BRIAN HOUSAND, PH.D. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BRIANHOUSAND.COM Geek. Nerd. Dork. Dweeb. All terms that were once derogatory and served to alienate and ridicule highly intelligent individuals who are passionate about specific areas of interest. Yet, in 2014, these have become terms of empower- ment to a great number of gifted students and a source of true pride. This keynote session begins by examining the origin and evolution in the portrayal of stereotypes in popular culture while exploring the differences between each of these terms. From there, we will explore a collection of powerful online tools and resources for the geeks and nerds in your life. Come and GET YOUR GEEK ON!

1. GEEKS
HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH
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4. H E L L O
My name is
Brian

5. I AM A GEEK

6. BRIAN
BRAIN

7. “THE GEEK”

8. BRIAN!
JOHNSON

9. NERD GEEK

13. laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb

14. 70%
Nerdiness
76th Percentile

15. 83%
Geekosity
99th Percentile

16. 35%
Dork Points
57th Percentile

17. Modern, Cool
Nerd

19. Probably Wears
Glasses
http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/

20. Above Average
Intelligence

21. Slightly obsessive
in their interests.

22. Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-heads,
or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.

23. Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.

24. FONTS.

25. Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.

26. This slide
drives you
CRAZY.

27. Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.

28. GEEKS HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH

36. Life
ABSOLUTELY gets BETTER
when you get older.

39. GIFTED
LAND

41. YOU ARE NOT ALONE

42. FIND
YOUR
PEEPS

44. 24 / 7
NOT JUST ON TUESDAYS

45. AIG ALL DAY EVERYDAY

46. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING GIFTED

47. AM GAuiNdeI fForE DSevTeOlop:i n g a Creative Career
1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.!
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.!
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they impose
on you.!Free yourself to play your own game.!
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.!
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.!
6. Do what you love and can do well.!
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.

48. It is OK
to be smart.

49. It is GREAT
to be smart.

50. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

51. GIFTED!
EDUCATION
UNDER ATTACK

52. 3
REASONS
why Americans
ignore gifted children
Jonathan Wai

53. People care about
THEMSELVES
& THEIR KIDS.

55. A majority of Americans believe in
EQUITY
RATHER THAN
EXCELLENCE

56. BUT,
that’s not FAIR

58. GIFTED CHILDREN
ARE OUR
GREATEST
NATURAL
RESOURCE

59. DR. JAMES GALLAGHER!
1926-2014

62. W
A
G

63. What
About
Gifted?

64. HERE
THERE

65. THERE

68. TODAY TOMORROW

69. TODAY STOP TOMORROW

70. Creativity
Opportunity
Resources
Encouragement
C
O
R
E

71. TODAY TO TOMORROW

73. ACCESS

74. @
What is Internet?

76. nerdybookclub.wordpress.com

77. youtube.com/user/Vihart

79. starwars.wikia.com

80. harrypotterfanfiction.com

81. DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

82. mentalfloss.com

83. howstuffworks.com

87. ConnectED
100Mpbs Internet
Speeds in 99% of
Schools in 5 Years

89. 100
75
50
25
0
HOTEL HOME ConnectED

90. Google fiber

91. 1000
750
500
250
0
HOTEL HOME ConnectED Google Fiber

94. CREATE

95. (Resnick, 1996)
Pianos
!
NOT !
Stereos

97. code.org/learn

98. diy.org

105. Creativity is just
connecting things.
When you ask creative people
how they did something, they
feel a little guilty because they
didn’t really do it, they just saw
something. It seemed obvious
to them after a while.
That’s because they were able
to connect experiences they’ve
had and SYNTHESIZE
new things.!
- Steve Jobs, 1995

110. $40,000
PER MONTH

111. OPPORTUNITY

112. 20%

113. TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
TYPE III
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
!
TRAINING /
!
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
(Renzulli, 1977)

114. MASSIVE
OPEN
ONLINE
COURSES

115. iTunes U

116. DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

117. RESPONSIBILITY

118. With great power comes
great responsibility

125. NEWS
FLASH

126. RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS
CRITICAL
CONSUMERS

127. shelfari.com

130. NECESSITY

131. “We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
!
! ! Bill Gates !
The Road Ahead

132. I TECH

133. “Every generation of
teenagers embraces
the freedoms and
possibilities wrought
by technology in ways
that shock the elders.”
Time!!
March!27,!2006

135. M
E
A
N
I
N
G

136. www.gurbuz-de.com

138. www.gurbuz-de.com

140. RIGOR

141. VIGOR

143. ACCESS!
CREATE!
OPPORTUNITY!
RESPONSIBILITY!
NECESSITY

144. From little acorns
grow mighty oaks.

146. YOU

147. #BestYearEver

148. http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Pixar-Creativity-Inc-post.jpg

149. NO ONE - not Walt, not Steve, not the people of Pixar -
ever achieved creative success by clinging to what used to work.

150. GROWTH MINDSET FIXED MINDSET

151. CHOOSE
GROWTH

152. STOP

153. GO

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