1. What role does school play in building students’ agency and identity?
The school I am currently serving plays a huge role in building agency and identity within students. I can confidently say this because it is a nurturing family style environment that allows some students to escape the influences within their homes and neighborhoods. Students do not feel the need to uphold a certain image and often this is the first platform in their life where they have the ability to begin to understand themselves and build their OWN identity.
2. How aware are you and your colleagues of the impact our choice of words have on developing students’ agency and identity? Can you give examples?
I would say that majority of the staff members at HSHMC are well aware that choice words can help develop a students identity. I say this because the staff will quickly prompt a student when they are not using choice words. This prompt can often come at unconventional times, and include when a student has negative self talk.
3. What would you do, if anything, to make using choice words a more conscious and accountable school wide practice if you were the school leader?
I would explicitly embrace the pillar of "choice words", and embrace a campaign to understand student voice and their understanding of choice words. This campaign can include awareness, restorative circles, and even anonymous google forms. After collecting data it is important to share this with student and be transparent.
4. What could you do, if anything, to make the use of choice words a more conscious and accountable personal practice as well as one embraced by others on your site? Are those things within your sphere of influence?
The best way to influence my sphere of influence would be by living and acting choice words. This can be done with students and staff members. Personally it is important for me to identify a professional language while also being able to connect with students.
5. Commit to 5 things you are willing to do this semester that will make your school choose words wisely?
1. Use the word PLEASE when appropriate.
2. Use the word THANK YOU when appropriate.
3. When un-choice words are heard, do not bypass an opportunity to bring attention to correction.
4. Model Choice Words.
5. Model Choice Actions.
The school I am currently serving plays a huge role in building agency and identity within students. I can confidently say this because it is a nurturing family style environment that allows some students to escape the influences within their homes and neighborhoods. Students do not feel the need to uphold a certain image and often this is the first platform in their life where they have the ability to begin to understand themselves and build their OWN identity.
2. How aware are you and your colleagues of the impact our choice of words have on developing students’ agency and identity? Can you give examples?
I would say that majority of the staff members at HSHMC are well aware that choice words can help develop a students identity. I say this because the staff will quickly prompt a student when they are not using choice words. This prompt can often come at unconventional times, and include when a student has negative self talk.
3. What would you do, if anything, to make using choice words a more conscious and accountable school wide practice if you were the school leader?
I would explicitly embrace the pillar of "choice words", and embrace a campaign to understand student voice and their understanding of choice words. This campaign can include awareness, restorative circles, and even anonymous google forms. After collecting data it is important to share this with student and be transparent.
4. What could you do, if anything, to make the use of choice words a more conscious and accountable personal practice as well as one embraced by others on your site? Are those things within your sphere of influence?
The best way to influence my sphere of influence would be by living and acting choice words. This can be done with students and staff members. Personally it is important for me to identify a professional language while also being able to connect with students.
5. Commit to 5 things you are willing to do this semester that will make your school choose words wisely?
1. Use the word PLEASE when appropriate.
2. Use the word THANK YOU when appropriate.
3. When un-choice words are heard, do not bypass an opportunity to bring attention to correction.
4. Model Choice Words.
5. Model Choice Actions.