keynote address u of leth
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Keynote speech and presentation given at the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (North American Chapter) , Lethbridge, Canada, 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Keynote Address WCCI NAC
U of Lethbridge
Penélope V. FloresCurriculum Opportunities for Fostering Peace in a Diverse Global Community: The Filipino American Experience
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Agenda
The Filipinos in the United States of America.
KWL Brain Work, Stoop work Summarize Next steps
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Overview
Historical facts
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California: Under the tarnish, still golden
Describe the objective(s) of the exercise: New product or service ideas? New feature ideas? Feature/product naming? Promotion ideas? New process for doing something?
Define top requirements or restrictions.
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What do we Know?
A changing profile The place of talent Take risks John Husing: “California is made up of
people who don’t know what it is they are not supposed to do.”
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June 8, 2009, First day of school
First day of school, Philippines
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June 8, 2009, First day of school
First day of school, Cebu, Philippines
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June 8, 2009, First day of school
First day of school, Manila, Philippines
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June 8, 2009, First day of school
First day of school, Manila, Philippines
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What do we Know? A changing profile
The Economist, Apr 4, 2009, p 36.
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What do we Want to Know?
Do we all think alike? Choice words
No criticism allowed
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Do easterners and westerners think
alike? Califonia/Appalachia US/Europe Asia/America
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Do easterners and westerners think
alike? Robert Nisbetts experiments
Pond Language categorizaions
Asia/America
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Do easterners and westerners think
alike?
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The Price of Prejudice
It’s what you do that counts; It’s not what you say you’d do. Know Thyself A Black, Brown, and White answer The Song of Songs
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What did we Learn?
No idea is a bad idea Be creative Take risks No criticism allowed
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Brain work Activity Generate ideas
Use games and exercises to “warm up” your creative thinking
When ideas slow down, try another exercise to generate fresh ideas
Breaking into smaller groups may be helpful Use a computer to capture every
comment/idea (in Microsoft PowerPoint, of course, using Meeting Minder)
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Stoop work Activity Generate ideas
Use games and exercises to “warm up” your creative thinking
When ideas slow down, try another exercise to generate fresh ideas
Breaking into smaller groups may be helpful Use a computer to capture every
comment/idea (in Microsoft PowerPoint, of course, using Meeting Minder)
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Summarize
Review ideas Vote on top candidates and consolidate Check requirements and restrictions Trim list to top 5-10 ideas
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Next Steps
Describe what happens next: Research the ideas generated? Follow up with larger group?
Generate action items for follow-up: Start turning ideas into reality.
