Racial Literacy for Educational Liberation Ft. Jasmine Locke w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

In a special series devoted to empathy in education with leaders and fellows of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), watch this episode to learn why “racial literacy” is key to fostering belonging and connection in schools.Jasmine Locke, a School Support Specialist at West View High School in Oregon, shares insights from her doctoral research about educational liberation and putting strategies into practice to center student’s voices. She also describes effective student advocacy, and uplifts self-carer practices to nurture resilience in students.00:00 Preview00:56 Introduction 01:30 About Jasmine Locke02:56 Jasmine’s backstory08:05 Jasmine’s reflections on the DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) backlash 10:57 Grounding practices for nurturing emotional resilience15:06 What biomimicry teaches us about diversity and collective thriving?21:33 What is “Educational Liberation”?25:50 What is “Racial Literacy”?28:21 Why SEL (social-emotional learning) is more important than ever31:36 Knowing our history: the first step to collective liberation34:13 The role of empathy in education39:21 Has empathy become a buzzword?43:51 How experiencing empathy at school prepares students to change the world49:44 Challenges of teaching empathy in a world of ubiquitous media54:49 Jasmine Locke’s Purposeful Empathy StoryCONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialSHOW NOTES✩ Transformative Educational leadership https://www.teleadership.org/Video edited by Green Horizon Studio