Activity #2: What’s Changing in Learning?

“What’s Changing in Learning?” Debrief What caught your attention? What seems like a positive change? What seems like a negative change? What seems likely to lead to the biggest change in how young people learn? What are you left wondering after reading the selection? Of the five trends, which one is most interesting to you? Debrief “What’s Changing in Learning? Part 1” (handout #2)

Futures Wheel Review how a Futures Wheel works by showing the video or modeling with this example or another and reviewing the instructions on handout #3. Make sure groups have selected a change as their starting point.

As you work, remember: Consider positive, negative, and neutral changes in culture and society, technology, the environment, the economy, and politics that might affect education and learning. Don’t worry about whether you think it will actually happen! Write down as many possibilities as you can think of. Try writing in headlines! Imagine the change has occurred. How would the news report it? Reminder as students work. If desired, stop midway through and collect some insights to inspire thinking among the group.

What might happen? What are the top 3 most interesting possible effects emerging from your original change? Ask students to write their responses on handout #3