More Now: A Message from the Future for the Educators of Today

by Mark Wagner

School change is never easy, but it is necessary to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s world. Our job as educators is no longer to help students memorize a few things they might need someday. Our job is to help students access and use information in ways that are meaningful to them—and to others. This doesn’t mean students don't need schools or teachers; kids need educators as their guides now more than ever. It does mean the priorities and processes of education must change. In More Now , EdTechTeam Founder, Mark Wagner , PhD, explores the six essential elements of effective school courageous leaders, empowered teachers, student agency, inspiring spaces, robust infrastructure, and engaged communities. You’ll learn from educational leaders, teachers, and technologists how you can make each of these essential elements part of your school or district culture—starting now. It’s time to “dream out loud” and be “an architect of the possible” in creating the future students need.

We can’t afford to wait. “When the caterpillar asked Alice,  ‘who are you?’ she responded, ‘ . . . I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.’ If you’re lucky, this will be how you feel after reading this book.”

—John Wick , EdD, director of education of Qneuro “Mark Wagner has always been light-years ahead when thinking about the future of education. This book does a great job of helping the rest of us catch up.”

—Brendan Brennan , director of Moonshot Laboratory “The further you read, the warmer the feeling gets inside you that you’re not alone and that you're ready for the future with your students and colleagues.”  

—Wendy Gorton , educational technologist and author of 50 Hikes with Kids “This book will pull you out of your comfort zone and help you create the education that your students need and deserve.”

—Dr. Nick Polyak , superintendent and coauthor of The Unlearning Leader and Student Voice

Kindle Edition

Published June 22, 2018

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be required reading for all school leaders. In a world in which technology is being developed faster that we could possibly learn all of it, this book provides a map for how we can be thoughtful creators and users of technology with our students, and how we can provide the tools that our students need to be creative learners and prepared for the future that awaits. This book is well worth the read.