In the year 2030, the k-12 learning landscape will be entirely focused on \u2018options\u2019. Options in educational delivery and options in learning methodology. In 2021, educational programs in Calgary, Alberta provide its learners and their families with options in relation to school focus, or learner area of interest. Examples of this include Junior high schools that are sports specific, fine arts specific, STEM focused, and more. Learners and their families are able to move outside of their designated school area if they demonstrate a higher level of interest in these specialties. My children, for example have attended an elementary\/junior high school that markets itself as a Fine Arts school (with heavy emphasis on theatric arts and music). My reasoning for choosing this school is simply proximity, as it doubles as my neighborhood designated school.<\/p>\n
In 2030, schools will reposition their focus, moving away from the extra-curricular special interests, and moving towards the marketability of specialized learning delivery. Two school models will dominate the landscape: \u2018Traditional Learning Centres\u2019 (TLCs), and \u2018Personalized Learning Centres\u2019 (PLCs). TLC\u2019s will continue to deliver education in teacher\/classroom environments, minimal tech intervention is used, partially due to trickle down restrictions of being funded solely on municipal tax dollars. PLCs take Silicon Valley to the classroom, with learners being driven through their materials independently, on fully sponsored Apple or Google Devices. Teachers in PLCs step out of the teacher role, and in to the coach role, relying on learner motivation and tech stimulation to move the learner forward.<\/p>\n
TLCs, being publically funded, must accept everyone, and as such, facilities are bursting at the seams. PLCs operate on a charter school basis, and enrollment is not only limited, but subjective by way of an application and approval process. Much of the \u2018Ed tech revolution\u2019 and the corresponding TLCs in K-12 education is being spearheaded by educational technology companies themselves, touting digital interventions as the solution to the \u201cproblem\u201d of education. What is seldom discussed though, is \u201cwhat IS the problem\u201d, and if there actually is a problem \u201cwhat is an equitable solution\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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