Share Your Inclusion Story
We believe that changing heartsets around inclusion starts with stories, and changing mindsets starts with facts.
To advance our mission, we are gathering a library of personal stories of inclusion from educators, leaders, families, and students.
Overview
Share a short 2–5 minute story that highlights the transformative moments where inclusion touched your life. This may have occurred in your school, your classroom, your family, or your personal journey as a teacher or administrator.
Guidelines
- Length: 25-750 words for written text; 2-5 minutes for video (preferred) and audio
- Focus: Share a specific moment or experience that illustrates the impact of inclusion.
- Confidentiality: Please do not use student names, photos, or identifiable details unless you have explicit permission from the family. You may use pseudonyms or general descriptions (e.g., “a student in my class”).
- Respect: Ensure your story honors the dignity of all individuals and reflects SENIA’s values of equity, belonging, and respect.
- School Permission: If using your school’s name in your story, ensure you have permission from the Head of School
Current Stories
Story Structure (2–5 minutes)
Please adjust as needed for written responses
- Introduction (30 seconds)
- Who you are and your connection to inclusion (parent, teacher, administrator, student, advocate).
- Brief context (school, personal life, community).
- Who you are and your connection to inclusion (parent, teacher, administrator, student, advocate).
- The Moment (1–2 minutes)
- Share one specific story of inclusion (a challenge, breakthrough, or small everyday moment).
- Focus on a person or event that made inclusion real for you.
- Share one specific story of inclusion (a challenge, breakthrough, or small everyday moment).
- The Shift (30–60 seconds)
- Describe how this moment touched your heart (changed how you felt) or shifted your mindset (changed how you thought).
- Link back to the theme: Changing heartsets starts with stories. Changing mindsets starts with facts.
- Describe how this moment touched your heart (changed how you felt) or shifted your mindset (changed how you thought).
- The Takeaway (30 seconds)
- What do you want others to remember from your story?
- A sentence or two that captures the power of inclusion in your life.
Suggested Starter Questions
- Personal Connection
- When was the first time inclusion touched your heart in a powerful way?
- What’s a story of a student, colleague, or your own child that changed how you view inclusion?
- When was the first time inclusion touched your heart in a powerful way?
- Moments of Change
- Was there a time when inclusion shifted from being an idea to something real for you?
- Can you describe a moment when you saw someone’s potential unlocked because they were included?
- Was there a time when inclusion shifted from being an idea to something real for you?
- Challenges & Growth
- Have you ever struggled with inclusion—and what did you learn from that struggle?
- How did a student, colleague, or family member teach you something you didn’t expect about inclusion?
- Have you ever struggled with inclusion—and what did you learn from that struggle?
- Impact & Legacy
- How has inclusion changed your teaching, leadership, or parenting?
- If you could share one message with others about the power of inclusion, what would it be?
- How has inclusion changed your teaching, leadership, or parenting?
Recording Options
Open Zoom and start a new meeting (you can start it by yourself).
Turn on your camera and mic.
In the Zoom toolbar, click Record → choose Record on this Computer.
If you don’t see it, click More (…).
Speak/record your 2–5 minute video.
When done, click Stop Recording.
End the meeting → Zoom will automatically convert the recording into video (MP4) and audio (M4A) files.
By default, Zoom saves it in your Documents > Zoom folder.
Open your design in Canva and click Uploads → Record Yourself.
Grant access to your camera and mic if prompted.
Record your message—your video will be saved in “Uploads” and can be added to your design as an editable element.
Open your phone
- Record the video
- Send it to your device
- Upload it to the form at the bottom of this page
Click the Screencastify extension icon in your Chrome browser toolbar. If it’s hidden, click the extensions icon (🔧 puzzle piece) and pin Screencastify.
A menu pops up—select one of the following:
Webcam (to record just yourself)
Browser Tab (record that tab only)
Desktop (record your entire screen)
For webcam recording:
Choose whether to include your microphone audio.
Select your camera from the dropdown.
Click the Record button to start.
End your recording using the on-screen control. Screencastify will then save it and usually gives you a link to view, edit, or export it.
Get started at the Screencastify website
Complete the Form
