Jill Ackers-Clayton is the Senior Learning Designer at Fielding International and facilitator and coach with TeachThought, focusing on educational programming design. In 2017, Jill founded a Spanish Immersion project-learning based school and has authored a book based on the experience, which focuses on project-based learning in early childhood education. She is also co-author of the book Developing Natural Curiosity Through Project-Based Learning.

As a parent, educator and expert in education design, Jill helps us to understand how to design learning spaces in schools, our homes and other spaces. Join us as we discuss how design affects learning and the future of school.

In this episode, we cover:

• How the project-based learning model supports language acquisition
• Designing spaces that support PBL learning and build learner agency
• The 3 foundational pieces educators need to focus on to support student’s social and cognitive development in a digital environment
• Advice for parents on setting up a successful physical space in their homes

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