2014 Dean's Symposium on Entrepreneurship in Education

The Dean's Symposium is annual event that brings together educational researchers and scholars, state policy-makers, school administrators, teachers and teacher educators, agency officials, and Florida State faculty and students to discuss educational issues of critical importance to our state and the nation. 

This year’s 8th annual Dean’s Symposium will focus on Entrepreneurship in Education.

FSU Turnbull Center, Room 208

September 29, Monday, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Lunch provided - please RSVP here

Speakers for the symposium include:

• Micah Widen, CEO and Co-Founder of Domi Station (http://www.domistation.com), a local business incubator and investor in entrepreneurs
• Tom Vander Ark (keynote speaker), CEO of Getting Smart (http://gettingsmart.com), an education advocacy firm 

 Vander Ark has authored a number of books, including Teaching with Fire: Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Teach and, the most recent, Smart Cities That Work for Everyone: 7 Keys to Education & Employment

Session information - Leading the Learning Revolution

New tools are powering new learning models that have the potential to boost achievement domestically and expand access to tertiary education internationally. Developing an innovation mindset--in students and teachers--is becoming increasingly important. Developing learning environments that are blended, personalized, and competency-based requires leadership. Tom will discuss the importance of new tools and schools and opportunities for innovation in educator preparation.

A panel of entrepreneurs moderated by Dr. Val Shute:

• Cathy Tencza (Tencza Designs, Atlanta, GA and COE alum)
• Pam Phelps (Creative Preschools, Tallahassee)
• Laurence Hewick (President of Hewick Research, Inc. and COE distinguished alum)
• Douglass Tatum (Entrepreneur-in-Residence, College of Business)
• Jim Dever (Entrepreneur-in-Residence, College of Business)
• Bruce Manciagli (Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy) 
• Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan, Executive Director of Academic Innovation, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
• Daniel Dispenziere, Director, FSU Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

See more details about the COE Week 2014 events including this Dean's Symposium

at http://www.coe.fsu.edu/coeweek