All Blog Posts Tagged 'adora' (7)

TEDxRedmond: Lessons From Children - Celebrating Our Youngest Teachers

By Ardith Davis Cole, teacher, author, literacy consultant



When I was six I taught my neighbor who was seven to ride a bike. Years later, as a teacher of six-year-olds, I watched as my students taught others in their class. They even participated in conferences with me; thus, our audiences learned lessons from children. Now, the Internet allows viewers all over the world to witness the teaching ability of students. We can see for ourselves what… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on November 24, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments

TEDxRedmond - Priya Ganesan - Creativity in School



TEDxRedmond is "by kids, for kids" with a theme of "Power to the Students." With over four hundred youth attendees watching in the all-youth theater, this was one of the largest TEDx events entirely for youth. Organized by an all-youth committee headed by former TED speaker Adora Svitak, TEDxRedmond focused on issues (like education) pertaining to youth as well as adults.



Priya Ganesan is a teenage poet, book reviewer,…

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Added by Jack Olmsted on October 2, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

TEDxRedmond: High School Junior Olivia Interviews Adora Svitak, 12



Amazing-Kids News Reporter Olivia sits down with Adora Svitak, host of TEDxRedmond 2010, in the Microsoft Convention Center during the dinner that was provided by BING for all the attendees and speakers.



A link to all the TEDxRedmond video presentations will be posted here… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on September 19, 2010 at 2:58pm — No Comments

TEDxRedmond Conference Brings Some of the World’s Youngest Artists, Writers and Musicians to Speak on Microsoft Campus

Organizer Adora Svitak says she hopes to empower and inspire attendees with a conference organized by kids, for kids. Read Story





Adora Svitak, 12, is the host of TEDxRedmond, a local TED program that is being organized "by kids, for kids" that will be held Saturday September 18 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond,…

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Added by Jack Olmsted on September 16, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Adora Svitak, Author/Teacher/Journalist, ISTE Video Report



Twelve-year-old Adora Svitak produced this video report from the 2010 ISTE education conference in Denver,… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on July 25, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

Adora Svitak TEDxRedmond Host Interview



Adora Svitak, 12, is the host of TEDxRedmond, a local TED program that is being organized "by kids, for kids" that will be held Saturday September 18 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Follow on Twitter.



In her interview, Adora explains what TEDx is, how she got inspired to set-up her own TEDx event and some of the issues she has run into… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on June 8, 2010 at 3:11am — No Comments

Adora Svitak: Twelve-year-old Teacher

Adora Svitak is an American child prodigy and internationally published author, known for her essays, stories, poems, blogs, and full-length books.



Adora first became known to the public when, at the age of 6, she was recognized on local news in Seattle for her writing abilities.



Adora became an object of national interest at the age of 7 when she appeared with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. Her book Flying Fingers describes… Continue

Added by Jack Olmsted on June 6, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

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