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#250: November 2021:
3 Australian Children & Students' Voice 2021 Symposium: Manaia Chou-Lee, Trang Hoang
5 A National Network for Student Voice?: Mitchell Sprague
6 'Give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth': Roger Holdsworth
13 Co-designing urban vertical schools: Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Qld: Jenna Gillett-Swan, Jill Willis, Prue Miles
16 'Showing and telling': Port Phillip Specialist School, Vic: Amanda Musicka-Williams
17 Community of Practice: Early Years: Sophie Cartelli
18 Inclusion of all students: TESSA Inc, Vic: Victoria Triggs
19 Kids in Action on COVID-19: Katitza Marinkovic Chavez
20 2021 North Coast Regional SRC Conference, NSW: Andrew Playford
23 Festival of Ideas 2021, Qld: Brisbane Catholic Education
25 Young voices heard on Green Adelaide's 5 Year Plan, SA: Melissa Steele
26 Navigating the path forward: Hunter School of the Performing Arts, NSW: Rebecca Atcheson, Erin Byrne, Cassandra Portelli, Bridget, Matilda, Ryan, Cas
29 Agency and digital literacy: Andrew Belegrinos
Reflections on 42 Years:
* 30 Impacts & appreciations: Michael Fielding, Peter Mildenhall, Beth Sheffield, Ralph Gotlib, Kelly Matthews, Bette Prange, Jenna Gillett-Swan, Chizuko Inoue-Andersson, Karen Konings, Peter Hutton, Terry Reilly
* 32 Voice & representation: looking forward: Jasmine Xu
* 33 Student voice: what next?: Ahelee Rahman
* 34 Student voice: a journey: Doug Sandiford
* 35 Back to the future: Active citizenship: Keith Heggart
* 36 The role of a journal in shaping democracy: David Mould
* 38 The history, legacy & future of student voice: Thomas Feng
* 40 From West Wyalong to across the pond: Charles Kingston
* 42 Agency: then, now and next: Nigel Coutts
* 44 Developing Student Agency: Adam Brodie-McKenzie
* 45 In 1982: Sascha Surgey
* 46 A blast from the past: Marie Brennan
* 49 Have you got anything for Connect?: Scott Duncan
* 50 Connect and Montessori: Mary Polk
* 51 IDECs at Summerhill 1999-2021: Derry Hannam
* 55 Ontario secondary student representation: Justin Patrick
* 59 Student voice approaches in Brazil: Carmen Mattos, Adriane Araujo
60 VicSRC: Advocacy action in lockdown; Student Voice Extravaganza; Congress 2021; Student-led Civics and Citizenship Education classroom resources; VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee 2021-22; Student Community; Partner Schools; Student Voice Hub
65 News & Resources:
SCEAA Conference; Experience Parliament; New 'Schools Standing Up to Racism' resources; Australian High School Anti-Racism Kit
* On-line resources: Audits of School Practices; Student Action Teams; Student Councils and Beyond; Facebook pages: Connect; Student Voice Research & Practice group
70 Connect Publications: Order Form
71 CONNECTIONS: Local and International Publications; Contributions to Connect; Connect website/databases
#249: August 2021:
3 Creating a more just country through student voice: Yarraville West PS, Vic: David Mountford, Sarah Tartakover
8 Australian Student Voice Symposium 2021: Trang Hoang
9 A student's experience of being on an interview panel: Asquith Girls HS, NSW: Sophia Higgs, Elizabeth Amvrazis
10 Counting down to the final Connect: Connect
11 Student agency in an ethnically diverse student community: Catholic Regional College, St Albans, Vic: Bradley Taylor
17 Community of Practice: Student Voice and Agency in the Early Years: Rosanna PS, Vic: Sophie Cartelli
18 It's not OK to be away: Student voices on attendance: Francis Greenway HS, Maitland, NSW: Teliece Wallace, Chloe, Riley
22 A student-led session in Civics and Politics Education: Jasmine Xu
24 SAGA: Sexuality and Gender Alliance: Swan Hill College, Vic: SAGA Group
25 Books about self-directed learning and democratic education: Derry Hannam
32 Festival of Ideas: Brisbane Catholic Education, Qld
33 International Summit on Student Voice 2021: USA: Recordings available: Kay A Augustine
34 VicSRC:
* Congress Update;
* Teach the Teacher Programs Officer;
* How schools can improve student wellbeing: Claire Lock:
* Student mental health support pledge;
* VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee candidates;
* Student Community; Partner Schools; Student Voice Hub
40 News & Resources:
* Make Change Happen (SEV);
* Aboriginal Change Makers (Worawa College and Parliament of Victoria);
* Free Civics and Citizenship Professional Learning Program, Vic (VCAA);
* Youth for Peace Award 2021 (APS);
* Online resources: Audits of School Practices; Student Action Teams; Student Councils and Beyond; Facebook pages: Connect; Student Voice Research & Practice group
44 Connect Publications: Order Form
45 CLEARINGHOUSE: Local and Overseas Publications; Contribute to Connect; Connect website/databases
#248: May 2021:
3 Student voice and our learning: St Pius X PS, West Heidelberg, Vic: Cidnee, John, Lara, Marcus, Mia, Tillie
6 Counting down ....: Connect
7 Building a language of learning: Harvest Home PS, Vic: Kyle Hattie
11 The Optima: Frankston HS, Vic: Lucy Duck, Oli Emmett, Lu Yang
12 Navigating the intersections and the spaces in between: Learner agency as a living ecology 3: Jayne-Louise Collins, Larissa Raymond, EdPartnerships Intl.
18 Agency and Mathematics: Mentone Grammar, Vic: Nigel Coutts
21 There is power in listening to the voiceless: Vincentia HS, NSW: Jay Sutton, Heidi Sutton
23 Workshop commits to Student Voice: Brisbane Catholic Education, Qld: Holly Megaw
24 iGEN Connections: Student Voices | Florida Students United, USA: John Critelli Jr, Daniel Reyes-Guerra, Tamara Gibson-Alonso
25 International Summit on Student Voice 2021: USA: J D Deal, Kay A Augustine
28 Student Voice Conference 2021: Melbourne, Australia: Trang Hoang
29 Are you listening?: Preston, UK: Hallie Brady
30 School peer support programs can build resilience: Peer Support Australia
31 VicSRC:
* Congress Update;
* Framework for Including Students in Decision Making;
* VicSRC at The Age Schools Summit;
* Teach the Teacher Workshops 2021;
* How I got involved ...: Binusha;
* VicSRC Regional road trips;
* Student Community; Partner Schools; Student Voice Hub
37 News & Resources:
* Academic articles co-authored with young people and students: Caitlin Nunn;
* Student Leadership for Multicultural Inclusion;
* Online resources: Audits of School Practices; Student Action Teams; Student Councils and Beyond; Facebook pages: Connect; Student Voice Research & Practice group
42 Connect Publications: Order Form
43 CLEARINGHOUSE: Local and Overseas Publications; Contribute to Connect; Connect website/databases
#247: February 2021:
3 Inclusivity: Support and partnership for the post-pandemic future: Report: Children and student voice (virtual) conference 2020: Manaia Chou-Lee, Trang Hoang
10: * Brunswick North West PS: Esmeralda, Jane and Micah
12 Where I find myself & Who I find myself with: Learner agency as a living ecology 2: Jayne-Louise Collins, Larissa Raymond, EdPartnerships Intl.
17 All things must end ....: Connect to cease publication in November 2021: Connect
18 Student Voice and Participation in a virtual school: VSV Voices Podcast: Virtual School Victoria: Arielle Denyer
21 The creative, collaborative Mathematics classroom: Hunter School of the Performing Arts, NSW: Cassandra Portelli
25 Student voices takes flight under DOVES proposal: Liverpool Girls High School/Education NSW: Neha Singh
27 Students and teachers design the future of their school's learning: Kingscliff High School, NSW: Skye Warburton
30 The links between activist citizenship education and student voice: Keith Heggart
32 VicSRC:
* Opportunities 2021: Teach the Teacher; Student Voice Editorial Team;
* Work on Advocacy Priorities;
* Student Community; Partner Schools; Student Voice Hub
35 News & Resources:
International Journal of Student Voice Vol 8; Improving Wellbeing through Student Participation at School; Youth Participatory Action Research: whyPAR Podcast; Victorian Students' Parliamentary Program; Collectively reimagining school post-pandemic
Online resources: Audits of School Practices; Student Action Teams; Student Councils and Beyond; Facebook pages: Connect; Student Voice Research & Practice group
40 Connect Publications: Order Form
41 CLEARINGHOUSE: Local and Overseas Publications; Contribute to Connect; Connect website/databases