The third video in 9 Billion Schools video series explored learning at school, at work and in leisure time with Lauren Della Bella and futurist Brian David Johnson.
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Kids entering formal education this year will enter the workforce in 2030. It’s important for educators to understand what skills will be necessary for future employment to accurately prepare students for the workforce. A number of jobs that exist today won’t exist in 2030, and many of the positions that still exist will require different skills.
Read MorePreparing people for the workplace means preparing people to learn, adapt and learn some more. It’s the second half of that statement—adapt and learn some more—that is at the heart of learning to learn. And learning to learn is central to workplace development.
Read MoreOur futurecasting exercise with Mercy McAuley High School set out to help them imagine what their new school will look like 10 years from now and to determine what steps they must take to realize that future. After presentations from various stakeholders on issues impacting the future of education, the group participated in a persona development exercise.
Read MoreThe truth is that the resources for life-deep learning are at our disposal; all that’s left is for us to open our minds, to dedicate some brain space to thinking deeply and to consider viewpoints we hadn’t before.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that education is changing. Over the past few years, I’ve seen new trends influence a variety of different areas of education, including facility design. How spaces are designed can have a significant impact on teaching methods and learning.
Read MoreOur challenge, at 9 Billion Schools and in the quest to reimagine learning, is to tear down those fences and allow learning to flourish outside of them, to champion learning across a lifespan.
Read MoreWe at 9 Billion Schools believe that, when it comes to education, society needs to reinvent the wheel – to rethink the way we learn. That’s a tall order, but in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, a husband-wife duo is taking it spoke by spoke.
Read MoreAs part of our 9 Billion Schools “One School’s Journey” blog series, we examine how different educational trends create opportunities for parochial schools like Mercy McAuley High School to differentiate themselves from other educational institutions. Private and parochial schools have more freedom to determine curriculum, testing and academic structure, allowing greater flexibility to adjust to educational trends.
Read MoreThis post in the One School’s Journey blog series explores business trends impacting education from Amy Hanson’s presentation during our futurecasting session.
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