Courageous Conversations:
Thank you for your conversation around the Courageous Conversation protocol & compass on Monday. This will guide our work, moving forward. As you enter into conversations about race, always ask yourself where you are at within the compass & stay focused on the agreements and conditions. This will help us focus on the work (race) and keep the conversation productive.
If you did not read the article, please take some time. This is critical work.
Accountable Talk
Below is a link to a card to help students stay accountable during discussions. This was on Twitter recently and was on each student's desks. The goal is for them to use the sentence starters & questions to stay focused and engaged in a discussion. A huge thank you to Eric Oppegard for creating & sharing this!
Accountable Talk Card
LCSI Foundation #3 - Guest Blogger Danielle Nystrom:
Foundation #3: Developing the Art of Listening
The third foundation that LSCI is built on is “Developing the Art of Listening”. Within this foundation it is important to acknowledge that choosing to listen to a child is a purposeful action. The choice is made to engage in a conversation. This is the first phase; attending. The choice is made to listen and the adult needs to have a neutral and approachable demeanor. In order to do so successfully, the adult must pay attention to their body language, their breathing, and their facial expressions. Presence has an impact. Children are able to pick up on the slightest shift in body language and facial expressions. The second phase is decoding. While the child is speaking, the adult should be looking for what is not being said. They are searching for meaning and attempting to make connections between the feelings experienced and the behavior that occurred, in a nonjudgmental way. During this phase is also important to allow processing and reflection time for the child so that these connections can sink in.
Challenge: Check out this video from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ! Watch it twice! The first time you watch it, turn the volume off. Watch the body language of both characters. The second time you watch it, pay attention to the tone and the questions being asked.
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Make Time for YOU!
As you know, this job demands a lot. Without self-care, you can become exhausted - physically and emotionally. Take some time this break to do something YOU enjoy. Do some relaxing, unwinding, and be with those you love. Take care of YOU!
Enjoy your MEA break!
-Justin
I love the Accountable Talk Cards! This is an area many kids struggle in and having a "cheat sheet" on their desk to reference will help them develop that skill.
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