EMBRACINGYOUR DIVERSITYAliciaJacksonandJeffHernandez

Counselor’sCAN!IntheLittleApple!2016SchoolCounselingCamp

KansasStateUniversity

Objectives 1. Identifywhatdiversitylookslike2. Createaspaceforsafesharingand

questioning3. Cultivateyourpassionfordiversity

totakebacktoyourteams,buildings,etc.

Couldthisbeafacultymeetingatyourschool?!

TeamAwesome

OlatheNorth2,223Students

1%

4%11%

24%

56%

4%

EthnicBreakdown

AmericanIndian Asian

Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic

White Twoormore

F/RLunch– 42%

IEPs– approximately350

LanguagesSpoke– 28

WhatisyourDiversityStory?

Whatisthediversityofyourbuilding?

Howdoesthesnapshotofyourbuilding’s diversityreflectyourcommunity’sdiversity?

Whatwould thislooklikeasaclassroomorsmallgroupactivity?

FixedvsGrowthMindsetCarolDweck

Keyconceptstoremember

• Itisunrealistictoexpectonepersontoknowtheintricaciesofeverydiversepopulation.Whoareyourstakeholdersandfellowcheerleadersfordiversity?

• Youwilloffendsomeoneatsomepoint.Howareweopen tolearningandchange?Thisisadynamic, life-longprocess!

• Eachpersonhasarighttotheirownopinion.Avoidjudgements.

• Listen.Weallhaveauniqueworld-view.Whatiseachperson’s lensofdiversity?– “Tellmemore…”– “Iwonder if…”

• Wemustbeallowourselvestobevulnerablewhentalkingaboutdiversity.Thisresultsinopenandhonestcommunication. (yes,thisishard!)

Leadstoguidedself-regulationandlearning.

Promotesasafeandacceptingenvironment

“Whatitmeanstobeauthentic:- tobemoreconcernedwithtruththanopinions- tobesincereandnotpretend- tobefreefromhypocrisy:"walkyourtalk"- toknowwhoyouareandtobethatperson- tonotfearothersseeingyourvulnerabilities- beingconfidenttowalkawayfromsituationswhereyoucan'tbeyourself- beingawaketoyourownfeelings- beingfreefromothers'opinionsofyou- acceptingandlovingyourself”

― SueFitzmaurice

Whatareyoucurrentlydoing?• Keepaworkingdocumentofwhatyoudo toeducate,promote, andembrace

diversity.Whatareyourideas?Wishlistofresourcesorprograms?

• Wherearestudents finding theirplace?• A.V.I.D.• GayStraight

Alliance• HispanicLeadership

Club• BlackStudentUnion• 21st Century

Academies

• Athletics/Intramurals(snow

soccer,basketball)

• BoardgameClub• MorningYugioh

Groups• MilitaryGroups

• BookClub• ForeignLanguage

Clubs• ServiceClubs

EmbracingDiversityinActionTeam-based Individual

Black LeadershipConf.w/Sgt.McKinney

Ziarra– naturalleader,ESU,quotes

Counselor-Teacher teamupforsoldiers

April– viewsonLBGT

Counselor-Advisor teamforHCLAdvicePanel

Cade/Cara

GSA-ONHS response toWestboroB.C.

D.S. Cultural FairHispanicCollegeNightS.A.S.H.

Eggs

CreateabuildingspecificWordle orageneraloneshowingthedifferentkindsofdiversity

DistrictLeadership

Blue Valley School District: http://tinyurl.com/zzxqhh3

Resources• TeachingTolerance– AProjectoftheSouthernPovertyLawCenter

http://www.tolerance.org/

• AmericanSchoolCounselingAssociationwww.schoolcounselor.org

• REACHCenterforMulticulturalEducationwww.reachctr.orghttps://www.facebook.com/ReachCenterForMulticulturalEducation

• AssociationforSupervisionandCurriculumDevelopmenthttp://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx (EducationalLeadership)

• WhatWouldYouDo?WithJohnQuinones- ABCNewshttp://abc.go.com/shows/what-would-you-do

Resources

TedTalksDerekSivers:Weird,orjustdifferent?

ConversationStarters

1. Doesracismexistinourschools?2. Whatdoesracismsoundlike?Whatdoesitlooklike?3. Areweseriouswhenwetalkaboutasocietyinwhichpeoplearenolonger

judgedbythecoloroftheirskin?4. Dowebelieveweallchildrencanlearn?5. Whatdowecommunicatetotheparentsofourminoritystudentsabout

ourexpectationsfortheirchildren?6. Howarewebattlingstudentopinionthatacademicproficiencyisinherently

white?7. Areweokaywithmostlywhiteauthorsonourbookshelves?Whyorwhy

not?8. Whatarewedoingaboutthedisproportionatenumberofadministrative

referralswemakeonminoritystudents?9. Howwedoensurethatallstudentsareexpectedtoexcelintheclassroom,

ontestscores,etc.?10. Doallstudentshaveaccesstothesameresourcesforschoolinvolvement

andacademicachievement?Ifso,howdoweensurethathappens?Ifnot,howcouldweworktowardlevelingtheplayingfield?

11. Howwouldyoufeelifyoursonordaughterbegandatingsomeoneofadifferentraceorreligion?Whatiftheywerebestfriends?

12. “Don’texpectmuchfromJackie,shelivesonParkStreet.”Howwouldyoureactifacoworkersaidthistoyou?Woulditmakeadifferenceifthestudent“fit”thecriteriafordiversesubgroup(race,religion,citizenship,etc.)?