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Excerpts from LeaderShift

2020: Reinventing Our Schools for

Extraordinary and Uncertain Times

By Brian Chinni, Ian Jukes, Nicky Mohan, and Glenn Nowosad

The urgent need for edu- modern world have been fundamentally world, if you are not moving forward,
transformed by an ever-changing world. you are standing still and will quickly be
cational change has been Increasingly, there is also demand for left behind.
recognized both inside and outside our new modern competencies including
schools for decades. A rapidly evolv- the ability to independently and col- This article offers our readers excerpts
ing, complex, and unpredictable world; laboratively solve problems; demon- from our forthcoming e-book, Leader-
the emergence of powerful, disruptive strating creative and innovative skills; Shift 2020: Reinventing Our Schools
new technologies; and the resulting communicating effectively using a range for Extraordinary and Uncertain Times.
economic, political, and societal shifts of traditional and digital media; and the Given space limitations, readers will
are driving the need for educational re- ability to consistently demonstrate the likely finish this article frustrated —
newal. With this unprecedented global attributes of an ethical, informed, and with more questions, than answers.
change comes the need to shift our contributing citizen. That said, the purpose of this piece is
emphasis beyond our traditional focus to offer perspective, stimulate thought,
on compliance, accountability, and the These modern competencies require affirm or challenge your way of think-
3R’s towards innovative practices that fundamentally different approaches to ing, and, ideally, inspire us to reinvent
foster essential modern competencies. teaching, learning, and assessment. To schooling for modern times… together.
accomplish this, schools require a new
Learners in the modern world still need generation of educational leaders — 20/20 Vision: The Time is Now
to be able to read, write, and perform individuals who understand all aspects “If you don’t know where you are going,
mathematical calculations at high levels, of the learning organization; and who you’ll probably end up someplace else.”
but this alone is no longer enough. The can effectively manage a continuous -Laurence J. Peter
essential skills needed to survive in the improvement cycle. In the modern

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