TEDx1000Lakes - Jim Bensen - Transforming Communities Through Ideas and Design
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Jim Bensen, President Emeritus of Bemidji State University and former board member of the Blandin Foundation, speaks about moving from information to integration to transformation to capitalize on the invisible economy. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share ... Read more
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Jim Bensen - Transforming Communities Through Ideas and Design
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jim Bensen, President Emeritus of Bemidji State University and former board member of the Blandin Foundation, speaks about moving from information to integration to transformation to capitalize on the invisible economy. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-org...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Olivia Golemgeske - A vaccine for bullying
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Olivia Golemgeske, a student at Northern Lights Community School, talks about her family's experience with bullying and her plan for combatting bullying by having students spend time outside and giving them a voice in their classroom society. Getting students involved helps minimize bullying and ...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Jerry Nagel - A Way Forward when Worldviews Collide
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jerry Nagel, co-founder of the Meadowlark Institute, talks about worldviews and the importance of understanding the origins of our own worldview and appreciating the worldviews of others. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people ...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Rose McGee - The power of pie
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Storyteller Rose McGee introduces the nutritional and spiritual benefits of pie -- especially sweet potato pie. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Bug O Nay Ge Shig Silver Eagle Drummers and Dancers
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The Bug O Nay Ge Shig Silver Eagle Drummers and Dancers demonstrate traditional Ojibwe (American Indian) dancing including a shawl dance, jingle dance and drumming from youth in Northern Minnesota. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that br...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Aaron Brown - Courage: Northern Minnesota's Untapped Resource
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Aaron J. Brown, communication instructor at Hibbing Community College and blogger, talks about the history of Northeastern Minnesota (iron, trees, water) and the courage required to claim a prosperous future. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized even...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Tom Vellenga - Completing "We"
September 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Tom Vellenga, from Heartland Democracy, talks about the importance of civic empowerment as a means to reach disengaged populations. The key is to ask questions and focus on how policy affects the student. Civic empowerment is a multipurpose tool that supports education and economy. In the spiri...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Tom Gibbons - Playing in school
September 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Tom Gibbons, professor at St Scholastic, talks about using gaming strategies in the classroom to engage students. For example promote failure as a road to success, challenge students use the power of choice and competition. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, sel...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - John Downing - Econoeduclusion
September 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)John Downing speaks on his theory of Econoeduclusion -- the crossroads of economy, education and inclusion -- stressing the importance of individual involvement to build community. One recommendation is to get students to bring an adult to school once a month to help adults understand what a typi...
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- -: TEDx1000Lakes - Ron Ulseth and Dan Ewert - An integrated learning model for Northeastern Minnesota
September 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ron Ulseth & Dan Ewert from Iron Range Engineering talk about the engineering education program as a model for getting students involved, problem solving, career-ready and transforms the classroom from what we've had for the last 60 years to something that suits today's students and workforce. I...
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