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Hello my name is Kimberly Johnson, I am the counselor at San Bernardino Valley College's Middle College Program

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o   Accept Uncertainty

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I am Esperanza Solis a college and career counselor in the Perris Union High School District. 

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I am Esperanza Solis a college and career counselor in the Perris Union High School District. 

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Maureen Sinclair, Director for Dual Enrollment at Norco College
Enjoying the conference?

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Hello - My name is Jess, I am a founding member of New Heights Charter School in Brockton MA and in my spare time I'm a Sociologist :) 

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Hello - My name is Jess, I am a founding member of New Heights Charter School in Brockton MA and in my spare time I'm a Sociologist :) 

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Tamika Dowdy from Anchorage, Alaska. Representing the University of Alaska Anchorage

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Tamika Dowdy from Anchorage, Alaska. Representing the University of Alaska Anchorage

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Hi this is Chery from Michigan Our speakers stories are great and all through the book.

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Good Morning!  My name is Andria.  I'm from Maryland.

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Good Morning!  My name is Andria.  I'm from Maryland.

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Ray from ECA @ LATTC

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I'm Greg from The Charles School in Columbus...Go Crew

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I'm Greg from The Charles School in Columbus...Go Crew

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Thinking about things in a less traditional way, especially when facing a challenging problem that needs a creative solution

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Thinking about things in a less traditional way, especially when facing a challenging problem that needs a creative solution

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Don’t be afraid to fail. Embrace dissent. Encourage disorder.

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Don’t be afraid to fail. Embrace dissent. Encourage disorder.

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Hello,

I am Michael Masters from Jackson College in Michigan.

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Hello! I am enjoying the conference thus far!

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Here from the SF Bay Area. Hello!

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Hello everyone. I'm Gloria from Fresno, California. College Counselor :-)

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Hello everyone. I'm Gloria from Fresno, California. College Counselor :-)

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The need to help our staff and students learn trust and risk and once established embrace "failure" as growth.

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The need to help our staff and students learn trust and risk and once established embrace "failure" as growth.

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Hello my middle/early college people! I'm Tressa from DSMCHS in Fresno.

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Hello my middle/early college people! I'm Tressa from DSMCHS in Fresno.

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The image Leonard shared of the many different associations with a single world - I think the image was important to realizing what others *may* hear when we say something - eg interpretations can be different for different people.

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The image Leonard shared of the many different associations with a single world - I think the image was important to realizing what others *may* hear when we say something - eg interpretations can be different for different people.

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Hello all, my name is Charles from san diego, ca

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Hello all, my name is Charles from san diego, ca

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from western New York - enjoying the sunshine

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Often times we unconsciously receive information without questioning the assumptions associated with the information. Its important to constantly analyze information received to identify assumptions and questions those assumptions before digesting information as facts.

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Thinking outside of the box.

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Accept uncertainty

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Accept uncertainty

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The power of setting the context, such as with the "Stairway to Heanven" example.

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The power of setting the context, such as with the "Stairway to Heanven" example.

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Encouraging teachers to think outside the box. The demonstration with the 9 dots was an eye opener!

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Yes - Padlet.

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Our entire upbringing shapes they way we perceive and receive information, which therefore created filters to all information processed by our brain

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Failure is a good thing at times.

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Leonard is such a wonderful, thoughtful, humane person and writer, and I appreciate MCNC bringing him to work with us.

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Leonard is such a wonderful, thoughtful, humane person and writer, and I appreciate MCNC bringing him to work with us.

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STOP assuming you understand. STOP assuming other people understand. Do not be afraid to question everything but do be open to others questioning you. 

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STOP assuming you understand. STOP assuming other people understand. Do not be afraid to question everything but do be open to others questioning you. 

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Learning does not have to look a certain way for students to learn. For example the seats in a row. 

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Learning does not have to look a certain way for students to learn. For example the seats in a row. 

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This would be beneficial to teachers, especially those who focus on "one right answer or one way to solve a problem"

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This would be beneficial to teachers, especially those who focus on "one right answer or one way to solve a problem"

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Having kids have a hunger for a subject is more important than the accumulation of knowledge when it comes to the development of divergent and creative thinking

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We teach children not to dissent. Thinking outside of the box is messy and can be hard to measure development, but it is essential to create innovative and expressive thinkers!  

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We teach children not to dissent. Thinking outside of the box is messy and can be hard to measure development, but it is essential to create innovative and expressive thinkers!  

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Hello, I'm Matt Curtis from down the street in Santa Ana. I teach AVID and Speech.

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Hello, I'm Matt Curtis from down the street in Santa Ana. I teach AVID and Speech.

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Fighting the fear of failure. Often times we don't do more and try new things because of the fear of failure.

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I truly enjoyed the content but question the level of elastic thinking necessary in each individual. I believe in the power of analytical thinking and would like to explore the balance of the spectrum to produce optimal outcomes.

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Learning to "quiet down" the associative filters.

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Learning to "quiet down" the associative filters.

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I enjoy conference presentations that force us outside of the immediate issues to see them from the 10,000 foot view! Thank you for helping us recognize, not generalize

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I enjoy conference presentations that force us outside of the immediate issues to see them from the 10,000 foot view! Thank you for helping us recognize, not generalize

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Hello, I'm Halley Joseph, Principal/CEO of Early College of Denver High School. We are a charter school in SW Denver.

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Hello, I'm Halley Joseph, Principal/CEO of Early College of Denver High School. We are a charter school in SW Denver.

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Improving students ability to solve problems and generate new ideas empowers ours students in college readiness.

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Improving students ability to solve problems and generate new ideas empowers ours students in college readiness.

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“Learning should be both educational and fun…”

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“Learning should be both educational and fun…”

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Bringing in mindfulness teachings is important

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Bringing in mindfulness teachings is important

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“Learning should be both educational and fun…”

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“Learning should be both educational and fun…”

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Hello, I am Alexa Nichols, Counselor at the Early College of Denver.

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Hello, I am Alexa Nichols, Counselor at the Early College of Denver.

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Having a high
classroom not in the traditional structured setting.

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We know developing elastic/creative thinking is so important. How do we break out of the systems that push against these initiatives?

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Helping students feel safe in trying different approaches; I think some of my colleagues make them timid/afraid to do so.

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Strategies to help faculty embrace elastic thinking for themselves and for their students

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Encouraging teachers to think outside of the box and allow students to do the same.

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Age old problem still exist, moving teachers to why they teach, away from who they teach.

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Age old problem still exist, moving teachers to why they teach, away from who they teach.

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Need to nurture an environment that allows for failure, risk-taking, etc.

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How much the relates to our students but also, staff/teachers.

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How much the relates to our students but also, staff/teachers.

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There are strategies to develop elastic thinking

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Encour

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His thinking from my view enables teachers to create the "hook" for learning.

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His thinking from my view enables teachers to create the "hook" for learning.

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How similar this thinking relates to college course work.  Challenging students to try new things/classes to change their thinking.

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How similar this thinking relates to college course work.  Challenging students to try new things/classes to change their thinking.

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I am skeptical, or willing to be, about almost everything.

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I am skeptical, or willing to be, about almost everything.

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Dr. Mlodinow's presentation has validated some of my thinking and has challenged me to stretch my thinking/action in other areas.

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Dr. Mlodinow's presentation has validated some of my thinking and has challenged me to stretch my thinking/action in other areas.

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Leonard's presentation was so clear and simple.  He used pictures.  He was very light on the text on the screen.  We all have information overload and not enough time to absorb it.

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Leonard's presentation was so clear and simple.  He used pictures.  He was very light on the text on the screen.  We all have information overload and not enough time to absorb it.

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Test

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Chery