Equity Umbrella Podcast: Recent Episodes
Yvette Fraga, Sharon Lee
We are educators with 20+ years of classroom experience between us. We created this podcast to open dialogue about socially relevant topics. Things you probably won’t talk about in PD, all from an equity lens. You are now in a safe space under the equity umbrella. So come take a seat with us as we open up about some of today’s hot-button topics.
Resources
Check-in Questions:
- How are you feeling given current circumstances?
- How are you planning to care for yourself… (in the face of continued news, responsibilities you think about as a teacher,.. as you continue your work in supporting schools)? >>> modeling for students
Best practice for conducting check-ins:
- Being intentional about designing questions and think about when and how you would like to ask and allow students to respond
- Recommend: collaborate with colleagues
- Teach expectations for how students can respond
- Prepare to share resources with students at the end of check-in -- to receive further mental support such as counseling
Children's Hospital LA Guide for Talking to children about terrorist attacks and school and community shootings in the news
Suggestions for talking to your children from LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho:
Families, it is difficult but necessary to talk to your children about this devastating massacre. Please consider the following suggestions:
- Have conversations with your children about any worries and concerns they may have as a first step to help them feel safe and begin to cope with tragic or disturbing events.
- Check in with your children and monitor for any signs of fear or stress.
- Monitor conversations. Children may overhear conversations and could “fill in the gaps,” which can lead to further stress.
- Be present for your children. Provide extra time, attention and patience (an extra hug or a few encouraging words will go a long way).
- Seek professional help if you or your children are feeling overwhelmed.
We invite your feedback & suggestions to equityumbrellapodcast@gmail.com.
A special thank you to Jesus Nunez & Gerardo Loera for supporting this passion project. A very special thank you to Maria Chan for so candidly sharing her insights as a parent & educator.
We (Sharon & Yvette) have been on hiatus a looooong time but we are super excited to announce that we are dropping our first episode of season 2 THIS FRIDAY! We can’t wait to take a seat with you later this week under the equity umbrella. Until then Here is a sneak peak of Friday’s episode titled Make it Make Sense where our guest Maria Chan instructional Data coordinator tries to make sense of a recent parenting fail.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- USC Article: Parental Loss Increase of up to 20%
- Neuro Sequential Model
- Feelings Charts
- How to check-in video
- Check-in Questions
- Check-in planning template
We always welcome your questions & feedback. Please feel free to email us at equityumbrella@gmail.com
Resources/Links shared in this episode:
Email us your questions for our future episode on homelessness at theequityumbrella@gmail.com
Links
- UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Report
- LA Daily News Article on LAUSD & SEH
- LAUSD Student Support Hotline
- Tips for Educators Homeless Education Office
- LAUSD Homeless Education Website
- Student Housing Questionnaire English
- Student Housing Questionnaire Spanish
- Family Resources During School Closures English
- Family Resources During School Closures Spanish
- Local District East Homeless Education Office Resource Guide
- LAUSD Sponsor A Family Flyer
- Local District East Administrator schedule PD on Homelessness for your school with Monica Santana monica.santana@lausd.net (213)202-7517
Resources included in this episode:
Activity ideas for celebrating the holidays with your students
- Design your own ugly sweater activity or contest
- Have students create a playlist with their favorite holiday songs
- Scavenger hunt holiday edition
- Drawing contest or drawing challenge
- Digital Thank-You card
- https://www.canva.com/
- Virtual potluck---bring your fav holiday food
Links
- The Center for Disease Control Guidelines for Celebrating the Holidays
- The Global Wellness Institute
- LAUSD Mental Health Resources
Share your classroom holiday activitie ideas with us at TheEquityUmbrella@gmail.com
Resources shared in this episode:
- Educator's Toolkit for Racial Justice
- Election RJ Community Building Circle
- LAUSD's Elections Psychological First Aid
- For Families (Eng & Spanish)
- For Staff
- NPR Article:Election Stress Getting To You? 4 Ways To Keep Calm
- HeadSpace Article: Election & Anxiety & How to Cope
- LAUD Mental Health Support Hotlines
Yvette Fraga is the MTSS Advisor for the Huntington Park, Walnut Park, & Vernon Community of Schools. If you are a teacher working in this community of schools and would like support feel free to reach out to her at yvette.fraga@lausd.net
Sharon Lee is the MTSS Advisor for the South Gate Community of Schools. If you are a teacher working in this community of schools and would like support feel free to reach out to her at sharon.j.lee@lausd.net
Citations from this episode include:
- Definition for microaggression from NPR
- Definition for micro affirmations from brown.edu
- Website for LAUSD
- Website for Local District East
- Website for South Gate Community of Schools
- Website for Huntington Park Community of Schools