Being the Change Book Study Summer 2020 Agenda for Monday, July 13 What are your initial thoughts of this text? Chapter 1 Share identity webs Jamboard - wonderings Jamboard - actionable steps Exploring Our Identities Resources for Franklin teachers Next Steps Chapter 1 Initial Thoughts Share a part of the text that you highlighted, starred, loved, etc. Round Robin - I’ll start and pick someone who will then pick someone else. Share 2 or 3 things about your identiy web. (Surprises, thoughts, how you’d share with students, etc.) Chapter 1 Identity Webs/Name Stories OR - tell us about how your parents chose your name and/or how you’ve felt about your name Random Name Picker http://popplet.com/app/#/5874179 What am I still wondering? Chapter 1 Wonderings What questions do I still have for my professional practice? Jamboard Chapter 1 Actionable Steps What are some actionable steps I can take to be the change in my classroom? Jamboard Chapter 1 Resource Lists Affirming our Identies (page 6,7) Placing Ourselves in the World (page 16) “Where I’m From” Poems (page 23) Affirming our Identities ● ● ● ● ● Ada Twist, Scientist Iggy Peck, Architect Alma and How She Got her Name Emmanuel’s Dream Manfish: A story of Jacques Cousteau ● The Librarian of Basra ● Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets Placing Ourselves in the World ● Chrysanthemum ● My Name is Sangoel ● The Name Jar Chapters 2 & 3 For Next Time: 1. Read Chapters 2 & 3. 2. Go back to the Jamboard and add notes for the Chapter 2 & 3 Jamboards prior to July 20 (if you have time) Agenda for Monday, July 20 What are your initial thoughts of this text? Chapters 2 & 3 Jamboard Responses “Sure you Can…” poem, Add to identity webs NYTimes videos Resources for Franklin teachers Next Steps Jamboard Reflections Chapter 3 Being Candid Take a minute to read through the posts, feel free to comment on your posts or others’ posts. Thanks for sharing your ideas! Chapter 3 The poem discussed on page 56 Sure You Can Ask me a Personal Question Poem Being Candid Video Chapter 3 Identity Webs Identity Statements p. 68 Let’s share “I am_____” and “I am NOT _____ “ statements. https://padlet.com/maneurer/cdwdtpbtfqcll61h What film(s) did you watch? (the person who has worked in RPS for the longest time can go first) Chapter 3 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students Share one take-a-way about something you’ve learned and/or if/how you’d use this in the classroom. Did you find any activities suggested to be helpful or useful in your future practice? Chapters 2 & 3 Resource Lists ● Last week the 11:00 group talked about Bitmoji Classrooms - these are a couple of good ones with links to diverse books. All of the books I clicked on were either videos on YouTube or on Epic (app that’s free to teachers and students at school). ● Honoring Black Lives Picture Book Library ● Copy of Diverse Children’s Books For Next Time Chapter 4 Please read Chapter 4 and share your thoughts on the Jamboard, slides Good Morning! Chapter 4 Becoming Better Informed I’ve inserted a couple of PearDeck slides today to try out. Thanks in advance for letting me practice… What is filling your bucket today and what’s draining it? Draining Filling Chapter 4 Thoughts on ideas in chapter 4: Jamboard News to Me Chapter 4 Implicit Bias Quizzes Care to share? Jamboard Connect to your own life: What’s something interesting you learned today? What are some actionable steps I can take to be the change in my school this year? Next Week Chapters 5 & 6 Please read chapters 5 & 6 for next week’s discussion. “The lessons ...have asked kids to hold up both a mirror and a magnifying glass to their identity.” Chapter 5 Finding Humanity in Ourselves and Others “You have to be able to see the humanity in others before you can activate your empathy by selfidentifying and making connections.” Anything in particular that resonated with you from these chapters? Chapter 5 Circles of Obligation How can we use a Universe of Obligation in our positions at Franklin? Chapter 6 Facing Crisis Together How can we get out of our echo chambers? (Jamboard) Chapters 5 & 6 Upstanders are “active and informed human behings who will make thoughtful and brave choices in their own lives, in their communities and world.” Shine a spotlight on the Upstanders Thank You https://www.surveymonkey.com/ r/DZB78F6 Thank you so much for participating in this book study! I hope you found something meaningful that you will be able to put into practice with your students. I would love any feedback you have. I’ll send out the survey link when we finish. Don’t forget to register on PDX. I think you’ll get Cultural Competency hours.