Adriana Garcia
From Peru, Adriana focuses on fostering cultures of inquiry, collaboration, and reflective professional learning across Latin America—facilitating inquiry-driven professional development for teachers and promoting meaningful, sustained change in educational practice. She is a clinical psychologist with a master’s in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
PZ Work
As a researcher and project coordinator at Project Zero, Adriana explores and supports cultures of inquiry, collaboration, and professional learning in schools across Latin America. She works closely with educators, school leaders, and curriculum teams to examine the structures, processes, and practices that promote autonomy, reflection, and deep learning.
Creando Comunidades de Indagación (Creating Communities of Inquiry)
Through a four-year collaboration between Project Zero and Innova Schools in Peru, Adriana helped develop and implement strategies to foster autonomy, collaboration and inquiry-driven teaching and learning. Her work included qualitative research, field coordination, and the co-design and implementation of professional learning experiences grounded in inquiry and local context.
Aprendiendo a Aprender: Transformando la Pedagogía Juntos (Learning to Learn: Transforming Pedagogy Together)
In partnership with Panama’s Ministry of Education, Adriana's team and she designed and facilitated an arc of learning for ten school-based study groups of teachers and principals. Together, they explored how to strengthen collaboration and inquiry-based practices in schools. They modeled practices and tools, carefully reviewing and analyzing educator’s documentation and reflections. Based on what they learned from observing their practice, documentation, and ongoing dialogue, the team adapted their work to the evolving needs. This work aims to strengthen teacher learning communities, promote reflective and inquiry-driven pedagogy, and build local capacity for sustainable professional growth across Panama’s public schools.
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