Access-Ensure every student has an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the educational process, including learning facilities, resources, extracurricular, and curricular programs. Instruction-Use instructional practices that promote positive images of diverse groups and strong commitment to an equitable approach to teaching and learning. Materials-Review textbooks, audiovisual, and other materials to minimize bias in their content, graphics, pictures, and language. Attitudes-Examine attitudes for biases or prejudices that may be unintentional but may result in discriminatory behavior that can affect student performance. Interactions-Adjust interactions that may be shaped by biased attitudes and result in relating to students differently depending on their race, gender, ability, ethnicity, or other factors.
Interactions are the greatest influence on student's self-esteem and motivation.
We are shaped by attitudes that we may mask. We have a tendency to recreate dynamics we've experienced with our students. Students can tell you what teachers don't like about other teachers. We as adults need to be very aware of the behaviors we model. Educators particularly need to understand the connection between attitudes and interactions.