Ted Dintersmith, Ph.D.
Author, Educator, Film Producer and Venture Capitalist
What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America
Ted Dintersmith, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading voices on innovation and education, took an unprecedented road trip throughout the 2015-2016 school year in which he visited 200 schools across all 50 states to discover inspiring educators who courageously break from what, he argues, is an obsolete education model. His latest book, What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America, presents stories of teachers in ordinary circumstances doing extraordinary things in elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and places not often thought of as “school.”
The book takes on the core issues shaping our nation’s future – human potential, social equity, the achievement gap, and the underpinnings of a healthy democracy. It makes the case that education could be better and more equitable if schools challenged students with real-world problems. It explains the urgency in ending our nation’s all-in focus on “college-ready” curriculum tied to high-stakes tests of low-level skills.
NOTE: Dr. Dintersmith spoke at two FAN events on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Event 1: 12:00 PM, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago.
Event 2: 7:00 PM, New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield.
Upcoming Events
Year of the Monkey: An Evening with Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Writer, performer, and visual artist
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Live streaming video of this event will be available, beginning at 7:00 PM, on the ETHS Wildkits YouTube Live Stream channel.
Special thanks to DJ Jeff Pazen for pre- and post-event music!
The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better World
Adam Waytz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
North Shore Country Day School Auditorium
The Great Juggling Act: Balancing Life as a Parent
Julie Morgenstern
Time-management and productivity specialist, and author of Organizing from the Inside Out, Never Check Email in the Morning, SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life, and the brand-new Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You
New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium