Generative AI. Digital equity. Staffing shortages. These aren’t abstract trends; they’re the real forces shaping schools in 2025.

In this episode, Driving K–12 Innovation 2025: Ethics, Workforce, and What’s Next: Insights from a CoSN Webinar, we break down CoSN’s 2025 findings and what they mean for educators today. Based on the Driving K–12 Innovation 2025 Summit webinar, this conversation distills the big themes into practical insights.

We explore why ethical innovation requires more than adopting the newest tool, how schools can build capacity to retire outdated tech, and why preparing students for the future of work means redefining success beyond test scores.

Key Takeaways:

• Innovation isn’t good or bad until it’s anchored to purpose

• Ethical capacity must be built among teachers and students

• Schools need to know when to retire tools that no longer serve learning

• Adaptability, creativity, and new pathways are critical to the future workforce

Resources:

• Driving K–12 Innovation 2025 Report

• Bridges Supplement: Ethical Innovation

• Bridges Supplement: The Future of Work

• Driving K–12 Innovation 2025 Summit (companion webinar recording)

Listen in for practical tips, real-world examples, and insights you can bring back to your school or district.

Watch the full webinar here: ⁠⁠CoSN YouTube⁠⁠

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Produced in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠edCircuit⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode was generated in part using AI tools. All content was reviewed and approved by our editorial team before publication.