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Sunday, June 24, 2012 Keynote Address Sir Ken Robinson Individualized learning - professional learning networks Brain Gain by Marc Pensky Digital wisdom teachers - empathy Students - passion > passion leads to learning Motivation Learning Jobs Happiness

4 things teachers ned to do Listen Respect Overexpect from our students Empower all teachers to dare to do what they knowis right Relationship between technology snd the human brain

Mayin Teacher, mother, phd/teacher, rep for TI

Engagement Personalized curric Practical work Teachers that care

Wireless reach technology Allows students to connect and teach each other - collaboration What drives the teaching practie Mayin - use tech in only the best ways possible and mining the students' passion Marc - extends people Empowers people Different curriculum based on individual needs/ desires Finding your element...the things you have a passion for - Klen Robinson's book KR- Teachers have a stewardship to help students find their passion marc - don't get good at something you don't like - theire's enough of that in education Standardization and compliance has made learning sterile Teaching isnt about 'delivering' education, but it's an art form - we need to ride today's horse not yesterday's Coach kids to find whats in themselves and make it better Tech is not tech if it happened before you were born?