PART TWO: PRACTICE
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Part 2 of the Abridgement focuses on the 6 conditions of Courageous Conversations. These conditions guide participants through the subject matter they are supposed to talk about and remind them what topics they need to be mindful of during the interracial dialogue.
Establish a racial context that is personal, local, and immediate. (Engage)
Isolate race while acknowledging the broader scope of diversity and the variety of factors and conditions that contribute to a racialized problem. (Engage)
Develop understanding of race as a social/political construction of knowledge, and engage multiple racial perspectives to surface critical understanding. (Sustain)
Monitor the parameters of the conversation by being explicit and intentional about the number of participants, prompts for discussion, and time allotted for listening, speaking, and reflecting. Use the courageous conversation compass to determine how each participant is displaying emotion-mind, body, and soul- to access a given racial topic. (Sustain)
Establish agreement around a contemporary working definition of race, one that is clearly differentiated from ethnicity and nationality. (Deepen)
Examine the presence and role of Whiteness and its impact on the conversation and the problem being addressed. (Deepen)
This facilitator guide is built to support you in creating equity teams at your school site and help you in implementing a condensed version of the Courageous Conversation Protocol outlined in Glenn E. Singleton’s “Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools.” It is not required for you to read the book, however, we will be making references to our abridgment of the book throughout this facilitator’s guide.
In Courageous Conversation Facilitator’s Guide Part 2 you are guided through exploring self reflection on how race impacts your life, how the history of how race impacts the view points of others and a guide to support you in planning your courageous conversations at your school sites.
FACILITATOR TRAINING
The Skyrocket Professional Development team has been becoming familiar with the work of Glenn E. Singleton’s book Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools. This training is meant for educators that are committed to facilitating courageous conversations about race at their center. Training will include a courageous conversation about race and strategies outlined in the book for facilitating.
OFL/OFY staff members committed to becoming an Equity Facilitator (a person leading courageous conversations about race with their colleagues). If you are interested in attending, talk to your school leaders to sign up.
A Courageous Conversation
Introduction to Glenn E. Singleton’s book, Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools
Training on Abridgment and Facilitator Guide to part 1 of the book
Training on strategies outlined in book for facilitating courageous conversations about race
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