During each of the six breakout sessions throughout the weekend, a large number of conversations will take place. This site will help you organize your plan for the weekend and provide the relevant information for each conversation. After signing in, search through the conversations below and mark the sessions you are interested in to populate your personal schedule on the right (or below if on your mobile phone).
Democracy is idealized but rarely fully realized, especially for young people. Schools offer one context where young people’s voices should shape their education. In this democratic workshop, we will critically interrogate the Four Pillars of Democratic Education, which arise from decades of experience of educators from around the world.
Curiosity, questions, wonder - these human qualities serve as powerful drivers of learning in the age of AI. Join me in creating a plan for implementing a more human focused learning environment leveraging the effectiveness of inquiry. Specific classroom resources, action plans, walkthrough rubrics and coaching plans will be shared.
We know that the coarsening of the national dialogue has an effect on schools. All over, schools have reported an increase in hate speech. How do we take care of all our students in a time when adults on the national stage engage in hate speech that we would not allow in our classrooms?
"Why would learners come to your school even if they didn't have to?" Let’s map how school communities create experiences that draw students into owning their learning. When students become full partners in design processes, the community’s culture changes. Join us to collaboratively build a field guide on the spot.
Research shows the power of classroom conversations. In this session we will explore how to facilitate effective conversations across grade levels in order to promote active participation and build students' agency, independence, and confidence.
EduCon 2025