Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race - School Edition

Instilling the skills for self-awareness and change

Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race - School Edition is about understanding racial bias (especially, racial bias against Black students), how racial bias impacts Black students, and how to further create a Growth Mindset culture (to not only help mitigate implicit racial bias but also) to further develop an environment for all students that is consistent with your school’s mission and values.

This course will help you to:
  • Recognize how stereotypes and biases develop
  • Increase your understanding of racial bias, specifically bias against Black people (and how this underlies bias against Black students)
  • Identify how these biases affect Black students
  • Gain an overview of growth mindset and appreciate the impact of growth mindset versus fixed mindset on students
  • Increase teacher agency to change these biases, with commitment to creating a Growth Mindset culture, including creating an environment of belonging.


Your Instructor


Enid Flagg, MEd, PsyD
Enid Flagg, MEd, PsyD

Dr. Flagg is a practicing clinical psychologist with deep expertise in human development, strengths-based approach, and cognitive behavioral training methods including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and self-compassion. In addition to her doctorate in clinical psychology, she has a master’s in education. She has worked as a school counselor in multiple settings and across developmental levels. She is currently the student wellness director at her school. As part of that role, she leads commitment to SEL implementation and works closely with the DEI director and coordinators to support the DEI mission and initiatives. Supporting student emotional resilience is her passion. As part of this, she is an advocate for creating an inclusive, growth mindset school culture.


Course Curriculum


  About beyondBIAS
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  Course Overview & Introduction
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  Factors Contributing to Stereotype of Black People as Less Intelligent than White People
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Frequently Asked Questions


Who is the course for? It is only for White people?
Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race is for all people - anyone who wants to learn more about the historical roots of discrimination against Black people in the United States, is unafraid to examine their own beliefs, stereotypes, and biases, and is motivated to participate in helping our society get closer to the goals of fairness, justice, and equality for everyone.The course is designed for self-paced personal development.
There are so many forms of bias and discrimination. Why does this course focus only on bias against Black people?
Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race is the first in a series of planned courses addressing multiple forms of racial, ethnic, and gender bias. The effectiveness of the course springs from our understanding that highly specific stereotypes drive the development of biased beliefs and acts of discrimination. We feel strongly that biases against specific groups of people need to be addressed as specifically as possible.
What if I’m Black? Can I benefit from taking this course?
Yes. Those who are the targets of bias and discrimination are exposed to the same types of social influences as are the people who engage in acts of bias and discrimination. And as we know from experience in so many areas of life, a clear understanding of the roots of a problem is essential if you want to see that problem change. Whether you are White, Black, Asian, a member of a different racial group, or have a blended racial identity, you will come away from the course with a clear understanding of anti-Black bias in America, and with a sense of the steps that can be taken to help change it. You will be better equipped to talk about problems of racial bias with others, and better prepared to be a leader on this issue in terms of fostering real change - whether within yourself, your family group, your social circle, or your workplace or school.
This subject is important, but I’m so busy. How can I fit taking this course into my life?
Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race is completely self-paced — you have access to the material online at any time for up to one year. Once you have purchased the course you can complete it as quickly or slowly as you wish within the one year time period. Beyond Bias: Dialogs on Race - School Edition consists of 5 modules. Ideally, to maximize the course’s effectiveness, we suggest completing one module per week, giving yourself plenty of time to work on the reflective exercises that accompany each module.

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