Future of work
Preparing for the Future: Learning Activities
Educators can use these six learning activities to help students build the essential skills they will need for the future of work.
A Decade of Getting Smart
Over the last decade, the Getting Smart team along with dedicated guest authors and columnists have covered what’s next and what is possible in education. Our posts range from innovations in learning spaces, student agency, to AI—providing our readers the opportunity to learn about emerging trends and see themselves as…
Your Work is to Discover Your Work: On Calling and Contribution
The idea of responding to a calling in our professional lives is widely appreciated across disciplines.
The Kansas City Area Real World Learning Initiative and Recognizing the Need for Change
By: B. Nicely. The Kearney School District Superintendent describes the role the Real World Learning Initiative plays in career success preparation.
Work Experiences Are as Important to Career Prep as School
Work experiences can be as important as formal education (high school and college in particular) in terms of shaping career preferences and readiness.
3 Reasons to Refresh Your Vision of Powerful Learning
Tom outlines three things that may cause you to reconsider your personal picture of powerful learning experiences
How States Can Jumpstart the Future of Learning
State policymakers can prepare students for the future by ensuring all kids have educational opportunities and skills needed for the future of work.
How New Models are Preparing Students for the Future of Work
New models are enabling students to acquire practical foundational skills for the future of work—a future that is increasingly distributed, diverse, device-agnostic and asynchronous in nature.
Solving Interesting Problems With an Entrepreneurial Mindset
By: Mason Pashia. As the workplace continues to shift, leadership and agility are becoming necessary for all members of a team. An entrepreneurial mindset consists of many of the most useful skills for the future. And no, it doesn’t mean starting your own company.
Indian Giant Infosys Opens Tech Center in Phoenix, Partners with ASU
With a deep commitment to growing employees, Infosys hired 15,000 graduates in the last 12 months, including more than 2,000 in America, where many come through community college partnerships.