SPEAKER: Tony Wagner, Learning Policy Institute
TITLE: Education for the Innovation Era | Engaged by Learning (Tony Wagner shares a keynote talk he gave at the NEASC in Dec 2020)

DESCRIPTION
When information is ubiquitous and free, and when basic education is available to billions of people worldwide, only one set of skills can ensure this generation's economic future: the capacity for innovation.  The skills and dispositions for innovation are equally important for active and informed citizenship. What must parents, teachers, mentors, and employers do to develop the capacities of many more young people to be the innovators that they want to be—and that we need them to become? What do the best schools and colleges do to teach the skills of innovation? In a talk based on his most recent books, 'Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World', and 'Most Likely To Succeed', Tony Wagner addresses questions vital to the future.

SPEAKER BIO
A globally recognized expert in education, TONY WAGNER is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, founded by Linda Darling-Hammond in 2015. Prior to this appointment, Tony held a variety of positions at Harvard University for more than twenty years, including four years as an Expert in Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab and the founder and co-director, for more than a decade, of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His previous work experience includes twelve years as a high school teacher, K-8 principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility. In 2021, Tony joined the Board of Better World Ed, an education nonprofit on a mission to help you(th) love learning.

Tony is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a widely published author. His work includes numerous articles and seven books, including three best-sellers. Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era, co-authored by Ted Dintersmith, was published by Scribner in 2015. Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World, was published in 2012 to rave reviews and has been translated into 18 languages. His 2008 book, The Global Achievement Gap continues to be an international best seller, with more than 140,000 copies in print. Tony’s memoir, Learning By Heart: An Unconventional Education, was just published by Penguin/Random House in April 2020.

MORE INFORMATION & CONTACT INFO
tonywagner.com
Twitter: @drtonywagner

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Tony Wagner's Talk with Live Q&A on YouTube
Tony Wagner's talk on Perusall where you can engage asynchronally

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Tony Wagner's talk 'Engaged by Learning' [55 Min] on the asynchronous comment & question platform Perusall in preparation for the Live Q&A Discussion.
Tony Wagner on Perusall

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