YRDSB Quest 2010

12/08/2010

Sheena Iyengar on the art of choosing.

TED Talks Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices -- and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.

12/03/2010

Change Agent - Interview with Will Richardson

Will Richardson, a former teacher-turned-tech expert, says schools need to revolutionize teaching and learning to keep pace with societal changes.

11/23/2010

The Quest Continues....The Quest Journal includes 13 articles relating to a variety of topics on the theme of Engaging Learning in the 21st Century, including Digital Learning, Leadership and Student Engagement. Click on the link to take you to the full version of the articles.

Undoubtedly the first ten years of the new millennium have exploded with technological innovation that has permeated into all aspects of our education system. Taking into account the pivotal stage of current pedagogy, it becomes important that the voices of those who drive this ever escalating

11/20/2010

Thank you to everyone who made the Quest conference a success! It was an amazing three days of learning, pushing our thinking, connecting with colleagues, intense dialogue, and inspiration. Let's keep the momentum going.

11/20/2010

How has Quest 2010 changed your thinking toward teaching and learning today? What small change will you make tomorrow as a result of your learning at the conference?

11/20/2010

Resources from Ollie Bray, one of the Quest conference speakers.

Ollie Bray is National Adviser for Emerging Technologies in Learning at Learning and Teaching Scotland this website outlines his adventures in Scottish Education and other stories…

11/20/2010

Dan Meyer and Mathematics Education - How do you motivate your students in math class? How do you engage them? How do you support problem solving, collaboration, and higher order thinking?

TED Talks Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.

11/19/2010

Using data tools to show how countries are pulling out of poverty.

TED Talks Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.

11/19/2010

See today's keynote with Don Tapscott and the conference panel moderated by Ben Levin for some lively and thought provoking discussions.

11/19/2010

What are your perceptions of choice and how it relates to or influences instructional decision making?

TED Talks Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices -- and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.

11/19/2010

Do schools kill creativity?

http://www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinker

11/18/2010

Follow the thoughts and reflections from a variety of students through Quest 2010 - The Student Voice.
http://web.me.com/demacio/Quest2010/Welcome.html