The newest book by Micah Shippee, PhD
2059: The Future of Education
A visionary yet pragmatic roadmap for educators, administrators, and policymakers: four waypoints on the journey to 2059, and the Fusion Model for managing the change along the way.
Published by The Farm, 2025 · Paperback, ebook, and audiobook
About the book
In this groundbreaking exploration of education’s future, Dr. Micah Shippee charts a course through the next several decades of learning. From AI-powered personalized learning to brain-computer interfaces, from global virtual classrooms to space-based education, 2059: The Future of Education examines how emerging technologies and societal shifts will transform the way we teach and learn.
Drawing on decades of experience as both an educator and education technology leader, Shippee introduces the innovative Fusion Model for managing educational change, providing practical frameworks for adopting new technologies while preserving the irreplaceable human elements of learning. Through detailed scenarios and real-world examples, he explores four possible futures of education, from the hyper-connected classroom of 2029 to the post-scarcity scholar of 2059.
But this is not just another book about technology in education. At its heart, 2059 is about empowering learners with agency: the ability to navigate change and shape their own futures. Success in tomorrow’s world will depend not just on what students know, but on their capacity to adapt, create, and collaborate in an increasingly automated world.
Horizon scan
Four waypoints. One journey.
The book traces one possible path for education, marked by four waypoints a decade apart. They’re guides to get us thinking, talking, and preparing. Each waypoint has its own essay.
2049
The community learning hub. Dismantling the silos of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Book studies and bulk orders
Every chapter of 2059 ends with a Horizon Scan, Waypoints, and Navigation Prompts, built for PLCs and leadership teams to process, reflect on, and apply together. Bulk orders are available, and Micah can join your group for a kickoff session, follow-up sessions, or both.
About the author
Dr. Micah Shippee helps educators and leaders decide what they want learning to become, then adopt the technology that gets them there. A classroom teacher for over two decades and a professor of planned change and innovation at Syracuse University, he is also the author of WanderlustEDU: An Educator’s Guide to Innovation, Change, and Adventure. His Fusion Model, from his doctoral research, guides schools through meaningful change.