Promise and potential or chaos and disruption? Both! How do we embrace risk-taking and become better at it? How can we create education systems that tolerate and encourage risk-taking in an ethical way? HundrED Innovation Summit 2022 brought a curated group of speakers, education innovators, and experts to Helsinki on October 26–28.
You can now watch the session videos below.
What kinds of risk-taking and creative innovations are needed to address the persistent gaps in educational outcomes, including the skills gap, achievement gap, gender gap, equity gap and the digital divide? City of Helsinki, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and HundrED have teamed up to create a joint discussion forum event for SDG 4.
Welcoming address: Education is a prerequisite for a functioning city Juhana Vartiainen, Mayor of Helsinki
Education is the foundation upon which a smoothly functioning city and a good life can be built. Quality education prevents segregation and balances out socio-economic differences between children. In his opening address, the mayor of Helsinki will share how the city is creating a smooth path from early childhood education to primary education and on to secondary education for every child.
“How to address the persistent gaps in educational outcomes?” Lant Prichett, Research Director, RISE
Persistent gaps in education can feel almost impossible to bridge. It is impossible to find a silver bullet, magic sauce or a single solution for turning weaker education systems into strong ones and solve everything at once. What, then, are the best ways to aim for overall improvement when addressing persistent gaps in education?
From a single solution to a strategic partnership with governments Varsha Pillai, Associate Director, Dream a Dream
How can focusing on creative life skills help young people from vulnerable backgrounds overcome adversity? The Director of Dream a Dream, Varsha Pillai, shares their journey from a single solution to a strategic partnership with the governments of Delhi and Jharkhand, impacting over 1 million children.
“Can we increase social mobility through education?” Kunal Sen, Director, UNU-Wider
Public education is often seen as a powerful lever to increase equity within our systems. When we look at educational outcomes, how can we identify social mobility through education and its impact on society and learners themselves?
Case Example from Helsinki Marjo Kyllönen, Head of Education Development Services, Helsinki Education Division
Facilitated conversation between speakers hosted by Denise Wall
Resilience, like other social and emotional competencies, is learned with and from others. It helps us to tolerate uncertainty. As we emerge from a global pandemic, the big question is, how do we develop students’ and teachers’ capacity to look beyond the self, to feel connected to others, to self-regulate and to respond to current challenges, including climate change?
Resilience, like other social and emotional competencies, is learned with and from others. It helps us to tolerate uncertainty. As we emerge from a global pandemic, the big question is, how do we develop students’ and teachers’ capacity to look beyond the self, to feel connected to others, to self-regulate and to respond to current challenges, including climate change?
Framed and hosted by Dr. Stephanie M. Jones, Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, Director of EASEL Lab
1. Lauren Walker, Apple Schools, Canada
2. Anna Murgo, Deputy International Program Manager, KiVa Antibullying Program
Challenge presented by Anya Kamenetz, journalist & author.
Anya Kamenetz's focus is on posttraumatic growth. The NPR education reporter shows how the last true social safety net - the public school system - was put to the test by the pandemic in America. What next steps should we take to move forward to build a better and stronger narrative based on our learnings?
When we debate what is essential for the future of education, we need to think about how knowledge, education and learning can shape the future of humanity and our planet from multiple perspectives.
Framed and hosted by Dr. Fazal Rizvi, Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
When we discuss what is essential for the future of education, we need to think about how knowledge, education, and learning can shape the future of humanity and our planet from multiple perspectives.
Dr. Fazal Rizvi, Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne hosts a panel discussion about the futures of education with Nasima Razmyar, Janhvi M Kanoria, Dr. Stephen Harris and Rodrigo Oliveira.
Panelists
Nasima Razmyar, Deputy Mayor for Education, the City of Helsinki
Janhvi M Kanoria, Director Of the Innovation Development Directorate, Education Above All Foundation
Dr. Stephen Harris, Co-Founder, LearnLife, Spain & Australia
Rodrigo Oliveira, Research Associate, UNU-WIDER
