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About Me

Location:
Egypt, Cairo
Current organization:
Cairo American College
Past organizations:
International School of Belgrade, American School of Rio de Janeiro
Gender:
Male
I am:
Blogger, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Parent, Photographer, Scientist, Technologist, World traveler
Associations:
Pi Kappa Alpha
Languages:
English, Italian, French, Portuguese
Universities:
University of Alberta, Universidade Positivo, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
TED conferences attended:
TEDActive 2014
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teaching and learning.

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That TED offers many different opportunities for students, teachers, parents, administrators to further themselves. There are numerous educational applications for TED Talks and TEDx events can ignite change in entire communities, as well as individuals.

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  • A reply on Conversation: The discussion of human death in school curricula, particularly Science.

    Oct 16 2011: I teach an international curriculum (the diploma programme from IBO) in Serbia, so your assumption is correct. =)
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    A reply on Conversation: The discussion of human death in school curricula, particularly Science.

    Oct 16 2011: James, that's exactly what I did, too. I'm curious, though. Is there a formal state/national standard where this is found? Or is it a persona/class interest that motivated this topic? Because it is formally absent from the DP Biology curriculum which I teach.
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    A comment on Talk: Steve Keil: A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond

    Jun 15 2011: Education for the sake of 'academic goals' (or as Sir Ken Robinson brilliantly put it, for the purposes of creating university professors) is not a luxury of the eastern block countries. It is surprisingly refreshing to see the increasing amount of young, innovative talent here in Serbia who is breaking this age-old 'serious meme'. I have been finding that as we curate the speaker lineup for TEDxYouth@ISB in Belgrade, and every day we unfold new, inspiring ideas.

    Once there is an established 'happy customer, happy business' culture in the balkans, there's no telling what their contributions to the world will be, both economically and in terms of talent and innovation.

    By the way, it's excellent to see a TEDxTalk from this region on TED.com!
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    A comment on Conversation: How will you take part in JR's TED Prize wish?

    Mar 8 2011: I'd really like to stand up against hooliganism in soccer/football stadiums. There have been several incidents here in Belgrade, some of which have received major international coverage, which I am still looking for ideas on how to explore using JR's project.

  • A comment on Conversation: What about TED-based clubs in schools? TED-based classes?

    Mar 6 2011: I love it because so many TEDTalks go beyond (and across) disciplines. It would be a nice break from the subject-specific day most students go through.

  • A comment on Talk: Carl Honore: In praise of slowness

    Dec 4 2010: Too bad SlowArt didn't make the list. Very cool movement: http://www.slowartday.com/

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