SAGE Publications Inc Race Resilience: Achieving Equity Through Self and Systems Transformation

"Now, more than ever, all staff should have support systems in place that attend to their socioemotional needs in the physical and virtual schoolhouse. This book offers guidance to support how schools can rethink, review, and redesign their socioemotional support systems and foster the building blocks of resiliency for staff. When school staff feel they are cared for, have trusting relationships, and are autonomous, they are in a better position to teach and model this to their students. This book also provides strategies and examples of how school staff can help their students learn and practice behaviors that foster resiliency. Readers will learn how and be able to: Model ethical, professional and socioemotional sensitivity, Develop, advocate and enacta collective vision, mission, and core values, Cultivate a culture that is equitable, empathetic, and collaborative, Maintain a continuously evaluative process for organizational wellness, Have meaningful engagement with families, Significantly improve academic and social-emotional outcomes"-- Review, rethink, and redesign racial support systems NOWAs schools engage in courageous conversations about how racialization and racial positioning influences thinking, behaviors, and expectations, many educators still lack the resources to start this challenging and personally transformative work. Race Resilience offers guidance to educators who are ready to rethink, review, and redesign their support systems and foster the building blocks of resiliency for staff.Readers will learn how to: Model ethical, professional, and social-emotional sensitivity Develop, advocate, and enact on a collective culture Maintain a continuously evaluative process for self and school wellness Engage meaningfully with students and their families Improve academic and behavioral outcomesRace resilient educators work continuously to grow their awareness of how their racial identity impacts their practice. When educators feel they are cared for, have trusting relationships, and are autonomous, they are in a better position to teach and model resilience to their students. Autorid: Victoria E. Romero, Amber N. Warner, Justin Hendrickson