Ted Dintersmith
Former Program Director | Transforming Education and Innovation
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Ted Dintersmith is a leading advocate for innovation in education. As the former Program Director at the National Science Foundation, he spearheaded initiatives that helped reshape STEM learning.
Dintersmith is the author of the acclaimed book 'What School Could Be,' which showcases transformative approaches used by teachers to engage and empower students. Through his keynotes, he shares practical strategies for fostering creativity, problem-solving, and real-world skills in the classroom.
Audiences leave inspired to rethink the purpose and practices of education to better prepare the next generation.
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Why schools should teach for the real world
As automation eliminates structured jobs and careers, schools should focus on training students to be bold, creative and entrepreneurial. Instead, argues education advocate Ted Dintersmith, the core purpose of education has been lost in a wave of testing, data and increasingly irrelevant metrics. In this talk, he underscores the need to educate for innovative and creative strengths, and trust our schools and teachers to prepare our kids for life, instead of standardized tests.
Ted Dintersmith at SXSW EDU 2020
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| SXSW EDU | 2020 | 🇺🇸Austin, United States |
| TEDxFargo 2015 | 2015 | 🇺🇸Fargo, United States |
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