Powerful Learning: Fostering Agency, Purpose, and Curiosity Through Connection

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.