Post on 17-Jul-2020
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Graig Meyer & Jamie Almanzángmeyer@theequitycollaborative.com
jalmanzan@theequitycollaborative.comwww.theequitycollaborative.com
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WHAT
HOW
WHYOUTSIDE IN/CONVENTIONAL INSIDE OUT/REMARKABLE
STARTING WITH THE WHY
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Equity Collaborative Transformation Frame
Equity and Oppression
Learning Theory /
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Coaching and Facilitation
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STARTING WITH THE WHY
Sharewithsomeonenearyou…
Whyareyouaneducator?
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RoundOne,Organizeinpairs…
Whatisonewaythatpubliceducationhadapositiveimpactonyourlife?
RoundTwo,Organizeingroups…
Whatkindofstudentyouwereinhighschool,howmightthatimpactthewayyousupportyouthnow?
RoundThree,Organizeinsmallgroupsof3-4…
Whatelementofyouridentityhasthemostimpactonyourteaching?
Diversity Rounds
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Ernesto Siroli Ted Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/ernesto_sirolli_want_to_help_someone_shut_up_and_listen
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Video Reflection
o SmallGroup:Whatpieceofthisvideomostresonatedwithyou?o SmallGroup:WhatlessonsdoyoubelievethisvideohastooffertoTeachforAmerica?o LargeGroup:Whatdoesthisvideosuggestaboutthepoweroflistening?
Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen!
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The Practice of Listening
About Listening…
Wespend45%ofawaketimelistening
80%ofawaketimeisspentcommunicating
Most People
Listen Actively
for 17 Seconds!
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75%ofthewordsareignored,misunderstood,orforgotten
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What kind of listener are you?
Types of Listening Active Passive Informational Conversational Argumentative Inattentive Pretend
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“ConstructivistListening”Purposes:1.Itisvaluableforustobelistenedtoasweinquireintoemotionalandintellectualdemandsofchallenginginequity.
ThePracticeofListening
2.“ConstructivistListening”structurescanserveasapracticespaceforthedeeplisteningnecessarytosustainouralliancesacrossrace,class,gender,languageandotherformsofdifference.
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• Eachpersonisgivenequaltimetotalk
• Thetalkerdoesnotcriticizeorcomplainaboutothersduringher/histimetotalk
“Constructivist Listening” Guidelines
• Thelistenerdoesnotinterruptorbreakinwithapersonalstory
• Confidentialityismaintained
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Dyad Prompt
Howdoyoufeelaboutyourownabilitytofullylistentoothers,especiallywhenhavingdifficultconversations?
Whatcanbechallengingforyou?
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Dyad Prompt
Whatroledoeslisteningplayinyourwork?Whendoyoudoyourbestandworstlistening?
Withwhom?
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People who use listening to effect change…
• Listen impeccably (90% Listening and 10% Talking)
• Use silence (Wait the extra beat. Resist the urge to fill the silence.)
• Support the talker to solve her/his own problem (Need more clarity, literally say, “Say More”)
• Seek to understand (Reflect back what you heard. Try not to interpret.)
• Ask questions. Questions follow answers, Only ask questions to which you don’t already know the answer, Only offer advice once it’s asked for
People have the capacity to solve their own problems
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“Coaching/Listening”PracticeLet’sgetstarted!
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CoachingPractice
ThreeRoles
➢TopSpinner
➢Coach
➢TimeKeeper&Observer
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•OnlytheTopSpinnermaytouchthetop
•Observertakesnotesandkeepstime
•2RoundsofCoachingPractice•2CollectiveSpinswherethetimesarerecorded
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People who use listening to effect change…
• Listen impeccably (90% Listening and 10% Talking)
• Use silence (Wait the extra beat. Resist the urge to fill the silence.)
• Support the talker to solve her/his own problem (Need more clarity, literally say, “Say More”)
• Seek to understand (Reflect back what you heard. Try not to interpret.)
• Ask questions. Questions follow answers, Only ask questions to which you don’t already know the answer, Only offer advice once it’s asked for
People have the capacity to solve their own problems
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DiscussionPrompt
Whatdoyouthinkthishastodowithaddressingimplicitbiasesandcoachingforeducationalequity?
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The Power of StorytellingRoundOne:Dine(Formal)
Whatisonethingthatyouhavelearnedbylisteningtostudentsoutsideofclassthisyear?
RoundTwo:Drink(Informal)
Whatissomethingyoulearnedaboutyourselffrominteractingwithastudentoutsideofclassthisyear?
RoundThree:Worship(Sacred)
Whatissomethingthathappenedthisyearthatwillchangeyoupermanently?
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Listening for Cultural Schema
Whatcomestomindforyouwhenyouhearthephraseculturallyresponsiveteachingorculturallyresponsiveeducator?
Whatdoeslisteninghavetodowithwhatyoudiscussed?
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Culturally Responsive Teaching
CulturallyResponsiveTeachingistheabilitytorecognizedifferencesbasedonculture,(language,race,ethnicity,genderandotheraspectsofindividualidentity)andtorespondtothosedifferencesinaproductivewayinordertofosterstudentlearning.
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There’sagapbetweenourintentionforaqualityeducationforeverychild,
andtheactionswetakeandconditionsweprovide,
thatpreventstudentsfromsucceedingtotheirfullpotential.
What Gets in the Way
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What is Implicit or Unconscious Bias?
Implicitbiasisdefinedasthementalprocessthatcreatesunconsciousassociationsandattitudestowardthings,actions,peopleandgroupsofpeoplebasedonidentifiedcharacteristics.(Withpeople,wemayfocusoncharacteristicssuchasrace,ethnicity,gender,age,appearance,andsexualorientation,etc.)
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Implicitbiasesgrowoutofournaturaltendencytocategorize,formcliquesandabsorbsocialmessagesandcues.Theseassociationsresideoutsideconsciousunderstanding.
SiriCarpenter,BuriedPrejudice:TheBigotinYourBrain
What is Implicit or Unconscious Bias?
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AccordingtoaresearcheratNottinghamUniversity,itdoesn’tmatterinwhatorderthelettersinawordare,theonlyimportantthingisthatthefirstandlastletterbeintherightplace.Therestcanbeatotalmessandyoucanstillreaditwithoutaproblem.Thisisbecausethehumanminddoesnotreadeveryletterbyitself,butthewordasawhole.
Processing What We See
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The IMPACT of Implicit Bias
Destin Sandlin
“Smarter Everyday”
The Backwards Bike
Discussion Prompt:
What did you see
and hear in the
video?
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Car Break-In Video https://youtu.be/MuyMuLGXxTs
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The IMPACT of Implicit Bias
Implicitbiascreatesunconsciousassociationsthatmaycontradictourintentions,beliefsandvalues.
(i.e.associating“female”with“weak,”“Arab”with“terrorist,”“Black”with“criminal”orLatinowith“illegal.”)
SiriCarpenter,BuriedPrejudice:TheBigotinYourBrain
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UnconsciousbiasestowardourstudentsandfamilieswillcauseustocreateandoffersupportandOPPORTUNITIESthatareinequitable,thuscreatingaprivilegedsystemforsomeandanoppressivesystemforothers.
Toachieveeducationalequityforthemostunderservedandmarginalizedstudents,thereisaneedtoclosethe
OpportunityGap
The IMPACT of Implicit Bias
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Inwhatwayshasimplicitbiasimpactedyourlife?
Pair Share Prompt
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HowmightOURimplicitbiasesimpactthestudentsandfamiliesweserve?
Pair Share Prompt
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ListeningcaninterruptImplicitBiasby…• Creatingspaceforpeopletosharetheirexperiences
• Supportingchangethroughpracticewithpeople
• Buildingrelationshipsacrossdifferences
The Practice of Listening
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Why should I listen to you?
Creatingspaceforpeopletosharetheirexperiencesandthinking
Thebrain“remembers”throughemotion
TheConsciousBrainSpeedBump
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Thebrainmorereadilyaccessesinformationandactionsthatareemotionallycharged–bothpositiveandnegativeemotionsimpactmemory.
The Power of Emotions
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Why should I listen to you?
Tosupportchangethroughpracticewithpeople
•Thebraincreatesneuralpathwaysbasedoninformationbeingtakeninandorganizesthoseintopatternsor“habits”tomakemeaning.Thisprocessiscalledimplicitbias.
•“Bad”habitsdon’treallychange.
•“Good”habitsorNEWneuralpathwaysmustbecreatedthroughreflectivepractice.
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Why should I listen to you?
Tobuildrelationshipsacrossdifferences
Thebrainseekstoconnectwithothers
LivingwithaNewImplicitBiasandCreatingCommonCulturalSchema
UCLAProfessorMa.hewLieberman,Social:WhyOurBrainsAreWiredtoConnect
"Beingsociallyconnectedisourbrain'slifelongpassion,it'sbeenbakedintoouropera8ngsystemfortensofmillionsofyears.Mammalsaremoresociallyconnectedthanrep8les,primatesmorethanothermammals,andhumansmorethanotherprimates.Whatthissuggestsisthatbecomingmoresociallyconnectedisessen8altooursurvival.Inasense,evolu8onhasmadebetsateachstepthatthebestwaytomakeusmoresuccessfulistomakeusmoresocial."
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The Power of Relationships
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Listening in the Classroom
Whataresomeofyourstrategiestopromotelisteningtheclassroom?
Whatareyoulisteningforwhenyouusethesestrategies?
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To > For Video https://youtu.be/h00Ux1qx2zw
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Listening To > For
o Goal:Talkless,listenmoreo Prompt:Speaktoyourneighbor…I’lleavesdrop.o Strategy:Relax,listenoffstage,getpreparedtogobackonstage,becuriousandengagedratherthanlisteningforananswer.o Strategy:IdenBfynuggets,orderthediscussion,helpstudentsengageandconsidereachothersideaso Strategy:Gradeless.FindBmeforassignmentswithfeedbackbutnogrades.
Strategies for Listening To Students
Students’ Six Strategies
Visibility
Proximity
Connecting to Students’ Lives
Engaging Students’ Cultures
Addressing Race
Connecting to Students’ Future
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
Askaquestionthatcanbeansweredin1-2sentencesorphrases.
Collectedbeforestudentsleaveclass.
Canbeusedtobuildrelationships,assessescontentknowledge,orseekfeedback.
Alwaysreadsomebacktoyourstudentsthenextday.
Exit Slips
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o Day1:Tellmesomethinginthisclassthatmakesyoufeellikeyou’relearning.o Day2:WhatisyourfavoritelearningacBvitythatwedoeverydayoreveryweek?o Day3:Whatissomethingthatmakesithardtofeelsmartinourclass?o Day4:WhatissomethingthatIneedtodobeGer?o Day5:TellmesomethingthatyouthinkIneedtoknowaboutyouinorderforyoutodoyourbestinmyclass.Addyournameifyouwantto.
Exit Slips
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o Ra0ngScale:Howchallengingwasthisassignmentforyou?o Ra0ngScale:InclasswetalkedaboutXX.WasthatenoughpreparaAonforyoutofeelgoodaboutthisassignment?o OpenEnded:WhatwasthemostdifficultpartofcompleAngthisassignment?o OpenEnded:WhatisoneconnecAonyoucanmakebetweenthisassignmentandyourcurrentlifeoryourfuturegoals?
Work Task Process Reflections
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o CellPhoneCameras:Useyourcameratotakeapictureofthecleaningproductsinyourfamily’shome.o FamilyKnowledge:Doyouknowanyonewhobuildsthingsforaliving?Whatdotheybuild?
Pre-Work Connection to Students’ Lives
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o Goal:DrivestudentlearningandbehaviorthroughintrinsicmoBvatorso Engagement:Studentandparentinterviewo Step1:InterviewtolearnabouttheirorientaBontowardsschool.o Step2:AskforspecificexamplesofsayingsthatpromoteeducaBonalaGainment,andforphrasesusedforpraise.o Step3:Usethepraiseandotherlanguagecuesyoulearned.
Listening for Intrinsic Motivations
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o h9p://bit.ly/sritools:Protocolstouseforstudentinquiryo Uses:Standardizedstructuresforuseacrossthecurriculumo Impact:Increasesstudentengagementandrigor,decreasesteachertalko Example:TheMicrolabProtocolfortextbaseddiscussionspromotesdeepstudentthinking,listeningtoothers,andwriBng.
School Reform Initiative Protocols