This participant-driven gathering is an opportunity to connect in-person, share practices, and explore common professional inquiries.
Join us to see “Student Agency in Action” where you will learn from students and explore ways with peers to empower students. Dive into sessions on creating inclusive classrooms with Universal Design, encouraging young learners, motivating students, and building equity with JEDI principles. Share ideas and strategies to help students take charge of their learning in supportive, engaging environments.
Peer Sharing and Learning Topics:
Technology for Choice
Agency and Motivation
Standards vs. Agency
Hosts
Scott Corbett
Scott Corbett is the Deputy Secondary Principal with a passion for wellbeing and a commitment to empowering both staff and students to thrive. With a background as a theatre director turned teacher, Scott brings a creative and dynamic approach to education, while embracing opportunities to meet new people, learn about different cultures, and explore the world.
Andrew Friedle
Andrew serves the NIS community with a focus on IBDP Economics/Business Management and MYP Humanities. Andrew is an aspiring education leader who is keen to take on any task that helps him contribute to the community and learn more about leadership in international schools.
12:30 – 12:45 – Welcome and Keynote: Student Spark Presentation
13:00 – 14:15 – Break-out sessions (Participants will choose one of the topics below)
Room #1: Technology for Choice
How can technology promote and enhance student agency?
Room #2: Agency and Motivation
How do we support and foster authentic intrinsic agency?
Room #3: Standards vs. Agency
How might we overcome the challenge of ensuring students achieve pre-identified outcomes such as grade level standards, while providing high levels of authentic learning?
14:15 – 14:45 – Break
14:45 – 15:30 – Demo Slam/Market Place: Brief presentations of tools, tips, and tricks gleaned from the breakout sessions, shared with the larger group.
This session is designed as an exchange of ideas, experiences, and practical applications that highlight how digital tools and platforms can transform the learning landscape to foster independence, creativity, and engagement among students. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their successes, discuss their challenges, and explore new technologies through demonstrations and group discussions. By pooling our collective knowledge, we aim to uncover effective strategies for integrating technology in ways that personalize learning, enable student-driven pathways, and prepare students for a future where they are the architects of their own learning journeys.
Host: Tanya Farrol
Tanya serves the NIS community as a Secondary Learning Support Teacher. Tanya serves the international schools community as a founding member and Board President of SENIA. She is a China veteran with 20 years in the PRC.
Agency and Motivation
This session will focus on empowering one another with strategies to uplift students facing challenges in taking ownership of their learning journey. Recognizing that fostering agency is crucial for intrinsic motivation and sustained engagement, this session offers a platform for educators to share insights, strategies, and real-life experiences in nurturing student independence and self-directed learning. We’ll discuss the barriers to agency some students encounter, and how to effectively address these challenges to inspire confidence and resilience in learners.
Host: Jana van Zyl
YCYW Head of Inclusion
Panel Discussion
Standards vs. Agency
This session will aim to tackle the complex intersection of adhering to curricular standards and fostering student agency. During this collaborative forum we will confront the perceived dichotomy between meeting grade-level standards and nurturing an environment where students exercise choice and take charge of their learning. Through our discussion, we will hope to uncover practical strategies for designing assessments and learning experiences that both align with required outcomes and empower students to pursue their interests and passions.
Host: Kelvin Ofosu
UWC Changshu China, Head of Science & High school Physics Teacher
Venue
Nanjing International School
Xue Heng Lu 8, Xian Lin University City Qi Xia District, Nanjing PRC 210023
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