257 - Tony Wagner on Learning by Heart

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">This week on the podcast, Tony Wagner is joining Tom Vander Ark to speak about his most recent book and all that he has learned throughout his career in education.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Tony Wagner is a former high school teacher, principal, teacher educator, and school coach. For three decades, he’s been an advocate for deeper learning for all students. His books, <em>Change Leadership, The Global Achievement Gap, Creating Innovators,</em> and <em>Most Likely to Succeed</em>, sounded the alarm bell that the new economy requires new experiences and outcomes. In his new memoir, <em>Learning by Heart,</em> Dr. Wagner recounts his own struggles with traditional education and his lessons learned from the last two decades of work exploring the innovation economy.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Listen in as Tony and Tom recall their work together and talk about the path forward for education!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:10] About today’s episode and special guest, Tony Wagner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:54] Tom Vander Ark welcomes Tony Wagner to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[1:35] Tom and Tony reflect on some of their history working together.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[6:20] Tony speaks about his past experience with traditional education.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[7:35] Tony speaks about the college that enabled him to become a teacher.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[9:38] Educating for social change/social good was very vibrant in the ’60s. Does Tony find that there has been a resurgence of that ethos today?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[10:39] Tony reflects on his time leading s