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ISTELive 25: Empower Students to Shape Their Learning With Technology
Engaging students goes beyond pushing them to participate in lessons and assignments. Allowing K–12 students to take agency of their learning gives them the opportunity to share their voices and flex their creativity.
At ISTELive 25, Alana Winnick, educational technology director of New York’s Pocantico Hills Central School District, shares why student voice is her passion and how she drives student leadership in her own schools.
From artificial intelligence to virtual reality and esports, the solutions for igniting student agency in K–12 schools aren’t one-size-fits-all.
DIVE DEEPER: Educators are implementing artificial intelligence in their classrooms.
Participants
Alana Winnick, Educational Technology Director, Pocantico Hills Central School District
Amiya Harish, Student, Bernards Township School District
Josh Whetherholt, Esports Learning Environment Adviser, CDW•G
Video Highlights
- Educators can promote student agency with artificial intelligence, preparing learners to use the technology in the real world.
- Esports gives students the freedom to think outside the box and create their own way based on their interests.
- Consider allowing students to lead professional development on technologies they’ve explored and understand.
