future of learning

Learner-Centered

A Hopeful Vision For Better-Designed Schools

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

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Leadership

The Cost of Innovation: Why True Transformation Requires A Season of Grief

Guest Author

Mar 3, 2026

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Personalized Learning

A Day in the Life of an Educator in 2040

Rachelle Dené Poth, Mason Pashia

Sep 18, 2025

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Ed Policy

Catalyzing the Future of Learning: How Public Seed Funding Drives EdTech Innovation and Scale

Tom Vander Ark, Eric Tucker, Guest Author

Aug 14, 2025

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Green Schools

Confronting Education: A Manifesto for a World in Transition

Guest Author

Jun 5, 2025

Center for Curriculum and Redesign: Education for the Age of AI https://curriculumredesign.org/frameworks/

Leadership

How Does Agency Shape Education? | A Conversation with Charles Fadel

Mason Pashia, Tom Vander Ark

May 8, 2025

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Leadership

How AI is Changing Learning Goals

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 11, 2025

Explores how AI is reshaping education, emphasizing curiosity, agency, and AI management as essential skills for future learning and work.

Diverse young children explore hands-on learning activities in a bright, busy Montessori-style classroom with two teachers.

Early Learning

Agency for nine-month-olds? Yes!

Guest Author

Jan 23, 2025

Explore how Reggio Emilia-inspired early education fosters agency and deeper learning for infants to preschoolers at Growing Place.

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Learning Design

The AI Revolution in Teaching: How It Changes Everything

Guest Author

Oct 22, 2024

AI revolutionizes education by shifting focus from finding answers to asking questions, refining outputs, and developing creativity and critical thinking.

Diverse students learning in flexible spaces—indoors and on grass—including wheelchair users, using varied approaches and technologies.

Future of Learning

How We Lead the Change Is the Change: Horizon 3 Leadership

Guest Author

Oct 17, 2024

The journey towards equitable, innovative H3 learning ecosystems demands new forms of leadership that embrace uncertainty, nurture belonging, and co-design solutions with communities.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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