Teaching Australia has published The Open Book Scenarios, a project which explores possible futures for teaching.
To request a copy of this project, titled Teaching for Uncertain Futures
email info@teachingasutralia.edu.au
So at this point in history, the role of teachers is more pivotal than it ever has been...teachers have the power to foster that creative and invigorating quality the world needs, namely, hope (Hedley Beare writing in the Preface to Teaching for Uncertain Futures*)
The question is asked
What will the Australian teaching profession have to do to be successful in the environments in which it will have to operate in 2030?*
And in a comment on the education world
In a world driven by innovation and experimentation, teachers constantly need to update their knowledge and skills. periods of reflection and collaboration with colleagues are valued as professional learning experiences, while formal professional development programs are recognised through certification in a teacher's portfolio of achievement.*
Finally, from John Peterson, President, The Arlington Institute
Requirements for the future will be adaptability and innovation. Fundamental characteristics for dealing with uncertainty and high rates of change are different from those required in steady state and predictable environments. Key is the ability to "dance". We need to teach people how to see principles and fundamentals, not specifics. The more we understand the basics opf human nature and such things, the better equipped we wil;l be to deal with an environment that is quite different from what it has been in the past.*
*Copyright Teaching Australia - Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limikted, 2007
