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Experiencing History in 2040
Hi–Sylvea here. We have learned so much about your visions for the future of P-12 learning! As our call for submissions with the Education Future Fiction Challenge draws to a close (Reminder: official deadline is 3/14/2016) we leave … -
Learning through Play: Exhibition Developers and PreK-12 School Partnerships
CFM’s report Building the Future of Education envisions a future in which museums are integral parts of a distributed network of resources that support all learners. We are continually on the hunt for fragments of that future that … -
Capture the Flag: the struggle over identity and representation
#TrendsWatch 2016, artist @GynoStar @BreeNewsome #TakeDownTheFlag Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future (and links) on CFM’s Pintere… -
Labor 3.0: Museums and Co-working Spaces
Finding a stable business model for museums in the 21st century is going to take more than patching the old income streams. The goals and expectations of government funding and philanthropy are changing, and there’s more competition for … -
9/11/2040: A Future Lesson About the Past
Hi, Sylvea here…..as we move into the last couple weeks of our Education Future Fiction Challenge I hope that many of you are still developing your submissions ;-). Not sure where to start? Read some of our Future Fiction Friday posts and … -
Creating a More Inclusive Museum: Welcoming LGBT Students and Visitors
One of the important and difficult topics I delve into in TrendsWatch 2016 is the interplay of identity, representation, and inclusion. As I explore in the report, American society is finally recognizing that sexual orientation and gender … -
Introducing TrendsWatch 2016
TrendsWatch 2016 is now up on the web! You can download your free PDF copy from the Alliance website. (Print copies will be available later this spring from the AAM Bookstore.) Here are the chapters in this year’s report: Labor 3.0: new … -
More on our Ford Fellow Search: the future of distributed work
Did you go to work today? Did you go into the office? For much of the last century those two actions were synonymous. But now, for many Americans, the answers to these questions are respectively a) yes and b) no. I’m bringing this up … -
Life’s Persistent Problems: TED Talk June 2040
Sylvea here. I’d like to introduce Dr. Tom P. Abeles, editor of On the Horizon, a foresight journal on education. His #FutureFictionFriday story is a 2040 TEDTalk about continuous learning . Dr. Abeles shares several future … -
Do-ing Diversity in Museums
Chris Taylor’s commitment to helping his institution make traction in conversations about diversity, inclusion, and professional development led to the creation of The Department of Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) at the …
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