Articles
Tom Friedman features an extended interview with Tony in his recent Sunday New York Times Column
Apr 6th
You can read the full Friedman column here.
What Does It Mean To Be A Change Leader in Education?
Jan 13th
This is a blog I wrote for the website, www.getideas.org
What Does It Mean to Be a “Change Leader” in Education?
January 12, 2013
by: Tony Wagner
Over the past 20 years, I have studied and worked with educators who have aspired to be change leaders in a wide variety of More >
Accountability for What Matters Most
Dec 3rd
© Copyright 2012 Tony Wagner. First published September 2012 in School Administrator
During my travels all over the United States speaking to a wide variety of audiences and my visits with leadership groups in the Middle East and Far East, I have encountered diverse audiences who share my concern that the More >
Tony interviewed on Huff Post about technology and education in advance of his iPad Conference keynote
Nov 10th
You can read the interview with C.M. Rubin here.
“Graduating All Students Innovation Ready”
Aug 17th
COMMENTARY
Published Online: August 14, 2012
Graduating All Students Innovation- Ready
By Tony Wagner
Improving student achievement through innovation is the latest buzz in education. New test-prep programs, online learning platforms, e-texts, charter school hybrids, and so on are proliferating, but they are only changing the nature of how we deliver the same old content. No one seems to More >
Fast Company publishes Tony’s article on motivating Millennials at work
May 30th
This article was originally published May 30, 2012 on line by Fast Company
Expert Perspective To Bring Out The Best In Millennials, Put On Your Coaching HatBY TONY WAGNER | 05-30-2012 | 10:00 AM
This article is written by a member of our expert contributor community.In the last five years, a growing number of studies More >
Parenting A Young Innovator
May 24th
This blog was first published April 18, 2012 on CNN.com
My View: Creating innovatorsBy Tony Wagner, Special to CNN
Policymakers and educators alike talk about all students having to be “college-ready,” and many business leaders believe that America’s economic future depends on more students taking courses in science, technology, engineering and math. However, More >
Educating The Next Steve Jobs
Apr 14th
Originally published in the April 14, 2012 Wall Street Journal, Page C2
By TO N Y W A G N E R
Most of our high schools and colleges are not preparing students to become innovators. To succeed in the 21st-century economy, students must learn to analyze and solve problems, collaborate, persevere, take calculated More >
Calling All Innovators
Apr 5th
Originally published in Educational Leadership, April 2012 | Volume 69 | Number 7, Pages 66-69
© Copyright Tony Wagner 2012
Our students want to change the world. But to give them the
skills they need to do so, schools must focus on five essential practices.
In their recent book That Used to Be Us,1 Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum argue that to succeed in the new global knowledge economy, all young people must learn to be innovators. U.S. workers who cannot bring innovation to More >
Teaching and Testing the Skills That Matter Most
Jan 27th
© Tony Wagner, 2008 (first published in Education Week, November, 2008)
A commission composed of some of the country’s leading college-admissions officers is recommending that universities shift from a reliance on SAT and ACT scores and instead use entrance exams that test the academic content taught in high schools. (“Panel Urges More >
