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Students Teaching Teachers: The Students’ Six

March 13, 2020 Graig Meyer

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Here’s what we’re going for …

Session Outcomes

• Engage in racial equity conversations that feel productive in order

to gain a new level of discourse about supporting students

• Listen to student voices on research based teaching methods
• Explore strategies for culturally relevant learning environments

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• Introduce yourself to your

partners

• What are some things that

students have taught you about culturally responsive education?

Affective Opener

Breakout Room Discussion

Equity Collaborative Transformation Frame

Equity and Oppression Coaching and Facilitation Learning Theory and Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Visibility Goal Setting Connecting to Students’ Lives Physical Proximity Connecting to Future Selves

Starting Strategies

Cultural Promotion Culture of Origin Cross-Cultural Communication Acknowledging Racism Explicit Standards Physical Movement Class Rituals Check for Understanding Welcoming Strategies Community Learning

Students’ Six

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Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives Engaging Students’ Cultures Addressing Race Connecting to Future Selves Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives

Enloe 5

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Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives Check for Understanding Addressing Race

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Students Six Video 1

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• How do the Students’ Six

strategies connect to your

• wn learning experience in

school?

Students’ Six Strategies

Breakout Room Discussion

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• What are some examples that

you have seen of teachers who use these three strategies?

• In what ways would these

strategies be especially important for students of color?

Students’ Six Strategies

Large Group Share

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Students Six Video 2

Please Watch on YouTube

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• What are some examples

that you have seen of teachers using these strategies?

Students’ Six Strategies

Breakout Rooms

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Students’ Six

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Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives Engaging Students’ Cultures Addressing Race Connecting to Future Selves

Students’ Six

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Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives

Making every student feel acknowledged and included in the classroom.

Using physical space to engage students and reduce perceived threat.

Making linkages between classroom content and students’ experiences and perspectives.

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Engaging Students’ Cultures Addressing Race Connecting to Future Selves

Incorporating positive elements of students’ cultures into classroom learning and community building.

Talking openly about racial dynamics and how they impact the student experience.

Helping students identify their future paths and using classroom experiences to guide students towards their personal goals.

Students’ Six Strategies

In the Chat Box

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• What does it take to address

race openly in a classroom?

• Who do you know that does

it well?

Students’ Six

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Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives Engaging Students’ Cultures Addressing Race Connecting to Future Selves

Ask a question that can be answered in 1-2 sentences or phrases. Collected before students leave class. Can be used to build relationships, assesses content knowledge, or seek feedback. Always read some back to your students the next day.

Students Teaching Teachers Master Strategy

Exit Slips

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• Day 1: Tell me something in this class that makes

you feel like you’re learning.

• Day 2: What is your favorite learning activity that

we do every day or every week?

• Day 3: What is something that makes it hard to

feel smart in our class?

• Day 4: What is something that I need to do better?
• Day 5: Tell me something that you think I need to

know about you in order for you to do your best in my class. Add your name if you want to.

Exit Slips

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Students Teaching Teachers Master Strategy

• Rating Scale: How challenging was this

assignment for you?

• Rating Scale: In class we talked about XX. Was

that enough preparation for you to feel good about this assignment?

• Open Ended: What was the most difficult part of

completing this assignment?

• Open Ended: What is one connection you can

make between this assignment and your current life or your future goals?

Process Reflections

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Students Teaching Teachers Master Strategy

• Choose Common Texts: Be proactive in

identifying and using texts that introduce age- appropriate vocabulary for race, including skin tone differences, and racial experiences.

• Skin Color Self Portraits: Children create

skin-color accurate self portraits, then identify

• ther things in their life that match their skin

color (i.e. my skin is the color of Pepsi)

Addressing Race

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• Cell Phone Cameras: Use your camera to take

a picture of the cleaning products in your family’s home.

• Family Knowledge: Do you know anyone

who builds things for a living? What do they build?

Connection to Student’ Lives

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Students Teaching Teachers Master Strategy

Praise Publicly, Criticize Privately: Use visibility and proximity to reduce perceived threat. Appropriate Physical Touch: Physical touch can be used to redirect student attention, as well as for resolving cortisol load in the brain. Culture Based Praise: Investigate the ways that praise is given within a student’s family, and mimic that praise in your interactions with the student.

Basics of Behavior Management

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Students Teaching Teachers Master Strategy

• Good communicators
• Multiple racial perspectives
• Variety of academic

backgrounds

• Racially conscious

Building a Student Team

Build from Strengths

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• Praise Publicly, Criticize Privately
• Tell Stories
• Practice What You Preach: Use

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• Encourage Creativity
• Be Specific

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Basic Facilitation

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• Visit the resources page on our

website

• theequitycollaborative.com/

resources/students-six/

• Join us for four more sessions this

week:

• Tuesday: Literacy for Black Students
• Wednesday: Racial Identity Development
• Thursday: Critical Race Theory
• Friday: Bamboozled Discussion

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In the Chat Box…

• What was helpful from today’s

session?

• What would you change to

improve this session?

• How are you feeling at the end of
• ur time together?

Final Reflections