Elevating Diverse Student Voices: Empower Student Engagement and Agency
During a Crowdsource Coffee on December 7, 2023, Portico leaders, coaches, and facilitators shared their experiences and discussed new ideas for how …
Tag: Student Empowerment
Student Experience Survey: Measuring Belonging, Connection, Engagement
Let’s move away from an environment where kids are sorted, packaged, and labeled based on the perceptions of adults that barely knew them. Readiness…
Compliment Activity: Create a Caring Campus Community from Day One
This activity was shared by the former principal of Oceanview High School, Courtney Spelber (Huntington Beach Union High School District), in a Crowds…
Celebrate Progress as Excellence: Encouraging Growth Mindsets & Inclusion
This classroom/school activity was inspired by the former principal of Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School, Angela Stevens-Stevenson, in a Crow…
Getting to Really Know Each Other Through Inquiry: Activity with Staff and Students
This activity was shared by the former principal of Oceanview High School, Courtney Spelber (Huntington Beach Union High School District), in a Crowds…
Use Another Word: Incorporating Student Voice in Key Decisions at All Levels
When Carmen Gelman—Ms. G to her students—arrived at Springfield High School as the new assistant principal, racial tension filled the campus and f…
Foster a Sense of Gratitude With Your Students
Take a moment in the day to examine and discuss gratitude to students. This activity allows us to gain more insight into what brings them joy and has …
Passion. Pride. Promise. Two Leaders Help Pave the Way for Their Students & Communities
Tucked away in the hills of rural western Oregon, the Vernonia and Gaston school districts defy many of the stereotypes most of us hold when we think …
Student Voice & Choice: Increase Student Agency and Ownership of Learning
This short video and brief reflection activity can assist you in leading conversations about ways to increase student agency and ownership of learning…
Holistic Student Empowerment: Letting Student Voice Lead the Way
This resource provides research and ideas from trauma-responsive schools connected through the "Rural Vitality Lab" based in Maine and explains the li…