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Milton
Chen
Executive Director at
George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)
Milton Chen, Ph.D., has
been a leading figure in educational media for more than 20 years. He joined
the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)
as Executive Director in 1998, bringing new leadership to its mission of gathering
and disseminating the most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning
in the Digital Age. Before that he was the founding director of the KQED Center
for Education & Lifelong Learning (PBS) in San Francisco, delivering educational
services for teachers, parents and community groups in support of public TV
programming. He has been a director of research at the Children’s Television
Workshop in New York, and an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education. Most recently, Dr. Chen has served as a consultant to Children
Now, Educational Development Center, Foundation for Advancements in Science
and Education, and Scholastic. He received and A.B. in social studies from
Harvard College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in communication research from Stanford
University.
The George Lucas Educational
Foundation
PO Box 3494
San Rafael, CA 94912
Phone: (415) 507-0399
www.glef.org
