Category: New Visions for Learning

Workshop Materials Available from the Project Zero Classroom Summer Institute

Recently, Tina Grotzer and Lydia Cao presented at the Project Zero Classroom (PZC) Summer Institute. The PZC draws educators from all over the world to Cambridge to spend a week learning about emerging ideas to support the best learning and performance. This year, Grotzer gave a plenary session on educating for climate change. She stressed…Continue Reading Workshop Materials Available from the Project Zero Classroom Summer Institute

What’s Missing from a Skills-Only Approach to Workforce Development?

In a new piece for The EvoLLLution, NLL researchers Tessa Forshaw, Rodrigo Madeiros, and Dr. Eileen McGivney argue that Next Level Learning requires changing how workforce challenges are approached, from looking only at skills to a triadic approach that looks at the learner’s skills, identity and context. You can read the full article at this…Continue Reading What’s Missing from a Skills-Only Approach to Workforce Development?

Studying the Effectiveness of Situated Agency in Leveraging the Power of Reflection: A New Way to Make the Most of Metacognition

Most of us have been asked to engage in reflection in our workplaces at some point, but many of us struggle with knowing what to reflect on and how to do it effectively. …Continue Reading Studying the Effectiveness of Situated Agency in Leveraging the Power of Reflection: A New Way to Make the Most of Metacognition