Brian Housand, Ph.D. brianhousand.com @brianhousand Hardin-Simmons June 2016

1. FROM CURIOUS
TO CREATIVETECHNOLOGY AND TODAY’S GIFTED STUDENTS
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2. brianhousand.com/
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3. brianhousand.com
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4. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

5. I AM A
GEEK

7. BRIAN
BRAIN

8. “THE GEEK”

9. BRIAN
JOHNSON

10. GEEKNERD

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

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

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

17. 70%
Nerdiness
76th Percentile

18. 83%
Geekosity
99th Percentile

19. 35%
Dork Points
57th Percentile

20. Modern,
Cool Nerd

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

23. Above Average
Intelligence
Above Average
Intelligence

24. Slightly obsessive
in their interests.
Slightly obsessive
in their interests.

25. 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.

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

27. FONTS.FONTS.

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

29. This slide
drives you
CRAZY.

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GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH - AAGT 2014

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

32. GEEKSHAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH

35. GIFTED
LAND

37. YOU ARE
NOT
ALONE

38. FIND
YOUR
PEEPS

42. https://zeissler.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/20091125-1020335.jpg
CURIOUSITY
CONTENT RESOURCES
SUPERHEROES
LUNCH

43. https://zeissler.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/20091125-1020335.jpg
LUNCH
TOOLISHNESS
THE MAGIC OF REMIX
CREATING SYNTHESIS

44. 2005

50. Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

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

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

53. Photo by
Jonathan
Plucker

56. Cat killer or
Breeder of invention?
Curiosity,

57. GO

58. GO

60. I am interested in _______________.

61. I am interested in _______________.EVERYTHING!

63. roadtripnation.com/roadmap

64. roadtripnation.com/roadmap

65. googlesciencefair.com/springboard

67. http://platformer.cdn.appadvice.com/wp-content/appadvice-v2-media/2016/03/Bracket_83bf350dc77194765fbee1d02505b2b8.jpg
bit.ly/sem-tech-interest-bracket

68. HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING
EXTEND THE EXPERIENCE

69. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?

70. SOMETIMES
YOUR ARE
JUST
STUCK

71. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

73. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

74. bit.ly/hsu-words

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

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

77. HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING
EXTEND THE EXPERIENCE

78. These devices
are designed to
present material
to the student of
a kind that would
not be available
to him in his
ordinary school
experience.

79. devices for
VICARIOUS
EXPERIENCE

80. I have seen the future,
and it is called
CARDBOARD

85. google.com/get/cardboard

88. google.com/get/cardboard

90. google.com/edu/expeditions

91. google.com/edu/expeditions

92. Any
sufficiently
advanced
technology is
indistinguishable
from magic.

93. The real voyage of
consists not in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust

94. @brianhousand #carpetdiem

95. EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

96. CONTENT

97. youtube.com/user/crashcourse

98. youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids

99. thekidshouldseethis.com

100. youtube.com/user/pbsdigitalstudios

101. LiveBinders
bit.ly/contentbinder

102. 1988

105. I used to think…
But now, I think…

112. 2015

114. superherodb.com

115. SUPERHERO SCIENCE

117. WHAT MAKES A
SUPERHERO?

118. EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES

120. INTENSITIES

121. MOTIVATED
BY A
MISSION
OR
A QUEST
FOR TRUTH

123. In brightest day,
in blackest night,
No evil shall
escape my sight.
Let those who
worship
evil's might,
Beware
my power,
Green Lantern's
light!!!

127. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED

128. 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.
MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

129. COMFORTABLE WITH
CERTAINITY
UN
UN

130. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promotions/duckRabbit02-700.jpg

131. RESISTANCE TO
PREMATURE CLOSURE

133. It is OK
to be smart.

134. It is GREAT
to be smart.

135. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

136. LUNCH
11:45 - 1:00

137. Toolishness

138. apolloarchive.com

149. makeymakey.com

150. codecombat.com

151. LEGO Movie Maker

152. ITECH

153. www.gurbuz-de.com

154. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

155. And one thing it
takes to accomplish
something is
courage.
When you're curious, you
find lots of interesting
things to do.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Alice
http://wondersofdisney2.yolasite.com/merida.php

157. FAILUREisn’t a necessary evil.
In FACT, it isn’t EVIL at all.
It is a NECESSARY
consequence of doing
something NEW.
- Ed Catmull

158. TRUST

159. https://hbr.org/resources/images/article_assets/hbr/0809/R0809D_B.gif
YOU ARE NOT YOUR IDEA

160. Get great creative people.
Bet big on them.
Give them enormous leeway and support.
Provide them with an environment in
which they can get honest
feedback from everyone.
PIXAR’S
PHILOSOPHY

161. candor
n. the state or quality of being
frank, open, and sincere in
speech or expression

162. khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar

163. Early on,
all of our movies suck.
Ed Catmull

164. http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/wall-e/images/6412320/title/wall-e-wallpaper-wallpaper
“If something works,
you shouldn’t do it again.
We want to do something that
is new, original —
something where there’s a
good chance
of failure.”

165. Perfectionism
PROCRASTINATION
PARALYSIS

166. “The attempt to avoid failure
makes failure more likely.
Trying to avoid
failure by
out-thinking it
dooms you
to fail.”
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sadness
- Ed Catmull

169. Story

170. 1977

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

176. Magical and
Meaningful

177. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
IAN BYRD
byrdseed.com
BRIAN HOUSAND
brianhousand.com

179. “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.”

180. remix:
defined

184. Everything
is a remix.
- Kirby Ferguson

186. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
RECIPES

189. flickr.com/photos/averagejane/7624353692

192. CHANGE THE
SETTING

196. SETTINGS?
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
Encourage divergent thinking!

197. CHANGE THE
AUDIENCE

201. CHANGE THE
NARRATOR

206. CHANGE THE
GENRE

214. Summary
The pigs will be space pilots creating the
first human settlements on Mars.
Their structures will be threatened by their
own malfunctioning robot.
However, the robot is also their only hope
of returning home.

215. Non-Examples
It’s like The Three Little Pigs, but they’re
dogs.
Instead of a brick house, it’s made of
stone.
The pigs will live in a desert!

216. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
PERSUADE

217. How do the
changes make
the story better?
9. Analyze how two or more texts address
similar themes or topics in order to build
knowledge or to compare the approaches
the authors take.

218. Persuasion
Three Martians is a suspenseful, sci-fi
take on The Three Little Pigs. It takes the
classic story and retells it for an older
audience.
There is real danger for the characters as
they try to stop the robot while keeping it
working so they can return to earth.

219. Non-Examples
It will be better.
You will like it since it’s funnier.
This version will have lots of interesting
things.

223. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
YOUR TURN

224. SETTING
GENRE
NARRATOR
AUDIENCE

227. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
MOVIE
POSTERS

228. TITLE + FONT = LOGO
TAGLINE
ICONIC IMAGE

231. REMIX POSTER PLANNING!
!
TITLE!
!
FONT !
!
!
!
TAGLINE!
Sum up your story in one memorable sentence. !
!
ICONIC IMAGE!
What three images come to mind when thinking of your story? !
!
CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OR DO YOU NEED TO FIND ONE? !
!
!
WHAT COLORS WILL YOU USE? !
DISPLAY HANDWRITING SERIF SANS SERIF
THREE !
ADJECTIVES
1
2
3
1
2
3

235. CONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT
OPTIONS
REMIX

236. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

239. FORM
LINE
COLOR
SCALE
FONT

241. http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

244. bighugelabs.com/
poster.php

246. easymovieposter.com

248. iMovie Trailers

257. WHY?

258. They must know how to link apparently
unconnected elements to create something new.
People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age
must understand the connection between
diverse, and seemingly separate disciplines.
-- Daniel Pink in AWhole New Mind

259. RELATE

260. DETAILS PATTERNS
POINTS
OF VIEW OVER TIME

262. Summer 2013
T
he admonition that we should be preparing our
students for the 21st century is everywhere. There
are numerous books, blogs, and content resources
promoting and espousing the virtues of 21st cen-
tury learning. If one examines the titles and descriptions of
presentations at any gifted or general education conference,
reference to 21st century learning is prevalent. Most of us
in gifted education have regularly advocated for teaching
trace their origins back at least 30 years. In 1983, the Na-
tional Science Board Commission on Precollege Education
in Mathematics, Science and Technology published a report
entitled, Educating Americans for the 21st Century: A Plan
of Action for Improving Mathematics, Science, and Technol-
ogy Education for All American Elementary and Secondary
Students So that their Achievement is the Best in the World
by 1995. This publication outlined many of the same initia-
Quality Classroom Practice
for High-Abillity Students
Teaching for High Potential
THPThe 21st
Century
is SO Yesterday
Brian C. Housand, Ph.D.
East Carolina University
www.brianhousand.com
Brian Housand is an Assistant Professor at
East Carolina University in the department of
Elementary Education.
“The world is moving at a tremendous rate. No one knows where.
We must prepare our children, not for the world of the past,
not for our world, but for their world, the world of the future.”
— John Dewey

263. CONSTRUCTING
SYNTHESIS

264. Creativity is just
connecting things.
When you ask creative people
how they did something, they feel
a little guilty because they didn’t
really do it, they just saw
something. It seemed obvious to
them after a while.
That’s because they were able to
connect experiences they’ve had
and
SYNTHESIZE
new things.
- Steve Jobs, 1995

265. An idea is nothing
more or less than
a new combination
of old elements.
new combination
old elements
James Webb Young, 1940
A Technique for Producing Ideas

266. The capacity to bring
old elements into
new combinations
depends largely on
the ability to see
relationships.
new combination
old elements
James Webb Young, 1940
A Technique for Producing Ideas

267. bit.ly/sem-tech-hexagon

269. Everything is
amazing....

273. http://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/images/home-where.jpg

274. Everything is
amazing....
and nobody’s happy.
Louis C.K.

275. DYUTOPIA

276. DYSTOPIA

277. DYSTOPIA

278. IT’S TIME
TO TAKE
THE FUTURE
BACK!

280. http://www.westland.net/ny64fair/banner.jpg

281. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/New_York_World's_Fair_August_1964.jpeg

282. http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/50th/worldsfair_1200.jpg

283. http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/08/20/futuramawfcover2_wide-169e7e2d5152d446347793f7e3d160ff6fa3b6a1.jpg?s=1400

285. September 12, 1962
Rice University

286. July 21, 1969
The Moon

287. http://vinylmationkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NYWF_7-64-Progressland.jpg

289. There's a great big beautiful tomorrow,
Shining at the end of every day,
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow,
And tomorrow's just a dream away.

290. rst, THINK.
Second, BELIEVE.
Third, DREAM.
And finally, DARE.

291. YOU

292. BECOME A
GREAT
TEACHER

293. “I have come to believe that a
great teacher is a great artist
and that there are as few of
these as there are of any other
great artists. It might even be
the greatest of the arts since
the medium is the human mind
and spirit.”

294. She breathed
curiosity into us so
that we brought in facts or
truths shielded in our hands
like captured butterflies.

296. LOVE
WHAT
YOU
DO

299. DREAM.
BELIEVE.
DARE.
DO.

300. If you can dream it,
you can do it.
Always remember
that this whole thing
was started by a mouse.

301. brianhousand.com
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