UTL Episode #17- Mindfulness & Mattering Urban Teachers Lounge

G. Funmilayo speaks about readiness for the new school year.
Folks to Know
1. Know Thyself & Your Bias
2. Know Your students as Humans not test scores

What to Read
1. Mindfulness in K-12 http://www.mindfuleducation.org
2. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta L. Hammond
3. When They Call You A Terriorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele

Get Involved:
1. Be Reflective about your practice as an educator
2. Fight for the kids

Additional Note:
Gleicher’s Formular for Change- Change is possible if the product is greater the resistance.
DxVxF>R
DISSATISFACTION with AS IS state x VISION of possible TO BE state x FIRST STEPS of THE PLAN > RESISTANCE TO CHANGE