Date:
Saturday, January 22, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Zoom Meeting
TALK: 'What School Could Be' and Sundance Documentary Film 'Most Likely to Succeed'
SPEAKER: Ted Dintersmith, Author, Film Producer, Innovation Expert and founder of WhatSchoolCouldBe.org
BIO
Ted Dintersmith is consumed with issues at the intersection of education, career and citizenship skills, and democracy. His films, books, keynotes, and philanthropy focus on the urgency of reimagining school to keep pace with the tsunami of innovation that is reshaping society. He is the founder and Chairman of WhatSchoolCouldBe.org, and organization that is catalyzing progress at the school, district, and state level across America, and in countries around the globe. His professional career centered on innovation, including being ranked as the top-performing U.S. venture capitalist for the years 1995-1999. In 2012, he was appointed by President Obama to represent the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly. In 2018, he received the prestigious NEA Friend of Education Award. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Stanford, and a B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary with High Honors in Physics and English. You can follow Ted on Twitter @dintersmith.
Ted Dintersmith's Links
www.WhatSchoolCouldBe.org
www.TedDintersmith.com
TWO WAYS TO WATCH
Perusall Link
Watch Ted Dintersmith's talk & Sundance documentary film 'Most Likely to Succeed' on the asynchronous comment & question platform Perusall before the Live Q&A Discussion.
YouTube Link
Watch the talk folllowed by the Live Q&A moderated by Eric Mazur, Harvard University
If you are not already familiar with Perusall, watching the talk on Perusall allows engagement in asynchronous interaction with others as you watch. Perusall course MAZUR-8JESK.
YouTube LIVE: Watch the LIVE Q&A Discussion via YouTube LIVE on the PoLS-T Network YouTube Channel