This Is the Future of Education
Channel: John Spencer
Date: 2016-02-17

Pundits are always selling the latest and greatest "future of education." But what if the answer is already in the room? In this illustrated video, I share some thoughts on the future of education. Enjoy this video? Please subscribe to the channel: http://bit.ly/spencervideos

Here are my thoughts on the future of education. Sketched out by hand. 

Transcript:

The future of education can’t be found in a gadget or an app or a program or a product. 
It doesn’t require a think tank full of pundits. No, the future of education can be found in your classroom. Your classroom is packed with creative potential. You have all the innovation you need right there in your room. You have the power to make it happen. 

It’s what happens when you experiment. It’s what happens when you give your students voice and choice. It’s what happens when you abandon the scripted curriculum and take your students off-road in their learning. It’s what happens when you teach to your students rather than teaching to the test. 

It’s what happens when you unleash the creative power of all of your students - when you make the bold decision to let them make things and design things and solve problems that they find relevant. 

Sometimes it’s messy and even confusing. It often looks humble. 
But understand this, that every time your students get the chance to be 
authors, filmmakers, scientists, artists, and engineers.

You are planting the seeds for a future you could have never imagined on your own. And that right there is the beauty of creative classrooms. That’s the power of innovative teachers. And the truth is, that is why the future of education is you.