Ep. 53 · Peter Bezanson | CEO of BASIS Education

About this episode

In this episode, Peter Bezanson discusses his journey from academia to the K-12 education sector and his insights on educational theory.

www.dashmedia.co Entrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape. Peter Bezanson holds a BA from St. John’s College and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, his home state. Beginning his career in academia, Peter transitioned to the K-12 education sector, where his expertise in critical thinking and educational theory now drives his strategic l...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Moe

Guest: Peter Bezanson

Topics covered

• education
• entrepreneurship
• educational theory
• K-12 education
• critical thinking
• policy

Keywords

• education
• BASIS Education
• Peter Bezanson
• K-12
• critical thinking
• educational theory
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BASIS Education, GSV

Places: Iowa, St. John’s College, K-12

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