The Future of Schooling: Educating America in 2020

The actions you take now will help your school or district succeed in the future. McREL experts show you how to use scenario planning to prepare for the future world of education. By analyzing the content and discussing the implications of these scenarios, you can identify action steps today that will maximize your chance for success tomorrow.

Benefits:

• Review four scenarios that describe in vivid detail how the trends McREL has been tracking might shape very different alternate futures for education.
• Gain a summary of the key factors and trends that are driving change in education now and in the near future.
• Understand how to move from the abstract thought experiment of the scenarios to concrete actions you can take today.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Welcome to 2020
Chapter 2: Drivers of a Changing World
Chapter 3: Scenario A: Test Day at Bronx City Day School
Chapter 4: Scenario B: Education to the Max
Chapter 5: Scenario C: Who Killed Buster the Bearcat?
Chapter 6: Scenario D: My Path to Juilliard
Chapter 7: Taking the Next Step
Resources to Keep the Conversation Alive