Student conference: 8 – 15 March 2010

Students as agents of change

What should teachers and adults involved in your learning be doing to prepare you to learn, live and work in the 21st century world? What can you do?

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This online conference encourages students to consider what changes need to take place in their schools so that they are well prepared for the future world in which they will live and work.

Students are asked to set out their expectations of the adults around them in school in helping them prepare for their future. Students can also discuss whether getting involved in making changes in school is important for them.

Students are asked to share experiences of being involved in changing something that matters to them in their school, community or internationally.

Students are invited to submit resources around the conference theme which could include films, poems or essays. Some questions to get you started:

• How can you work with teachers and other adults in school to help them prepare you to live, learn and work in a world that is changing so rapidly we can only imagine what it will be like in 5 , 10 or 15 years time?
• What key things need to happen to enable you to contribute to discussion and take action on issues that matter to you in school, your local community and internationally?

Other questions to consider include:

• What are the skills students around the world will need to live and work in a world we can only imagine?
• What new or different learning experiences would you like to have to help prepare for you for your future?
• Can you provide examples of where a project in your school has enabled you to learn from and with others around the world? If so, what were the most important things you have learnt from this experience?
• What experiences do you have to share of working with teachers to change something that mattered to you or interested you within your school, community or internationally?
• What changes would you like to see around the use of technology in learning and in the potential to connect you with other students around the world?
• What needs to happen in schools and classrooms to ensure you have a say in how lessons are taught and in how you learn?
• It has been said that ‘student voice creates a partnership between students and staff that results in teaching and learning being co-constructed’. Do you agree with this statement? What are the benefits and barriers to making it happen in your country?

• The content for this conference has stemmed from the iNet Charter for Action. Click here to find out more...

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