Our “tool kit” consists of seven major components:
Building Community: before each event, group dinners were held to build community among members of the traveling teams.
Gallery Walk[1]: at the beginning of the day for participants to take role-based color post-its and answer two questions: “Why are you here?” and “What do you bring to the dialogue?” We posted the data on the walls and invited participants to scan the full set of information.
Framing[2]: an introduction to framing as a way to think constructively about race.
The Fishbowl[3]: an exercise on race and framing that asked participants to reflect on their responsibilities and opportunities to engage in conversations across boundaries.
World Café[4]: participants rotate through discussions on a range of questions ranging from the Obama presidency, demographic change, the media, frames and the dynamics of classroom discussions.
Role Analysis Group[5]: a group exercise where students, administratiors, and faculty first separately and then together examine their responsibilities to engage and influence conversations of racial diversity.
Debriefing[6]: a discussion and summary of the event and the takeaways and changes in thinking and practice that could result from the day.
