Building academic identities to ensure success in under-served and underrepresented students.

Background: Mind, Brain, and Education Science (MBE) – “humans are social creatures, and the brain is a social organ that thrives with the interaction with others.”

Social cognition – the ability to work well with others, understand others’ perspectives, and comprehend how the self is perceived by others.

A student’s view of self in school settings played a major part in their confidence and achievement.

Framework: Identity-based Motivation (IBM) – “when a specific personal or social identity is cued in context, what is cued is not simply content but also a way of thinking, or a procedure”

3 Postulates of IBM – action readiness, dynamic construction, interpretation of difficulty

Session Themes

Part I: Action Readiness
Session 1: “We all Care about School”
Session 2: “Everyone has Possible Identities.” “We all want a good future.”
Session 3: “Everyone faces difficulties, but it does not make the identities less part of ‘true’ self.”
Session 4: “The future is now.”
 

Part II: Dynamic Construction – 3 Part
Session 5: “Everyone faces difficulties, but it does not make the identities less part of ‘true’ self.”
Session 6: “Everyone faces difficulties, but it does not make the identities less part of ‘true’ self.”
Session 7: “Everyone faces difficulties, but it does not make the identities less part of ‘true’ self.”
 

Part III: Interpretation of Difficulty – 3 Part
“School-focused identities are important, not impossible.”
Session 8: Social problems
Session 9: Academic problems
Session 10: High school graduation
Successful completion of the Power sessions earns a power card that can be used for incentives for participating local businesses.

For info on how to set up a camp for your school, church, or non-profit organization, please email info@willedservices.com

• Oyserman, D., & Destin, M. (2010). Identity-based motivation: Implications for intervention. The Counseling Psychologist, 38(7), 1001-1043.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2011). Mind, brain, and education science: A comprehensive guide to the new brain-based teaching. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
• Whiting, G. W. (2009). The scholar identity institute: Guiding Darnel and other black males. Gifted Child Today. 32(4). 53-63.