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Jessica Margolin, Director of Communities at The Groupery, speaks about efficient ways PTA's and other communities can organize and fundraise, and the impact these services have on education and getting the for-profit and non-profit sectors to work together.
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Creating flexibility and innovation amid system failures System shocks and disruptions in the arenas […] Explore Platforms for Resilience
DRIVERS OF CHANGE are major forces of transformation that will shape our efforts to remake learning. They represent the convergence of several trends into emerging ideas that will disrupt traditional assumptions about learning.
Data trails, participatory media, and visual tools create new bases for reputation, mastery, and recognition […] Explore Open-Source Assessment
Brittle hierarchies will continue to act in ways that seem institutionally rational but which further […] Explore Autoimmune Responses
TRENDS are distinct directions of change that will shape the future of learning.
Overnight classes, expanded schedules, and 24-hour computer labs are just a few examples of the flexibility […] Explore Community Colleges Show Resilience
As new technologies make it more feasible and affordable to create wind and solar energy on a small scale […] Explore Community Power Remakes Alternative Energy Industry
SIGNALS are examples, or early indicators, of the changes described by the trends and the drivers of change.
Education sousveyors will keep the learning process transparent and will stimulate public discussion […] Explore Education Sousveyor
Community intelligence cartographers will tap the collective intelligence of their local communities. […] Explore Community Intelligence Cartographer
LEARNING AGENTS suggest new roles and functions that might emerge in the future ecosystem of learning.
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In this article from the November 2009 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, Monica Martinez examines how threats […] Expand for Continued Reading
In this article from the November 2009 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, Monica Martinez examines how threats to the health of our youth from climate change and pollution raise the need for us to begin thinking of schools as part of an ecosystem. She highlights ways in which schools, organizations, and communities are moving toward a more sustainable approach to education -- from learning experiences to healthy buildings -- and how schools have the opportunity to become centers for health and environment.The full citation for the original publication is: Monica Martinez,INNOVATION: Becoming Green, Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 91, No. 3, November 2009, pp. 74-75.
Associated Topic: Platforms for Resilience > Smart Localism
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Added: November 11, 2009
This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation on […] Expand for Continued Reading
This paper explores participants’ perspectives from a convening hosted by KnowledgeWorks Foundation on the topic of "Re-Imagining Teaching Careers." In hosting this convening, KnowledgeWorks Foundation hoped to: 1) Probe critical issues of the future in order to consider what learning experiences might be relevant for students, 2) Explore how learning might be delivered in the future, 3) Begin imagining what types of roles might be constructed to deliver such learning, and 4) Examine how these roles might be supported within a larger system or profession.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Beta Building > Transliteracy
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Added: March 19, 2009
Jamais Cascio, research affiliate at Institute for the Future and a blogger, talks about the responses […] Expand for Continued Reading
Jamais Cascio, research affiliate at Institute for the Future and a blogger, talks about the responses we make to issues can often be more threatening than intended.
Associated Topic: Platforms for Resilience > Autoimmune Responses > No Child Left Behind
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Added: January 23, 2009
Jessica, Director of Communities at The Groupery, speaks about efficient ways PTA's and other communities […] Expand for Continued Reading
Jessica, Director of Communities at The Groupery, speaks about efficient ways PTA's and other communities can organize and fundraise, and the impact these services have on education and getting the for-profit and non-profit sectors to work together.
Tags: collaboration, community, education, fundraising, learning,