student voice
Creating Tomorrow’s Moonshot Thinkers
By: Justin Aglio and Esther Wojcicki. Students in the Montour School District will enter an exciting new school building this year focused on "creating a culture of moonshot thinkers.”
Equipping Young Leaders to Take on the 32 Most Important Issues of Our Time
We owe today's youth a chance to explore what they're in for when they inherit the world and a head start on making a difference. Here are 32 draft goals that attempt to identify the issues that matter most.
Tom Vander Ark on Personalized Learning
Earlier this year, Tom spoke about personalized learning at Stanford at a McGraw-Hill Education event, and they asked him these four follow-up questions and captured his answers on video.
How Schools Develop Student Agency
Given the rate of change in the world, helping young people take charge of their own learning is more important than ever. Here, I look at two EdLeaders' thoughts on how schools can help develop this mindset in students.
Supporting Student Agency of SEL
By: Jessica Berlinski. Let's support students in owning their own SEL by providing them with the tools they need to develop agency. Here are two unique programs that represent powerful methods for building SEL agency for future career and life success.
SOLE: Hacking Today’s Education for the Future
By: Dr. Jeffrey McClellan and Justin Aglio. Self-Organizing Learning Environments (SOLEs) draw on children’s natural curiosity to create a dynamic education space for students to learn, interact and develop critical problem-solving skills.
Student Agency: Creating An Integrated and Authentic K-12 Approach
By: Kate Bean. What does authentic student agency look like and how can we move beyond the surface to create a student-driven learning experience for elementary students as well as high schoolers preparing for college and career?
Student-Centered Design Focused Learning at a Student-Led School
One Stone students and educators share their thoughts on what really sets this student-led and directed nonprofit high school apart and what they feel really worked for them this first year.
Students Share Their Perspectives on Place-Based Learning
By: Nate McClennen. Student voice is important to include in the place-based education conversation, so here are responses from a group of middle school students in Wyoming and Idaho who were asked, “What are the benefits of place-based education?”
Developing Leadership Qualities in the Classroom Through SEL
By: Diana Clark. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) can help students develop the life skills necessary for their future success and happiness. It can even help them develop leadership skills!