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Infographic
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
How Prioritizing Standards Prioritizes What Students Already Know – and What They Need to Learn Next
How a fresh approach to standards in one district is supporting students to reach mastery no matter where they begin...
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
Article
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?
Article
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
Personalized Learning as a Strategy to Support Students During COVID-19: Mapping Education and Policy Trends by the Numbers
Based off proposals to U.S. Department of Education, states continue to look to personalized, competency-based learning practices for more flexibility.
Published: November 12, 2020
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
Article
Cast Your Votes! KnowledgeWorks Submissions to SXSWedu 2021
Voting to select SXSWedu 2021 conference sessions begins now and the process only takes a few moments.
Published: November 11, 2020
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...
Publication
Presidential Memo: How The Next President Can Reshape K-12 Education
Recommendations to help our nation’s leaders ensure our education system rebounds stronger than ever.
Published: October 29, 2020
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
Article
Shifting My Mental Model: Systems Thinking in Action
Creating systems diagrams involves learning and reflection. See how mental models can change when taking systemic racism into account.
Published: October 26, 2020
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
Article
Befriending Uncertainty: Tools for Thinking and Collaborating
Introducing two tools for thinking about and collaborating to build education futures
Article
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
Article
New Collaboration Seeks to Transform the Way Teaching and Learning is Done in Arizona Schools
Center for the Future of Arizona, ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and KnowledgeWorks work together on a student-centered learning...
Video
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....
Video
Instructional Loss Does Not Equal Learning Loss
What have Arizona districts and state policymakers been doing to ensure success for all learners, even during a pandemic?
Published: October 6, 2020
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning, Systems Change
Video
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
Article
Reflecting on Your Values During a Time of Crisis
Remembering what drives you as a teacher, your “why,” is critical for weathering tough times.
Article
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...
Article
Collectively Striving for a More Perfect Union
In response to the “patriotic education" Executive Order, we stress understanding our history, good and bad, to create a just,...
Article
Centering the Student to Decolonize Curriculum
How can educators engage systemically marginalized children? One solution is student voice.
Published: September 22, 2020
Topics: Education Equity
Topics: Education Equity
Article
Now Is the Time for Futures Thinking
Education is the place to dive in together with futurists' tools to think about problems and solutions at a deeper,...
Published: September 17, 2020
Topics: Future of Learning
Topics: Future of Learning
Article
Indeed, Kansans Can: Innovation in the Wake of COVID-19
How Kansas is building on years of supporting innovation in education policy during COVID-19.
Published: September 8, 2020
Topics: Education Policy
Topics: Education Policy
Article
Standards, Assessments, Access: How the Pandemic Provides an Opportunity for More Equitable Education
What do we want for schools? We can take advantage of the opportunity to rethink teaching and learning by exploring...
Published: September 4, 2020
Topics: Education Equity
Topics: Education Equity
