“How to Build Educators’ SEL Awareness when Engaging in Race and Equity Work within Schools” | Presented at CPSEL Conference 2021
Dr. Maria Akinyele & Dr. Sarah Benis Scheier-Dolberg
C.A.R. Framework Overview
We constructed the C.A.R. Framework as an instructional approach for coaches to use in schools to facilitate meaningful conversations relating to race and equity.
C.A.R. encourages movement beyond individual reflection and consumption of facilitated-provided presentations.
Sequentially, we use 1-2 activities from each column – Check Yourself, Act Together, Reflect to Act – to create a meaningful experience for all participants to engage in reflective practice related to equity and race in schools.
We include examples of activities associated with each column in the handout below.
| Check Yourself – Emotional Self-Awareness Tools | Act Together – Social Awareness Tools | Reflect to Act – Adult Learning Tools |
| Equity Story + Emotions Lens | Making Equity Metaphors | Wisdom of Emotions – Educator Action Planning |
| Wisdom of Emotions – Hitting the Pause | Practice of Empathetic Listening | Peer Coaching for Equity |
| “Think-Feel-Act” with Equity and/or Race Problems of Practice | Identity Circles | “Think-Feel-Act” with Equity and/or Race Problems of Practice |
| Name Your Emotions + Equity Lens | Equity Goal Setting with Collective Efficacy | Implicit Bias – Empathy & Action Protocol |
| Implicit Bias Visual Exercise | Deep Culture Study – Know Your Students, Colleagues | Identity Mapping & Recognizing Patterns |
| Examining Love Languages in Context of Equity & Race | Appreciation Circles | Challenging Deficit Thinking with Schema Building |
| Dissecting the Pain and Stress of Race | Love Projects – Removing the Harms of Race | Ideal Self – Exercising Optimism |
We weave the Six Seconds Global Network model of emotional intelligence throughout our work with educators.
Six Seconds Model
What are you feeling?
What options do you have?
What do you want?
Stay Tuned. Stay Connected.
Dr. Maria Akinyele on Linkedin | maria@agiriLearn.com
Dr. Sarah Benis Scheier-Dolberg on Linkedin | sarahbsd@gmail.com
