Julie Wilson (@juliemargretta) wants to start a nation-wide movement to transform our K-12 education system. In this video, Julie shares a simple idea which, if implemented, will change the lives of our nation's 14 million students and transform the factory model of education.  Our nation's promise lies in the hearts, heads and minds of our children, let's commit to unleashing that potential.

Bio: Julie Wilson is the founder and executive director of the Institute for the Future of Learning, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the factory model of education. A graduate of Harvard's Technology, Innovation and Education Masters program, Julie has more than 15 years' experience as a consultant, trainer and coach, and blogs regularly on the future of learning at www.the-ifl.org. Her articles have been published on the EdWeek website and the "Futures of School" Reform blog.

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