BRIAN HOUSAND, PHD 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 empowerment to a great number of gifted students and a source of true pride. This 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, a collection of online tools and resources for the geeks and nerds in your life are presented. Come and GET YOUR GEEK ON!

1. GEEKS
HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH
bit.ly/mt-agate

2. brianhousand.com

3. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

4. I AM A
GEEK

5. BRIAN
BRAIN

6. “THE GEEK”

7. BRIAN!
JOHNSON

8. GEEKNERD

12. EPIC RAP BATTLE:
NERD VS. 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
Probably Wears
Glasses
http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/

20. Above Average
Intelligence
Above Average
Intelligence

21. Slightly obsessive
in their interests.
Slightly obsessive
in their interests.

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

24. FONTS.FONTS.

25. Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.
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.
Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.

28. GEEKSHAVE 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. NOT JUST ON
TUESDAYS
24 / 7

45. AIGALL DAY
EVERYDAY

46. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED

47. 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.
MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

48. It is OK
to be smart.

49. It is GREAT
to be smart.

50. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

51. GIFTED!EDUCATIONUNDER ATTACK

52. 3
Jonathan Wai
why Americans
ignore gifted children
REASONS

53. People care about
THEMSELVES
& THEIR KIDS.

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

56. that’s not FAIR
BUT,

57. GIFTED CHILDREN
ARE OUR
GREATEST
NATURAL
RESOURCE

58. DR. JAMES GALLAGHER!
1926-2014

61. W
A
G

62. What
About
Gifted?

63. HERE
THERE

64. THERE

67. Talent
Interest
Passion

68. TOMORROWTODAY

69. TODAY TOMORROWSTOP

70. Opportunity
Resources
Encouragement

71. TODAY TOMORROW
TO

73. ACCESS

74. What is Internet?
@

77. nerdybookclub.wordpress.com

78. youtube.com/user/Vihart

80. starwars.wikia.com

81. harrypotterfanfiction.com

82. DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

83. mentalfloss.com

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

89. 0
25
50
75
100
HOTEL HOME ConnectED Google Fiber

90. Google fiber

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

94. CREATE

95. (Resnick, 1996)
!
NOT
Stereos
Pianos

97. code.org/learn

98. codeacademy.com

99. diy.org

106. 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

107. OPPORTUNITY

108. 20%

109. 10

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

111. MASSIVE
OPEN
ONLINE
COURSES

112. iTunes U

113. DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

114. RESPONSIBILITY

115. With great power comes
great responsibility

121. NEWS
FLASH

122. CRITICAL
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS

123. shelfari.com

126. NECESSITY

127. “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

129. It’s
the end
of the world
as we know it.

130. And
I feel fine.

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

132. M
E
A
N
I
N
G

133. When !
am I ever
going to !
use this?

134. meh.

137. RIGOR

138. VIGOR

140. ACCESS!
CREATE!
OPPORTUNITY!
RESPONSIBILITY!
NECESSITY

141. ACCESS!
CREATE!
OPPORTUNITY!
RESPONSIBILITY!
NECESSITY
A
C
O
R
N

142. ACORN

143. From little acorns
grow mighty oaks.

145. JOYOUS

146. CURIOSITY

147. IMAGINATION

148. PASSION

149. CREATIVITY

150. STOP

151. GO

153. TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND

154. GEEKS
HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH
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