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Powerful Learning: Fostering Agency, Purpose, and Curiosity through Connection. Cultivating Future-Ready Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions

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Title: Powerful Learning: Fostering Agency, Purpose, and Curiosity through Connection. Cultivating Future-Ready Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Language: English
Authors: Gabriella Anton, Kelly Mills, Sharin Jacob, Nancy Chou, Kelly McNeil, Chris Wegemer, Digital Promise
Source: Digital Promise. 2026.
Availability: Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 44
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Models, Skill Development, Transformative Learning, Vignettes, Learning Readiness, Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Transfer of Training, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Cooperative Learning, Student Development
Abstract: This publication introduces the Powerful Learning Framework to establish a shared guidepost for education stakeholders. It defines Powerful Learning by centering connection, alongside agency, purpose, and curiosity. Synthesizing core theories of how people learn, connection serves as a powerful foundation for developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions, while agency, purpose, and curiosity drive long-term well-being and future readiness. The framework highlights a systems perspective to scale this vision, introducing key factors that shape transformation at the instructional level and systems level. Through vignettes, the publication illustrates Powerful Learning across instructional and system levels, demonstrating how they interact as parts of a connected educational system.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED682337
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This publication introduces the Powerful Learning Framework to establish a shared guidepost for education stakeholders. It defines Powerful Learning by centering connection, alongside agency, purpose, and curiosity. Synthesizing core theories of how people learn, connection serves as a powerful foundation for developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions, while agency, purpose, and curiosity drive long-term well-being and future readiness. The framework highlights a systems perspective to scale this vision, introducing key factors that shape transformation at the instructional level and systems level. Through vignettes, the publication illustrates Powerful Learning across instructional and system levels, demonstrating how they interact as parts of a connected educational system.