Liberatory Design Cards: Engage Your Students in Equity Center Design
Create opportunities for the human-centered designer to notice and reflect on the identities, experiences and biases they bring to a design opportunit…
Component: Student Empowerment
Each and every student has agency and autonomy in their learning journey.
Foster Relationships and Cooperative Learning: Adopt Block Scheduling At Your School
Block scheduling is better for fostering and nurturing relationships for both teacher to student, as well as student to student relationships.
Student-Led SEL Implementation: Develop Schoolwide SEL Norms
Schoolwide norms are a set of agreed-upon expectations of how all students and staff will behave and interact to contribute to a positive school clima…
Student Empowerment: Support Student-Led Social Change
This activity is designed to make you think about what matters to your students when it comes to leading for change. What do they feel empowered to do…
Rethinking Master Schedules: Build a School Day That Prioritizes People
An effective master schedule is so much more than making sure the bells ring on time. It not only sets the pace for the school and community, but it c…
Develop Leaders of Today and Tomorrow: Create Student Leadership Opportunities
Create leadership courses and set up structures for students to take on meaningful leadership roles, empower their voices, and engage them in decision…
Foster Students’ Sense of Self and Community: Develop a Community Service-Based Project Course
Develop a course where students do a community service based project.
Unified and Equitable School Structure: 7 Steps to Implement PBIS Via Schoolwide Values
Some schools are embracing a comprehensive system based on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). This resource walks you through steps …
Structures that Elevate Student Voice in Equitable Ways: Empowering Students While They Develop Life Skills
Carmen Gelman, Director of Professional Development at COSA, is all about student voice and equity. She joined Portico for a Crowdsource on December …
Student Life Connection: Implement Programs to Explore Interests and Aspirations
Implement programs like Roadtrip Nation to give students the opportunity to explore their interests and aspirations while also building ownership of l…