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Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn. Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT; Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy; and Dr. Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of Education at UCSF, are redefining how we engage young minds for a creatively and technologically-advanced future. Which of these educators holds the key for unlocking the learning potential inside every student?

I found this interesting in how many of the presenters shared Sir Ken Robinson's views on education. That as it began out of the Industrial Revolution, it's now time to adapt to the skills that our current students need. Dr Mitra's list of what students really need: Reading Comprehension skills and the ability to search and retrieve from the internet I found particularly relevant to my role as a teacher librarian.

"In another 10 to 20 years, what will schools look like? Predicting the future is impossible, even in stable times. However, there are a few safe bets we can make about the future of education."

As schools seek to become Future Ready, it is necessary to identify and cultivate leadership beyond district and building leaders. School librarians lead, teach and support the Future Ready goals of their school and district in a variety of ways through their professional practice, programs and spaces. If properly prepared and supported, school librarians are well-positioned to be at the leading edge of the digital transformation of learning.

How can the libraries of the present and future be influenced by those of the past? 'Ted Colegrove bases the concept of the libraries we need in the future on the libraries from our distant past. How does the Ancient Library of Alexandria and other ancient libraries relate to the libraries we need in the 21st century and beyond? They had huge stockpiles of written knowledge, but their greatest contribution was that they were places of learning with lessons facilitated by the great thinkers and teachers of the day. Great ideas like the Pythagorean theorum were developed, tested, debated, and taught in those spaces. ' (summary comment by HeatherParrish)

Thanks for sharing, this has challenged me to expand my scope of thinking on community partnerships.

"Unleashing the instructional leadership of librarians to foster schools that are future ready"

Recommend! A helpful infographic is available as a download which can be printed and displayed on your pin board at home or work.

Laura Devaney from eSchool News talks about a new study on the future of STEM education and the 6 components that will make it shine. This post provides a summary coverage. These components easily align with a forward, future focused innovative library and could be harnessed to promote and advocate for vibrant and purposeful learning spaces.

"The aim of the FFL and '6 C's' framework is to assist students in developing their 'future-focused skills' or you may have also heard the phrase '21st-century skills'."

Future of Jobs Report 2018: "By 2020, more than a third of the desired core skill sets of most occupations will be comprised of skills that are not yet considered crucial to the job today … Overall, social skills - such as persuasion, emotional intelligence and teaching others - will be in higher demand across industries than narrow technical skills, such as programming or equipment operation and control. In essence, technical skills will need to be supplemented with strong social and collaboration skills.""

"Thinking about the future allows us to imagine what kind of future we want to live in and how we can get there"

"Our workplaces are changing, and the changes are dramatic. Professionals need to pay attention to and prepare for the workplaces of the future. An important aspect of this preparation is to develop the job skills that will help you succeed and thrive in the new reality of the next decade. "

A new report draws on expert work to outline the ideal path for STEM education in the next 10 years. The ideal future of U.S. STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. Department of Education's STEM Initiatives Team. The report, STEM 2026, pulls from the work of experts in science, technology, engineering and math, and the authors point out that current conditions do not ensure equal access to STEM teaching and learning.

Lisa Oldham, Development specialist for school library futures at Lisa Oldham, from the National Library, discusses the future of school libraries. Lisa describes how school libraries are a great way to achieve the creation of skilled students who are able to navigate in the knowledge economy.

It is hard to find a way to let your administrator know in an elegant way some of the benefits of having a school librarian. Practical strategies for teacher librarians to inform leadership and build own strengths to focus on future ready library services and teaching.

Introduces the notion of the Future Ready librarian initiative with supporting resources.

Doug Johnson presents the past focus on school libraries and compares to future expectations to encourage teacher librarians to reconfigure their libraries to meet current and future learning needs for students of this century.

We asked the world's most innovative companies in education to school us on the future of the classroom, with predictions for the next five years. Points explore: Students will interact with others remotely, Success of tech will still rely on skilled teachers, We'll think differently about diplomas, Students will have a voice and Educators and institutions will be forced to adapt.

Mark Ray is changing the conversation from "shh..." to "How can I help your with technology?" Mark has helped to overhaul libraries in Vancouver Public Schools in Washington state. A future focused presentation.

EY report on megatrends - large, transformative global forces that define the future by having a far-reaching impact on business, economies, industries, societies and individuals. We live in a world in constant motion. Goods, capital and labor are traveling globally at a faster pace than ever and moving in novel patterns. Technological innovation, including digital, is rewriting every industry and the way in which human beings manage their lives. In this world, the ever-increasing acceleration of change is one of the few constants.

I printed this entire report out for my husband to read because I thought it was so relevant to everything and everyone today. I'm happy to see it here, Jennie, because I referenced it in my assignment too :-)

The Center for the Future of Libraries works to identify trends relevant to libraries and librarianship. This trend library is available to help libraries and librarians understand how trends are developing and why they matter. Each trend is updated as new reports and articles are made available. New trends will be added as they are developed. Although the focus is on libraries rather than school libraries this useful resource bank