Michael Bitz

Dr. Michael Bitz, EdD, is the founder of the Comic Book Project (www.ComicBookProject.org) and cofounder of the Youth Music Exchange (www.Youth Music Exchange.org). He is the first recipient of the Educational Entrepreneurship Fellowship at the Mind Trust in Indianapolis, and he received the Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award from Teachers College, Columbia University. His innovative pathways to learning have impacted children worldwide and have been featured by the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and many others. Dr. Bitz has served on the faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University and Ramapo College.