A special invitation

Flash Forward: The Future of Education

At no time in human history has everything been changing—for everyone, everywhere, and all at one‐time—as it is now.

Once upon a time, our formal education system was designed to meet the needs of the industrial revolution. Today, we have reached a breakpoint where education appears less and less able to meet the needs of a globalized, hyper‐connected society that is continuing to evolve. What’s next? What should education become?

Re‐imagining education needs each of us. This moment—right here, right now—is your opportunity to contribute to the future of education. If you have passion for learning and a belief in the importance of education, the future needs your imput.

You are invited to:
The World Future Society
“Global Summit on the Future of Education”
July 27, 2012 Toronto, Canada
Please join us. Bring your ideas!

What do you think are the important issues and opportunities for the future of education? Put your ideas, your insights and your experiences on the agenda and help identify immediate next steps for shaping the future of education.Tell us the critical questions you would like to discuss at the Summit.
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The Summit format will be open. You’ll work, and network, in large groups and small breakouts. You’ll connect with people at the Summit in a setting that will encourage participants to follow their hearts and speak their minds, are open to uncertain outcomes, and work with a spirit of collaboration and collective creativity.

Education is the Future’s Best Hope
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Imagine the Day

9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions—David Pearce Snyder is a consulting futurist and principal partner of the Snyder Family Enterprise. He has been a professional forecaster for more than 40 years, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

9:10–9:45 a.m. Flash Forward! Rethinking Learning

Karen Grose will open the Summit by speaking about the large scale transformation in education that will bring all schools and learning out of the factory model and into the 21st century.(see https://sites.google.com/site/rethinkinglearningtogether/ framework)

Karen is Coordinating Superintendent of Program Planning with the Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Canada. (www.tdsb.on.ca) and author of Flash Forward

9:45-10:15 Introduction of our Education Panelists

Marci Segal will introduce the education panelists and will help facilitate conversations throughout the Summit. Her areas of expertise include creativity, innovation, and psychological type, with specific focus on people, engagement methods, creative thinking processes, and environments that support breakthrough thinking. She is a president of creativityland inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (www.creativityland.ca)

Jim Strachan will discuss two aspects of education: the essential elements that drive a more forward-thinking learning and the methods and principles of teaching. Jim Strachan has been working with (and learning from) children for 28 years as a social worker, classroom teacher of grades 2 to 8, and instructional leader for ICT. Currently on secondment to the Ministry of Education, for the past seven years Jim was the Program Coordinator: Beginning Teachers in the Toronto District School Board. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng)

Jim Morrison will describe how emerging disruptive educational innovations have the potential to dramatically change current educational practice (see the "Open Educational Resources" section at http://horizon.unc.edu/onramp/default330f.html?type=soc). Jim is professor emeritus of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served as vice president (Division J, Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. (http://horizon.unc.edu/bios/Morrison/vita.html)

Jenny Williams will speak on this panel about the importance of technology being used effectively in the classroom, from a student perspective. Jenny is a two-term Student Trustee with the Toronto District School Board (www.tdsb.on.ca) and the President of the Ontario Student Trustees' Association (www.osta-aeco.org). She is also a graduating student at Martingrove Collegiate Institute and looks forward to continuing her education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario

10:15-10:30 Break
10:30–Noon Open discussion groups chaired by the education panelists.

Help us identify the critical questions that you would like to discuss at the Summit.

Noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00–2:30 p.m. Summary of Issues and Ideas
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–4:00 p.m. Open Forum with Circle of Experts

The education panelists will discuss with the attendees the issues and ideas presented during the morning’s open discussion groups.

4:00-4:30 p.m. Social Networking

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