Brian Housand, Ph.D. brianhousand.com @brianhousand

1. UTILIZING
TECHNOLOGY TO PERSONALIZE
LEARNING FOR GIFTED KIDS

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4. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

5. I AM A
GEEK

6. GEEK
Someone
who is
passionate
about some
particular
area or
subject,
often an
obscure or
difficult one.

7. 2015

8. #BestYearEver

22. GO

23. GO

24. BUT…

25. I am interested in _______________.

26. I am interested in _______________.dinosaurs

27. I am interested in _______________.pokemon

28. I am interested in _______________.comic books

29. I am interested in _______________.NOTHING

30. I am interested in _______________.EVERYTHING!

31. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)

32. AGGREGATOR

34. roadtripnation.com/roadmap

35. roadtripnation.com/roadmap

36. EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

38. youtube.com/user/crashcourse

39. youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids

44. Suggested meeting time: 30-60 minutes (Some of you may choose to combine
this meeting with meeting #2.)
!
Before the meeting:
● Create a TED-Ed (ed.ted.com) account if you haven’t already. All members
over 13 should aim to have their own account.
● Watch the first TED-Ed Club Lesson (http://ed.ted.com/on/vaY6FipN). Your
group can choose to do this before or during the meeting.
!
Guiding questions
● What is your name? How would you describe yourself? What are three
things you are passionate about?
● What do you and your club members hope to get out of your TED-Ed Club
experience?
!
Materials
● A device to take pictures
● Index cards
● Pens
● Copies of this guidebook (one for each member)
!
Meeting activities
● Take a few minutes to create a name badge on an index card. Write your
name and at least 3 things that you are passionate about.
● Gather in small groups and introduce yourself to your fellow club members.
Learn each other’s names and get to know each other.
● Share your reasons for joining a TED-ED Club with the group. Let people
know what you’re interested in and what you’re passionate about. This will
help your club members give meaningful feedback when you begin
developing your presentation idea.
!
What will you have created by the end of your meeting?
A name badge that lists 3 things you are passionate about. You will bring this to
future meetings so that everyone in the club knows your name and interests.
!
After meeting #1:
● Browse through the TED Talks (www.ted.com) /TED-Ed Lessons (ed.ted.com)
to find ideas that speak to your passions.
● Facilitator: Please send a photo of the name badges from different club
members to TED-Ed at TEDEdClubs@ted.com.
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#1 Introduction week: What’s your passion?
It’s tough to give a good presentation on a topic that you’re not passionate about! This meeting is
all about getting to know your fellow club members and spending some time identifying and
articulating the ideas that motivate each member of your group. Later on, each club member will
present and record their own idea worth spreading in the form of a short TED-style Talk.

45. diy.org

47. googlesciencefair.com/springboard

48. Don't be afraid to
fall in love with
something and
pursue it with
intensity

50. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

51. 8GREAT
GRIPES

52. 8GREAT GRIPES
1. No one explains what being gifted is all about --
it's kept a big secret.
2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.
3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be
perfect, to "do our best" all the time.
4. Kids often tease us about being smart.
5. Friends who really understand us are few and far
between.
6. We feel too different and wish people would accept
us for what we are.
7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can
do in life.
8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel
helpless to do anything about them.

53. ITECH

54. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

57. Story

62. Magical and
Meaningful

63. It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.

65. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)

66. http://cowparadenc.com/images/cows/peedee.jpg

67. INCUBATION
STAGE 1:
Heighten Anticipation
STAGE 2:
Encounter the Expected and Unexpected,
and Deepen Understanding
STAGE 3:
Go Beyond and “Keep It Going”
Torrance

68. observe.
think.
go deeper.
DO!

69. byrdseed.com/tickling-curiosity

71. (Resnick, 1996)
NOT
Stereos
Pianos

72. (Papert, 1993)
Computers
serve best
when they
allow
everything
to
CHANGE

73. Everybody in this
country should learn how
to program a computer
because it teaches you
how to think.
- Steve Jobs

76. developer.apple.com/xcode

77. bit.ly/stanford-xcode

78. OPPORTUNITY

81. LEFT TO
THEIR OWN
DEVICES

82. CRITICAL
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS

83. CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

84. futurecasting.org

85. http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Pixar-Creativity-Inc-post.jpg

86. ARE NOT
YOUR IDEA
YOU
- Ed Catmull

87. FAILURE
isn’t a necessary evil.
In FACT, it isn’t EVIL at all.
It is a NECESSARY
consequence of doing
something NEW.
- Ed Catmull

88. FAIL EARLY
FAIL FAST

89. BE WRONGAS FAST AS YOU CAN.

90. Perfectionism
PROCRASTINATION
PARALYSIS

91. NO ONE - not Walt, not Steve, not the people of Pixar -
ever achieved creative success by clinging to what used to work.

92. LEARN
TO FAIL

94. If you are
impatient
then this may
not be the
gAme for you

96. “devices for
vicarious
experience”
(Bruner, 1960)

97. SAMR

98. Substitution
Augmentation
Modification
Redefinition

99. elements4d.daqri.com

100. google.com/get/cardboard

102. YOU

104. YOU ARE
NOT
ALONE

105. FIND
YOUR
PEEPS

106. RIGOR

107. VIGOR

110. It is OK
to be smart.

111. It is GREAT
to be smart.

112. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

113. http://www.disneypictures.net/data/media/202/Buzz_Lightyear_wallpaper.jpg

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