eTwinning Schools: Students as Agents of Change

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Course details

“We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one” - Dr. Who

The eTwinning community has started as a school network and became a vibrant community of educators, promoting educational use of technology to produce improved learning outcomes. However, eTwinning work affects not only individual teachers and pupils, but also the educational institutions as a whole. eTwinning schools are considered to be learning organisations that put the notion of shared leadership into practice, foster communication and collaboration among teachers, activate students and promote innovation and inclusion, acting as models for other schools.

After the course eTwinning Schools: Collaboration in Practice, this is the second course of the series “eTwinning Schools”, that emphasizes on making our students “Agents of Change”. Through this course, we will explore the importance of supporting our students in their endeavour to be the best story they can be and the various ways of empowering them by making them the protagonists of their learning journey. We will discover what they have to say about being “agents of change”, how that has impacted them as a person and what they have learnt about themselves in the process. It is already known that permanent change has to come from within, with fundamental changes. Hence, our students need to be empowered to open their eyes, really open them and look around; they need us, the teachers, to actually hear them, with our hearts, not just our ears. Learning stems from emotions and emotions are personal, undeniably strong, and unique. While we cannot predict the trajectory of anyone's journey, we can provide a safe space for them to share their truth and witness the evolution of their story within our classrooms.

Duration and workload

Start date: 29 May 2023
End date: 14 June 2023

Duration: 2 weeks and 2 days
Workload: 8-10 hours in total

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Target audience

The course is targeted to teachers from all school levels and subjects who are interested in changing the classroom dynamics by empowering their students to be the authors of their stories, not footnotes in somebody else’s. It is tailor-made for the educators who want to give the floor to their students.

Learning objectives

Understand the concept of student agency and identify examples of students as protagonists in educational settings.
Explore the different roles students can take on, such as promoters, content creators, and teachers.
Evaluate the importance of student agency in promoting engagement and achievement in the classroom and school community.
Assess the challenges and benefits associated with implementing a student agency approach in teaching and learning.
Develop a strategy to support student agency and empowerment in the classroom.
Share effective practices and strategies to promote student agency and engagement in teaching and learning.

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This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.