NMSA09 General Sessions

Daniel Pink — A Whole New Mind
Thursday, November 5, 2009
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Lawyers. Accountants. Computer programmers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. The era of "left brain" dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which "right brain" qualities—inventiveness, empathy, meaning—predominate. Daniel Pink offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel in today's changing world of work and will change how you see and experience the world.

Rick Wormeli — Teaching in 4-D
Saturday, November 7, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Tying and untying conference threads in this closing session, author and international middle level expert Rick Wormeli shows you how to avoid the muck and mire of linear thinking that limits your effectiveness. Candid, provocative, and randomly humorous, this address reveals the four dimensions of teaching and the creative and courageous acts it takes to pull them off in the classroom every day. Rick Wormeli will make you laugh—and think—as he shares with you his vision of just what it means to teach in 4-D.