Brian Housand, Ph.D. @brianhousand brianhousand.com

1. Douglas County
School District
Englewood, CO
JANUARY 29, 2019
BRIAN HOUSAND, PH.D.
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand

2. OPENING

3. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

4. I AM A
GEEK

6. BRIAN
BRAIN

7. “THE GEEK”

8. BRIAN
JOHNSON

9. GEEKNERD

10. NERD
Someone
who is
passionate
about
learning,
being smart,
or academia.

11. GEEK
Someone
who is
passionate
about some
particular
area or
subject,
often an
obscure or
difficult one.

15. laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb

16. 70%
Nerdiness
76th Percentile

17. 83%
Geekosity
99th Percentile

18. 35%
Dork Points
57th Percentile

19. Modern,
Cool Nerd

20. Probably Wears
Glasses
Probably Wears
Glasses
http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/

21. Above Average
Intelligence
Above Average
Intelligence

22. Slightly obsessive
in their interests.
Slightly obsessive
in their interests.

23. Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.
Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.

24. Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.
Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.

25. FONTS.FONTS.

26. Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.
Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.

27. Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.
Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.

28. GEEKSHAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH

29. 2019 Winter Tour
brianhousand.com
1/29 - Douglas County School System in Englewood, CO
2/08 - UNCW AIG Conference in Wilmington, NC
2/16 - Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, AZ
2/21 - Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Salisbury, NC
2/22 - Catawba County Schools in Newton, NC
2/25 - Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Conference in Lexington, KY
3/7-8 - North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented in Winston-Salem, NC
3/09 - Maximizing Potential Conference in Charlotte, NC
3/16 - Gifted Guild Gathering in Golden, CO

31. YOU

32. menti.com
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33. CURIOSITY
CREATING EXPERIENCES
LUNCH @ 12:00
MEDDLERS IN THE MIDDLE
THINKING CRITICALLY
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

34. BE PRESENT
& ABSORB
BE PRESENT
& ABSORB

35. I CAN’T COMPETE WITH YOUR EMAIL

36. Know it AllLEARN

37. STOP!
Collaborate
& Listen

39. CURIOSITY

40. menti.com
70 94 23

41. Curiosity is the root of creativity.
Alex Wright
Imagineer

42. Around here we don’t look
backwards for very long…
We keep moving forward,
opening up new doors and doing
new things because we’re
curious, and curiosity keeps
leading us down new paths.
!

43. 2005

51. Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

52. IQ = Curiosity + Effort
(von Stumm, Hell, and Camorro-Premuzic, 2011)

53. “I have no
special
talent.
I am only
passionately
curious.”

59. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

61. Thinking
Like a child

63. Fluency
Originality
Elaboration
Abstractness of Titles
Resistance to Premature Closure
TTCTTORRANCE TEST
OF CREATIVE
THINKING

64. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7Eq9PEuDQk/maxresdefault.jpg

65. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?

66. SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK

68. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

70. http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW

71. GO

72. GO

74. EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

75. atlasobscura.com

76. curious.com

77. curiosity.com

78. mentalfloss.com

79. thekidshouldseethis.com

80. wonderopolis.org/wonders

81. brianhousand.com/
dcsd19

83. BREAK
TIME

84. CREATING
EXPERIENCES

88. Story

89. 1977

92. http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150325213755/disney/images/e/eb/SpaceMountainVintagePoster.jpg

95. disneyyouth.com

97. Magical and
Meaningful

98. It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.

100. HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING

101. HEIGHTEN
ANTICIPATION
HEIGHTEN
ANTICIPATION

104. PONDER

105. brainyquote.com

106. goodreads.com/quotes

107. en.wikiquote.org

108. Tickle The Imagination

110. images.google.com/hosted/life

111. digitalcollections.nypl.org

113. What do you notice?

114. What do you wonder?

115. I didn’t know I was
interested in that.

116. EXAMPLES &
NONEXAMPLES

122. STIMULATE INTEREST

126. http://academyartunews.com/newspaper/2015/04/selfie_vs_self-port.html
Selfies
vs. Self
Portraits

127. 24,000,000,000

130. DEEPENDEEPENUNDERSTANDINGUNDERSTANDING

133. bit.ly/sem-tech-aeiou

134. bit.ly/sem-tech-csi

135. bit.ly/sem-tech-hexagon

136. YOUR
TURN

137. bit.ly/dcsd-one
YOUR TURN

138. BE BACK
@1:00

140. MEDDLERIN THE MIDDLE

141. When each of us
thinks about what
we can do in life,
chances are,
we can do it
because of a
teacher. Stephen Hawking

142. Think of a great
teacher from a film
or television series.
GREAT TEACHERS

143. menti.com
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144. What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?
What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?

145. Sage

147. Sage
Consider A Great

150. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage

151. Values
The contentSage

152. G
U
I
D
E

153. Guide
Consider A Poor

155. Do whatever you think is best.
There are no wrong answers!

156. pick of cheerleader

157. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active

158. Values
The content
Engagement
Sage
Guide

159. Meddler in the Middle

160. meddle
Verb
1. to involve oneself in a matter
without right or invitation; interfere
officiously and unwontedly.

161. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active
Meddler Active Active

162. Values
The content
Engagement
Thinking
Sage
Guide
Meddler

165. “If you end your training now —
if you choose
the quick and easy path
as Vader did —
you will become an agent of evil.”

166. SMART ≠ +

167. You’re so…
Smart!

168. Know it All

169. COMFORTABLE WITH
CERTAINTY
UN
UN

170. Know it AllLEARN

171. “There is no such thing
as a new idea.
It is impossible.
We simply take a lot of
old ideas and put them
into a sort of mental
kaleidoscope. We give
them a turn and they
make new and curious
combinations.”

172. Dan Meyer
MrMeyer.com
less
helpful.
Be

173. First of all, I
would like to
make one
thing clear:
I never explain
anything.

174. McWilliam, Erica L. (2009) Teaching for
creativity: From sage to guide to meddler.
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 29(3).
pp. 281-293.

175. Preparing Students To
Meddler
Meet Their

181. They allow their students to experience
the risks and confusion of authentic
learning by allowing their students to
stay in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam

182. Announce Intentions

183. RESISTANCE TO PREMATURE
CLOSURE

184. Assign
projects
that
flummox

185. perplex (someone) greatly;
bewilder
flummox
verb

187. The Meddler-in-the Middle does not
rush to save students from the struggle
that higher order thinking involves…
Erica McWilliam

188. They allow their students to experience
the risks and confusion of authentic
learning by allowing their students to
stay in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam

189. Meddlers plan
for the twist.
🤯

191. FACT
FINDING
FACT
FINDING

192. IDEA
GENERATING
IDEA
GENERATING

193. Metaphors have a
way of holding the
most truth in the
least space.
- Orson Scott Card

194. 1.39 Billion
pounds
900,303
cubic yards
bit.ly/dcsd-cheese

195. SOLUTION
FINDING
SOLUTION
FINDING

196. WHAT
SKILLS WERE
YOU USING?

197. THINGS A
MEDDLER
MIGHT SAY

198. Wax On. Wax off.Wax On. Wax off.

199. In every job that must be done,
There is an element of fun.
You find the fun and SNAP!
The job’s a game.

200. I stand upon my desk to
remind myself that we
must constantly look at
things in a different way.

201. Tim
Gunn

203. Things A
Might Say
Meddler

204. What do you all think? Who disagrees?
When would this right answer be wrong?
Any ideas that you think no one else
has thought of?
How might someone else think about this?
What if _______ happened?

205. YOUR
COMFORT
ZONE

206. BREAK
TIME

207. THINKING
CRITICALLY

208. “There’s no use in trying,” said
Alice.“One can’t believe
impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had
much practice,” said the Queen.
“When I was your age, I always
did it for half-an-hour a day.
Why, sometimes I’ve believed
as may as six impossible things
before breakfast.”

210. May you live in interesting
times.
May you live in
interesting times.

213. QUESTION
EVERYTHING

215. 2006

216. 2006

217. 2006

218. 2006

219. 2006

220. 2006

221. reliable

223. WOEFULLY
UNPREPARED

226. CLICK AND READ!

227. With great power
there must also
come great
responsibility.

228. SPIDEY
SENSES

229. Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.
Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.

230. CURRENCY
RELEVANCE
AUTHORITY
ACCURACY
PURPOSE

231. CAPES

232. CREDENTIALS
What makes the author
an expert?
What is their bias?

234. CLOSED
NOVICE EXPERT
OPEN
Bias
Knowledge
Who is the
author?
What makes them
an expert on the
subject?
How open or
closed is their
bias?
What makes you
say that?

235. When we only
DIG
DEEPER
on the same
site what do
we hope to
find?

236. Laterally
READ

237. ACCURACY
Is the information up to date?
Is the information factual?

238. FACTOPINION
MIND
THE
GAP
Rate this as FACT
or Opinion.
When was this
published?
What evidence is
provided?
What important
details are
missing?

239. PURPOSE
What is the purpose
of the information?

240. PERSUADE
i
INFORM entertain
$sell

241. EMOTIONIs the item designed to evoke an
emotional response?
How does this item make you feel?

242. WHAT
EMOTIONS
DO YOU
FEEL?
JOY
sadness
trust
fearanger
DISGUST
anticipation
surprise
After viewing the
item, what emotions
do you feel?
Why do you feel this
way?
What causes you to
feel these emotions?
How are your
emotions influencing
your thinking?

243. SUPPORTWhat supporting
evidence can you find
from another site?

244. WHAT’S
YOUR
EVIDENCE?

245. Saying something is REAL
does not make it REAL

246. Saying something is FAKE
does not make it FAKE

247. 1 2 3 54
UNRELIABLE TRUSTWORTHY
CREDENTIALS
ACCURACY
PURPOSE
EMOTION
SUPPORT

248. “You will never find a
more wretched hive of
scum and villainy.
We must be cautious.”
Obi-Wan Kenobi

249. BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!

250. 8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!
8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!

251. 1. You Will Never
Guess Why!
1. You Will Never
Guess Why!

252. 2. What We Found
Was Shocking!
2. What We Found
Was Shocking!

253. 3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity
3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity

254. 4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!
4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!

255. 5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know
5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know

256. 6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.
6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.

257. 7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.
7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.

258. 8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase
8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase

259. 1. You Will Never Guess Why!
2. What We Found Was Shocking!
3. 11 Things That You Probably Did Not Know
About Your Favorite Celebrity
4. Best New Tech Tools! Number 4 Is my Favorite!
5. What Every Successful Person Must Know
6. Feel Better About Yourself by Doing This
7. Lose Weight Now by Eating These Foods
8. How To Save $$$ on Your Next Purchase
8 CLICKBAIT TRAPS

260. “I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”
“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”

261. Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel
Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel

262. This Man Went to See a Play
What Happened Next
Blew His Mind!

263. INVENTIONS
AMERICAN
HISTORY
ANCIENT
ROME
U.S.
PRESIDENTS
CURRENT
EVENTS
$100 $100$100$100 $100
$200 $200$200$200 $200

264. WIDE
OPEN

265. #FightingFakeNews
#HistoricalClickBait
bit.ly/dcsd-clickbait

266. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED

267. It is OK
to be smart.

268. It is GREAT
to be smart.

269. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

270. 8GREAT GRIPES
1. No one explains what being gifted is all about -- it's kept a
big secret.
2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.
3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be perfect, to
"do our best" all the time.
4. Kids often tease us about being smart.
5. Friends who really understand us are few and far between.
6. We feel too different and wish people would accept us for
what we are.
7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in
life.
8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel helpless to do
anything about them.

271. 1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it
with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit
and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and
to walk away from the games they impose on you. Free
yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
TORRANCE MANIFESTO:A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

272. You have a right to…
• know about your giftedness.
• learn something new everyday.
• be passionate about your talent area without
apologies.
• have an identity beyond your talent area.
• feel good about your accomplishments.
• make mistakes.
• seek guidance in the development of your talent.
• have multiple peer groups and a variety of
friends.
• choose which of your talent areas you wish to
pursue.
• not to be gifted at everything.
Gifted Children’s Bill of Rights

273. STOP

274. Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

275. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/81/2a/37/812a37b72010cf72cf208519a6e13e24.jpg

276. GO

278. http://www.disneypictures.net/data/media/202/Buzz_Lightyear_wallpaper.jpg

279. TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND

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