Community
agreements are often considered to be powerful for classroom relationship
building. However, many agreements are formed out of fear, scarcity, and
competition, and have the potential to lead to the dehumanization of students.
This session asks: How might we co-construct community spaces for learning that
live and breathe with transformative intimacy? Drawing from adrienne maree
brown’s (2017) Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, we
will explore practices and rituals that invite vulnerability, abundance, and
wonder in building and sustaining community agreements. Participants will leave
the session with curiosities and visions for co-creating our shared teaching
and learning spaces.