Essential Articles for Educators
These articles for educators are designed so that we can recognise trends in how work, life and opportunity are evolving and accelerating, and serve to highlight why schools need to evolve as well. We’ve used a multitude of sources to investigate the global economy, the future of work, skills shortages, growth industries, exponential technologies, disruptive innovations and how all of this affects learning in schools. The articles for educators provide a series of insights into where opportunities lie for students, the knowledge skills and attitudes that students might need, which industries and jobs they might consider studying or working in, and how we all can benefit from the enormous opportunities that exist.
Mindset and learning when work is changing

The importance of workforce retraining is a major common theme across the many articles we read when looking at the future of learning and work. The automation of once-routine tasks…
Fake news – what teachers need to know

There have always been varying versions of events and perspectives about the world and how it works. However the problem now is that while these various perspectives have always existed,…
Challenges and opportunities in education

This week we are taking a look at some articles we’ve come across recently in the world of education and schools. It’s a general look at what’s happening out there,…
Robots and work – what you need to know

With students and schools in mind we’re looking to take a balanced view of what’s happening in the world of robots and work, referencing some sound research and looking at…
3 reasons why lifelong learning is essential

This article examines why lifelong learning is essential for anyone seeking to thrive in a new world of exponential technology and disruptive innovation.
Trends in Education and Learning

These articles about the future of education and learning have caught our eye recently. We’ve grouped the articles below into a couple of different categories, and each speaks to what…
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