Mindshare meets Mindshifting


Robert Martellacci of MindshareLearning and I had a chance to talk about

  • The EduTabi confrerence and great schools in Portugal and imagining schools where everyone wants to be there
  • Canadian Edtech Leadership Summit coming up in Toronto October 31 to November 2, 2024, which will demystify technology and AI as tools that teachers and schools can use to help kids learn more faster with more fun
  • Roger Federer and the winner’s attitude
  • Surviving instincts as opposed to thriving instincts
  • Adults and students enjoyably learning together
  • Turning from feeling totally stressed into a sense of curiosity and wonder
  • Banning cell phones and AI in schools and our fear-based responses to change
  • The right answer, and why it usually doesn't work out

Listen in to a wonderful conversation.

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Mindshifting Educators

Mindshifting is recognizing and shifting from the mindsets that hold us back to the mindsets that push us forward. I write about mindsets, Mindshifting, learning, and education, with the hope that these posts give readers more power over their own lives and helps them give others, like their students, more power as well.

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