The Future of Education
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to
those who prepare for it today
(Malcolm X)
Young learners are the future and as Malcolm X said in his famous quote, with education, people can be prepared while creating opportunities for themselves. Our opportunity as educators is to set learners up for success so that they are future-ready with the knowledge and skills that will serve them today as well as for tomorrow.
In the early foundational years, learners need concentrated skill focus in reading, writing, math, comprehension, and critical thinking which will serve as the strong base from which all other learning flows. Balanced with this concentrated skill focus, there can be much needed room for personalized learning extensions as well as real world learning. With so much digital saturation and overexposure to technology, young learners benefit from engaging in green space and the real world while also integrating learning about the innovations and careers of the future so that they can connect the why of learning while seeing their role in the future as environmental experts, digital citizens, multinational project managers, problem solvers in sustainability issues and more. The future requires highly skilled technical knowledge and by having a strong foundation, young learners will be future-ready.
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Such bold initiatives cannot be met within traditional generalist models of education because students need to engage in pathways of learning with structured cohorts, flexible exploration, and self-paced mastery so they can have concentrated skill focus as well as extension activities according to the strengths of their learning styles. This approach fits within a differentiated learning community model where students are engaged in their learning and teachers are able to concentrate on teaching instead of managing focus or even behavioral issues.
As Educators we can help young learners to ...
Building the Future
Soft Skills Training Center is a resource website to help educators from elementary through to advanced post secondary acquire the skills to adapt service delivery and programming to prepare learners for the future.
Dr. Catherine Patterson-Sterling is an educator of 20+ years with diverse experience in all levels of elementary, high school, and post secondary education as a teacher and leader. With extensive experience in research and counselling, she understands the impact of the digital information age, digital saturation impacting focus on learners at all levels, and the need for education to move from generalist approaches to setting learners up with differentiated learning community opportunities to rapidly scale in learning to meet the demands of the future.
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As Educators We Can Help...
Prepare Students for Competitive Multinational Careers
Prepare Learners to Work Within Globally-Connected Remote Multi-National Teams
Engage Working Learners with Technical Training, Innovation, & the Digital Skills They Need For The Future...
Engage New Learners To Meet Their Potential...
Revolutionize Learning to Be Globally-Relevant and For Generations To Build Strong Futures
Build a Strong Base To Support Students Set Themselves Up For Success With the Future
Create Contemporary Blended Learning Experiences Now
Catherine Patterson-Sterling, Ph.D., RCC
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Creator of Soft Skills Training Center
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Owner of Patterson-Sterling Consulting & Counselling Services
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PhD Forensic Psychology
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Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology
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Bachelors of Arts: English Major
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Twenty years teaching in public schools as well as post secondary colleges and universities
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Course Shell Developer and Curriculum Designer
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How It Works
Catherine Patterson-Sterling, PhD is a curriculum developer and with 20+ years experience teaching, designing, as well as facilitating curriculum in the social sciences fields. She is able to support you to train your staff in building a differentiated learning community model into your school, college, university, and school district or turn any course into an engaging cotemporary blended learning model with not only a course enrolment plan, but also help you to take the existing course (s) to upgrade into synchronous opportunities in-person online and in-residency or labs, create asynchronous resources and materials, and provide a maximized learning experience for a large pool of students while meeting their engagement needs as well as learning outcomes.
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