EXTERNAL LINKS
The KnowledgeWorks Foundation and the Institute for the Future have teamed to create an interactive 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning. Take some time to explore this interesting presentation of Futures planning.
McREL uses scenario-based planning techniques learned from the Global Business Network.
The Kettle Moraine School District in Wisconsin, a McREL client, is an excellent example of a district that has taken a comprehensive approach to preparing for the future.
The Ohio 8 Coalition has featured their scenario work facilitated by McREL on their website and included their McREL produced report.
PUBLICATIONS
KnowledgeWorks Online Article: Ready for Any Future, September 2008
This online article asks the question, could scenario planning help your school district or organization prepare for the future? To help answer this question, the article goes on to describe a scenario planning experience for a hypothetical school district.
American School Board Journal: A New Face for Schools, July 2008
An article by Laura Lefkowits published in American School Board Journal in July 2008 about harnessing the power of social networks can be a key to student - and district - success.
Policy Brief: Preparing for an Uncertain Future, October 2005
This brief describes ways in which policymakers and educators could use scenario planning to guide policymaking and strategic planning.
The Future of Schooling: Educating America in 2014, published 2005
This book describes McREL’s own efforts in scenario-based planning, as well as how key trends in education might converge to create different futures for schooling in America. Available for free download or purchase pre-printed copies from McREL for $30.
RESOURCES
Future Planning Services
Learn more about McREL’s series of workshops and consulting services.
SUGGESTED READING
There are a number of ways in which you can move your organization into the future in a thoughtful, creative, and deliberate manner. One way is to establish a book study, starting with books from this suggested reading list.
VIDEOS
The Ohio 8 Coalition
Campbell County School District, Gillette, WY
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