Streaming Session
Recorded SessionSession Outline: From Playful Learning Communities to Powerful Learning Systems (Panel Discussion)
1. Welcome (5 minutes)
Moderator introduces panelists
Brief overview of the Powerful Learning framework (agency, purpose, curiosity, connection).
2. Panelist Stories: Community in Action (20 minutes)
Panelists share how connection and authentic collaboration are the starting points to meet real educators’ needs.
Panelists highlight opportunities to receive and give feedback, reflecting on this process, and identifying playful strategies they’ve created/tried
Panelists discuss how online networks (Discord, LinkedIn) extend beyond single professional learning events
Each panelist connects their story to Powerful Learning principles
3. Panel Discussion: Scaling in Practice (15 minutes)
Explore how educator-led communities expand into broader networks.
Highlight the role of collaboration and leadership and its impact
Share lived examples of grassroots efforts informing district, state, or national practice.
4. Audience Q&A (5–7 minutes)
Participants engage directly with panelists.
Focus on applying principles in diverse school/district contexts.
5. Closing & Takeaways (3 minutes)
Moderator synthesizes key insights.
Attendees leave with concrete strategies to strengthen and sustain their own professional learning communities.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Strengthen and sustain professional learning communities that address real educator needs.
- Apply playful and Powerful Learning principles across diverse contexts.
- Adapt strategies to build collaboration, leadership, and connection within their own networks.
Digital Promise Playful Learning Communities: https://digitalpromise.org/initiative/playful-learning-communities/
McNeil, K. (2025). Playful professional learning to support adoption of digital game based learning [Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
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