Summit Keynotes
Leadership Summit Report Transcript
Karen Cator, Learning in the 21st Century
Marco Torres, A Brief Tour of Informal Learning
Marco Antonio Torres is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Storyteller, Photographer and Filmmaker living in Sylmar, California.
Sir Ken Robinson, Author, Out of Our Minds, Learning to be Creative
Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally-renowned expert in the field of creativity and innovation in business and education, his visionary consultancy skills employed by governments, major corporations and cultural organizations worldwide.
Born in Liverpool in 1950, he gained a Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of London for research into drama and theatre in education. He was the principal author of "The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision", a standard text in the UK and around the world.
From 1985 - 1989 he was director of The Arts in Schools Project, a major UK initiative to improve the teaching of the arts, and in 1998 was appointed by the British government to chair the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education, the largest ever inquiry into the importance of creativity in education and the economy.
His report, "All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education" (also known as the Robinson Report), had a huge impact on both government and corporate attitudes towards creativity, with the London Times declaring: "This report should have every CEO and human resources director in the country thumping the table and demanding action." He was the central figure in a strategy for creative and economic development in Northern Ireland, where his blueprint for change, Unlocking Creativity, was adopted by Ministers from all parties.
Until 2001, he was Professor of Education at Warwick University in the U.K. and is now Professor Emeritus. He has served as advisor to a succession of high-profile public and private organizations - including the governments of Hong Kong and Singapore, the European Commission, and Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Among other roles he is currently senior advisor to the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles.
An inspirational business speaker and workshop leader, he was named SfB European Business Speaker of the Year in 2000. His latest book, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, was published by Wiley-Capstone. In June 2003 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding achievements as a writer, speaker and leader in creativity, the arts and education. Among current projects he is working with Principal Voice, Ron Pompei on "Catalyzing Creativity" - a forum for the discussion and exchange of ideas on innovation and creativity in business.
You can learn more about Sir Ken Robinson at his website.
Excerpt of Sir Ken's Keynote - Provided by edutopia.org
Andreas Schleicher, Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development
As Division Head, Andreas Schleicher's responsibilities include directing the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the OECD Indicators of Education Systems programme (INES) and steering the development of new projects such as the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).
At the OECD, Andreas Schleicher has also held the posts of Deputy Head of the Statistics and Indicators Division in the former Directorate for Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (1997-2002) and Project Manager in the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) (1994-1996). Before joining the OECD,Êhe served as Director for Analysis at the International Association for Educational Achievement (IEA) within the Institute for Educational Research in the Netherlands (1993-1994) and International Co-ordinator for the IEA Reading Literacy Study, at the University of Hamburg, Germany (1989-1992). Originally a graduate in physics, he subsequently studied mathematics at Deakin University in Australia, where his master's thesis received the Bruce Choppin Award.
In 2003, Andreas Schleicher was awarded the "Theodor Huess" prize, named after the first president of the German Federal Republic of Germany, for "exemplary democratic engagement" in association with the public debate on PISA. He also holds an honorary professorship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
A German citizen, Andreas Schleicher is married, with three children. He speaks German, English, Italian, French and Spanish.
Andreas Schleicher Keynote Part 1
Andreas Schleicher Keynote Part 2
Andreas Schleicher - Slides
The Honorable Angus King, Former Governor of Maine
The Honorable Angus S. King, Jr. was born in Virginia but spent most of his adult years in the state of Maine. After early political experience as a legislative assistant to Senator William D. Hathaway, King entered private law practice in Brunswick, Maine.
In the 1980s King served as Vice President of a company which developed alternative energy (hydro and biomass) projects in New England. In 1989 King founded Northeast Energy Management, Inc. The company developed, installed, and operated large-scale electrical energy conservation projects at commercial and industrial facilities throughout south-central Maine.
King became Governor of Maine in 1995, a position he held until 2003. Elected as an Independent in 1994 in his first run for public office, he was re- elected in 1998 by one of the largest margins in Maine history. As Governor, King was responsible for a $2.5 billion budget and 13,000 employees.
King lists among his major accomplishments as governor a total rebuild of the state's mental health and corrections systems; major improvements in the state's service capability, including on-line services; a substantial increase in the state's commitment to research and development; the largest increase of lands in conservation in the state's history; and the nationally-recognized program that provides a laptop computer to every seventh and eighth grade student in the state, regardless of location or family income, making Maine's students among the most computer literate in the world.
After leaving office, King and his family headed out on a cross-country tour of America. You can read about their journey at Where's Molly?
First published on Apr 14, 2008. Content last updated on Jun 25, 2008.
