https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho In your content area groups please re-read our school mission and reflect how we can adjust it to include our commitment to anti-racism and restorative justice en-us 2018-08-31 20:40:50 UTC 2025-11-22 20:02:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277526405 Taking care of students' social and emotional wellbeing—happy students learn better. As a school, we have more work to do regarding more social-emotional practices. Not quick fixes, but faculty/family/student relationship fostering.]]> 2018-09-04 13:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277526405 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527246 It's important that we are a truly public high school, welcome to all, as a stabilizing and equalizing force in our society. International-mindedness and academic rigor are both important to this end. Taking an active role in community—toward a better and more equal society.]]> 2018-09-04 13:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527246 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527947 Our why connects to providing a rigorous academic curriculum. Our mission is to foster a community in which individual students, faculty, and families work together to sustain global awareness and responsibility, high academic achievement, and the ability to succeed in a diverse society. The new integrated math curriculum aims to provide stunts with richer mathematical tasks that are more reflective of real world situations...]]> 2018-09-04 13:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527947 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527989 Helping community and children reach fullest potential—to leave more knowledgeable, to feel SAFE so that they can open their minds. How to pull in student backgrounds into academics so that they can feel connectedness.]]> 2018-09-04 13:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277527989 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277528773 HISTORY DEPARTMENT:  1.  We believe that our school mission connects to what we believe our role as History teachers. Students need learn history so they can see themselves as agents of change.  We want students to learn from the past to act wisely in the future.  We work to make sure our students understand their place in the world and put them on a equal footing to succeed in an ever changing diverse world. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277528773 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277528977 1. Why is fostering community and bringing in global awareness and responsibility to make sure that our why matters and is impactful and applicable to the work we do and our students do.]]> 2018-09-04 13:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277528977 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529397 1. My why is to help student grow emotionally and our values of fostering community and taking responsibility means we can help them academically and emotionally to grow up to become leaders. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529397 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529425 To give students the room to know that they are both individuals and connected, and that their selves AND interconnectedness are valued and unique.]]> 2018-09-04 13:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529425 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529648 1. Helping students think differently and harness potential because we are all given different gifts in life and each one of us is really different, so helping student harness their own gifts is important. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277529648 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530306 1. Assist students to stay on task and to encourage others and because I did my education as an adult, I tell them that "If I did it, you can do it." I'm here because I want them to stay and persist. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530306 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530413 Responsibility: to ourselves, for ourselves, and to/for each other. Helping students understanding each other as members of a whole.]]> 2018-09-04 13:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530413 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530524 HISTORY DEPARTMENT:  2.  We would not change the mission.  Instead the question we should be asking is how do we takes the words in the mission and apply it to our day to day practice.  How do we insure that our community (students and staff)  aspires to to work toward achieving our mission? ]]> 2018-09-04 13:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530524 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530775 1. My why was because I was educated here and I want to give back and I want students today to get what I received, and with our mission means that our students will have the ability to succeed in a diverse society and become leaders regardless of where they were before they arrived at Snowden.]]> 2018-09-04 13:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277530775 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277531644 Helping students feel comfortable asking those questions of WHY for themselves—it's not just about OUR whys, but students' whys!]]> 2018-09-04 13:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277531644 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532191 How to make students feel valued—when people feel camaraderie, they contribute to the group.]]> 2018-09-04 13:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532191 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532280 2. We need to add a career pathway for our students. We are only offering a rigorous academic curriculum and our students don't always fit this profile. We have the support to offer two different pathways, such as an IB and a career pathway. We should see how it fits with our student population and what options we have to offer them. This way all of our students have a place here. 

Use GE and potentially IB Career Certificate to expand our focus and revenue stream to include vocational, careers, work-based learning, pathways, etc.]]> 2018-09-04 13:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532280 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532946 To help students achieve goals and succeed in a diverse society.]]> 2018-09-04 13:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277532946 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277533396 To get students to ask the question, "How does one live one's life?"]]> 2018-09-04 13:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277533396 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277533988 To help students understand that goals can change and be flexible—that one choice/label doesn't make a life.]]> 2018-09-04 13:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277533988 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535201 Q2: Encouraging reasoning and asking WHYs.]]> 2018-09-04 13:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535201 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535500 To see themselves and community as always evolving through questioning. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535500 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535923 In support of our mission, providing students the opportunity to experience the world beyond Boston Public Schools through equal and unique international opportunities made accessible to all students. "Today`s schools are tomorrow's economy". ]]> 2018-09-04 13:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277535923 eroundtree https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277536916 Science Team:  We have have been reading Zaretta Hammond's book and the work we are doing with CLSP, BARR, all fits together with the IB Learner Profile.  Building a community that prioritizes trust. We are trying to embed our work of moving students from dependent to independent learners.  Just because it doesn't say "Equity" or "Social Justice" or "student voice"  or "restorative justice" in our mission doesn't mean that it is not part of our mission. We want the mission to be well thought out and to make sure that our work is reflective to that mission.  The mission should drive the work of the school.  When we read the mission we should be identified with the mission.  When we read the mission, we want to make sure we are reflected in the mission.]]> 2018-09-04 13:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277536916 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277537029 Adjustment to our messaging: seeing ourselves and our society as a work in progress THROUGH questioning]]> 2018-09-04 13:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277537029 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277537755 2. Foster lifelong love of learning and continuing to grow/growth mindset --> equity, inclusivity]]> 2018-09-04 13:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277537755 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538308 3. Involve parents in the process, like during orientation where we went over the mission statement and pulled it apart piece by piece. Pop-up meetings, phone calls, e-mails, etc.

Understanding we have to make it on families' schedule instead of them coming to ours. ]]> 2018-09-04 13:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538308 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538558 HISTORY DEPARTMENT:  3.  We do not think that the mission should change.  Instead, we should think about how to better communicate and emphasize our mission.  For example, we need to have more emphasis and respect for our language classes---all members of our community should recognize the worth of the language classes because it is such a unique and valuable part of our mission.  We as history teachers fulfill parts of the mission--examples include teaching students that they play a role in "their local and global communities" and how to be globally aware and responsibility.  We need to do a better job of recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the students and families here.]]> 2018-09-04 13:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538558 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538592 What tools do we need to give students to help them transform society? Start with the skills of asking HOW and WHY]]> 2018-09-04 13:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277538592 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277539517 Adjustment: how to incorporate more experiential learning, more encouragement of students to ask WHY, which leads to HOW]]> 2018-09-04 13:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277539517 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277539689 3. Creating hype via art exhibitions, social media, facebook page, etc. so families can know what's going on and know what's going on in the classroom.  ]]> 2018-09-04 13:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277539689 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277540534 3. Highlight and build and rekindle our community-based relationships and engagement.

Form group specifically to focus on this part of our mission.]]> 2018-09-04 13:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277540534 rreyn1 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277541725 3. Engage with former alum to connect and develop relationships/mentors/internships.

Also keep up our legacy to keep alumni engaged and familiar.]]> 2018-09-04 13:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277541725 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277541871 New Missions Statement: The Muriel S. Snowden International School's mission is to foster a community in which individual students, faculty, and families work together to sustain global awareness and responsibility, high academic achievement, and the ability to succeed in a diverse society. Our students take an active part in, and contribute to, their school, their local and global communities.]]> 2018-09-04 13:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277541871 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277542707 Over our careers as educators we continue to sustain culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, and awareness, reflected on our climate through race dialogues, and we are currently exploring restorative justice practices. 

]]> 2018-09-04 13:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277542707 https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277552546 Who determines the mission? How do we create opportunities for students to determine their own mission? How can we create a mission that centers student agency and meaning-making?]]> 2018-09-04 13:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rmartinez310/wkpx8hyfiho/wish/277552546