In this episode, we explore the evolution of modern learning and the shift towards prioritizing innovation in education. We discuss strategies for integrating AI as a thought partner and examine the importance of developing critical inquiry skills from early childhood to prepare students for an uncertain future.

Resources

• Jared Colley on LinkedIn
• Mount Vernon Ventures, the Research, Development & Consulting division of The Mount Vernon School
• Imagine Then, Act Now: Futures Literacy for Learning Organizations, MV Ventures’ Spring 2024 Transformation R&D Report for education professionals and leaders
• A People-Centered Organization Living in an AI World, MV Ventures’ Summer 2023 Transformation R&D Report for education professionals and leaders
• “How might we build skills for life through eSports?”, article
• How Does Competitive eSports Shape Personal Growth and Real-World Skills?, podcast episode
• What are the trends, issues, and opportunities for implementing Al in schools?, podcast episode
• And What Do You Mean By Machine Learning?, article
• How Can Future’s Literacy Transform Organizational Success?, podcast episode
• Little Learners with Big Ideas: A Field Guide for Design Thinking
• AI, What's Your Position, Not Your Policy: A Scenarios-Based Approach to Strategic Foresight in the Age of Structural Uncertainty, article by Jared Colley on RootedEdu.com
• Creating Assessments with Complexity in the Age of AI, a guide to developing assessment complexity
• Using Future Studies To Cope with Top Challenges: School leaders need to envision multiple possible outcomes when facing risks and opportunities., article by Jared Colley, from NetAssests on NBOA.org
• Artificial Intelligence + Academic Integrity, a resource for teachers using a scenarios-based approach
• The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, Clayton M. Christensen
• The Innovator’s DNA: Five Skills to Develop Your Creativity, article adapted from the book, from BYU Marriott School of Business
• Designing Regenerative Cultures, by Daniel Christian Wahl
• Minds, Brains, and Programs, paper by philosopher John Searle
• Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity’s Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira