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CATHY DRENNAN: So
I'm Cathy Drennan.

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I'm a Professor of
Chemistry and Biology

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here at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.

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I'm also an investigator and
professor with the Howard

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Hughes Medical Institute.

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And I just wanted to give
a little introduction

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to the training video you're
about to watch, this workshop

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that we've developed, that is
on the topic of stereotype,

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stereotype threat, Why Is
Criticism Unconscious Bias.

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And so in this workshop
you're about to see,

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this is the workshop that
we run for teacher training

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at MIT, both in the
biology department

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and in the chemistry department.

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So most of the
people in this room

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are about to go on an adventure
of teaching for the first time

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here at MIT.

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So I'm going to talk
about the motivation

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for doing this workshop
actually in the workshop.

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But let me just tell you
the goals for a minute.

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So we want the
people who are going

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to be teaching our students
here to know about stereotypes,

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know about stereotype threat,
feel comfortable with terms

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such as wise criticism,
know some of the data

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behind the idea that
stereotype threat can actually

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lead to underperformance
by students,

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and think about
how do you create

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an environment in your classroom
where every student can reach

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their full potential.

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So that's what this
training is about.

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And we hope the students
coming out the other end

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are going to be really
excited about their classroom

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experience and how they're
going to create this environment

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for every student.

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So although this
training is really

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designed for
teaching assistants,

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we found that this material
is broadly applicable.

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It can be used to
train faculty members.

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It can be used to train mentors
in a research laboratory.

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It can be used to become
a better student oneself

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or a better mentee oneself.

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It's really for everyone.

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And it relates to everyone.

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So I'm hoping at the end
of watching this video,

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that maybe you will
feel comfortable enough

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with this material that you
might start these discussions

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at your home institution.

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So I'm going to make
available to you

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both this workshop on
videotape, all of the slides

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that you're about
to see, a booklet

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with more information
for you to read

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and exercises in it,
references in it.

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It can be used--

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people can read about this
before they do a workshop.

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We're hoping to have
this discussion just sort

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of spread all over the place.

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And I know what some
of you are thinking.

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It's like, no way, I cannot
lead this discussion myself.

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But you know, that's
what I used to think.

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And everyone can talk
about these things.

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Sometimes it makes us feel a
little uncomfortable to talk

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about things like stereotypes.

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But we can talk about them.

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We need to talk about them.

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And after watching
this video, we

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hope that you'll be ready to
start a discussion of your own.

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So it's important to do this.

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It's an important time to
be having these discussions,

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because there are a lot
of problems in the world.

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And in addition to
being a professor,

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I'm a mom of a 10-year-old.

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And I can tell you, I'm really
worried about the planet

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that she's going
to be inheriting.

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There's global warming.

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There's warming of oceans.

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There's antibiotic resistance.

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We need smart people to be
thinking about these problems.

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We need scientists to be
thinking about these problems.

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So we need everyone who
wants to be a scientist

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to be able to reach their full
potential so that we can tackle

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these important
problems moving forward.

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And that's what this
training is designed

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to do-- start the
discussion so that everyone

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can be in an
environment where they

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can reach their full potential.

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So enjoy watching.