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Kathleen Ann Goonan Science Fiction Author Professor of the Practice Georgia Institute of Technology GCF 2012 “The Entrepreneurship Imperative” 21-24 January 2012
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Kathleen Ann GoonanScience Fiction Author Professor of the Practice
Georgia Institute of Technology
GCF 2012“The Entrepreneurship Imperative”21-24 January 2012
THIS SHARED DREAM
“A novel about connectiveness, in every sense”
-The Washington Post
Georgia Institute of Technology
“Designing the future through creativity, entrepreneurship, and service”
RADICAL LITERACIES
Expanding human potential:
Neuroplasticity
Nanotechnology
Science-based education
“The child is the forgotten citizen, and yet, if statesmen and educationists once came to realize the terrific force that is in childhood ..., I feel they would give it priority above everything else.”
--Maria Montessori, MD
THE EMERGENT ENVIRONMENT
Fosters literacies at optimal developmental stages
Engages the child with the world
Facilitates creativity and leadership
NANOTECHNOLOGIES
Enable modular school construction
Create individualized materials
Track student progress
