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Questions for a Better Future, May 9
May 9, 2016
Free
Who: Projects4Good
Where: Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
When: May 9
What: Sometimes it is easiest to identify what is wrong with something but the best is to identify something that is great and is working.
On May 9th, Town Hall will feature a unique event demonstrating a learning model that is proving to be effective worldwide and for all ages.
Opening remarks for the day will commence with Dr. Joseph Williams, followed by keynotes from Dr. Paul Kim [he created and deployed a unique mobile learning platform that now has 25,000 users in 170 countries] and acclaimed author Warren Berger, “A More Beautiful Question” and Akhtar Badshah regarding their approach to thinking big in this new era of learning and the role that great questions can play to enhance our lives.
Collaborating from numerous disciplines will be local panelists Angela Stowell, Eduardo Mendonça, Mark Horoszowski, and Simon Guest. They will share their expertise and methodologies regarding the way they have used inquiry to forge new dimensions.
Join us to explore as a community how we can work together to create a better future and to make a difference in education, in the workplace and in our region.
About Projects4Good
About SMILE: Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment
SMILE turns a traditional classroom into a highly interactive learning environment by engaging students in critical reasoning and problem solving while enabling them to generate, share, and evaluate multimedia-rich inquiries.
About Seeds of Empowerment
Seeds of Empowerment is a global non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to bring empowerment through education. Building upon both innovative mobile technology and educational research from Stanford University, SoE emerged in 2009 as a catalytic force to reach the hard to reach populations worldwide through mobile learning.
About Stanford 125
In 2016, Stanford celebrates 125 years of impact in people’s lives and around the world. Founded in 1891 with a vision to provide an excellent education for students and contribute to society in meaningful ways, Stanford today is a global leader in teaching, research and innovation.
