Virtual Collaborative Workshop Series
Back to Basics: How Understanding 'Likeness Can Help us do SEL, Mental Health, and Inclusive Practices Better
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM
Shifting the Paradigm? How beginning with likeness helps us celebrate diversity more
Date: November 11, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Workshop Description
Ironically, we can sometimes get so busy designing great programs and implementing the solutions we have created that it is possible to forget to go back to the basics of WHY we are doing these things. What is it each child needs no matter their external diversity? Sometimes we need to revisit our basic reasons for doing what we do and remember WHY SEL is so critical to a child’s current learning and future well-being.
Workshop Description
Sometimes in DEIJ discussions, we talk first about the differences we are rightfully trying to bring into some form of unity. What happens if we first talk about ‘likeness’? How might that help to create a truer unity while also leading us to recognize the uniqunesss and ‘hidden diversity’ of each person with whom we meet, work, or teach? This session will give both teaching and breakout room time as we explore these thoughts together.
About the Speaker
Ruth E. VanReken grew up globally and has worked for 40 years with issues related to growing up among many cultural worlds for those doing it, their parents, educators and others working with them. She co-founded Families in Global Transition (FIGT.org) in 1998 and co-authored Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, 3rd ed. She received an honorary Litt.D in 2019 for her life’s work in this field. http://www.crossculturalkid.org
