EDUCATION NATION: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools
The new book by Dr. Milton Chen, senior fellow and executive director emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation
The new book by Dr. Milton Chen, senior fellow and executive director emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation
"I strongly believe that education is the single most important job of the human race. I'm very excited that Education Nation is adding to the tools we are giving educators and many others to make change in their own communities."
—From the Foreword by George Lucas, founder and chairman,
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
ABOUT THE BOOK
Imagine an 'Education Nation,' a learning society where the education of children and adults is the highest national priority, on par with a strong economy, high employment, and national security. Where resources from public and private sources fund a 'ladder of learning' for learners of all ages, from pre-K through 'gray.' Where learners take courses through the formal institutions of high-quality schools and universities and also take advantage of informal experiences offered through museums, libraries, churches, youth groups, and parks as well as via the media.
—From the Introduction by Milton Chen
TESTIMONIALS
"Milton Chen has had an extraordinary perch for learning how media and technology can spark innovation and redefine teaching and learning. Education Nation provides a new vision of what is now possible, with vivid examples from real schools."
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor, Stanford University,
co-director School Redesign Network
"Milton Chen is a visionary and global leader in education. Emphasizing creativity, technology-enabled learning, project-based intellectual adventures, and social/emotional intelligences, Education Nation encompasses the well-being of the whole child and the major shift to student-centered learning. Chen is a masterful storyteller and collaborator. His ideals continue to inspire and push our own boundaries to do what is right to help kids—and to never give up."
—Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K–12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
ABOUT MILTON CHEN, Ph.D.
Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website Edutopia.org and documentary films to communicate a new vision for 21st-century schools. He served as executive director of GLEF for 12 years. He was the founding director of the KQED Center for Education (PBS) in San Francisco; a director of research at Sesame Workshop, in New York, working on Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and 3-2-1 Contact; and an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Dr. Chen lives in San Francisco with his wife, Dr. Ruth Cox, faculty liaison for academic technology at San Francisco State University. Their daughter, Maggie, is embarking on a career in public health.
To inquire about Milton Chen speaking at your conference, please send a detailed email to info@edutopia.org.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND EVENTS: 2011
April 25: Carson City (NV) Public Library
May 4: Independent Educational Consultants Association, Philadelphia
May 12: McCormick Early Learning Leadership, Chicago
May 13: Education Week, Chicago
May 17: Learning from Hollywood, Cooney Center, Los Angeles
May 20: Association of Children's Museums, Houston
May 23: Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
June 3: New Jersey Superintendents Network, Cranbury NJ
June 15: Summer Institute for School Librarians, Emporia, KS
June 16: Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Brainerd, MN
June 17: National Underground Railroad, Cincinnati, OH
July 10: National Principals Leadership Institute, New York, NY
July 11: Arizona STEM Institute, Tucson, AZ
August 12: Hayward (CA) Unified School District
August 16: Carson City (NV) High School Faculty
August 25: Town School for Boys, San Francisco
September 16: Arts Education Partnership, San Francisco
September 23: United Way/Deloitte, Boston
October 6: Global Education Forum, Madrid
October 13: New Jersey Principals and Supervisors, Monroe Township NJ
October 14: Southern Utah Education Conference, St. George UT
October 20: American Dental Health Association, San Antonio
October 28: University of Oregon College of Education, Eugene OR
November 2: Global HR Forum, Seoul
November 15: National Summer Learning Association, San Francisco
November 17: Cape Henry Collegiate School, Virginia Beach VA
November 18: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver
November 21: University of Minnesota Learning Technologies Media Lab, Minneapolis, MN
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Unquestionably my #1
Unquestionably my #1 recommended read, Education Nation is the single most cogent, articulate, and practical vision for "creating the new world of learning." Presenting "six leading edges of innovation" for education, Chen backs up his edges with myriad rich examples and even more follow up resources.
If I were in charge of the world, I'd use this book as a basis for collaborative inquiry with groups of educators and learners (teachers, administrators, community mentors, parents, and above all, students) in communities wherever there's an interest in improving education (i.e. everywhere!).