Our Speakers
Our Theme
The theme of TEDxEastsidePrep 2012 is Evolution of Instruction—Designing Experience. Our audience and speakers will consist of a diverse of group of leaders, stakeholders and entrepreneurs in the worlds of education, business, technology and cognitive science.
Our inquiry will be driven by these guiding questions:
What could education look like in the next 5-20 years? What can be done to optimally craft an engaging, consuming, educational experience?
- What components are essential to a well-designed human experience? (in education?, in work?, in life?)
- How could the educational experience (in school and outside of school) of young people be reimagined to be a more engaging, immersive experience that leads to a desire for lifetime learning? What can schools learn from other areas (business, research, arts, craftsmen, writers, etc.) to improve their product?
About TEDx
What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxEastsidePrep, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxEastsidePrep event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
