Action Planner

Turn Reflection into Practice

Plan Your Belonging-Focused Improvements

Use this tool to identify specific opportunities in your practice where you can strengthen students' sense of belonging. After exploring the four critical moments, reflect on your current practices and plan meaningful changes.

How to use this tool: Fill out each section thoughtfully. You can save your progress by downloading a PDF copy at any time. Consider both "small moves" (what can I do today?) and "big moves" (what can I do with more time, collaboration, resources?).

Course/Context Information:

Course Values/Objectives:

Preparation

What pedagogical approaches and design strategies currently exist in the course, and in what ways do these practices support belonging?

What opportunities do you see to improve belonging prior to course launch?

What barriers might prevent you from implementing these improvements?

Beginning

What are you currently doing well to support belonging at the beginning of your course?

What opportunities do you see to improve belonging at the beginning?

What barriers might prevent you from implementing these improvements?

Maintenance

What are you currently doing well to maintain belonging throughout the course?

What opportunities do you see to improve belonging maintenance?

What barriers might prevent you from implementing these improvements?

Aftercare

What are you currently doing well to support belonging through the end of the course?

What opportunities do you see to improve belonging aftercare?

What barriers might prevent you from implementing these improvements?

🎯 Next Steps

Based on your reflections above, what are your top 3 most impactful opportunities for supporting belonging in the course? Consider impact in terms of small moves (What can I do today/this week/this month?) and big moves (What can I do with more time/collaborators/resources?).

What resources, support, or training would help you implement these changes?

What's your realistic timeline for implementing these changes?

🚀 Commitment to Act

What's one specific action you commit to taking within the next 30 days?

💡 Remember

Small changes can have big impacts. Focus on what feels manageable and aligned to your practice.

🤝 Share & Connect

Consider sharing your plan with a colleague or mentor for accountability and support.

📊 Measure Impact

Think about how you'll know if your changes are working. Student feedback, engagement metrics, or your own observations?