The shape of the school of the future is undetermined, but most educators and observers agree that the trend for the school of the future will be the incorporation of technolgy based interactive learning. The emphasis for future education will be on becoming proficient at the learning tools, on mastering concepts quickly, on thinking critically, on expressing oneself effectively and preparing the student for lifelong independent learning. This century will produce schools that will transform electronic information into inquiry-based methods that will have an impact on traditional approaches of educating the individual. Integrated technology linking the highways of knowledge into traditional eductional practices will become essential for effective schools of the future. This website is designed to provide information on the twenty-first century transformation of schools as they move from the Industrial age into the Information age. |