How successful has this kit been in building student confidence?
How effective were the components of this kit?
Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them
"The tokens help with knowing how people are so my teacher can support them." "It helps with our confidence knowing that we can talk to someone when we are down." "It gives our teacher hints if we are not feeling that good."
Which kit components were the most impactful and why?
There is a small part on the first pages of the yellow booklet which talks about unconscious bias. My kids have really been thinking about this deeply, and using it to reflect on how they are treating other people. It has been an amazing tool, and I've loved hearing the kids say things like "I think that is you showing some unconscious bias, like they were talking about in the book!" and then watching them rethink how they are talking and judging people.
What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners?
I think it has made them much more self reflective. We used to have problems with kids being defensive about their actions but using the booklet has given them a chance to look at their "charge" and use that to explain why they might be behaving in a certain way. It means the defensiveness has greatly reduced.
In what ways has this kit helped develop student confidence
Talking about how strengths can become weaknesses and weaknesses can become strengths has really challenged their ways of thinking.
How successful has this kit been in building student resilisence?
How has this kit helped develop student resilience?
My Year 5s have shocking resilience. It was very helpful to work on this directly and discuss what it looked like for us and our families.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
What impact has this kit had on your classroom community?
It has made us more willing to think about how people's "charge" may affect their behaviour. It has made us more empathetic and kind to one another. Every morning someone will ask me how many people are in the "green," they say they then know how they should act in class, more calm and softer if we have a lot of yellow and a bit more risk taking if it is more green.
What impact has this kit had on your classroom community?
It has made us more willing to think about how people's "charge" may affect their behaviour. It has made us more empathetic and kind to one another. Every morning someone will ask me how many people are in the "green," they say they then know how they should act in class, more calm and softer if we have a lot of yellow and a bit more risk taking if it is more green