future of learning
The Value of Connecting Students: 5 Ways to Help Get You Started
By: Laura Steinbrink. Laura discusses 5 ways to broaden our thinking in the ways our students can connect with others and share their work.
How AI Curriculum Can Prepare Students for Success in a New World
By: Andrew Chen. How schools and teachers are overcoming the barrier of entry to prepare students as young as kindergarten for a future of AI.
What Happens When We Do School Better?
By: Doris Korda. Doris explains how students in the Columbus City Schools have the option to participate in Options for Success (OFS) to avoid missing out on valuable learning opportunities.
New School Formula: Harder Problems and Fewer Answers
Artificial Intelligence will have more influence on the livelihoods of young people over the next several decades than any other factor. To contribute now and in the future, they will need extended challenges that encourage them to build agency while solving harder problems with fewer answers.
What if Students Designed Their Education?
There are many conversations today about 21st-century skills and what skills students may need for the future and how to drive their own learning. A look at how we could change the look of schools and learning as we all prepare for the uncertainty of the future of work and learning.
A Refresher Course on the NGSS
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a structured and cohesive three-dimensional approach to science education in the US. This post explores what they are, and how they work.
Mapping 21st-Century Skills to SEL Competencies
The relationship between Socio-Emotional Competencies and 21st-Century Skills has been uppermost on my mind lately because of a series of key events. In mid-January I spent the day working with 250 North Dakota school leaders, who came together in Mandan to learn how to better implement the state’s Choice…
Advancing Equity Through Innovation: 7 Noteworthy Approaches From Brooklyn LAB
Brooklyn LAB is built on the premise that we need to prepare all students to one-day hold jobs that likely don’t exist yet. However, by mastering skills such as problem-solving and conflict resolution, students will be ready to tackle those new challenges, regardless of their career path. LAB embraces seven innovative approaches to educate scholars and advance equity.
Redefining Readiness: New Literacies
Readiness has become a popular way to describe the mission. Are our students ready? Many like college and career ready. Others like Future Ready. In Part 1 of Redefining Readiness, Michael Niehoff focused on Pedagogy and Courses. For Part 2, he explores new literacies.
Cultivating An Innovation Mindset in the Classroom
According to GenDIY, people who have innovation mindsets possess qualities such as “perseverance, initiative, collaboration, tenacity, and curiosity.” How can classroom teachers give students opportunities to develop an innovation mindset and build these important skills? Jamie Back offers a few ideas.