Something that I am well aware of is the need to consider that the world that the students in my classroom will be living in is very different to what existed 50 years ago.
So, I was quite excited to see that Teaching Australia (who are funded by Commonwealth Government) had identified this as an area worth researching and had prepared this paper.
Teaching for Uncertain Futures, published in February 2008, reports on the Open Book Scenarios project, describes four alternate scenario worlds of 2030 and discusses the implications of change for the teaching profession.
The Open Book Scenarios - teaching for uncertain futures scenario building project involved teachers and principals from across Australia exploring possible futures for teaching and school leadership in 2030 and the implications of these alternate worlds for teaching and school leadership.
The scenario builders addressed two key questions:
What will the Australian teaching profession have to do to be successful in the environments in which it will have to operate in 2030? What are the implications of these challenges for school leadership?
I strongly suggest you take the time to have a read of Teaching for Uncertain Futures and feel free to discuss your thoughts in the comments.