Although many educational experts have written about 21st-century education, the whole notion of educating for the future still remains elusive in its scope and definition. Through the intrinsic uncertainty of the fast-paced changes occurring in the world, a present time that is difficult to understand and a future that is yet to be fathomed, educators are faced with a fascinating and yet tantalizing challenge: how to harness the promise of infinitely available knowledge to develop a pedagogy that caters to the needs of the 21st-century learner.

Throughout this book, the main drivers and major themes associated with 21st-century education are clearly identified, as well as strategies for the gradual reassessment of the curriculum and the instructional process. Focusing on the fundamentals of 21st-century education and covering the main elements within the teaching and learning process, a vision for educating for the future gradually emerges through the particular prism of each reader’s own reality in the classroom or school planning process.

Topics include:

• An analysis and detailed comparison of the old and new school and subsequent implications for the future of education.
• An in-depth discussion of the fundamental premises of 21st-century education and how they will drive the development of a new curriculum and related pedagogy.
• The impact of technology in the instructional process and its promise as a powerful catalyst for successful implementation of a true 21st-century curriculum.
• A renewed mindset and role for teachers in the future of education.
• The evolution of standards, assessment, and accountability within the 21st-century scenario.
• Examples of successful approaches to implementing elements of a 21st-century pedagogy.
• Development of a shared vision within schools and districts on how to jumpstart an ongoing process towards the school of the future, including the design or re-adaptation of physical spaces and buildings.