The road ahead,

redefine learning to
be future proof

Be open for personal growth,

transformation, innovation and
happiness.
How to transform
professional development
for teachers in a
disruptive age?
 Constant Change
• Big Data
• 21st century skills • Wearable
• Latitude Technologies
• Diversity • Internet of Things
• Uncertainty • Augmented Reality
• Jobs for the future • Ambient
• Purpose of education Intelligence
• Gap with corporate • Screens
world • Gamification
• Leadership • Robotics
• Sustainability • 3D
• New ways of working

Society Technology

• Annual classes Learning • Self direction

• Testing & Exams • Interactive
• Basic education • Collaboration
• Curriculum • Project based
• 1040 hours • Adaptive
• Lessons • Personal
• Long summer holidays • Flexible
• Inspection • Hybride
• Scores • Mobile
• Compulsory education
• Current learning methods
• Measure
 Technology to
drive change

• Data Analytics & Information

Management will drive personalization
– Big Data
• Wearable Technologies & Internet of
Things will increase mobility
• Augmented Reality & Ambient
Intelligence will provide a richer
experience
• Screens are everywhere and support
greater flexibility
• Robotics & 3D will help to automate
and drive a future based on
creativity, improvisation and
experimentation
Maker Education:
the value of 3D,
360°, coding and
robotics
 Changing education in
the Netherlands

* Just to name a view

 Different approach

No school! An AGORA.
Example of different education concept in the Netherlands

A place where social life takes place, and had given several functions: political,
social and commercial. The word agora means gathering. The agora was initially a
meeting place and venue for the free citizens.

Source: Wikipedia
Calling all
teachers: start
now, unite and
share your stories
From consumption, instruction
and standard content &
curriculum to facilitation
interaction and
personalisation.

Stimulate eagerness to learn.

 New roles

Mentor
Resource
&
Provider
Coach

Data
Designer
Manager
Roles
Teacher
Curriculum
Researcher
Specialist

Film
DJ
Producer
 Teacher Training &
Development
New ways of working

Organisation

Future direction of curriculum

Happiness & Growth

Subject Personal Passion
areas
Vision

Skills

21st century skills

 Fit for the future?

Personal
vision

Vision
school
 Teacher Training &
Development

New ways of working

• Sharing Economy
• Wisdom of the crowd
• Experience
Organisation • Flexible workforce
• Mobility
• Flat organisation
• Network organisation
• Agility
• Open
 Teacher Training &
Development

Happiness & Growth

• Hostmanship
• Personal Leadership
• Added value
Passion • Make a difference
• Self directed
• Growth mindset
• Purpose
• Serendipity
• Authentic
• Autonomy
 Teacher Training &
Development

21st century skills

• Collaboration
• Improvisation
• Design thinking
Skills • Creativity
• Productivity
• Problem solving
• Information, Media
& ICT
• Social skills
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication
 Teacher Training &
Development

Future direction
of curriculum
• Annual classes
• Same age
• Flipped Classroom
Subject
areas • Learning methods
• Hybride learning
• Value of Testing &
Exams
• Cross over
• Technology enhanced
• Differentiation
• Maker Education
 Impact

Experience Create
Ambassadors

Learn, Teachers
Scale & Establish
Grow Journey
Together
Achieve
Breakthrough
no matter
how small
Building
bridges
Creating
transparency and
making everything
visible to everyone.

Unified access to
all information.
 Start

• Create purpose and direction.

• Start now, do mentality and no
planning.
• From initial thought and ideas
to strong solution using small
steps
• Celebrate success and follow
through
• Constant feedback and share
experiences
 Conclusion

• Love to learn.
• Technology can help but is a
tool – not more!
• Stay away from the good or bad
discussion
• Don’t judge to fast
• Feeling uncomfortable is good
• Seek the unexpected -
serendipity.
Do you want
to grow?
It is your
future!
 Final thoughts

The rise of the free agent nation:

• Lifetime employment is over
• Stable employment at large (public)
organisations is gone
• The average career will encompass half a
dozen employers and two or three
"occupations"
• Most of us will spend sustained periods of
our career in some form of self employment
• Number of freelancers will grow
• Projects (teaching) run by some form of
crowdsourcing will grow
• Flexible workforce
• We are on our own
• It's not theory it is happening
 For leaders in
your organisation

Don’t help build the silence spiral!

Answer questions, also though

questions, be open and very honest no
exceptions. Silence leads to doubt,
doubt leads to fear, fear leads to
panic, panic leads to worst case
thinking.
 The pictures I used can
be found on Flickr:

• USDAGov • Dennis van Zuijlekom

• Comforter J. • Peat Bakke
• Chad Cooper • Davide Gabino
• Helen Harrop • Jeff Golden
• Erin Khoo • TTTAAAOOO
• Andy Spearing • Hiroyuki Takeda
• Creative Tools • Keoni Cabral
• Topher76 • Emilio Kuffer
• Jiugwang Wang • Susanne Nilsson
• MelisaTG • Lukas Kästner
• Petras Gagilas • Balint Földesi
• Irene Grassi • NASA Goddard Space
• Sebastien Wiertz Flight Center
Please contact me if you like to
continue the discussion:

jacspierings@gmail.com

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www.linkedin.com/in/jeroenspierings

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