Agents of Impact

Empower students to take charge of their learning and make a meaningful impact. This resource emphasizes the importance of student agency, highlighting how schools can help students recognize their potential, set goals, and create lasting change in their lives and communities. It advocates for education reform that focuses on student-centered learning and purpose in an ever-evolving world.

Readers will:

Validate students' potential and capability with increased autonomy in their own learning Build networks between schools and families to support student learning and belonging Encourage active pursuit or creation of opportunities to nurture student interests and aims Train students in ethical considerations and applications of AI technology Empower students with greater self-confidence in their search for purpose and belonging

Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1: Scale of Impact Interlude I: Time, Energy, and the Promissory Note of School Chapter 2: What Students Need to Make an Impact Interlude II: Impact, Motivation, and the Illusion of Deferred Impact Chapter 3: The Exercise of Agency Interlude III: Impact, Agency, and Purpose Chapter 4: Schools, Families, and Policy as Contexts for Student Agency Interlude IV: Freedom From Systemic Limits Chapter 5: Opportunity Finding Interlude V: Risk Taking, Opportunity Finding, Agency, and Creativity Chapter 6: Promising Approaches to Prepare Students to Make an Impact Interlude VI: Uncertainty and Struggle as Catalysts for Curiosity and Creativity Chapter 7: Impact in the Age of AI Interlude VII: Conformity, Technology, and Ethical Considerations Epilogue References and Resources Index