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Educational Predictions for the Year 2060 by Khan Academy

3/14/2016

In this video, Khan Academy lays out a vision for what education will look like in the year 2060. They predict that:

Education will move from a passive classroom model to an active, discovery and creative based model.
The traditional K-12 progression followed by 4 year college will be replaced by exploratory paths which focus on achieving understanding in various interests unbound by traditional structures.
Teachers will move from being lecturers to being tutors, coaches and mentors.
99% of the world's population will achieve literacy.

Regardless of whether you agree with this particular vision or not, can you see how having a compelling vision of the future of education is compelling and important? Our prayer is that God would raise up those with a destiny to serve and improve the world of education, such that worldwide literacy leads to everyone having an opportunity to discover, unlock and live their Godly destiny.

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7 Skills Students Need for the Future by Dr. Tony Wagner

3/14/2016

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In this video, Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard's Change Leadership Group has identified what he calls a "global achievement gap," which is the leap between what even our best schools are teaching, and the must-have skills of the future. The 7 survival skills he has identified include:

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving.
Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence.
Agility and Adaptability.
Initiative and Entrepreneurship.
Effective Oral and Written Communication.
Accessing and Analyzing Information.
Curiosity and Imagination.

As Christians who hope to be salt and light to the world of education, we would be well served to consider what it means to help others build Dr. Wagner's survival skills if we wish to help them prepare themselves to add value to society.

We pray that you would discover, unlock and live your Godly destiny as you provide the kind of educational opportunities which help people to be all God has called them to be.

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A Recipe for Great Teaching by Keith Hughes

3/14/2016

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In this video, Keith Hughes, who is an experienced classroom teacher, shares with us his recipe for great teaching. He suggests that there are 3ea primary ingredients to great teaching which includes:

Content Knowledge
Pedagogy
Authenticity
Human Relationships

This is only about a 5 minute video, so if you are interested in learning all you can about being a great teacher, then Keith's presentation is well done and worth your time. As you endeavor to discover, unlock and live your Godly destiny, please kindly consider what makes a great teacher. After all, great teachers make disciples, just like Jesus did. Just saying.

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Jesus the Teacher by Pastor Robert Morris

3/9/2016

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In this video, Pastor Robert Morris shares three teaching principles which make Jesus the greatest educator ever. He shares that Jesus taught:

Authoritatively
Practically
Graphically

By teaching in this manner, Jesus was able to influence, via teaching, the progression of mankind's redemption and restoration. As one who may be called to teach others, we pray that this video helps you discover, unlock and live your Godly destiny as a teacher and educator.

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An Educational Revolution by Great Hearts Academies

3/9/2016

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According to Great Hearts Academies, their mission and vision for education "is to create a national network of academically rigorous, classical, liberal arts primary, middle, and high schools. This network will prepare its graduates for success in the most highly selective colleges and universities in the nation, and to be leaders in creating a more philosophical, humane, and just society. Great Hearts’ public academies surpass the best public and private school options in academic outcomes, student moral formation, and comprehensive extra-curricular participation.

The ultimate goal of the organization is to graduate “great-hearted” young men and women who possess a sense of destiny and purpose that is directed to the service of the greater good. By engaging in an intense and formative dialogue with the Great Books and Ideas of Western Culture, by conversing with peers and teachers who also seek the truth, students come to understand more fully what it means to be a human being."

Could your Godly destiny be connected to helping the institutions of learning experience a revolution such that "young men and women are equipped with a sense of destiny and purpose?" May those called to lead the classical liberal arts educational revolution come forth - in Jesus Mighty Name.

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Educational Predictions for the Year 2060 by Khan Academy

7 Skills Students Need for the Future by Dr. Tony Wagner

A Recipe for Great Teaching by Keith Hughes

Jesus the Teacher by Pastor Robert Morris

An Educational Revolution by Great Hearts Academies

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