Eight speakers — educators, creative thinkers, students and adventurers — present their ideas worth spreading as they explore education and creativity in its myriad forms: from texting to canine therapy to the testing of physical limits.
TEDx LansingEd 2014, an independently organized TED event, took place Feb. 28, 2014, at the WKAR-TV studios on the campus of Michigan State University. Eight speakers — educators, creative thinkers, students and adventurers — presented their ideas worth spreading to audience members in the studio and via live webcast.
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Jeff Grabill, chair of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University, presenting: "Texting is Good For Us: Or, Why We Write More Now Than at Any Time in Human History"
Greg Green, principal of Clintondale (Mich.) High School, presenting: "Taking a Big Flipping Risk to Improve Student Performance"
Rob Stephenson, 2010 National Teacher of the Year finalist, presenting: "STEM Education: Developing 21st Century Problem Solvers"
Dorinda Carter Andrews, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University, presenting: "The Consciousness Gap in Education: An Equity Imperative"
Sue Carter, trailblazer, adventurer, journalist, minister, presenting: "Things I Learned While Skiing to the North Pole"
Abigail Newton, MSU student, presenting: "If Happiness Were the National Currency …"
Jessica Baker, teacher and global citizen, presenting: "Teaching in Samoa: Good Grades vs. Good People"
Judy Winter, writer, advocate, presenting: "Schooled by a Dog: From Wounded Shelter Pooch to School Hero"
Performers
Wally Pleasant
Lisa and Ed Smith (video unavailable)
For more about TEDx LansingEd
visit www.tedxlansing.com
SPONSORS
MSU Alumni Association
MSU Weekend MBA
Noodles & Company
Red Cedar Spirits
Studio Ten Creative
