What is Contributive Learning?
Reignite school communities to maximize learning by reconnecting with self, others and the purpose for learning.
Contributive Learning is a process for integrating academic and social-emotional learning in everyday instruction in ways that engage and empower students, teachers, families, and communities.
What does it look like in schools?
Through a series of collaborative workshops, teachers learn to create positive learning environments, develop strong connections with students, and improve students’ well-being through curricular learning. Our workshops and tools support primary schools through high schools to make equitable enhancements to teaching and learning.
The Contributive Learning Framework empowers whole-school communities to:
- Know and embrace who you are as individuals and a school
- Integrate academic and social emotional learning in everyday instruction.
- Measure what matters with evidence to show successful outcomes
- Enable teachers to have a positive impact on all learners so every student realizes their potential
- Cultivate an inclusive learning environment that values, supports, and gets the best out of everyone
- Improve student academic achievement by enhancing well-being and engagement
- Support learners from early years to pathways and careers, including transitions
Contributive Learning Workshops
Teacher, leader, and student workshops designed to embed Contributive Learning across classrooms and schools.
Learning
Culture
Creating the conditions for Contributive Learning.
Learning
Connections
Forming a deeper understanding of students and their needs.
Learning
Design
Integrating curricular learning with SEL objectives.
Authentic
Assessment
Finding evidence of learning and of what students need next.
Proven
Practice
Enhancing instructional practice in light of teachers’ experiences.
Collaborative
Moderation
Sharing and celebration of learning and best practice.
Resources and Publications
The Depthvale Detectives and the Great Education Crisis
A Guide to Contributive Learning in Schools
“The Depthvale Detectives uses the power of storytelling to connect readers to the change that is essential in education. Every educator will be able to read this, see themselves and their school, and begin to think about how they can truly contribute to their own school community.”
Patrick Fisher
Principal, Meramec Elementary, United States
Measuring Human Return
Understand and Assess What Really Matters for Deeper Learning
Human return is the human capacity to contribute to people’s lives and to the world. It’s incredibly important in the lives of every one of us, because when we contribute—when we add to the world—that gives us meaning, fulfillment, and well-being. Check out the audio companion guide or read the book to learn more.
Joanne McEachen
Founder, Contributive Learning
Designed by The Learner First
Contributive Learning is based on the educational research of Joanne McEachen and her international team at The Learner First.
Bringing together decades of experience at all levels of education, our research-proven tools and processes have been used in thousands of schools around the world.
