April Summit DEI Roundup by Jessica Levasseur https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj Share in at least two columns en-us 2021-04-08 19:21:14 UTC 2021-04-10 17:34:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874080 being more prepared to have conversations with students directly after something triggering occurs]]> 2021-04-10 17:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874080 juliamcneely20 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874343 I commit to pushing myself and my coworkers to be knowledgeable about anti-racist education, and learning how to have difficult conversations in my 1:1 environment in a way that is not forced on the student.]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874343 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874392 Providing the facts. Presenting both sides of information and letting the students decide what they believe.]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874392 Calling out my coworkers, my superiors, and even my friends. https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874402 2021-04-10 17:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874402 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874561 I commit to working to have more conversations with students about taboo topics, and making sure I build a classroom climate where my students feel comfortable sharing and feel they are respected and heard. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874561 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874670 Building/ teaching emotional intelligence is important for the foundational skills of teaching taboo topics.]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874670 noemidelgadillo35 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874757 Roy shared usvshate.org as a resource with lessons for addressing social injustices. Thanks Roy!]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402874757 "Is it ever too late to bring something up?" https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875040 - Lauren (question asked by Jorge)]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875040 It's never too late to talk about race, white supremacy, violence, because it is all around us and affecting us every day. https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875118 If you want to talk about a specific event that has passed, frame it as a conversation of "what happened? what were you feeling at the time? what are you feeling now?" etc.]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875118 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875274 Diverse and representative readings about people and history with differentiation for the various needs of learners is a way for students to access developmentally appropriate history and serves as a gateway to more complex discussions about race and white supremacy. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402875274 "I just didn't know what to do" https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876035 2021-04-10 17:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876035 timothymetra20 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876051 The Ladder of Inference is a deceptively simple tool - I really like how it's very directed and open-ended at the same time. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876051 munoznatalie2 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876079 I commit to learning more about those taboo topics that I want to discuss and reaching a point where I feel comfortable having those classroom discussions. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876079 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876087 To be completely honest, I was hoping that we were going to spend this time talking about conversations that we can model around maintaining sorts of "unbias" in our conversations with students, which I hope we can talk about ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876087 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876156 Shift- safe space to BRAVE space]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876156 lilyanna710 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876186 I commit to having important conversations with my students about the many things happening in our country. 
* Question: Is it ever too late to have a conversation about a something that has happened around the world? ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876186 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876543 I commit to having brave conversations with my students! ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876543 Trusting my students to make mistakes and learn. https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876586 2021-04-10 17:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876586 atran220 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876677 I commit to planning my lessons more intentionally in order to address taboo topics. I commit to setting forth a space in which these topics will be discussed and welcomed.]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876677 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876904 Using picture books to help gen Ed and student understand or talk about tough topics ]]> 2021-04-10 17:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402876904 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402877755 Our students are brave, kind, intelligent, and resilient. They are willing to have difficult conversations as long as we can frame the beginning in a way they can access the discussion and make connections to their own lives or feelings. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402877755 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402877903 I commit to being braving and taking on conversations that may feel uncomfortable

]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402877903 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878077 Our ability and willingness to hold uncomfortable conversations with students is not isolated from the steps we need to take with our coteachers - it’s my responsibility to spark adult/coworkers interest in ABAR, not do that emotional labor for me, my students, and them]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878077 atran220 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878286 Project-based learning in addressing history, race, and current events. For example, each month students can be asked to produce a cumulative project on a theme of the month (race, gender, income inequality)]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878286 noemidelgadillo35 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878393 I commit to self-reflect and inform myself about the social injustices and current issues affecting myself and my students and plan for creating a brave space for conversations.]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878393 "As an adult who has gone through the American school system, you might feel stuck because you also realize how little you know about Asian American history and people. It is a huge challenge to teach about what we don’t know..." maldonadoamiel https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878566 2021-04-10 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878566 juliamcneely20 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878721 Teaching students about credible sources and citing sources in the context of current events.]]> 2021-04-10 17:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402878721 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879362 Trusting that students are prepared to engage in difficult conversations, and that I am prepared to lead them. ]]> 2021-04-10 17:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879362 "The turning point came when one afternoon, a student came by after school. She shared, “when you say we are going to discuss the reading, I am not sure what you mean or what I am supposed to do.”" christophersantamaria19 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879434 "I needed to teach how to listen, build on each other’s ideas, ask clarifying questions, and respectfully disagree."

https://www.weareteachers.com/student-discussions/?utm_source=WAT_MDR&utm_medium=Enews&utm_campaign=WAT_Enews04082021%20&mkt_tok=MjkwLVZTRS01NjYAAAF8UrkP1UiMiu_TYrUjS7Jz4xPWwk-2ftp9WU6By7nfrDOzDuKnzfrN-XxF9yX_obopc4cQPV0MOMw9_-WsrioJ8ZqxlJ4ruUnzs_NO4DU3]]> 2021-04-10 17:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879434 How do different people or groups of people represent and express their power? maldonadoamiel https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879443 2021-04-10 17:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879443 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879615 Be receptive to the students who continually bring up topics they want to talk about. Offer some time in class to listen and discuss.

]]> 2021-04-10 17:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879615 timothymetra20 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879865 analyzing snap-judgements and continuing self-reflection. 

]]> 2021-04-10 17:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402879865 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402880638 Our spaces need to be cultivated in away that students are comf]]> 2021-04-10 17:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402880638 Is it taboo? How can we mainstream it? https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881201 2021-04-10 17:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881201 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881233 Early Learning: kids don't bring up much around the social issues we're facing, and when they do it's usually one of them, not the whole group wondering about it. Should we bring it up? We can talk about social and civic matters in general ways, to raise awareness about diversity (of feelings/opinions, of race, language, ability) and the awesome aspects of diversity and expressing different opinions and still living together. These lessons don't have to refer to specific events that are happening, if kids don't bring them up, but will give them a bit of a frame if they actually encounter them outside of school.]]> 2021-04-10 17:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881233 Before turning the conversation to taboo topics be sure to build a strong foundation in conversation skills, listening skills, and mutual respect for perspectives. In making a brave space much groundwork needs to be laid for students who are learning to discuss. christophersantamaria19 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881693 When you're not sure how to start conversations and discussions, start by guiding students in getting to know each other: 
https://www.tabletopics.com/]]> 2021-04-10 17:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402881693 mbmather https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402883404 We can use read alouds with our early learners to build a foundation for learning and discussing important topics now and later in their education. These can provide the vocabulary and associations needed to participate in conversations.]]> 2021-04-10 17:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402883404 https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402884454 I commit to being open minded about conversations / topics that my student bring up during class.]]> 2021-04-10 17:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402884454 https://www.welcomingschools.org/ mbmather https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402888399 While I haven't looked as closely as I would like to at this resource, at first glance it seems to provide a wide-range of lessons on a variety of topics of diversity.]]> 2021-04-10 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402888399 Spend time in my small groups pull-outs discussing emotions and opinions and being able to share them with others who have differing emotions and opinions. https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402890230 2021-04-10 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicalevasseur/d0r6gza64guiz1xj/wish/1402890230