The Challenge Success 2024 Fall Conference at Stanford University

When adults design with students instead of for students to make change, powerful shifts in learning are possible. In this session, we’ll explore a framework for enlisting students as partners in improving classrooms and schools. You’ll learn a powerful activity that you can use at the start of the school year to engage students in collaborative design work. We'll also explore a library of resources to help you start and/or expand your “student-powered” approach to change.

We believe that it is time to transition from classrooms that are teacher-centered to ones that are student-driven. In studio based-learning, students move from passive consumers to active participants in their learning journey. When students pursue projects they care about, they feel dignified, empowered, and motivated. Our workshop demonstrates how integrating studio-based learning into the school day enhances durable skills while reinforcing curricular content mastery, making learning more relevant.

​​Students often learn in isolated silos, but when given the chance to explore, they draw from various disciplines and go beyond departmental constraints to understand issues. In this spotlight, we'll share approaches for promoting transdisciplinary inquiry through action-oriented, collaborative exploration of authentic tasks, fostering student agency, choice, and interest. This nonlinear approach enables deeper learning as students construct, make meaning, and transfer knowledge, viewing the world through multiple lenses. Join us to discuss and share ideas that promote student inquiry through an integrated approach to learning.

​​Students often learn in isolated silos, but when given the chance to explore, they draw from various disciplines and go beyond departmental constraints to understand issues. In this spotlight, we'll share approaches for promoting transdisciplinary inquiry through action-oriented, collaborative exploration of authentic tasks, fostering student agency, choice, and interest. This nonlinear approach enables deeper learning as students construct, make meaning, and transfer knowledge, viewing the world through multiple lenses. Join us to discuss and share ideas that promote student inquiry through an integrated approach to learning.