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Extending Affjnity Groups to Lower School Presenters: Tammi Abad, Quise Rodriguez Edwards, & Julian Morris Workshop objectives: Walk away with some tools and confidence to begin to lay the foundation for LS affinity spaces Generate a
Presenters: Tammi Abad, Quise Rodriguez Edwards, & Julian Morris
to lay the foundation for LS affinity spaces
about how/when and where to start affinity spaces
guide the starting conversations about affinity spaces in younger grades
From Administration to Implementation
Biracial
Islander
Existing Alliance Groups in Middle School
What does curriculum scafgolding look like...
How may we prioritize & centralize the dialogue for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion & Affinity Spaces?
How do I identify?
Rosetta Lee suggested this Affinity Group structure with 3 components: 1. Check-In, so each individual is allowed air time (if they choose to share). Example: what is your “rose & thorn” of being a student of color? 2. A Celebration of Identity (a video clip, sharing a common experience, or supporting a student-led activity) 3. Something that makes you go “Hmmm…” (a current or past global event or something that’s happening or has happened at school or in the media to prompt discussion)
Team
Guardians
and Understanding
Logistical Developmental Responsive
When? Where? How many? What is feasible? What kind
spaces can be offered? What are the Upper School students interested in?
1. Logistics of meeting place & time 2. Negotiation Supervision Coverage 3. Working with who shows up 4. The future?
Transparent Communication Facilitator Training Curriculum/ Scaffolding
a) Knowing that younger students process their identity in their
b) Organic: What do OUR facilitators need?
Lower School Affinity Groups
Transparent Communication - Julian Facilitator Training - Tammi Curriculum/Scaffolding - Quise
Rosetta Lee - FAQs page and consultation Liza Tulsan - curriculum and where to begin Article: Becoming An Anti-Racist White Ally: How a White Affinity Group Can Help Book: The White Ally Toolkit Workbook by David W. Campt, PhD Selected Chapters: Assimilation to Inclusion (AISNE) Site: Rosetta Lee’s Affinity Group Resource Page Research Article: NAIS Independent School Magazine Article on Affinity Groups Article: The Psychological Experiences of Student of Color
Facing History Facing Ourselves Teaching Tolerance Pollyanna Let’s Get Real Road to Social Justice CARE Welcoming Schools Gender Spectrum
4 Different Types of Collaboration:
https://www.eztalks.com/video-conference/4-different-types-of-collaboration.html
Learning Agility: Why Take the Time to Reflect:
https://www.ryansearch.net/blog/october-2016/learning-agility-why-take-the-time-to-reflect
EDI: Teacher Modeling:https://www.slideshare.net/keithwparker3/modeling-40600475 Collaboration image: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/06/05/collaboration-improve-scholarship/
Tammi Abad, Katherine Delmar Burke School, tammi@kdbs.org Julian Morris, Urban School of San Francisco, jmorris@urbanschool.org Quise Rodriguez Edwards, Katherine Delmar Burke School, quise@kdbs.org