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This 2020 Forecast is a tool for thinking about, preparing for, and shaping the future. It outlines key forces of change that will shape the landscape of learning over the next decade. The forecast does not predict what will happen, but rather serves as a guide to the as-yet-unwritten future. It is designed to help you see connections among things that once seemed unrelated and to help you consider the changes and challenges that you are facing today within the context of wider patterns of change. Ultimately, the 2020 Forecast aims to provoke your own thinking about what role you want to play in creating the future of learning.

This 2020 Forecast is a tool for thinking about, preparing for, and shaping the future. It outlines key forces of change that will shape the landscape of learning over the next decade.

Another excellent read on the subject of the future of education. An excellent site.

Environmental conference for 20 students in the US to be selected.

Students interested in environmental issues, the forecast earth summit is open for applications. Twenty students will be flown to Washington DC, December 5-7. This is sponsored by the weather Channel. Do you know a student who would be a good eco ambassador?

a collection of the best resources of the web for teaching about weather - how it happens, how it is forecast, what some countries have tried to do to change it.

"Raph Koster, President of Metaplace, and two practitioners discuss the advantages of using Metaplace within the classroom, and an In Focus with Nic Mitham of KZero, discussing their new report and presentation forecasting the future of virtual worlds. "

A nice forecast of what the next generation web browsing experience might be like. Of interest to those mindful of web security in schools is the prominent role of handheld devices that will neatly flow around the school's security apparatus.