Shift Happens: Education 3.0
Educating for the Unknown- Being proactive to future needs of society is the challenge of educators and students alike. Technology allows for the easy exchange of ideas which melts away distance and time between places and people allowing for communities of practice to develop. Education in the US should abandon outdated industrial models- and find new life. Teachers must guide students to become good citizens of the world in a climate which addresses the ever changing challenges of the future.
The challenge of education is to educate students for the future, a future that holds many unknowns. As teachers we need to shift focus from the daily power struggles within our schools to the larger picture: how we educate students will determine our nation’s path. Teachers are on the front lines; it is up to us to make the discussion student-centric, pushing for curricula and assessments to align with authentic useful learning. Teaching for the Unknown was established to introduce ideas for reflective thought on education. Short bio: Christine Morano Magee has an Ed.D. George Washington University in Special Education, MFA Theatre, University of Virginia; a MA.L.S. Georgetown University; Employment history: Director of Education Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, Lead Faculty Special Education for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Learners Program George Washington University, Director of Education VSA Arts Kennedy Center, Art Teacher, Ed Consulting. Founder Studio Learning Associates, ed consulting, workshops on studio learning/teaching making traditional classrooms into studio classrooms through teacher education, physical space, resource assessment and curriculum planning.