June 24-25, 2021: 12:30-4:30 PM CDT
Agenda
International Summit on Student Voice 2021: Lifting The Blindfold
Student Voice Through The Arts (“Caged Bird”)
Student Voice Organizing: Inspiring Other Students to Join
Youth-Adult Partnerships: How to Create and Sustain Authentic Partnerships
Special Performance ("What Else Could We Have Done?")
Enhancing Youth Voice, Empowerment, and Engagement in Individuals, Groups, and Classrooms
Using Service Learning to Engage Youth Voice
Facilitated by JD Deal
This session will be about understanding the oppression that comes from existing within a system as youth, and the power dynamics that authority figures hold over youth.
“Caged Bird”
A project from 8th grade students of the Boston Music Project
Facilitated by Paras & Student Facilitators
Adults self-facilitating
The Student Voice Organizing Session of the ISSV will provide attendees with a guide to student-led organizing and encourage participants to identify an issue that they feel passionate about. In addition to a combined student/adult training session, student-only breakout rooms based on interest areas will offer built in time to explore examples of student organizing and have insightful discussion with other interested peers from across the world. Adult-only breakout rooms following parallel topics will help to frame our adult attendees’ unique role in students organizing and the rest of the summit. Participants will be provided with a post-session toolkit with templates and examples of students organizing tactics using resources from our numerous partner organizations.
Facilitated by Mira, Ana, Harry Franks, and Lindsey Halman, UP for Learning
How do we build understanding and support for youth and adults working together as full partners in learning and change? This workshop will first provide participants with tools and strategies to introduce and explore the WHY of Youth-Adult partnership. We know that unless there is an understanding of the fundamental rationale for this way of operating, any subsequent efforts will be in danger of being inauthentic and/or poorly orchestrated. We will then explore the possibilities for WHAT Youth-Adult partnership can look and sound like? These examples can support us as we envision a new destination in the way youth and adults interact. Hear from others about the key variables of this evolving relationship when it is done with fidelity. Finally, tools will be provided and explored to create a new consciousness within your group, organization, or greater community about the core qualities of partnership. Concrete steps that can be taken to increase YAP in your school or organization will be offered.
Facilitated by Zahra and Volta
Facilitated by JD Deal
Multiple, self-facilitated breakout rooms
"What else could we have done?"
An original poem performed by The Midnight Rose. Amya is a poet, storyteller, youth advocate, and student of many.
Multiple, self-facilitated breakout rooms
Facilitated by Henri and Patti
On-Demand Sessions from some of our Partner organizations will focus on topics with concrete strategies for both students and/or adults. Some will be followed by a live virtual event for questions and to provide further information & answer questions. For more information contact intlstudentvoicesumit@gmail.com or call 515-721-0254.
Center for Violence Prevention, Florida A&M University, Florida Association of Student Councils, Freechild Institute, Generation Citizen, Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County, Ignite Nation, Iowa Department of Human Rights, Iowa Student Learning Institute, Kentucky Student Voice Team, Minneapolis Public Schools, National Youth Leadership Council, Old Dominion University, One Love Foundation, Oregon Student Voice, Penn State, Social-Emotional and Character Lab at Rutgers, Sound Out, State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council, Students Taking Action Together at Rutgers, Student Voice, Student Voices, Florida Students United, The Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning, UChicago Consortium on School Research, University of MN Extension Center for Youth Development, UP for Learning, Youth and Educators Succeeding, Youth Communication.
