Have you ever been in a class discussion when a student said something biased, but you were not sure how to respond as the instructor? As educators, we must be empowered to take action when bias manifests in our classrooms so that we can build inclusive connections. This session will incorporate research related to the bystander effect, microaggressions, perceptions of bias in college classrooms, and benefits of creating inclusive learning environments. This session will equip participants with actionable skills to facilitate educational conversations in response to bias incidents in ways that support our students. Participants in this session will thus learn how to communicate effectively in challenging situations through the employment of strategies that can be tailored to the circumstances at hand. To sign up for the event, please BOTH add yourself to the guest list below (link), and visit https://uitl.osu.edu/calendar/did-they-really-just-say-responding-bias-classroom This workshop is part of the Inclusive Teaching Endorsement offered by the University Institute for Teaching and Learning (UITL). For more information check out the following webpages: ** https://uitl.osu.edu/instructors/teaching-endorsements Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.