The digital landscape has radically changed how and what students want to learn, but have schools radically changed to meet their learners’ needs? Are schools shifting and adapting or stuck in the traditional That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It mindset?

In this executive summary, educators will receive a call to action to adapt to a split-screen classroom–thinking and acting to accommodate today’s and tomorrow’s learners versus perpetuating traditional practices by default. Delivered with humor, but backed by research, this summary will empower the reader to:

• Diagnose the That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It mindset in schools. 
• Leverage predictions about what learning will look like in the future to prepare schools today.
• Use the nine core learning attributes of the digital generations to promote relevant instruction for today’s learners.
• Discover ten critical roles educators can embrace to remain relevant in the digital age. 
• Implement strategies to embrace today in order to educate for tomorrow.