SAIS Webinar | The Future of Education 2026/27: Leading in the Era of Cognitive Self Defense

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Education is entering a defining moment. As artificial intelligence accelerates and cognitive offloading becomes the norm, schools face a new and urgent challenge: how to protect, strengthen and develop human thinking.This forward looking webinar from Future Design School explores this year’s Future of Education Report — a call to action for education leaders navigating the cognitive crisis shaping today’s learners.The session begins by unpacking the current landscape, including the growing attention crisis and the hidden costs of machines doing human thinking. Implications for student learning are examined alongside the critical actions required from leadership today.Participants will explore how to cultivate constructive doubt, deepen metacognition and intentionally build cognitive resilience in students. Essential future ready skills — judgment, empathy, adaptability and creativity — are highlighted, alongside practical tools.The webinar also examines how schools are redesigning learning for human–AI collaboration, rethinking assessment through Journey Based Assessment (JBA) and addressing complex questions around AI and academic integrity.Grounded in real world impact, the…