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Archive for October, 2008
October 30th, 2008
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October 24th, 2008
Tony Wagner
Tony Wagner is Co-Director of the Change Leadership Group (CLG) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and he consults widely to public and independent schools, districts, and foundations around the country.
October 24th, 2008
Wil van der Veen
Dr. Wil van der Veen has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and is currently the Director of the Science Education Institute at Raritan Valley Community College. He has developed dozens and presented hundreds of workshops in astronomy, science, and inquiry-based learning.
October 24th, 2008
Marco Torres
Marco Torres teaches Social Studies at San Fernando High School, using an innovative approach: reaching students through video, music and movies.
October 24th, 2008
Steve Strogatz
Steven Strogatz is the Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University.
October 24th, 2008
Eric Schmidt, Interviewed by Charlie Rose
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recruited Eric Schmidt from Novell, where he led that company\'s strategic planning, management and technology development as chairman and CEO. Since coming to Google, Eric has focused on building the corporate infrastructure needed to maintain Google\'s rapid growth as a company and on ensuring that quality remains high while product development cycle times are kept to a minimum.
October 24th, 2008
Panel: Aaron Brown, Martin Savidge, and Leah Clapman
Today more than ever, Americans need to know what's going on around the world. Yet where can Americans turn to get information they can trust, and what can our schools do to ensure that students are prepared for understanding this broader context?
October 24th, 2008
Sir Kenneth Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, education and human resources.
October 24th, 2008
Patti Ralabate
After teaching for 26 years, Dr. Patti Ralabate joined the National Education Association (NEA) as NEA’s special education policy analyst in January 2002. She coordinates the work of the NEA IDEA Cadre and develops resources, including Meeting the Challenge: Special Education Tools that Work for All Kids and The Puzzle of Autism.
October 24th, 2008
Ivars Peterson
Ivars Peterson is Director of Publications for Journals and Communications at the Mathematical Association of America in Washington, D.C.















