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One of the ways that schools and districts are exercising a future-focused mindset is to develop a Portrait of a Graduate. (If you are interested in this work, check out the https://portraitofagraduate.org site for resources and see lots of quality examples from around the country.) In the process of developing a Profile, the question being […]The post Preparing graduates for the future? Focus on these… appeared first on Working At The Edge.

What’s made the last several months in K12 so exhausting is that we continue to try to fit a square peg into a round hole. The global pandemic has changed the shape of the peg, yet we still seem to be holding onto the “normalcy” of pre-pandemic education. Even with the opening of school in […] The post How might we begin to define a new normal in our K12 public school system? This framework may help. appeared first on Working At The Edge.

I love thinking about the future, particularly how it will impact how we learn. I love thinking up possible scenarios in the K12 space that might exist as a result of new technologies, and have previously written about how strategic foresight should be considered a new leadership competency. Because of this passion, I was drawn […] The post Valuing Strategic Foresight in K12 appeared first on Working At The Edge.

If you are at all curious about the future, one of the best futurist blogs to subscribe to is Peter Diamandis’ Tech Blog. While he tends to approach his enthusiasm for future technology through the lens of capitalism, I do find his writing often piquing my curiosity. Recently, he published a blog titled, VR’s Leap […] The post Will VR assist us in enrolling others in the learner-centered paradigm? appeared first on Working At The Edge.

In this episode we take a look at economist Andrew McAfee’s TED talk on the future of jobs and how this talk provides urgency for change in our education system. After reviewing the key points in the talk, I ask, How will education be a part of charting that “good course into the challenging, abundant economy” McAfee speaks of? I […] The post #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 007 – What will future jobs look like? appeared first on Working At The Edge.