Looking for a workshop activity about bias

[green.dlouise@comca]

Hello, I am in great need of a format for an activity that I participated in about 10 years ago. The mind goes....anyway, the facilitator ask questions and the group of us had to choose a side or corner of the room to go to according to our point of view. As different questions were asked, we could change over to other areas....like change our perspective. I need to put one of these together but I can't remember how it went and what questions were asked. I need this pdq. Help!!!!

[mopar]

Would this be for kids or teachers? I do an activity similar with my students. I have the "I agree" and "I don't agree" side of the classroom. Then I simply ask questions that the students either agree with or don't. They move as needed.
Ex: I have a special talent. Then, everyone has a special talent.
I deserve respect. My teachers deserve respect. My parents deserve respect. My friend deserves respect. The school bully deserves respect. Everyone deserves respect.

Its fun to see how the students move about. If you need more specific questions let me know, I have a list somewhere. I'll try to find it if you need.

[Boxcar]

I like this idea too.

You break up the participants into different groups and send them to different corners of the room.

Prior to the activity, you prepared a cardboard box like this. Using colored paper you made each side of the box different in contrasting ways. For example, one side is blue with red dots while the oppesite is red with blue dots.

During the activty, ask what color the box is. The groups will answer according with what they see. Thus, different prespectives.

You can also look at ink blots together on an overhead and discuss what everyone sees.

[green.dlouise@comca]

This would be for a teacher's workshop. It is a gender class.

[Boxcar]

You might do something with little stories about things like taking care of the kids, being a doctor, and grocery shopping. Don't use any pronouns in them. Then ask the people to say what they thought of the story. As they talk, you will hear them assign he or she to the charactor. This will indicate how they feel about gender roles.