1. Cultivating Agency Task
Students at the Center

2. Jigsaw Research Pieces
Each person will need a copy How Students Thrive – Positive Youth Development in Practice
Self select one of the following topics and go to the designated area of the room:
High Expectations
Student, Voice, Choice and Contributions
Caring, Trusting and Supportive Relationships 8 – 13
* Please be sure at least one member of your table selects each of the topics

3. In Expert Groups
Have a dialogue about two or three big ideas of your topic and any tensions that may need to be balanced to support student success.

4. In School Teams
Use the graphic organizers attached to this packet to guide a conversation about each of the three text pieces. During your conversation, brainstorm available programs, approaches, work and/or strategies that might support agency in your school.

5. High Expectations Tensions to Balance

6. High Expectations
Strengths to Build On
Areas of Focus

7. Student Voice, Choice, Contributions Tensions to Balance

8. Student Choice, Voice, Contributions
Strengths to Build On
Areas of Focus

9. Caring, Trusting, Supportive Relationships Tensions to Balance

10. Caring, Trusting, Supportive Relationships
Strengths to Build On
Areas of Focus