Gina Parody

Conferencia: “Ser pilo paga” (por video enlace) Horario: Lunes 14 de diciembre, 12:30 hrs. Lugar: Salón de congresos (mapa) Gina Parody was born in Bogotá and graduated as a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where she specialized in Conflict Resolution. She has

Leonardo Garnier

Conference: “Educación subversiva” Schedule: Martes 15 de diciembre, 09:00 hrs. Location: Salón de Congresos (mapa) Born in San José, Costa Rica in 1955, he has a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Science from the University of Costa Rica and a Ph.D. in Economics from

Jeffrey Evans

Conference: Transforming American Higher Education: The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, From Major Toward Mission Schedule: Martes 15 de diciembre, 15:45 hrs. Location: Salón de Congresos (mapa) Jeff Evans is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. He received a

Steven Mintz

Conference: A Texas Sized Version for Student Success Schedule: Lunes 14 de diciembre, 16:15 hrs. Location: Salón de congresos (mapa) A pioneer in the application of new technologies to teaching and research, Professor Mintz comes to the University of Texas System from Columbia University,

Alex Aberg Cobo

Conference: Minerva and its Active Learning, the new Education Mandate Schedule: Martes 15, 13:00 hrs. Location: Salón de Congresos (map) The Minerva Schools at KGI  were established in 2012 to provide an extraordinary liberal arts and sciences education to top students around

Deb Masters

Conference: “Visible Learning Research – teachers seeing learning through the eyes of their students” Schedule: 15th December, 14:45 hrs. Location: Salón de Congresos (map) Streaming: Sala Virtual and Auditorio (map) Deb is a Principal Consultant at Cognition Education and the Director of Visible Learningplus.

María Acaso

Conference: “From suspenso to suspense: defending learning as a place for passion” Schedule: Martes 15 de diciembre, 16:45 hrs. Location: Salón de congresos (mapa)   María Acaso is Coordinator of the Disruptive Education School from the Telefónica Foundation, a forum to help train

THOMAS FREY

Conference: “Revolutionizing thinking about the future of education” Schedule: December 14th, 13:00 hrs Location: Salón de Congresos (map) Streaming: Sala Virtual and Auditorio (map) Thomas Frey is the Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute, and Google’s top rated Futurist Speaker. Unlike most speakers,

Tyler DeWitt

Conference: “Teaching Science as Storytelling: How engaging students in the process of authentic science can bring relevance, engagement, and excitement to the classroom” Schedule: Miércoles 16 de diciembre, 13:00 hrs. Location: Salón de congresos (mapa) High school science teacher Tyler DeWitt was

Robert Duke

Conference: “If we learn like that, why do we teach like this?” Schedule: December 16th, 09:00 hrs Location: Salón de Congresos (map) Streaming: Sala Virtual and Auditorio (map)   Robert Duke is the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor in Music and Human Learning, University