#Mastery Chat Questions for Thursday, July 9th, 2020
Topic: Pursuing an Anti-Racist Culture through Kindness, Service, and Empathy
Moderators: Hans and Jennifer Appel (@HansNAppel and @jennifermappel)
Questions
(8:00 ET) Intro/Welcome: Welcome to #MasteryChat. Please introduce yourself, tell us where you’re from and what your role in education is.
(8:05 ET) Q1 Perhaps academic content is just a vehicle to teach kids what matters most, Character, Excellence, and Community. How would a lens of anti-racism help us to meaningfully transform our classroom culture? #MasteryChat
(8:10 ET) Q2 Leading our classrooms with kindness can remind all students to do the right thing. In what ways does kindness show up in an anti-racist classroom? #MasteryChat
(8:20 ET) Q3 Serving others is a wonderful example of modeling love. How will you reinforce this with your students to ensure that they do their very best to serve others? #MasteryChat
(8:30 ET) Q4 In the book, Award Winning Dog, Maya recognizes that empathy impacts other people’s lives. What role does empathy play in your work to better understand racism and how you can help to notice it, call it out, and become anti-racist? #MasteryChat
(8:40 ET) Q5 What would a truly anti-racist classroom look or feel like? #MasteryChat
(8:45 ET) Q6 Stories can be powerful tools to create conversations for change. Share out some children’s books, young adult literature, or other stories you’re planning to use with your students to teach anti-racism. #MasteryChat
(8:50 EST) Q7 Who are some incredible educators who are helping you create an anti-racist classroom culture? #MasteryChat