Personal and Social Identity Wheels, Identity Circles, Beads, and Molecule, The Paseo (Circles of Identity), Circles of My Multicultural Self

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour and 30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Personal Identity Wheel and Social Identity Wheel were adapted for use by the Program on Intergroup Relations and the Spectrum Center, University of Michigan.

LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative, University of Michigan. (2017, August 16). Personal identity wheel. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities/personal-identity-wheel/

LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative, University of Michigan. (2017, August 16). Social identity wheel. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities/social-identity-wheel/

Identity circles. (n.d.). Bonner Curriculum in partnership with Dr. Tanisha Brandon‐ Felder. http://bonnernetwork.pbworks.com/f/BonCurIdentityCircles.pdf

Paseo or circles of identity (16 November, 2017). CLEE SRI. https://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/download/the-paseo-or-circles-of-identity/

This protocol is a result of collaborative work by:  Debbi Laidley, Deb Bambino, Debbie McIntyre, Stevi Quate and Juli Quinn; created at the NSRF Winter Meeting 2001, Houston, TX.

Gorski, P. (n.d.). Circles of my multicultural self. Critical multicultural pavilion: Awareness activities. http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activities/circlesofself.html

Fahrun, H., Skowron, E., Zimmerman, N.-E. (2014). Diversity dynamics: Activating the potential of diversity in trainings. A handbook for facilitators in active citizenship education. MitOst Association Berlin. https://www.mitost.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Diversity_dynamics_screen_2015.pdf

 

Tags:

  1. icebreaker
  2. identity
  3. IPG created
  4. online learning
  5. remote instruction
  6. self-awareness
  7. virtual
  8. virtual context
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  1. User parke371's profile picture parke371 10:11 pm 06 May 2023

    I used the Personal Identity Wheel during an introduction meeting for my study abroad students. Students were placed in groups of four to discuss their identities. While in their groups, students were able to explore how their identities show up in their lives. They also explored how they have similar and different identities than their group members. Overall, students got to know each other better, which is what I aim for. I want my students to build relationships because they will be abroad together for two weeks. I think the Personal Identity Wheel was a great activity to begin building those relationships.