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Technology as a Force for Education Reform
October 2, 2003
Milton Chen exec dir, George Lucas Educational Foundation

Milton Chen, executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, and 2003 HGSE Visiting Technology Fellow, discusses technology as a force for systemic change and its implications for K-12 teaching and learning including professional development and classroom modeling.

Education | Media & Technology
adolescence | George Lucas Educational Foundation | Computing | Education Reform | Internet | Primary Education | Professional Development
WGBH
Harvard Graduate School of Education
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