KEYNOTE

9.00am - Friday 17 May 2019

Who Am I?’ Building Student Capacity for Choice and Control

ABSTRACT: School environments are frequently designed both socially and physically in a way that relies on external motivators. But is this consistent with ‘empowering student agency’? In this age of choice and control for people with disabilities, and with funding support linked closely to setting goals, are we preparing our school graduates for the opportunities and responsibilities they will have when they leave school? This presentation will explore ways we might build young people’s capacity to understand and nurture their internal motivators to influence personal agency and self-determination