Teaching At-Promise Students with Love Not Labels Ft. Al Rabanera 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 SEL (social emotional learning) practices are key to humanizing classrooms.Dr. Al Rabanera, an award-winning high school math educator in California, reflects on his mission to support At-Promise Students through identity-affirming teaching and advocacy. He also shares how his personal journey as the son of Filipino immigrants informs his commitment to fostering greater equity and a sense of belonging in schools.00:00 Preview00:46 Introduction 01:21 About Dr. Al Rabanera03:29 Al’s backstory06:18 How does a lack of belonging impact learning and self-perception?08:51 Addressing the growing resistance to DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) 13:57 What does “At-Promise” mean and why does it matter in education?16:33 Ways in which leadership roles impact “At-Promise” students21:06 Humanizing the classroom experience27:23 Math as a tool to develop identity33:08 Navigating marginalization in education leadership38:25 The role of empathy in education41:27 What is Al’s go-to self-empathy practice? 43:04 Al Rabanera’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.socialCONNECT WITH AL✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-rabanera-ed-d-ab855910/overlay/contact-info/✩ X https://x.com/arabaneraSHOW NOTES✩ Transformative Educational leadership https://www.teleadership.org/✩ Math in SEL https://mathissel.com/Video edited by Green Horizon Studio