Project+Zero


 * Shaker Name:** Project Zero


 * Basic Work:** A research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.


 * Key Work:** Project Zero's mission is to build understandings of human cognitive development and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.


 * Key Personnel:** Nelson Goodman


 * Why/How a shaker?** Project Zero is considered to be a shaker due to the changes and challenges it offers to the education system. Founded in 1967 by Nelson Goodman to study and improve education in the arts in order to develop the learning processes in children, and adults. Goodman believed that arts learning should be studied as a serious cognitive activity, but that "zero" had been firmly established about this field. Today, Project Zero is building on this research to help create communities of reflective, independent learners; to enhance deep understanding within disciplines; and to promote critical and creative thinking. This research program is based on the understanding of the human cognitive development and the process of learning with the arts and other disciplinary areas. Human beings have many different ways which they learn at different stages in life. Project Zero in my opinion played a role in the development of the theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University.


 * Links:** **[|http://www.pz.harvard.edu]**
 * http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm**