April 12th – Thursday

Author, Innovator and Speaker:  

Milton Chen

Panel:

TBA

Milton Chen:

Former Executive Director of the George Lucas Education Foundation

Deveoper and Researcher on Sesame Street

Recipient of the Elmo Award from Sesame Workshop

Best-selling author of the book "Education Nation"

Dr. Chen’s career has spanned four decades at the intersection of preK-12 education, media, and technology.

The author of Education Nation and senior fellow and executive director, emeritus, at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit that utilizes its multimedia website, Edutopia.org, and documentary films to communicate a new vision for 21st Century education.

He serves on various boards including serving as chairman of the Panasonic Foundation and is a member of the board of directors for Sesame Workshop, the California Emerging Technology Fund, and ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career. He chairs the Games and Learning Publishing Council for the Joan Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, a Gates Foundation-supported activity. He has been a consultant to groups designing new learning spaces and programs for youth, including the Carson City (NV) Public Library and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

He received an A. B. in social studies from Harvard College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in communication from Stanford.  And possibly most important, on his 50th birthday, Dr. Chen was named a Jedi Master by George Lucas!

12 noon – 1:30:  Lunchbox Learning, Location: Adams Hub

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Presentation and Panel Discussion, Location: Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater