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Tony Wagner
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Tony Wagner

Tony Wagner recently accepted a position as the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard. Prior to this, he was the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than a decade. Tony consults widely to schools, districts, and foundations around the country and internationally. 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.Tony is also a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a... Read full bio

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Introduction from Creating Innovators
Jun 20, 2012
Creating Innovators will be released on April 17, 2012 in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
Creating Innovators is now available in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
Creating Innovators (Enhanced eBook) will be released on April 17, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Creating Innovators (Enhanced eBook) is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 17, 2012

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John W. Wagner, 92
Deer Park Tribune, May 14, 2013
...passed away in Holy Family Hospital on Thursday night, May 9, 2013. He is survived by his son, Tony Wagner; two granddaughters, Desire Baker and Nichole Bush; two grandsons, Travis and Cody Wagner; and four great-grandchildren, Cameron and Levi Baker...
C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: UK - Ticks
Huffington Post, May 7, 2013
...Sivesind (Norway), Chancellor Stephen Spahn (U.S.), Yves Theze (Lycee Francais U.S.), Professor Charles Ungerleider (Canada), Professor Tony Wagner (U.S.), Sir David Watson (UK), Professor Dylan Wiliam (UK), Dr. Mark Wormald (UK), Professor Theo Wubbels...
Author tours: Anne Lamott speaks Tuesday in Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News, March 30, 2013
...Tony Wagner will discuss Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World at noon Tuesday as part of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth’s Educator...
Ed Next Book Club: Tony Wagner on Creating Innovators
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, March 13, 2013
...In this edition of the Ed Next Book Club podcast, Mike Petrilli sits down with Tony Wagner to discuss his new book, Creating Innovators. Business leaders, pundits, and politicians all seem to agree: America needs to get much better at nurturing...
C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: Social Learning
Huffington Post, February 21, 2013
...Sivesind (Norway), Chancellor Stephen Spahn (U.S.), Yves Theze (Lycee Francais U.S.), Professor Charles Ungerleider (Canada), Professor Tony Wagner (U.S.), Sir David Watson (UK), Professor Dylan Wiliam (UK), Dr. Mark Wormald (UK), Professor Theo Wubbels...
C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: Health and Education
Huffington Post, February 11, 2013
...Sivesind (Norway), Chancellor Stephen Spahn (U.S.), Yves Theze (Lycee Francais U.S.), Professor Charles Ungerleider (Canada), Professor Tony Wagner (U.S.), Sir David Watson (UK), Professor Dylan Wiliam (UK), Dr. Mark Wormald (UK), Professor Theo Wubbels...
360° minds for the future
The Hindu, February 4, 2013
...in students so that they learn to think beyond individual self-interests. Digital deluge In a similar vein, educationist, Tony Wagner, says that students need to acquire "seven survival skills" to meet the dynamic demands of an ever-changing...
C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: Australia - Ticks
Huffington Post, May 9, 2013
...Sivesind (Norway), Chancellor Stephen Spahn (U.S.), Yves Theze (Lycee Francais U.S.), Professor Charles Ungerleider (Canada), Professor Tony Wagner (U.S.), Sir David Watson (UK), Professor Dylan Wiliam (UK), Dr. Mark Wormald (UK), Professor Theo Wubbels...
Minnesota House Scheduled to Vote on Marriage Equality Tomorrow
Human Rights Campaign, May 8, 2013
...activating our thousands of members across the state through e-mail and in-kinded staff such as Regional Field Director Tony Wagner. That commitment continued when HRC became a founding member of Minnesotans United for All Families, the coalition to...
It's time to overhaul the United States education system
New Jersey Online, May 8, 2013
...which can be achieved by memorization ? instead of how the word can be used in a sentence. Tony Wagner, the Harvard education specialist says, Our obligation to our children is to teach them how to use information through critical thinking, problem...
Ridgedale expansion project underway in Minnetonka
Sun Sailor, May 8, 2013
...to start being all over the map in where we are on signage and other things.” Council member Tony Wagner addressed Ridgedale’s place among other I-394 corridor commercial developments. “There’s a few unique places that we’ve identified in...
NexusEQ Conference to Show Value of Emotional Intelligence to Create Positive Change – Harvard Medical School Conference Center in June
E Releases, May 7, 2013
...antidote” to common childhood problems. Plus cases on educating nurses, training doctors, and increasing individual wellbeing. Education : Dr. Tony Wagner, Harvard Education, on educating innovators. Dr. Anabel Jensen, Chair of Education, Notre...
Why America's 'hacker generation' can thrive as teachers
Yahoo! News, May 7, 2013
...data-driven instruction and innovation is creating an environment where the “hacker generation To understand why American public education Tony Wagner reports in his book, “The Global Achievement Gap,” that employers are dissatisfied with many...
Why America's 'hacker generation' can thrive as teachers
Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 2013
...of students for college and high-skill careers and expecting the rest to be ready for industrial, low-skill jobs. Tony Wagner reports in his book, “The Global Achievement Gap,” that employers are dissatisfied with many recent graduates’ lack of...