To me, Patrick's seventh point in her blog post for iNACOL from December 31, 2015 is a point that educators, communities, legislators, and other leaders need to look at in-depth. One of our favorite sayings in my office is that we need to prepare students for jobs that don't exist yet. With young children of my own, I find this to be the most important prediction/trend for 2016.
Ten years ago, the job of a social media marketer didn't exist. Today, a company reaching those of us 35 and younger without cable, satellite, or even over-the-air stations use social media to promote their products. Ten years from now, that job may not exist or it may have evolved into something else. I recently asked a friend, who works for a cable company what will happen when cable goes the way of the dinosaurs. She said that she thought they'd be okay because they offer internet too.
Patrick's seventh point is "Balanced Approaches: Asking to What End." She predicts that schools will move to measuring multiple measures of student outcomes. One such school is Iowa BIG. Luckily, this is a school that is in our area and I hope to see many more than 100 students enrolled in the future.
Iowa BIG is a school that really does help students prepare for the future. It is a school that has no seat time requirement, but students have to meet authentic deadlines to meet their initiatives. To read more about iNACOL's thoughts on Iowa BIG click here.
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