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Tag: TEDx

This is what a “relevant education” looks like

Posted on March 12, 2013 | by Sam

Imagine if all schools and all educators were more attuned to ensuring that what we show and share with children is meaningfully connected to the daily realities of their lives and passions?

Posted in: Learning Tagged : Learning, relevance, TEDx

The Art (& Science) of Great Teaching

Posted on October 17, 2012 | by Sam | 4 Comments on The Art (& Science) of Great Teaching

Here’s my new TEDx talk, or, as I like to call it, the video that makes you wonder when Sam will take his hand out of his pants.

Posted in: Learning Tagged : Learning, relevance, TEDx

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