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A Conversation About a Liberatory Future of Learning

Forecast authors walk through KnowledgeWorks forecast on the future of learning.

Published: June 14, 2022
Topics: 101, Education Equity, Future of Learning
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Portrait of a Graduate: A North Star for Teaching and Learning in Utah

Utah's portrait of a graduate guides their transformation process. Hear about it from the Utah State Board of Education's chief...

Published: May 31, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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Explore the Future with Suri Devi, Ed Tech Expert

Suri Devi is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives her.

Published: May 27, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Educating Kentucky: Innovation, One Step at a Time

Learn the steps Kentucky took to innovate their system into one that is futures-oriented, collaborative and inclusive.

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Looking Beneath the Surface to Create Liberatory Education Futures

Because we will never break out of systems, it’s important to examine them to understand and change them. The systems...

Published: May 10, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Meet Cruz Gómez, a Student Motivated by Social Connections

Cruz Gómez is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives him.

Published: May 3, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Could education help us reconnect?

The fight for just societies is setting the context for the future of learning and creating shared, existential challenges that...

Published: April 20, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges
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Critically Uncertain: The 2×2 Matrix and Futures for Liberatory Education

Why it’s important to spend time with uncertainty to help us clarify what we want from the future

Published: April 12, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning
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Discussion Guide for IMPACT: Learning Edition

It’s about more than winning. This discussion guide can help you get the most IMPACT out of your game.

Published: March 22, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Imagining Liberatory Education Futures

Introducing our sixth anchor forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.

Published: March 10, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Leading for the Future

Two school board members introduce futures thinking tools to help districts carry out five-year strategic plans.

Published: March 1, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning
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Explore the Future with Vania Pérez, Early Childcare Facilitator

Vania Pérez is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives her.

Published: February 23, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Future Possibilites for Education

Introducing our forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.

Published: February 4, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Meet Pat Li, a Teacher from the Future

Pat Li is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives them.

Published: January 26, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Forging Youth-Centered Futures: Bringing Youth Visions to Life

Paper shares youth visions for a post-pandemic future of learning and strategies to achieve them.

Published: November 29, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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Meet Jayden Harris, Youth Justice Advocate

Jayden Harris is a tireless champion of Black youth, and his hopes for the future just might be yours, too.

Published: November 22, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Meet Governor Williams, an Ambitious, Community-Minded Leader

A character from IMPACT: Learning Edition, Karissa Williams helps players explore the future for community leaders.

Published: October 26, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Redefining Postsecondary to Include Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning is a life skill and is an essential element of our vision for human-centered learning.

Published: October 14, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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Forging the Future of Learning: The Kids Have a Lot to Say

How do youth see the future of learning? And how can we re-imagine education to meet their needs?

Published: October 4, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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How We Can Utilize Technology to Humanize Learning

Technology enables learning – but it isn’t central to the design of how we meet students’ needs.

Published: September 8, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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Students Take Over the Remaking Tomorrow Podcast and Share Their Thoughts About the Future of Learning

In this takeover of a podcast about the future of learning, we hear from those closest to learning: students.

Published: August 11, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
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Cast your vote for KnowledgeWorks in the SXSW EDU 2022 PanelPicker

KnowledgeWorks has submitted three sessions to SXSWedu 2022. Voting to select conference sessions begins now and the process only takes...

Published: August 10, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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IMPACT: Learning Edition

IMPACT: Learning Edition is a board game that uses futures thinking to help you imagine and think critically about changes...

Published: July 28, 2021
Topics: 101, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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A Need to Evolve: The Impact of Strained Education Systems

What tensions are straining education systems? Explore impacts on learners with disabilities, funding allocation and the educator workforce.

Published: May 27, 2021
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement