Visions of Leadership: Expanding the Collective Memoir of Black Student Witness by Katie Jones https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a Instructions: Starting from left to right, please follow the directions under each column. Be sure to add your name to your comments and assignments. en-us 2023-08-01 17:24:28 UTC 2025-11-20 07:22:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media4.giphy.com/media/vaK44rVT1hPkRs7Ib5/giphy.gif Generation Z: Change Makers! katiejoneseducation https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a/wish/2654303401 Expanding the collective memoir of Black student witness involves developing your personal vision for your leadership journey in the present and in the future. Take a moment to explore the stories of the Black youth identified as leaders and change makers in the links below.
Directions: Click each link below and read more about person listed. As you read more about their stories and the ways in which they have chosen to lead or create change, add a comment noting any similarities you notice between their stories and journeys.

1. 8 Young Black Trailblazers to Support in 2023

2. 11 Young Black Activists Changing the World
 ]]> 2023-08-01 17:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a/wish/2654303401 Changing the Game katiejoneseducation https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a/wish/2654320794 In the video above, we see several young Black men from the Oakland, CA area and learn more about their journey and what it took to change their mindsets and beliefs about their potential. As you watch this video, take notes about how history is addressed, how storytelling transforms or "changes the game" for these students, the role of mentors, and themes of courage and transcendence that come up.

Directions: Add a comment below that addresses the following:
1. What about their stories resonate with you and your journey as a student?
2. What connections or similarities from the stories we hear in the video can be drawn between some of the youth who we learn about in School Clothes? 
3. What commitments to self and community did you hear in the video? ]]> 2023-08-01 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a/wish/2654320794 Developing Your Individual Vision katiejoneseducation https://padlet.com/katiejoneseducation/vftwxfpp9hm9sp8a/wish/2654340351
Directions: Close your eyes and imagine that in 10 years you are invited to a special awards ceremony to celebrate your achievements as community leader and change maker. In the box below, write what you see yourself being awarded for. How did you impact your community through civic leadership, education, or humanitarianism? Next, reflect on the possible, actions, skills, connections, and reflective stance you had to take in order to grow and develop as leader and eventual honoree at the awards ceremony. 

Key Questions: 
  1. What were you awarded for? 
  2. How did this make you feel? 
  3. Who was impacted by your leadership? 
  4. What actions did you potentially take that lead to the award? 
  5. What skills did you potentially develop between now and 10 years from now to be able to accomplish your achievement?
  6. What connections do you think you needed to make to others in the community to achieve your accomplishment? 

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