"We have to teach kids to live in a big world, even if they live in a small town." In 2022, Google for Education released "The Future of Education" listing key findings for Education needs and what it needs to look like moving forward. In their research findings, the #1 key trend driving huge shifts in educational practice was "the rising demand for GLOBAL problem solvers." How are we preparing students for this new future? How are we leading changes in teaching and learning reflecting the evolution of skill sets required for this new workforce? How are we responding to the desperate needs of a life-long learning mindset? And in the face of the rise of Artificial Intelligence, an increased feeling of alienation, as well as the onset of an "Existential Pandemic", how are we allowing students to us their "Human Intelligence" to see themselves in the story of "What Does It Mean to Be Human?" Join Freebird McKinney as he shares his and his students' stories of the "Hero's Journey" on their "Search for the Common Thread of Humanity." In the Education world, we are all on this journey, we are all following the "Path of a Global Village Teacher", and we are all working to support our students' self-actualization as globally connected and competitive citizens in an ever-changing BIG WORLD.
