2 Hour Session delivered in two sessions to the faculty members of Shorecrest Preparatory School. How do we learn about our various group identities like female, African American, Buddhist, homosexual, middle class, etc.? From whom do we learn the meaning of these terms? What messages have we internalized about ourselves and others? What are the differences that result in one person having a healthy self identity and another person experiencing own-group shame and hatred? Learn how we can co-author the identity development of youth to progress toward positive success for all. This session looks particularly at how identity is supported in the classroom and through affinity groups.

1. I Learned Who I Was When…
Identity Development
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
Seattle Girls’ School
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2. About Seattle Girls’ School
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3. Agenda
 Identity Development
 Exercise: Earliest Memories
 Models of Identity Development
 Exercise: Theories and My Life
 Safe Spaces in Affinity
 Safe Spaces in the Classroom
 Ah-Ha’s and Takeaways
 Resources
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4. Identity Development
 What is it?
 What are the
various dimensions
of identity?
 Why identity
development?
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5. Dimensions of Identity and Culture
This model of identifiers and culture was created by Karen Bradberry and Johnnie Foreman for NAIS Summer Diversity Institute,
adapted from Loden and Rosener’s Workforce America! (1991) and from Diverse Teams at Work, Gardenswartz & Rowe (SHRM 2003).
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6. Exercise: Earliest Memories
Pick an early or powerful memory
from your youth where you
learned something about your
identity or others’. What
happened? What did you learn
as a result of this experience?
How did you feel as a result of
this encounter?
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7. Racial, Ethnic, LGB Identity
Development Models
• All Models Have
Some Value
• All Models Have
Some Limitations
• Models Can Extend
Beyond Cultural
Identifiers Used
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8. Exercise:
Theories Jigsaw
Please form groups of 4. Each
person chooses a different
identity development theory,
ideally one that holds personal
significance for you. Read the
theory summary and ask the
facilitator any questions you
have about it.
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9. Exercise:
Theories Jigsaw
Please take turns sharing
highlights and
understandings from the
theory you read. Do these
theories resonate with your
own experience?
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10. Identity and Cultural Inclusion
 Identity Frames
 Intractability
 Positive and Negative Encounters
 Identity Socialization
 Co-Authorship of Identity
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11. R.T. Carter’s Model:
Racial Identity and
Social Interactions
 Parallel
 Regressive
 Crossed
 Progressive
 Symbiotic
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12. Effect of Varying Identifications
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13. Orientations Toward Ethnic Identity
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14. Safe Spaces
 What are examples of
your own safe spaces?
 What do safe spaces
feel like?
 Are any of these
“safety from”
something?
 What is the value of a
safe space for you?
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15. Safe Spaces in Affinity
 Shared Identities
 Unique Experiences
 Facilitated Dialogues
 Identity Pride
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16. Safe Spaces in the Classroom
- Increasing Trust
- Distinguishing
Behaviors
- Overcoming History
and Impact
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17. Do You See Me?
- Representation on the
Walls
- Representation in the
Curriculum
- Interest in Personal
Story (Sharing of
Personal Story)
- Interactions In and Out
of the Classroom
- Demonstration of Care
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18. Do You Hear Me?
- - Incorporation of Prior
Knowledge and
Experience
- - Seeking and Responding
to Student Feedback
- - Student Choice in the
Curriculum
- - Empathy Reflex
- - Authoritative Discipline
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19. Will You Treat Me Fairly?
- Clear and High
Expectations
- Equal Discipline and
Rewards
- Support in Struggle and
Push in Success
- Consistent and
Predictable Assessment
- Different Kinds of
Success
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20. Will You Protect Me?
- Understanding of
Identity and
Experience
- Interruption of
Exclusive or
Oppressive Behavior
- Teaching Cultural and
Power Difference
- Encouragement of
and Practice with
Collaboration
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21. NCBI Effective Interventions Model
 Reduce Defensiveness
– Tone
– Body Language
– Respect
 Keep the Conversation Going
– Hear Them Out
– Ask Open-Ended Questions
– Set Aside Your Feeling for the Moment
– Dialogue
 Build the Relationship
 Win an Ally
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22. You Win Some, You Lose Some
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23. Stretching the Inclusive Boundaries
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24. Ah Ha’s
-What are some new insights about what
helps create safety for students in the
classroom?
- What already existing practices do you
now realize help students feel safer in
your classroom?
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25. Presenter Information
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
6th Faculty and
Professional Outreach
Seattle Girls’ School
2706 S Jackson Street
Seattle WA 98144
(206) 805-6562
rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org
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26. Identity Resources
• Carlos H. Arce, “A Reconsideration of Chicano Culture
and Identity”
• Atkinson, Morten, & Sue, “Racial/Cultural Identity
Development Model (R/CID)”
• Mindy Bingham and Sandy Stryker, “Socioemotional
Development for Girls”
• Vivienne Cass, “Homosexual identity formation: Testing a
theoretical model”
• William Cross, Shades of Black: Diversity in African
American Identity”
• Anthony D’Augelli, “ Identity development and sexual
orientation: Toward a model of lesbian, gay, and
bisexual development”
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27. Identity Resources
• Erik Erikson, “Eight Stages of Man”
• J. E. Helms, Various Publications on Racial and Ethnic
Identity Development
• Jean Kim, “Processes of Asian American Identity
Development”
• James Maricia, “Four Ego and Identity Statuses”
• Suzanne Kobasa Ouellette, “The Three C’s of Hardiness”
• Jean S. Phinney, “Ethnic Identity in Adolescents and
Adults: Review of the Research”
• Ponterotto & Pederso, Preventing Prejudice
• Maria P. P. Root, Various Works on Multiracial Identity
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28. Identity Resources
• Patricia Romney, Karlene Ferron, and Jennifer Hill,
“Measuring the Success of Diversity Directors in
Independent Schools”
• Pedro Ruiz, “Latino/a Identity Development Model”
• Chalmer E. Thompson and Robert T. Carter, Racial
Identity Theory
• Alex Wilson, “How We Find Ourselves: Identity
Development and Two Spirit People”
• Christine J. Yeh, “The Collectivistic Nature of Identity
Development Among Asian-American College
Students”
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29. Miscellaneous Resources
• Karen Bradberry and Johnnie Foreman, “Privilege and
Power,” Summer Diversity Institute, National Association
of Independent Schools, 2009
• Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, Nurture Shock
• Kevin Jennings, GLSEN (Gay Lesbian and Straight Education
Network) www.glsen.org
• Allan G. Johnson, Privilege, Power, and Difference
• Johnnie McKinley, “Leveling the Playing Field and Raising
African American Students’ Achievement in Twenty-nine
Urban Classrooms,” New Horizons for Learning,
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/differentiated/
mckinley.htm
Michael J Nakkula and Eric Toshalis, Understanding Youth.
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