May 20, 2010 was an unforgettable day, for those of us fortunate enough to join the great collection of educators, artists and thinkers of TEDxDUMBO.

Representing many perspectives in the arts-in-education landscape, the speakers thoughtfully, provocatively, and creatively addressed the themes of "How We Live in the Arts" and "How We Learn in the Arts."

Click on the names below for links to videos of their presentations.

• Renée Cloutier, Principal, PS7X
• Scott Conti, Principal, New Design High School
• Philip Courtney, Executive Director of Urban Arts Partnership
• Mark DeGarmo, Executive Director, Mark DeGarmo & Dancers
• Garry Golden, Futurist
• Michael Hanson, Cognitive Psychologist & Creativity Curmudgeon
• Hope Mayes, Student & Performer
• Faybiene Miranda, Word Tactician/Truth Teller
  • Stephanie Pereira, Participatory Art Agitator
    
• Joshua Ramos-Diaz, Student & Poet
  
  
  OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
• Emily Shu's photos on Flickr
  
• Stephanie Pereira's Crowd-Sourced, Rapidly Documented Report.
• As promised, the HOUSE BAND provided funky jazz, soulful blues, and groove tunes throughout the day.
• Our afternoon celebration, aka "How We Play in the Arts," included several original interactive art events, including FUNDRED Making with student operatives from PS 119K.
• "DIrtY Dancing" was an engaging art experience that included Tango lessons, developed by the charmingly provocative Tattfoo Tan and curated by the exquisitely transgressive Mermaid Hawley.
  
  
  The following TED Talks were featured during TEDxDUMBO (click on name & title for video link):
  Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity
  Taylor Mali, "What Teachers Make"
  Gever Tulley Teaches Life Lessons through Tinkering
  Dan Meyer, "Math Class Needs a Makeover"
  Dereck Sivers, "How To Start a Movement"
  
  
  

Participants and organizers of the event assembled a list of some of our other favorite TED Talks (click on name & title for video link):

Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity
Eric Whitacre: A Choir as Big as the Internet
Evelyn Glennie Shows How to Listen
Jamie Oliver: Teach Every Child about Food
Jill Bolte Taylor's Stroke of Insight
Rober Gupta: Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

 

WHAT IS TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx.
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxDUMBO, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxDUMBO event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. (more info)


TEDxDUMBO was organized by the NYC Regional Learning and Leadership Networks for Elementary Schools and Middle & High Schools, which have been funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Organizing Committee:
Philip Alexander, Empire State Partnerships
Karen Curlee, Together in Dance
Hawley Hussey, BRIC Arts Media Bklyn
Lois Olshan, PS 144Q
Lauren Brandt Schloss, Queens Museum of Art
Emily Shu, Campos Secondary School, Brooklyn

This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.

For more information on TEDxDUMBO, please email us.