This document discusses future trends in education from 2012 to 2035. It provides information on current topics in education, science, technology and jobs. Some of the key points made are: 1) By 2025, education models may shift away from grade-based structures to peer groups organized by interest. Buildings will get smaller and more environmentally friendly. 2) Jobs that may become obsolete by 2025 include traditional desks, language labs, homework, and standardized tests. Skills needed for future jobs include social intelligence, cross-cultural competence, and virtual collaboration. 3) Emerging jobs include cyber security specialists, genetic counselors, organic farmers, and medical records administrators, to name a few. Stem

1. 2025
Future Trends in Education
Karen Brooks
http://www.karenbrooks.wikispaces.com

2. Currently in Education
2012

4. Current
Science
http://www.popsci.com/science/art
May 7, 2012

5. Chinese Physicists Teleport Photons Over 100 Kilometers
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-05/chinese-physicists-teleport-protons-over-100-
May 11, 2012

6. Raspberry PI $35 Computer
http://raspberrypi.org

7. Laptops Replace Lectures
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/laptops-replace-lectures-in-some-area-schools-ru54mlr-1493

8. What will you and your children be
doing in:
• 2015 – 3 years from now
• 2020 – 8 years from now By 2020, the UK economy will be even more globalised. The transition
from fossil fuels to alternative energy will be in full swing. Rapid development in China, India and elsewhere will place huge strain on
resources. The gaming generation will be middle-aged – and virtual services will be the basis for many jobs. There will still be real jobs
to be had – but you may have to switch careers to find one. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/09/jobs-of-the-future
• 2025 - 2012/2013 Kindergarteners Graduate
• 2035 – Class of 2025 10 year reunion/ 5-6 year
out of college
• 2045 – 2012/2013 Kindergarteners are in late 30’s to early
40’s.
• 2070 – 2012/13 Kindergarteners are reaching retirement
age at 67

9. College Estimator Costs
http://www.mefa.org/calculatorsandtools/costestimatorstep1.aspx

10. Company Technology Goals for Families,
Education and Business by 2019:
A Day Made of Glass . . . Made possible
by Corning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38
Video - 5:33

12. http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/

18. Teaching in 2025
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded#!
Hans Rosling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVim

19. 21 Things that will be Obsolete by 2025
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/03/21-things-that-will-be-obsolete-by-2020/
1. Desks – Education will be mobile 1. Organization of Educational
Services by Grade rather will be by
2. Language Labs peer groups by interest altering
3. Desktop Computers the K-12 structure as we know it.
4. Homework – Learning will be 24/7 2. Education Schools that Fail to
5. Role of Standardized Test in College Integrate Technology – 5 years
Admissions – Digital Portfolios will 3. Paid/Outsources Professional
replace these. Development
6. Differentiated Instruction as a Sign 4. Current Curricular Norms to Middle
of a Distinguished Teacher Schools for Foundational Content
7. Fear of Wikipedia Providers and High Schools as
8. Paperbacks Places for Specialized Learning.
9. Attendance Offices 5. Parent Teacher Conference Night
10. Lockers – replaced by a coat check. 6. Typical Cafeteria Food
11. IT Departments – function will 7. Outsourced Graphic Design and
change to innovation and change Web Design
12. Centralized Institutions – 8. High School Algebra 1– will be
– Buildings will get smaller and
taught in Middle School
greener. 9. Paper – 10 years it will decline by
– They will be home bases 90%
– Learning in Communities for
experiential learning

20. Future Work Skills 2020?
• Sense-making. The ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of
what is being expressed
• Social intelligence. The ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to
sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions
• Novel and adaptive thinking. Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions
and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based
• Cross-cultural competency. The ability to operate in different cultural settings
• Computational thinking. The ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract
concepts and to understand data-based reasoning
• New-media literacy. The ability to critically assess and develop content that uses
new media forms and to leverage these media for persuasive communication
• Transdisciplinarity. Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple
disciplines
• Design mind-set. Ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for
desired outcomes
• Cognitive load management. The ability to discriminate and filter information for
importance and to understand how to maximize cognitive functioning using a
variety of tools and techniques
• Virtual collaboration. The ability to work productively, drive engagement and
demonstrate presence as a member of a virtual team

21. The Leader in Me-7 Habits
http://www.stephencovey.com/leaderinme/
Habit1: Be Proactive®
• You’re in Charge
Habit2: Begin With the End in Mind®
• Have a Plan
Habit3: Put First Things First®
• Work First, Then Play
Habit4: Think Win-Win®
• Everyone Can Win
Habit5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be
Understood®
• Listen Before You Talk
Habit6: Synergize®
• Together Is Better
Habit7: Sharpen the Saw®
http://www.theleaderinme.org/resources/7-habits-posters • Balance Feels Best

22. 21st Century Life: Will Your Kids be Ready?
by Maria Chesley Fisk, Ph.D.
http://www.thinkparenting.com/teach-your-kids-to-think.html
1. Affirm the importance of your role as a teacher to your child.
Reflect and learn more about what and how teach and help your child
prepare for her future.
2. Help your child think of learning as a life-LONG process.
Mere memorization and acquisition of knowledge just won't work
anymore.
3. Help your child think of learning as a life-WIDE process.
Encourage her to embrace opportunities for learning and self-
improvement at home, at school, on the internet, and in the community.
4. Focus on communication skills. Today's future adults will need to effectively
express their thoughts and questions.
5. Think global.
Help your child learn about the cultures and languages around him and
across the globe.
6. Instill in your child the understanding that if he works hard, he can learn and
improve in any area.
She should wholeheartedly believe he can utilize resources and sincere
effort to better learn and do what it is he cares about.
7. Be a learner yourself!
Point out to your child, for example, how you thoughtfully enter new
situations, set goals, and draw on resources that help create and sustain
positive change and learning.

24. Ten Best Jobs in the Near Future
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/09/08/10-best-paying-jobs-of-the-future/
Based on Data from 2008 to 2010
10. Personal Financial 9. Dental Hygienists
Advisors – Total new jobs
– Total new jobs (2008-2018): 62,900
(2008-2018): 62,800 – Pct. increase: 36.1%
– Pct. increase: 30.1% – Median income:
– Median income: $68,250
$64,750 – States with most jobs
– States with most jobs per capita: Michigan,
per capita: New York, Idaho, Utah
Connecticut, Delaware

25. Continued
8. Civil Engineers 7. Market Research
– Total new jobs Analysts
(2008-2018): 67,600 – Total new jobs
– Pct. increase: +24.1% (2008-2018): 70,100
– Median income: – Pct. increase: +28.1%
$77,650 – Median income:
– States with most jobs $60,570
per capita: Alaska, – States with most jobs
Washington, Colorado per capita: District of
Columbia, Delaware,
Massachusetts

26. Continued
6. Computer Systems 5. Physicians and
Analysts Surgeons
– Total new jobs – Total new jobs
(2008-2018): 108,100 (2008-2018): 144,100
– Pct. increase: +20.3% – Pct. increase: +21.8%
– Median income: – Median income:
$77,740 $94,000-$153,000
– States with most jobs – States with most jobs
per capita: Virginia, per capita: New Mexico,
Delaware, New Jersey West Virginia, Wyoming

27. Continued
4. Computer Applications 3. Management Analysts
Software Engineers – Total new jobs
(Apps and Cloud (2008-2018): 178,300
Computing) – Pct. increase: 23.9%
– Total new jobs – Median income:
(2008-2018): 175,100 $78,160
– Pct. increase: 34% – States with most jobs
– Median income: 94,180 per capita:
Massachusetts, New
– States with most jobs
York, Georgia
per capita: Washington,
Colorado, Virginia

28. Continued
2. Accountants and 1. Registered Nurses
Auditors – Total new jobs
– Total new jobs (2008-2018): 581,500
(2008-2018): 279,400 – Pct. increase: 22.2%
– Pct. increase: 21.6% – Median income:
– Median income: $64,690
$61,690 – States with most jobs
– States with most jobs per capita: Rhode Island,
per capita: District of South Dakota,
Columbia, Colorado, Massachusetts
Delaware

29. Top 10 Jobs Employers Can't Fill In 2011
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/08/30/top-10-jobs-employers-cant
• According to Manpower's annual
Talent Shortage Survey, about 52 percent of the
employers surveyed reported difficulty filling jobs.
This is up from 14 percent in 2010, nearly a four-fold
increase.
• What do you think these jobs are?
• Let’s take a look.

30. 1. Technicians 5. Secretaries/Administrative
– Though the term is somewhat broad, technicians can
be found installing, configuring, troubleshooting and Assistants
repairing products and services of all kinds. Technician – Administrative assistants, personal assistants and
roles have been the most difficult to fill since 2008, secretaries are all instrumental in keeping any office
according to Manpower. running smoothly. Even with the ubiquitous BlackBerry's
presence in the corporate world, there's no replacement
2. Sales Representatives for human contact.
– Someone has to deal with the consumer on the
products and services that the aforementioned 6. Drivers
technicians are working with all day. Sales
– Got a clean record with the DMV? You might be a good fit
representatives inform potential customers about
as a driver (courier, in some cases) for one of countless
their products, from automobiles to insurance.
companies that need to transport physical goods from
3. Skilled Trades Workers Point A to Point B .
– Electricians, plumbers, welders and HVAC specialists
alike are, apparently, in high demand and low supply.
With "lack of 'hard' job skills" as a top reason for the
7. Production Operators
– Production operators can be found at assembly lines and
difficulty in filling these positions, we'd say that trade
production plants across the nation, working hard to
schools have their work cut out.
assemble the goods that Americans depend and thrive on
4. Engineers
day-to-day. The potential for advancement to managerial
roles is great.
– Engineers cover the gamut from electrical to
aerospace, and spend their days researching and
developing solutions to the nation's development and
8. Laborers
– Laborers can be found performing all sorts of roles on
well-being. Many large universities now partner their
construction sites, from the easy to the hazardous. Much of
engineering programs with companies like G.E. in
the training is provided on-the-job, although there are
order to provide students with the most specialized
apprenticeship programs available that lead to the best
training possible.
formal preparation.

31. Continued
9. Accounting & Finance 10. Management/Executives
– Financial jobs can require a great deal of formal – Don't let the word "executive" scare you. Management
education, but provide great long-term rewards. roles are available on numerous experience levels, and
Internships typically prove beneficial in providing can be rewarding both for yourself and those you lead.
hands-on experience that can lead to an entry- Leadership can "make or break" any job.
level position.

32. Jobs in 2025
• We know where the jobs are today -- and we
definitely know where they aren't. But what
about in 10 or even 20 years?
• Some are speculative, some are definitive --
but here are 10 potential jobs of the near or
distant future, based on the trends:
• http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/03/10/10-jobs-o

33. 1. Cyber Security Specialist 5. Mobile Application Developer
– Cyber security is a growing industry. – Remember car phones? You know, the equivalent
Knowledgeable professionals who can protect of a cell phone, except that you could only use it in
websites and expose hackers will be a hot the car and it was the size of a brick? With the
commodity in the coming years development of phones like the BlackBerry,
Android and iPhone, the mobile media industry is
2. Genetic Counselor continually progressing. An increased number of
– Genetics are advancing at a rapid rate. developers will be needed to help develop
Doctors can now run tests that will predict applications, in addition to combating security and
genetic conditions, and soon, parents may be compatibility issues.
able to choose the sex of their unborn
children. With the help of genetic counselors, 6. Robotics Technician
families can educate themselves on available – Robots are becoming more commonplace and they
genetic technologies and options. don't run on their own. Technicians will be needed
to build robots, maintain them and keep them
3. Organic Food Farmer from malfunctioning.
– Organic food currently occupies about 10
percent of the food and beverage market -- 7. Simulation Engineer
and it's only going to increase. As a result, – There's a simulator for nearly everything these
more organic farmers and producers will days, from surgeries to flying to drinking and
need to improve organic farming techniques driving. As more simulation-based technologies
and grow the food. follow suit, engineers will be required to help out.
4. Medical Records Administrator 8. Social Media Manager
– Medical records are at the forefront of – Social media is the new "it" profession. It started
innovative technology, with a strong push to with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and has
digitize medical records. An increased number expanded to many other platforms. Organizations
of medical researchers will be needed to help are now employing social media managers to
move records from paper to digital, and to be oversee their online communities and
able to navigate records quickly for patients. enhance/protect the company brand.

34. 9. Stem Cell Researcher 10. Sustainability Officer
– Although it's a controversial topic, stem – Sustainability has become a concern
cell research is gaining ground. If this around the world and also among
continues, more researchers will be businesses. Since the executive suite may
needed to develop cures for diseases, not have time to learn all there is to know,
genetic enhancements, and the other organizations are hiring eco-savvy
information these cells may potentially individuals as "sustainability officers."
hold. These folks will find, research, and
implement eco-friendly policies to benefit
the organization.

35. 10 Future Technologies that Already Exist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imbFjtX0Gc0&feature=related

36. Best Fields
• Technology and business evolve quickly, and
new careers come and go just as fast. Because
of this, it’s important to choose a career field
that will be in high demand for the
foreseeable future and sharpen your skills
over time.
• What do you think are the best jobs to have
over the next 10 years?
• Are you pursuing or currently working in any
of these career fields?

37. Best Fields
1. Medical Field 6. Business Services Jobs
– Environment Health Specialist, Construction Estimator
– Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA),
Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
7. Sales Jobs
2. Technology Sector – Sales Director, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Professional
– Software Architects, Systems Engineers, Software
Engineers, IT Analysts 8. Consulting Jobs
3. Financial Services
– Management Consultants, Healthcare Consultants
– Accountants, Actuaries, Financial Advisers 9. Engineering Jobs
4. Education Arena
– Project Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer,
Environmental Engineer, Biomedical Engineer
– College Professors, Elementary School Teachers,
High School Teachers 10. Middle Management
5. Technical Jobs Jobs
– Physical Therapist Assistants, Dental Hygienists, – Research and Development Manager, Product Manager,
Veterinary Technicians Risk Management Manager

38. Emerging Mega Regions 2050

39. http://www.icpd.org/employment/Empltrends21century.htm
Other findings of the International Center for Peace and
Development research include :
• By 2013, labor-force growth in the United
States will be zero. The US is forecast to have a
shortage of 17 million working age people by
2020 .
• China will be short 10 million
• India will have a surplus of 47 million10

40. World Futurist Society Forecasts for Next
25 Years
http://www.wfs.org/forecasts/
• The dust bowls of the twenty-first century will • Learning will become more social and game-based,
dwarf those seen in the twentieth. Two giant and online social gaming may soon replace textbooks
dust bowls are now forming, in Asia and in Africa, in schools. The idea that students learn more when
due to massive amounts of soil erosion and they are engaged — as they are when playing games
desertification resulting from overgrazing. — is helping educators embrace new technologies in
• Commercial space tourism will grow significantly the classroom. In addition to encouraging
during the coming decade. By 2021, there will be collaborations, games also allow students to learn
13,000 suborbital passengers annually, resulting from their mistakes through trial and error.
in $650 million in revenue. Many companies are • Lunar-based solar power production may be the best
currently working to make commercial space way to meet future energy demands. Solar power can
flight a viable industry, according to Melchor be more dependably and inexpensively gathered on
Antuñano, director of the FAA Civil Aerospace the Moon than on Earth.
Medical Institute. • Machine vision will become available in the next 5 to
• Nanotechnology offers hope for restoring 15 years, with visual range ultimately exceeding that
eyesight. Flower-shaped electrodes topped with of the human eye. This technology will greatly
photodiodes, implanted in blind patients’ eyes, enhance robotic systems’ capabilities.
may restore their sight. • Advances in fuel cells will enable deep-sea
• Robotic earthworms will gobble up our garbage. habitation. Fuel cells such as those currently being
Much of what we throw away still has value. developed for automobiles will produce electricity
Metals, petroleum, and other components could directly, with no toxic fumes.
get additional use if we extracted them, and
robotic earthworms could do that for us.

41. Continued
• Future buildings may be more responsive to • The end of identity as we know it? It may
weather fluctuations. “Protocell cladding” that become very easy to create a new identity
utilizes bioluminescent bacteria or other (or many identities) for ourselves. All we will
materials would be applied on building facades have to do is create new avatars in virtual
to collect water and sunlight, helping to cool the reality. Those avatars will act on our behalf in
interiors and produce biofuels. real life to conduct such high-level tasks as
performing intensive research, posting blog
entries and Facebook updates, and managing
businesses. The lines between ourselves and
our virtual other selves will blur, to the point
where most of us will, in essence, have
multiple personalities.

42. New Gaming on the Market
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqE_ArzO9TA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCPeaDTTH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n64-p1Dd6mE&feature=related

43. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJbp_HeG3BM&feature=related

44. World Future
Society
70 Jobs by 2030
www.wfs.org/reports/70Jobsfor2030.pdf

45. 60 Careers that will Rock the Future
http://www.getdegrees.com/careers/tips/top-60-jobs-that-will-rock-t

46. Planning for the Future Happening
NOW
America and High Speed Rail System -
California High Speed Rail -2050 2050

47. China lays out its plan for
USA Space Plans Mars
• In 2010, a bill was signed in • Orbiter toward Mars on a
the United States Chinese rocket as early as
discontinuing plans for a 2013.
manned mission to the • Colony by 2050
Moon by 2020, and instead,
authorizing manned misions
to an asteroid in 2025 and
to the planet Mars by the
2030s.
• http://www.space.com/9233-nasa-transition-congress-oks-directio

48. Japanese Company – Space
Elevator by 2050 Airbus Future Plans
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sxD9HOGOyo
Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp. wants to
build an operational space elevator
by the middle of the century,
Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper
reported Wednesday (Feb. 22). The
device would carry passengers
skyward at about 124 mph (200 kph),
delivering them to a station 22,000
miles (36,000 kilometers) above
Earth in a little more than a week.
• http://www.space.com/14656-japanese-space-elevator-2050-proposal.html
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57383872-1/japan-plans-snail-paced-space-elevat
• http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/escape/japan-plans-space-elevator-2050-539598
•http://www.popsci.com/announcements/articl
•http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/201

49. The Positive
Futurists
http://positivefuturist.com/archive/166.html

50. Microsoft 2019
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2PMbvVGS-o&feature=related

51. Other Resources
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/02/25-pred
• http://ec.europa.eu/transpo
• http://rossdawsonblog.com/
• http://www.america2050.org/
• http://www.jimcarroll.com/tag/careers/#.T2omJvk8CSo
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/09/jobs-of-

52. Karen Brooks
kbrooks@ulsterboces.org