jstor.org/stable/1449694

3.     A Threat in the Air: How Stereotypes Shape Intellectual Identity and Performance:
    http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=amp-52-6- 613&loginpage=login.asp?custid=uweau&site=ehost-live

For more information please contact Selika Ducksworth-Lawton at (715)828-2019 or at duckswsm@uwec.edu.