AERA Annual Meeting: Advancing Equity and Excellence: Unlocking the Potential of Struggling Students in Flanders Through Powerful Learning Environments

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Advancing Equity and Excellence: Unlocking the Potential of Struggling Students in Flanders Through Powerful Learning Environments

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 110

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This symposium addresses the critical need for equitable educational strategies to support struggling students. In Flanders (Belgium), too many young adults, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds are placed in less academic tracks, where they encounter reduced expectations and less rigorous learning environments, leading to greater academic and motivational barriers. This symposium explores how powerful learning environments can counter these challenges. Through multi-layered approaches – from individual learning psychology to school leadership – each presentation examines how powerful learning environments foster engagement and self-efficacy, ultimately enhancing academic outcomes. By focusing on the learner’s perspective, integrated teaching, teachers’ professional development, and leadership's role in supporting a professionalization culture, the symposium offers insight into creating impactful, equitable educational experiences that enable excellence for all learners.

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International Aligned Organizations / Flemish Forum for Educational Research - VFO

Advancing Equity and Excellence: Unlocking the Potential of Struggling Students in Flanders Through Powerful Learning Environments

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