Future9 and You

Introducing reDesign’s Future9 Competencies A free and open resource for educators and young people everywhere What are the most important skill sets for preparing young people to navigate a complex, rapidly changing world? Drawing on more than decade of work with schools, districts, and state leaders, reDesign is thrilled to share a synthesis of our best thinking on competency design for lifelong learning, living, working, and contributing in a community. The Future9 Competencies, which can be adopted or adapted for school or system use, are based on the latest and most relevant research on future readiness and skill development, and integrate feedback and critical review from educators, academics, employers, and industry leaders. WHY FUTURE9? One of the unique features of reDesign’s Each developmental progression is written Teachers and learners alike get a clear, Future9 Competencies is their pre-K to for learners, describing specific, consistent picture of what growth of any career-ready skill progressions that make the observable indicators for success at each competency looks like in practice, so they pathway to future readiness transparent performance level. The progressions also can see where they are and chart a pathway for learners. Rather than organizing learning provide stable, common language and tools to where they’re going. In short, reDesign’s goals by age, grade level, or subject area, the for goal-setting, instructional design, and Future9 are a powerful, research-informed Future9 Competencies represent assessment of learner growth and future tool for supporting and measuring the cross-cutting, durable skills organized by six readiness. learning that matters. developmental stages of learning. Be a part of the future of learning. Try out reDesign’s Future9 in your learning community today with our suite of free resources, tools, and courses. Find out more at redesignu.org/future9.