NARRATIVE THEORY OF CHANGE:

Students in Gaza who live inside a story that tells them they are “dumb”, “losers,” “troublemakers,” “kids with no future,” are students who face daunting internal obstacles to learning that often reflect their external circumstances of being victims of poverty, racism, struggling minority status or trauma. Emphasizing better grades or offering extra tutoring does not address the underlying cause of their failure to achieve because it does not address their fundamental lack of self-belief…… seeks to identify students with the most destructive self-talk and through an experimental narrative process called MYSCORE, to invite them to commit to behaviors that contradict the internal narrative of “Always struggling-Always failing.”

Gaza Ambassadors are trained to be “audiences of witness” to amplify the students’ new story of possibility. GE is investing in students to become more confident, curious, collaborative, courageous, career and future focused. If students can learn to believe in their capacity to learn, GE believes that this will increase their chances of success. GE follows this innovative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum of self-development focused on what the student needs to learn or unlearn about themselves to be more open to what school offers.

GE programs will be working directly with Gaza U students, both within schools and in recognized after-school programs from communities that have the highest concentration of students living in poverty, students who have missed significant portions of their schooling, or students who are learning English as a second language. Research shows that these students are more likely to develop problem-saturated stories, internalize a negative self-image, and to lack any sense of agency in creating their own future.

MODEL FOR INTERVENTION-
…. has conducted annual surveys, school by school, asking parents and staff to rate the efforts of their school. What is missing is any consistent consultation with students as to how they feel about themselves as learners. The story of each school is told from the “outside in” and not from the “inside out.” The experimental approach of MYSCORE aims to empower students to have a voice in their own story of learning and to challenge the culture of evaluation that they experience so often as surveillance or control. The point is to change their inner story before you can change the outer story reflected in evaluations about them. Research states that these narrative approaches with children “showed a significant improvement in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness/empathy, and responsible decision making.”(Journal of Systemic Therapies 35(3):42-59 Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin et al)

The MYSCORE method uses the mediation of a caring mentor who serves as a student’s champion who coaches that student into a new story of possibility.

The first step in the process is for the struggling student to experience visibility as recognition, being seen and known and called by name.

The second step is to experience being heard, with her/his words being taken seriously.

The third step is for the student to experience the power of their own assessments, and to come to assess what assessments are getting in the way of their progress.

That is how GE Ambassadors make a difference. The struggling student has someone there to help them become 5C learners, modeling confidence, curiosity, collaboration, courage, and career/ future focus.

EVIDENCE:
GE focus on Social-Emotional learning because research indicates students exposed to SEL score on average 11 points more in academic achievement. They have better pro-social behavior and fewer emotional and classroom control problems. They also experience education as an investment in their future, rather than a disconnected sequence of semesters. Pajares and Schunk of Emory/Purdue Universities write “many students have difficulty in school not because they are incapable of performing successfully but because they are incapable of believing that they can perform successfully.”(InformED May 26/16 Sara Briggs “4 Ways Self-Belief can transform learning.”

EVIDENCE OF CHANGE BECOMES EVIDENCE TO CHANGE:
GE previously used instruments to measure impact on school engagement but determined these tools did not fit and were experienced by students as just “one more test.” Furthermore, results had no impact on improving the quality of service. After consultation with experts and Gaza U staff, GE embarked on developing a customized instrument allied to the narrative theory of change and the positive SEL approach. The goal was to reframe evaluation as a student empowerment process where the student voice is heard, and the student self-assessment is taken seriously. The model, inspired by narrative therapy- a proven approach in family therapy, is informed by the growing use of SEL approach across the country.

SEL:
Evidence available through CASEL, (https://casel.org/building-grit-inthe-classroom-and-howto-measure-it/) highlights that education is failing to equip children with basic life skills. Their recent report states”40% of students are “chronically disengaged” and only 29% describe their school as a caring and encouraging environment. While children have a right to believe in themselves and a right to be inspired, these needs are not being met. Though the emphasis on STEM is commendable, even employers are lamenting the lack of student readiness to be successful learners on the job, to be able to be collaborative and creative. The key to success in education is not simply a matter of high grades but to be resilient and optimistic, to be curious and creatively problem solve. But how do you even begin to teach this? First you have to listen to the students own assessments, and help them relate those assessments to their performance.

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