Disney Imagination Campus Blog
Announcing Hank Green, Keynote Speaker for Science is Cool 14 - Featuring Disney Imagination Campus
by The Disney Imagination Campus team
June 13, 2024
On July 23rd, 2024, Science is Cool will host Science is Cool 14, featuring Disney Imagination Campus live from Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. During this engaging complimentary virtual event, K-12 teachers will be inspired to ignite creativity and innovation in the classroom while earning a professional development certificate of attendance.
The theme for the event is Imagination Day, an exploration of STEAM, which is an interdisciplinary educational approach that celebrates the relationship between Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Joining us for this special day is keynote speaker Hank Green—an Orlando entrepreneur, video creator, and STEAM expert!
You most likely know Hank Green as the Internet’s science guy. With a combined social media following of over 20 million people created through educational content, where he shares his excitement about everything from science communication, education, online video creation and running a small creative business.
Hank is also a best-selling science fiction novelist, an astute observer and critic of online media, and the co-founder and CEO of Complexly, which produces SciShow, Crash Course, and nearly a dozen other educational YouTube channels. Recently, he also created “The Awesome Socks Club” a charity sock subscription with over 60,000 paying subscribers and donates more than one million dollars to charity annually.
All of this began when he and his brother, novelist John Green, began making YouTube videos in 2007. Their pioneering project invented many forms of online video. Not many of those early creators are still at it a decade and a half later, but John and Hank seem perpetually able to find success in whatever new platform arises.
We are so excited to have Hank join us for what’s sure to be a memorable session where he will participate in an interactive Q&A as we explore STEAM and the holistic student.
Throughout the day, we’ll also hear from Walt Disney Imagineers, scientists, technicians, experts, and leaders who have first-hand experience using science, imagination, and artistry to power theme parks and bring inspiration to classrooms nationwide.
We invite teachers from across the country to join us online on July 23, 2024, for Science is Cool 14 to gain fresh ideas and resources to bring STEAM into their classrooms. Hear from speakers like Hank Green and transform classrooms with newfound knowledge, enthusiasm, and a touch of Disney magic!