From January 24 to 28, 2023, the LearningPlanet Festival will feature over 500 events by public figures, experts, teachers, researchers, social entrepreneurs, students and activists - on transforming education to create a sustainable world.
How can we reinvent the way we learn, teach and train at all stages of life, to meet social and environmental challenges? This is the question the LearningPlanet Festival proposes to respond during this 4th edition.
From January 24, International Education Day, to January 28, the Festival celebrates a community of pioneers, achievements in the field and the exchange of practices, in France and around the world. Here's a closer look at some of the events organized by the Learning Planet Institute.
Journée internationale de l'éducation in Paris: government representatives, educators and scientists discuss the transformation of education to meet the major challenges of the 21st century
To mark International Education Day on Tuesday, January 24, the Learning Planet Institute is organizing a series of conferences at its premises in the heart of Paris (8bis rue Charles V, 75004). Leading personalities will share their ideas and approaches to making education at all ages a lever for development, with priority given to: well-being (learn to take care of yourself), fairness (learning to care for others) and environmental protection (learn to take care of the planet).
9h00 - 10h15 | Session in French
Innovation and education: how to transform the system?
Round table the evolution of the education system: how can we set up a truly learning system at national level, enabling the most remarkable innovations, validated by experience and research, to be scaled up to local level?
In the presence of Charline Avenel, Rector of the Académie de Versailles and of Frédérique Alexandre-Bailly, General Manager of ONISEP
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Session in French
Boost your memory with Sébastien Martinez!
Masterclass with the champion of memory: how do the practices of our times change the way our brains operate? Do we all have the capacity for memory? How can we methodically strengthen it?.
11h45 - 13h00 | Session in French
On-the-job training
Round table an educational pathway that enables the acquisition of skills as part of a professional project.
In the presence of François Taddei, founder and president of the Learning Planet Institute and of Thibaut Guilluy, High Commissioner for Employment and Inclusion
11h45 - 12h15 | Session in English
Accelerating the Environmental Transition - Interviews and Talks
Interviews and discussions experts to discuss the latest developments and best practices in the transition to a more sustainable future.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Session in French
Fit students - Mental health, eco-anxiety
Round table on the social and environmental conditions in which children and young people live today, and their impact on their physical and mental well-being, both inside and outside the classroom.
In the presence of Laurence Fischer, sports ambassador for the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and of Laelia Benoît, child psychiatrist and researcher (Yale University and Inserm)
15h25 - 16h40 | English session
From Citizenship to Planetizenship - Panel Discussion
Round table around Planetizenship, “citizenship of the planet”. Or how this concept can be put into practice and help meet the challenges of our time.
16h00 - 17h30 | Session in French
The transformation of higher education with regard to transitions
Round table on integrating the challenges of the ecological transition into teaching programs to prepare students for the new professions linked to it.
In the presence of Pablo Diaz, director of the Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) in Rennes and of Perrine de Coëtlogon, member of the Board of Directors of Open Education Global
Together, we can transform the way we learn, teach and train to create an equitable and sustainable society.
The Learning Planet Institute teams are mobilizing throughout this week of celebration, offering further conferences and debates, as well as coaching workshops, experiments and a design challenge!
Wednesday, January 25
9h00 - 12h00 |
French session
Integrate sustainability issues into university program models
Workshop to help teaching teams integrate sustainability issues into their teaching models.
Organized by Learning Planet Institute's Challenges team
Sessions in English
Think and Do Tank: Towards Sustainable Education
Conferences on sustainable education, transforming curricula and teaching methods to create and promote sustainable education for a sustainable world
10am-12pm | Seminar the “Conceptualising and Operationalising Sustainable Education” (COSE) project run by the academic Chairs of Circle U.'s Think and Do Tank and a group of students.
14h-15h30 | Round table with members of Circle U's Think and Do Tank.
Organized by Circle U
11h00 - 12h30 |
French session
Learning through commitment
Round table learning by doing«, an effective pedagogy for the learner, but it is also a powerful lever for societal change, both as a means and an end.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
17h00 - 18h30 | Session in French and English
Critical Transitions in Higher Education for Planetary Health
Round table around the inspiring alternatives offered by members of the “Transitions in Higher Education circle” to transform higher education.
Organized by the “Transitions in Higher Education circle” proposed by the Learning Planet Institute International Alliance
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Session in French (and translated into English)
Education for sustainable development
Conference to take stock of sustainable development education for all publics: what's being done and what needs to be done.
In the presence of Jean Jouzel, paleoclimatologist and IPCC member.
Co-organized by the Learning Planet Institute, the World Committee for Lifelong Learning and the Cité des métiers de Paris La Villette - Universcience
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
French session
Learn to eat responsibly! MOOC closing webinar
Back to the MOOC “Manger responsable, ça s'apprend!”, a 4-week course designed as an invitation to act, collectively, for a food culture that is sustainable and respectful of health and the environment.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute teaching team
Thursday, January 26
10h00 - 17h00 | Session in French
Re-creation: the codesign of a “beauti-usefull” object to develop your softskills
Learner challenge prototype a structure that combines aesthetic, ethical and practical criteria.
Co-organized by Learning Planet Institute's Youth Inclusion team, Let's Hub and Make Ici
French session
Teachers as Researchers
In response to the challenges facing education, this program promotes open collaborative research - inspired by participatory science - between researchers and education professionals.
10:30-11:30 | Time for discussion and sharing for all those involved in education to share their own educational context
15h00-17h00 | Experimentation workshop approach and methodology Teachers as Researchers
Organized by the Teachers as Researchers team of the Learning Planet Institute's R&D department.
11h00 - 12h30 | Session in French
The actors of self-confidence, drivers of well-being and change
Round table around private and civil society players who offer opportunities to build confidence in the evening, notably through extracurricular activities or mentoring.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Session in French
Lifelong teacher training
Round table on the challenges of initial and in-service teacher training in the digital age and in the face of major global challenges
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
Friday, January 27
11h00 - 12h30 | Session in French
Learning organizations and territories: a crucial link in solving our societal challenges
Round table around a panel of experts from the French educational landscape, who will share their best learning experiences and their views on our learning society.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
15h00 - 16h30 | English session
How will we learn with Next-Gen AI?
Round table on the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI into education, as well as the ethical and societal considerations that accompany it.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Session in English and French
Be a citizen scientist for a while! From the simple to the extreme
Experimentation workshop citizen science.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute R&D team
Saturday, January 28
On stage, Learning Planetizens!
Round table dedicated to the events that marked this week's Festival and to the launch of new initiatives.
Organized by the Learning Planet Institute
Find out all about the Festival program on the platform :
https://festival.learning-planet.org
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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: The LearningPlanet Festival is organized every year around International Education Day (January 24), in partnership with UNESCO and hundreds of pioneering organizations in the fields of education, culture, science, social and environmental impact, as well as with thousands of students and young activists from all over the world.
Hundreds of events, both local and online, provide opportunities to share ideas and current projects, launch initiatives, and mobilize the vital forces committed to adapting our learning models to the accelerated transitions of the 21st century.
