Culturally Responsive�Practices
WITH DR. SCOTT SIMPSON & SHARLA STEEVER
SEMINARS TWO & THREE
Day 1
SEMINAR TWO
Body Scan, page 157
My 4 key learnings…
Is there an element(s) of my place on this continuum that brings an “unsettledness” to some part of my body?
Is there an element(s) of this continuum that helps to settle some part of my body?
My 4 key learnings…
Is there an element(s) of my ability to practice deeper levels of listening that brings an “unsettledness” to some part of my body?
Is there an element(s) of this Levels of Listening model that helps to settle some part of my body?
Break…
My 4 key learnings…
Is there an element(s) the kind of accountability I experience or practice that brings an “unsettledness” to some part of my body?
Is there an element(s) of this way of framing accountability that helps to settle some part of my body?
My 4 key learnings…
Are there elements of these characteristics that bring an “unsettledness” to some part of my body?
Are there elements of these characteristics that help to settle some part of my body?
My 4 key learnings…
Are there elements of the Circle of Trust approach or the Touchstones that bring an “unsettledness” to some part of my body?
Are there elements of the Circle of Trust approach or the Touchstones that help to settle some part of my body?
Lunch
Clean and Dirty Pain
Clean pain is pain that mends and can build your capacity for growth. It’s the pain you feel when you know what to say or do; when you really, really don’t want to say or do it; and when you do it anyway, responding from the best parts of yourself.
Dirty pain is the pain of avoidance, blame, or denial– when you respond from your most wounded parts.
The 5 Anchors
Anchor 1: Soothe yourself to quiet your mind, calm your heart, and settle your body.
Anchor 2: Simply notice the sensations, vibrations, and emotions in your body instead of reacting to them.
Anchor 3: Accept the discomfort– and notice when it changes– instead of trying to flee from it.
Anchor 4: Stay present and in your body as you move through the unfolding experience, with all its ambiguity and uncertainty, and respond from the best parts of yourself.
Anchor 5: Safely discharge any energy that remains.
Touching Your Discomfort, page 146
Break…
�End of Day Debrief…�
Day 2
SEMINAR THREE
Taking into account your “4 key learnings,” and “settled / unsettled” connections, discuss with your partner…
What elements of MY understanding of the IDI continuum can be useful in facilitating my learners’ growth?
Are there specific learning activities / invitations that come to mind?
Taking into account your “4 key learnings,” and “settled / unsettled” connections, discuss with your partner…
What elements of these Listening Skills can be useful in facilitating my learners’ growth?
Are there specific learning activities / invitations that come to mind?
Taking into account your “4 key learnings,” and “settled / unsettled” connections, discuss with your partner…
What elements of my current accountability approach could be framed in a more Relational way to help facilitate my learners’ higher level thinking skills?
Are there specific learning activities / invitations that come to mind?
�Whole Group Debrief…�
Break…
Taking into account your “4 key learnings,” and “settled / unsettled” connections, discuss with your partner…
How might I implement one or more of these Culturally Responsive Mindset Characteristics into action in order to better facilitate my learners’ growth?
Are there specific learning activities / invitations / curricular changes or environmental adjustments that come to mind?
Taking into account your “4 key learnings,” and “settled / unsettled” connections, discuss with your partner…
How might I incorporate elements of the Circle of Trust approach and / or the Touchstones in facilitating the growth of my learners?
Are there specific situations / content / “third things” that come to mind?
�Whole Group Debrief…�
Lunch
Circle of Trust
THIRD THING: “SPROUT”
Sprout
by Sue Ludwig
I am in search of my life.
Not the one I was dealt,
but the one I want to have.
Not the one
repeatedly stomped into the ground
popping up
where I least expect it,
But the one where
I wake up each day
excited to be on a path
blooming with
maybe nothing I expected
but everything I wished for.
I have been tending to the hard work.
I have unearthed and tilled
and reseeded the dead areas.
I am beginning to see sprouts.
Little glowing green life
pushing against gravity,
weight of earth
to find light.
They are in search of their life.
They know more than I
how to shed the confines
of the seed,
thank it for its lesson,
and grow.
�Whole Group Debrief…�
Break…
Reflection…
IMPLEMENTATION THIS SCHOOL YEAR:
LEVELS OF LISTENING: � A LEARNING ACTIVITY WITH YOUR LEARNERS
RELATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: � A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY APPROACH FOR YOUR LEARNERS
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CHARACTERISTICS: � A LEARNING ACTIVITY OR APPROACH WITH YOUR LEARNERS
CIRCLE OF TRUST: � A THIRD THING AND CIRCLE WITH YOUR LEARNERS
THE TOUCHSTONES: � A LEARNING ACTIVITY OR NEW APPROACH WITH YOUR LEARNERS
MY GRANDMOTHER’S HANDS: � A BODY-SETTLING ACTIVITY OR APPROACH WITH YOUR LEARNERS
�Whole Group Final Debrief…�