Christian Long's closing keynote presentation given at the CEFPI World Conference & Expo, Washington, DC, September 29, 2009.

1. just when you think that you're in control,
just when you think that you've got a hold,
just when you get on a roll,
here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again
ok go | “here it goes again”

2. insert “Here We Go Again” video here
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3. design essential questions

4. engaging, interactive ?

5. relevant now, future ?

6. active, producers ?

7. learner-centered ?

8. customized, social network ?

9. partnerships, multi-generational ?

10. community hub, asset ?

11. wifi, always connected ?

12. ‘flat’, connected classrooms ?

13. anywhere, anytime ?

14. one day alice came to a fork in the
road and saw a cheshire cat in a tree.
which road do i take? she asked.
where do you want to go? he asked.
i don't know, alice answered.
then, said the cat, it doesn't matter
cheshire cat | cat, philosopher, enigma
alice’s adventures in wonderland

15. why are you here this morning ?

17. we arrived at our present
precarious situation
as a result of flaws in
thinking, perception, & paradigm
david orr | author, environmental designer
the third teacher

18. i am slightly burdened
by being in this
transitional moment
david adjaye | architect
national museum of african-american history and culture

19. we’re moving from
linear problems to
wicked problems
david butler | vp of global design, coke-cola

20. do or do not;
there is no try
yoda | jedi knight, little green guy

21. by
design
any
means
necessary
kids | things | spaces | futures | questions
christian long | cefpi | washington dc | fall 2009

22. why i am here this morning

23. schools are

24. raise questions

25. seek possibilities

26. future is here
just looks different

27. not a resume. only biases.

37. berkeley, 6 mos | beckett 3 y.o.

38. class of 2027 | class of 2024

39. insert “Designing for Their Future” video here
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40. kids learn. instinctively.

41. insert “Bow Drill Set” video here
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51. things move. intuitively.

57. insert “TED Talks: Jeff Han” video here
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58. spaces respond. inevitably.

65. insert “The Schools We Need” video here
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77. futures shift. intelligently.

78. insert “Astounding World of the Future” video here
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79. insert “Microsoft Office Labs 2019” video here
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80. today’s students re-think

81. insert “A Vision of the Student Today” video here
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82. insert “The Machine is Us/ing Us” video here
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84. insert “An Anthropological Intro to YouTube” video here
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85. tomorrow’s kids re-imagine

86. insert “Did You Know 2.0: Shift Happens” video here
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87. insert “2020 Vision” video here
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88. mmm where is yours?

89. i can’t go back to yesterday
because
i was a different person then
alice | little girl, traveler, us
alice’s adventures in wonderland

90. insert “Here We go Again” (talent show) video here
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91. ideas | questions | resources
christianlong2000@yahoo.co.uk
http://
designbyanymeansnecessary.
wikispaces.com