{"id":1313,"date":"2010-08-22T17:53:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T22:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:41:07","slug":"melbourne-australia-seminar-13-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1313","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Australia Seminar – 13 September 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realise that this is late notice, but I will be leading a seminar, The Best Educational Ideas in the World: Adventures on the Frontiers of Learning<\/em><\/strong>, 13 September 2010 in the Lecture Theatre at The University of Melbourne’s Trinity College<\/a>. The seminar will be from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and costs just $50 (US) ($58 AU). Regrettably, my registration system won’t handle Australian currency.<\/p>\n

The seminar is intended for all P-12 teachers, tech directors, computing teachers, university students, parents and administrators.<\/p>\n

You may register online here<\/a>. Please pass this information along to colleagues & friends!!<\/p>\n

A poster<\/a> may be downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maps and location information may be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Best Educational Ideas in the World: Adventures on the Frontiers of Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemporary discussions of school improvement focus on the creation of obedience schools for poor children or utopian governance schemes. Neither approach does much to amplify the natural curiosity, expertise, creativity, passion, competence or capacity for intensity found in each child. A leading educator serves as your tour guide for a global exploration of powerful ideas and exemplary teaching practices.<\/p>\n

The artificial boundaries between art and science are blurred as children engage in authentic activities with real materials, create sophisticated artifacts of personal and aesthetic value and become connected to ideas larger than themselves. Collegiality, purpose, apprenticeship, complexity, serendipity and \u201csharaeability\u201d are a few of the common values. Each approach either requires digital technology or may be dramatically enhanced by it. Lessons learned en-route our tour create productive contexts for learning in which students construct the knowledge required for a rewarding life. An ample Q&A session will follow the presentation.<\/p>\n

Stops along our tour may include:<\/p>\n