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Tuesday, August 6 • 8:30am - 10:00am
Session #64 - Mindfulness and Unconscious Bias

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Mindfulness and Unconscious Bias are rarely linked together in formal professional learning opportunities, but they are deeply connected. This session will explore mindfulness through experiential practices and how this age-old practice can help us solve some age-old problems that arise due to unconscious bias that exists in our schools.
Presenters
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James Butler

Mindfulness Specialist, Austin ISD
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Bavu Blakes

Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness Specialist, Austin ISD
Bavu Blakes is a Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness Specialist in his second year with the Austin Independent School District whose participatory action research has been presented at national conferences (AERA, LRA, and NCTE) for the past few years. Blakes spent a few of his classroom... Read More →
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Sara Freund

Cultural Proficiency and Inclusiveness Specialist, Austin ISD
Sara Freund is a proud product of the Austin Independent School District and as a student she attended Harris, Andrews, Blanton, Pearce Junior High, and LBJ High School. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, she moved back to Austin to teach in the city where she... Read More →
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Jason Littlefield

Social and Emotional Learning Specialist, Austin Independent School District

Tuesday August 6, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
Room 155
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