NYSCI Talks (What School Could Be): Event Introduction by Margaret Honey

NYSCI Talks: What School Could Be by Ted Dintersmith

Margaret Honey, President, and CEO of the New York Hall of Science introduces the speakers for the September 2018 NYSCI President’s Council educational event. She discusses the goal of the discussions sponsored by the NYSCI President’s Council and talks about some of the achievements of the New York Hall of Science and their Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) initiative. She introduces the speakers for the event including Ted Dintersmith, entrepreneur, executive film producer, and author of the book, What School Could Be. Honey discusses the film, Most Likely to Succeed, that was the basis for Ted’s book, that included interviews and meetings with educators from every state in the US. She also introduces Peggy Brookins, President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the largest teacher certification organization in the country, who leads the discussion for the special event.