The document discusses a presentation given by an "ugly bald guy" about challenging preconceptions and thinking differently. It encourages attendees to complete drawing and problem solving challenges. It promotes thinking about education and technology in new ways, such as favoring learning artifacts worth keeping over those worth throwing away. The presentation aims to inspire attendees to tell their own stories and reach their goals through developing skills like drawing outside the lines.

1. Are you ready to do this?
Workshop Resources
www.coffeeforthebrain.com/ncce19

3. This is not a
show up and
throw up
presentation.

4. WHO’S THIS UGLY BALD GUY?
coffeeforthebrain.com
@coffeechugbooks

5. ME IN A NUTSHELL

7. HERE ISYOUR CHALLENGE
If you choose to accept!

9. CANYOU DRAWTHIS FIGURE
WITHOUT
• Crossing the same line twice
• Picking up your pen/pencil

10. CANYOU DRAWTHIS FIGURE
WITHOUT
• Crossing the same line
twice
• Picking up your pen/
pencil

11. THE SOLUTION

12. REAL TALK

13. F. FRUGAL
U. UNIVERSAL
N. NOSTALGIC

14. Discover the ideas right
before your eyes

16. You may look at something every single day, but you never
really "see" it.
Let's put that hypothesis to the test, shall we?
Given this all-black Google logo, determine which color
should fill in each letter.

18. How do we do school better?different

24. Are we creating
learning artifacts
that parents would
be ashamed of
throwing away if
they were caught?

25. FRUGAL

26. FAVORITE F WORDS
1. F@¢k
2. Free
3. Focaccia
4. Fauna
5. Fantasy

27. YOUR THOUGHTS ARE IN CONSTANT
DISARRAY

28. THE DATA

29. UNIVERSAL

30. KEEP IT SIMPLE
1+1=[[(9×3)/3]/3-1

31. IS TECHNOLOGY GOOD
OR BAD? 🤔

32. HOW DO WE USE TECHNOLOGY WITH
INTENTION?

33. NOSTALGIC

34. 90's kids, what's something you did
when you were in school that youths
of today wouldn't understand?

35. Calling someones house and having to ask their parents if they can talk, because
the house phone is literally the only phone they own and it could be "important".

36. Prank Calls
Is Mr. Wall there? No
Mrs. Wall? No
Any Walls? No
What the heck is holding up your
house then??

37. AIM

38. TGIF

41. Pay Phone
Needing a quarter & finding a quarter

42. Call Collect
You have a collect call from
"MomImGoingtoPeter'sAfterSchoolLoveYouBye!"
Will you accept charges?

43. How many do you know today?

44. –SETH GODIN
“HOW DEEP IS THIS WATER? IF IT’S OVER YOUR HEAD, DOES
IT REALLY MATTER? AT SOME POINT, WHEN THE STAKES ARE
HIGH ENOUGH AND YOUR SKILLS AND DESIRES ARE READY,
YOU WILL SWIM. AND WHEN YOU SWIM, WHO CARES HOW
DEEP THE WATER IS? YOU MIGHT FIND THAT DEEPER WATER
IS ACTUALLY CALMER AND EASIER TO SWIM IN.” "

46. –JAKE THE DOG
“DUDE, SUCKIN’ AT SOMETHING IS
THE FIRST STEP TO BEING
KINDA GOOD AT
SOMETHING.”

47. LET’S BEGIN!
www.coffeeforthebrain.com/ncce19

48. #2: POST-GEEK ACTIVITY
(ACCOUNTABILITY)

49. CHUCK THOSE
GOALS!

50. Why do I share all of
this with you today?

51. 3 Personal Reasons

52. What will your story be?

53. 1+1=[[(9×3)/3]/3]-1

54. Think Global. Act Local

55. Don’t Need
• Rubrics and instructions
• Worksheets
• Bells
• Quizzes and Tests
• Desks In rows

56. Do Need
• Empowered Educators
• Supportive culture
• Appropriate materials
• A good prompt
• Sufficient time

59. THANK YOU! 🙌