Many educators say, “Students are at the heart of everything we do.” As a school leader, I want to make sure this is a lived truth. We make so many decisions each day, all of which impact students: programming teacher schedules, planning professional development offerings, staffing extracurricular activities, organizing enrichment trips. These tasks require many hands to ensure that students’ experiences are fruitful and authentic and shape their growth. However, traditional education often places students as passive recipients of these experiences, failing to support hands-on, student-led projects.

My leadership team works to ensure that students have a more hands-on approach to learning. Shouldn’t students have a voice, platform, and presence in decisions that impact them? Empowering students to take ownership has elevated my school culture and created the next generation of leaders. Here’s what student-led systems might look like in your school.

Supporting Student-Led Conferences

Read the full article about supporting student-led projects by Alexandra Auriemma at Edutopia.