Decentering Whiteness For True Inclusion Ft. Lex Rodriguez w/Anita Nowak

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Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

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Purposeful Empathy is a Youtube channel dedicated to conversations with people spreading more empathy in the world. Join Anita Nowak, empathy expert, author, award-winning educator, international speaker and certified coach, to learn how like-spirited people around the world are turning up the volume on empathy through purposeful action. Drawing from neuroscience, spirituality, leadership studies, positive psychology and the frontlines of social action, Purposeful Empathy explores the intersection of personal development

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Decentering Whiteness For True Inclusion Ft. Lex Rodriguez w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

54 minutes 55 seconds

2 months ago

Decentering Whiteness For True Inclusion Ft. Lex Rodriguez w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

In a special series devoted to empathy in education, watch this episode to learn why SEL (social emotional learning) starts with the 10% minority; not the 90% majority.

Lex Rodriguez, an educator and PhD candidate at the University of Colorado, reflects on how culturally sustaining (not culturally sensitive) practices better support BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth. She also shares insights from her teaching and research on identity, access needs, and the power of empathy to create classrooms in which every student feels seen and safe.

00:00 Preview

01:00 Introduction

01:34 About Lex Rodriguez

03:36 Lex’s backstory

04:47 Why is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) so Important?

09:31 How does SEL create a safe space for students and teachers?

14:22 Empathy starts by asking questions; not making assumptions

16:16 Why empathy and curiosity are essential for systemic change

19:51 What happens to education when we erase empathy from community?

23:35 Culturally sustaining vs. culturally sensitive: what’s the difference?

28:27 What SEL educators need beyond curriculum?

32:58 How expanding the frame of SEL creates true inclusion