KEYNOTES
KEYNOTE 1
The Most Important Thing We Can Do in Education
Trevor MacKenzie
In this inspiring keynote, Trevor MacKenzie shares research about the power of curiosity and what happens when students find meaning, relevance, and interest in their schooling experiences. From impacting academic success to improving attendance and behaviour, to shaping how students feel about school, their teachers, their peers, and themselves, curiosity is truly the most important thing we can do in education. Trevor will share stories and examples from his own classroom as well as schools he visits around the globe. Be prepared to have your own curiosity reignited in this dynamic and engaging keynote!
KEYNOTE 2
A Different Kind of Learning: Stories from the Inquiry Classroom
Trevor MacKenzie
In this second keynote address, Trevor MacKenzie shares stories from his inquiry classroom, stories of student leadership and ownership over learning, stories of doing schooling differently and leveraging technology to truly change education, and stories of relationship, where kindness and humor break down walls allowing students to meaningfully engage, achieve and impact. Trevor is an inquiry guru that puts personalized learning and student agency at the forefront of his work. Author of four books he brings more than 20 years of teaching with him as he shares what are the roots to his teaching practice: planning for curiosity, giving agency every day, and fostering relationships. He will guide us through what classrooms look like when teachers embrace these same values as their own. Be prepared for a heartfelt and passionate keynote experience that is certain to leave you full of wonder, vision and excitement to adopt a different kind of learning as your own!