David Boulton

Summary

"In light of the rapidity and complexity of change and future uncertainty, what’s more important to our children’s futures than how well they can learn when they get there? NOTHING! David Boulton is a learning activist, theorist, technologist, author, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator. He also provides personal and professional coaching to individuals and organizations focused on improving learning. HISTORY: - developed "Interactive Orthography", http://bit.ly/2HLvmYn, a new way to support beginning and struggling readers - featured in the PBS program "The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids" - featured in the Science Network's "The New Science of Educating" broadcast - designed ‘Electronic Campus’ for Apple Computer which won the Optimas Award for Innovation. - founded five tech companies - hundreds of keynote addresses, seminars, workshops, and PD Trainings for a wide variety of professional and community audiences throughout the US and Canada. - articles on learning and technology published internationally. - learning theories and learning environment designs featured at both the National and California Educational Summits - conducted over 110 interviews (450+ hours) with leading neuroscientists, psychologists, reading researchers, educators, historians, economists, technologists and policy leaders (and dozens of parents and kids) - last start-up went on to win the Smithsonian Award for Innovation and appeared on Upside Magazine’s Top 100 private companies list. - awarded four learning-tech patents - last patent, "A Method and Apparatus for Implementing User Feedback", has been applied to the intranets of many Global 2000 companies . See comments about David's work from leaders in learning: https://goo.gl/v4LglT