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Authentic Relationships Wanted: A Human-Centered Approach to Systems Change
Dr. Shelley Zion, Faculty Director of the PEER Lab, share her insights for how to engage in meaningful community engagement.
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How Public Schools Can Grow Stronger out of Strained Systems
COVID-19 and systemic racism have impacted and changed school systems. What does this look like and how can policymakers help?
Published: May 6, 2021
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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Local Learning Festival Aims to Amplify Youth Voices
Greater Cincinnati Remake Learning Days provides a wide variety of activities, in many cases helping youth recognize and develop voice.
Published: May 3, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Bringing Justice and Equity into Education
Gregg Seaton and Jason Swanson discuss contested power and how education leaders can help rethink systems and stakeholders.
Published: April 30, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
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Relational Competencies: Building Skills Imperfectly
Dig into relational competencies, one of the four strategies in Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems.
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Learning as a Lifelong Personal Practice
As she models her own lifelong and lifewide learning, Katherine Prince digs into an essential vision element from Envisioning Human-Centered...
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A Discussion About Leading the Future of Learning
View a recording of a webinar focused on tensions affecting leadership in education.
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Re-envisioning Education to Be Human-Centered
Podcast explores a human-centered vision for education.
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Grappling with Today’s Education Tensions
Complication and opportunity were keywords in conversation with KnowledgeWorks staff while discussing tensions affecting education's futures.
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Connecting on a Human Level Starts with a Smile
Helping students feel valued and like they belong can start with an act as small as a smile.
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Shaping Postsecondary Education’s Futures
Explore trends shifting the postsecondary landscape, look at COVID-19’s impacts and see future possibilities for postsecondary education.
Published: February 18, 2021
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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We Need Human-Centered Learning Systems
Katherine Prince introduces Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems - how it came about, why it's needed and what's in it.
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Students at the Center of Learning: A Video Discussion About Human-Centered Learning
How do we make a human-centered learning system a reality? We introduce the vision and strategies in a webinar.
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Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education’s Futures
Exposing issues as COVID-19 continues to unfold and the longstanding movement toward racial justice continues to gain traction
Article
The Stories You Loved in 2020
What did you love this year? What did you find inspiring? What did you find helpful? We've compiled our top...
Published: December 17, 2020
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Equity, Future of Learning, Social Emotional Learning
Topics: Building Capacity, Education Equity, Future of Learning, Social Emotional Learning
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Futures Thinking for Education Programs
Even as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also living through an era shift. What forces are shaping learning,...
Published: December 1, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
Publication
Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems
Could the future of learning be human-centered? What could that mean for teaching and learning?
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Smart Technologies in the Era of COVID-19
Engineering education researcher Kate Goodman shares her thoughts on foundational and emerging issues related to smart technologies in education in...
Published: November 17, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
Article
Caregiving and the Future
Take a look at the opportunities, challenges and potential outcomes that resulted from scenarios of a recent play of the...
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Befriending Uncertainty: Tools for Thinking and Collaborating
Introducing two tools for thinking about and collaborating to build education futures
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What Do We Want for Education Post-Pandemic?
What's required of us to build a shared vision for education? A recent conversation from Philanthropy Forward provides some insight.
Published: October 15, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Futures Triangle: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
The Futures Triangle helps teams take history into account when examining the present and creating a common desired future together....
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Systems Change, Meet Futures Thinking
How do futures thinking and systems change interact in envisioning the future of learning for everyone? Katherine Prince has more...
Published: October 2, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
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Advocacy and Education Policies of Tomorrow
What possible futures does Anne Olson see in education policy, and what advocacy strategies can take us there? See her...
