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== = = =Plymouth Public Schools= =BLC Conference 2009 (Building Learning Communities), Boston= =Wednesday, July 29, 2009 through Friday, July 31, 2009=



Karen--I'll include my thoughts and notes here from the conference. __//Wednesday //__  **Keynote: A Metaphor for Leadership Benjamin Zander ** 

**21st Century-Ready Students Start with the Teacher Brad Flickinger ** 

**Tear Down the Walls Bob Sprankle ** 

**Web 2.0: New Tools for Schools Howie DiBlasi

Technology Integration Job Alike ** 

__//Thursday //__  Kelly Ahlfeld
 * Hands on Staff Development with a Hands off Approach

Keynote: Beyond the Great Crash: Why Learning Should Never be the Same Again Professor Stephen Heppell

Building the Creative Curriculum John Davitt

iPod Touch in the Classroom Cyndy Everest

Shorter, Faster, Shallower? Better! Why Short Forms are Winning and Why It's Good! Marc Prensky

Afternoon Keynote: The Future of Story in a Snack Culture World David Kirkpatrick **

__//<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Friday //__<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Marco Torres **<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Lights, Camera, Learning: Movie Making Made Simple--and Fun!

David Weinberger
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Keynote: Knowledge in the Age of the Internet

iMovie 101: Video Production for Educators Lainie Rowell **