Tony Wagner
Tony Wagner (born c. 1946) is an American educator and author. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute.[1] He held positions at Harvard University, where he co-directed the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[2]
He is the author of eight books on education. His books, The Global Achievement Gap (2008), Creating Innovators (2012), and Most Likely to Succeed (2015), became international bestsellers.[3]
He is best known for coining the concept of the "global achievement gap", the disconnect between what schools teach and what the modern economy demands of young people.[4][5]
Education
[edit]Wagner earned both a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He completed his doctoral studies between 1988 and 1992.[6]
Career
[edit]Wagner held positions at Harvard University for more than twenty years, including as founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[7][8]
He currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, founded by Linda Darling-Hammond in 2015.[9][10]
Reception
[edit]His 2008 book The Global Achievement Gap was reviewed in the Harvard Crimson[4] and USA Today praised Creating Innovators (2012) as "a road map for parents."[11]
Bibliography
[edit]- How Schools Change (1994, 2nd ed.)
- Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools (2002)
- Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools (2006, co-authored with Robert Kegan)
- The Global Achievement Gap (2008; updated edition 2014)
- Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World (2012)
- Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era (2015, co-authored with Ted Dintersmith)[12]
- Learning By Heart: An Unconventional Education (2020)
- Mastery: Why Deeper Learning Is Essential in an Age of Distraction (2025, co-authored with Ulrik Juul Christensen)[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Author, Educator, and Harvard Fellow Dr. Tony Wagner Inspires Faculty". New Hampton School. August 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Tony Wagner". Learning Policy Institute.
- ↑ "Rethinking Education for Innovation Era: Dr. Tony Wagner's Insights". Pioneer.
- 1 2 "The Global Achievement Gap". Harvard University.
- ↑ ""You cannot solve problems creatively without competencies" - Tony Wagner - WISE". WISE. December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Tony Wagner - WISE". WISE.
- ↑ "Career Programs Continue to Grow at U.S. Schools Education World". www.educationworld.com.
- ↑ Team, EdCentral. "A beginner's guide to Tony Wagner". EdCentral.
- ↑ "TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts". www.tvo.org.
- ↑ Wagner, Tony; Dintersmith, Ted. "How a Newark school went from 'Baghdad' to 'Possibility High'". Fortune.
- ↑ Ferrante, Deanna (March 26, 2012). "Tony Wagner: Transforming Education for the 21st Century". East Windsor, NJ Patch.
- ↑ Miller, Lisa (August 18, 2015). "'Most Likely to Succeed,' by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith". The New York Times.
- ↑ Duncan, Rodger Dean. "Why Seat Time Is Outdated: A Vision For Skills-First Education". Forbes.