Learning Futures blog

October 5, 2021 | Eoline Cary and Terri McCoy | OofSI, Principled Innovation, Scholarship

Starting Fall 2021, Ed Leadership has embedded their Leadership Pathways master’s degree program into the Mesa Public Schools with ASU staff to support and coach aspiring leaders in the district.

October 4, 2021 | Jennifer Stein and Cassandra Kellaris | Design, Learning Futures

Over 160 educators, leaders and community members engaged in Project Springboard from spring to summer of 2021, spanning across the US, Canada and Australia. The project wrapped up in August with a final online session, and we have created a report that summarizes the experience, outcomes and feedback we received. A common theme was the value of connecting with like-minded educators from across the world, especially during the challenges of COVID.

September 21, 2021 | Stephanie McBride-Schreiner and Ivonne Lujano Vilchis | OofSI, Scholarship

“Identity in Peer Review”, is the theme of Peer Review Week 2021, a virtual community-led yearly global event during September 20-24. This thematic focus shines a light on the multifaceted role of identity in the peer review process and what is needed to foster more diverse, equitable, and inclusive peer review practices.

July 28, 2021 | Iveta Silova | Learning Futures

Policy discussions about learning futures often take place without those who will be living those very futures – that is, without children and youth who are routinely left out of the future visioning exercises and policy making decisions.

June 11, 2021 | Punya Mishra | Learning Futures

What is the role of values and principles in educational leadership? What can we learn from inspirational educational leaders? How did they develop their moral/ethical compass, and more importantly, how do they bring these perspectives to the work that they do?

May 24, 2021 | Jennifer Stein | Learning Futures, OofSI

As the U.S. began to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, the calls for schools to find ways to learn from the crisis — to not simply return to the pre-pandemic “normal” — have come from many directions. Yet for schools and educational institutions that have just been through the most challenging year in recent history and are still managing the day-to-day work of running schools and educating students in an ongoing pandemic, this is no simple task.

April 23, 2021 | Clarin Collins | Learning Futures

The Office of Scholarship and Innovation has expanded the internal grants program to include research support mini-grants. The mini-grant program is a recurring monthly opportunity for faculty to receive funds to cover small costs that may arise during

February 12, 2021 | Sean Leahy | Design, Learning Futures, Technology

Revisit the keynote for the 2021 ShapingEDU Winter Games, a story of uncertainty, disruption, and resilience. See how we define learning futures, tackle the challenge of designing educational systems, explore strategic foresight tools, and build an ecosystem if resilience into our IgnitED Labs.

February 12, 2021 | Punya Mishra | Design, Learning Futures

Danah Henriksen and I were recently invited to present a keynote (and conduct two workshops) on design thinking and STEAM education at the 2021 NV STEAM conference, organized by the Nevada Museum of Art and Desert Research Institute.

February 10, 2021 | Stephanie McBride-Schreiner | Scholarship

How might educators, learning designers, and education leaders help to find the right solutions that will spur student engagement, inclusion, and success?