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TEDxWestVancouverED 
What is Smart? 
September 27, 2014 
Chris Kennedy 
Superintendent of Schools 
WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Not so long ago… 
= 
Teachers 
Doctors 
Lawyers 
Professors
And Jeopardy champions 
Who is Ken 
Jennings?
Facts ruled the world
In the past 20 years
Knowledge: Few to Many
Smart meets its match
Talking about smart
How we talk about smart 
s art
Change the conversation 
s art
Inside our schools
Inside our schools
Outside our schools
Outside our schools
A New Perspective 
Smart 
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