“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t been invented … in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.” Richard Riley, former Secretary of Education
"IF WE TEACH TODAY'S STUDENTS AS WE TAUGHT YESTERDAY'S, WE ROB THEM OF TOMORROW" John Dewey
A globally recognized voice in education, Tony Wagner is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute. Prior to this appointment, Tony held a variety of positions at Harvard University, including an Expert in Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab and the founder of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 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 a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a widely published author. His work includes numerous articles and books, such as Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World, and The Global Achievement Gap
Tony earned an M.A.T. and an Ed.D. at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Albert Einstein
According to the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), a “Vision [Portrait] of the Graduate emphasizes a holistic view of expectations for students, including the transferable skills, content, understandings, and disposition that students should have by the time they graduate and a method of assessing a student’s progress toward that vision.”
"EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A BUCKET, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE." WB YEATS
MARCH 21, 2019
Community members from various fields discuss the job market of the future and skills required by an evolving workforce.
"Our job is not to prepare students for something. Our job is to help students prepare for anything." AJ Juliani
APRIL 10, 2019
College admissions representatives and post-secondary educators discuss the changing application process and the key attributes of a collegiate scholar.
"TELL ME AND I'LL FORGET, TEACH ME AND I'LL REMEMBER, INVOLVE ME AND I'LL LEARN." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Chickering Elementary School * Pine Hill Elementary School
Dover Sherborn Middle School * Dover Sherborn High School