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Resources

New Video Resources on The Global Achievement Gap: Keynotes and An Extended Interview

This is a link to the September 2009 Iowa Public Television broadcast of the opening to Tony's day-long session with Iowa educators, policymakers, and parents. It represents the most complete, yet concise (55 minute) video presentation on the Global Achievement Gap and what educators and policymakers can do to address the problem. It includes an introduction by Judy Jeffrey, Director of the Iowa Department of Education, and questions from the audience.

http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/5189/ittv_20091011_172/format:wmv

This is a video of a 45 minute keynote speech Tony gave at the Council of Chief State School Officers' Summer Institute. It will be of greatest interest to state education leaders and state and national p[olicymakers.

http://ccsso.kzoinnovations.com/plugins/webcast/form.php?id=541

The link below is to a 30 minute keynote Tony gave at the Asia Society summer conference. It will be most useful for teacher and administrator audiences.

http://asiasociety.org/video/education-learning/seven-skills-students-need-their-future

Click on the YouTube url below to watch the first four minutes of Tony's recent keynote at the International Conference on Corporate Citizenship: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGoCwirfbes

Watch a forty minute interview with Tony, produced at Cisco Systems and moderated by Bill Symonds, former Education Editor for Businessweek Magazine: http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=85895

High School Student Focus Group Video

Tony recently conducted a series of focus groups with high school students and recent high school graduates for the Highline School District, outside of Seattle WA. In this moving video, successful and struggling students and graduates talk about their school experiences and what they need from teachers in order to be successful. It can be viewed here.

The Global Achievement Gap Keynote Video

This is a video of a July 2008 keynote address where Tony talked about his latest book The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--and What We Can Do About It. The video includes questions from the audience.
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The Global Achievement Gap Interview

Listen to a recent interview with Tony about his new book: **The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach The New Survival Skills Our Children Need--and What We Can Do About It**
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What Does It Mean To Be A "Change Leader"?

This video is a 30 minute excerpt of the presentation Tony delivered at the Colorado Association of School Boards conference on December 2, 2007 in Colorado Springs. To read or download the PowerPoint, click on Presentations above. (Note To view or download the video follow the Read More link. The Seven Disciplines Diagnostic/Discussion tool can be downloaded from the CLG website.)
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