I was extremely honored to be invited to present at the Turkish Education Association's conference entitlted "Innovation in Education Forum" which was held on April 30 and May 1 in Ankara, Turkey.
Dr. Emin Karip, the Deputy Chair of Turkey's National Board of Education, contacted me and invited me to speak on the topic of the environment of the classroom and the school at large. I was asked to discuss how to create environments which encouraged student motivation, and to address how to empower students for shaping of the 21st century.
Other speakers included Thomas Frey, the founder and director of the DaVinci Institute; Dr. Teemu Leinonen of the Aalto University in Finland; Dr. Sugatra Mitra of Newcastle University, UK, known for his famous "Hole in the Wall" experiments, and many other prominent educators.
Other speakers included Thomas Frey, the founder and director of the DaVinci Institute; Dr. Teemu Leinonen of the Aalto University in Finland; Dr. Sugatra Mitra of Newcastle University, UK, known for his famous "Hole in the Wall" experiments, and many other prominent educators.
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