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Funding and policy experts to discuss big ideas in education at Innovation ThrowdownWILMINGTON, DE (April 26, 2011)—Everyone from President Obama to the Secretary of Education to your child's third grade teacher is calling for fresh approaches to teaching and learning. As two of the driving forces behind innovation and entrepreneurship in education, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (GSE) are excited to announce the Innovation Throwdown, a dynamic, interactive presentation at AEP's Content in Context Conference (CIC) that will use real-world ideas for products and services to explore the opportunities and barriers for education entrepreneurs and startups. Doug Lynch, Vice Dean at Penn's GSE and founder of Networking Education Entrepreneurs for Social Transformation (NEST), will lead the discussion, examining the complicated interplay of funding, policy, and business in the education market. The session will also feature a high-powered panel of education funding and policy experts including:
"Innovation takes a dialog between many parties, and the essence of CIC is to create a platform for that dialog," said Charlene Gaynor, CEO of AEP. "The Innovation Throwdown session will essentially be a microcosm of the conference--inspiring and encouraging the progressive ideas and solutions necessary to prepare our nation's students to compete in the global economy of the 21st Century." The Innovation Throwdown will feature four ideas or products that solve an education problem in an innovative way. Individuals or organizations interested in presenting can submit a proposal on the Innovation Throwdown website through May 13, 2011. This could include individual entrepreneurs, education startup companies, or existing organizations poised for growth. All submissions will be evaluated by the public on the Innovation Throwdown website the week of May 16. Authors of selected proposals will be notified by May 27. For more details on the Innovation Throwdown or to submit an idea, visit www.gse.upenn.edu/aep-innovation. To find out more about AEP's Content in Context Conference, visit www.contentincontext.org. Content in Context is supported by the following premier sponsors: SMART Technologies, Intel, MCH Strategic Data, Texas Instruments, and Weekly Reader. About AEP About Penn GSE Penn GSE has long been known for excellence in qualitative research, language and literacy studies, practitioner inquiry and teacher education. Over the last 15 years, Penn GSE has also developed remarkable strengths in quantitative research, policy studies, evaluation, higher education, and psychology and human development. The School is remarkably entrepreneurial, launching innovative degree programs for practicing professionals and unique partnerships with local educators. |
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