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2008 Conference Plenary SpeakersChris Dede, EdD 
Chris Dede is the Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. His fields of scholarship include emerging technologies, policy, and leadership. His funded research includes a grant from the National Science Foundation to aid middle school students learning science via shared virtual environments and a Star Schools grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help high school students with math and literacy skills using wireless mobile devices to create augmented reality simulations. Dr. Dede has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Foundations of Educational and Psychological Assessment, a member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Expert Panel on Technology, and International Steering Committee member for the Second International Technology in Education Study. He serves on Advisory Boards and Commissions for PBS TeacherLine, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center, and several federal research grants. Mr. Dede serves on the Advisory Board for the George Lucas Education Foundation (GLEF). In addition, Dr. Dede is a member of the Board of Directors of the Boston Tech Academy, an experimental small high school in the Boston Public School system, funded by the Gates Foundation. His co-edited book, Scaling Up Success: Lessons Learned from Technology-based Educational Improvement, was published by Jossey-Bass in 2005. A second volume he edited, Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods, was published by the Harvard Education Press in 2006 Dr. Richard Hersh 
Dr. Richard Hersh has served as President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Trinity College (Hartford), and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at The University of New Hampshire and Drake University. He also served as Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Oregon and was Director of the Center for Moral Education at Harvard University. In his early career he was a high school teacher, professor and dean of teacher education Dr. Hersh was a member of the Association of American Colleges &Universities GREATER EXPECTATIONS panel and for the past seven years has served as Co-Director of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) and College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA) projects that have developed an innovative “value-added” approach to assessing student learning at the college and high school levels. The journal PEER REVIEW devoted its Winter 2002 issue to this project including commentary from leading researchers from around the nation and the November 2005 issue of THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY features an article by Dr. Hersh, “What Do Colleges Teach?” about measuring student learning. Dr. Hersh’s research has focused on teaching and learning in schools and higher education. He has written extensively and consulted widely with regard to K-12 effectiveness and was co-author of the book, THE STRUCTURE OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. He has written much about the importance of a liberal arts education in the 21st century with his 1999 DAEDALUS article “Generating Ideals and Transforming Lives” and his book PROMOTING MORAL GROWTH in use on many campuses. Dr. Hersh appeared in the recent two-hour PBS documentary “Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk” and co- edited the accompanying book by the same title (Palgrave Macmillan publishers) that examines the nature and quality of undergraduate education in the United States. Daniel Pink 
Daniel Pink is a best-selling author and an expert on innovation, competition, and the changing world of work. His latest book, A Whole New Mind, charts the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies and explains the six abilities individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced and automated world. Reviewers have described the book as “an audacious and powerful work,” “a profound read,” “right on the money,” and “a miracle.” Several publications named it one of the best business books of the year. A Whole New Mind has sold more than 100,000 copies in the U.S. – and has been translated into 12 languages. Dan’s first book, Free Agent Nation, about the rise of people working for themselves, was a Washington Post best seller and a business best seller in the U.S. and Canada. Publishers Weekly said that the book “has become a cornerstone of employee-management relations.” His articles on work, business, and technology appear in many newspapers and magazines—including The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Slate, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a Contributing Editor. Dan has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR, and other networks. And as an independent business consultant, he's advised start-up ventures and Fortune 100 companies on recruiting, innovation, and work practices. A free agent himself, Dan held his last real job in the White House, where he served from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. He’s also worked as an aide to United States Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich, an economic policy staffer in the United States Senate, a legal researcher in India, and a latrine builder in Botswana. He received a BA, with honors in linguistics, from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Yale Law School. Dan lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and their three children. He is now at work on his next two books, which will be published in 2008 and 2009. Andreas Schleicher 
Andreas Schleicher is Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division of the OECD Directorate for Education. In this role, he is responsible for the development and analysis of benchmarks on the performance of education systems, which includes the management of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the OECD Education Indicators Programme (INES). Before joining the OECD in 1994, he was Director for analysis at the International Association for Educational Achievement (IEA). He studied Physics in Germany and received a degree in Mathematics and Statistics in Australia. He is an honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg.
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