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Opening General Session
The Opening General Session is the official kick-off to the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo! Join us for special remarks and presentations from the keynote speaker, the CEC president, the convention program chair, and more!
Where: Colorado Convention Center
When: Wednesday, April 11, 5 p.m.
This year's keynote speaker is Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.
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 Ken RobinsonSir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in more than 150 countries.
He works with governments in Europe, Asia and the USA, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations. In 1998, he led a national commission on creativity, education and the economy for the UK Government. All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education (The Robinson Report) was published to wide acclaim in 1999. He was the central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, working with the ministers for training, education enterprise and culture. The resulting blueprint for change, Unlocking Creativity, was adopted by politicians of all parties and by business, education and cultural leaders across the Province. He was one of four international advisors to the Singapore Government for its strategy to become the creative hub of South East Asia.
For twelve years, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is now professor emeritus. He has received honorary degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design, Ringling College of Arts and Design, the Open University and the Central School of Speech and Drama, Birmingham City University and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He was been honored with the Athena Award of the Rhode Island School of Design for services to the arts and education; the Peabody Medal for contributions to the arts and culture in the United States, the LEGO Prize for international achievement in education and the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for outstanding contributions to cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2005, he was named as one of TIME/FORTUNE/CNN’s ‘Principal Voices’. In 2003, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts. He speaks to audiences throughout the world on the creative challenges facing business and education in the new global economies.
His book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Penguin/Viking 2009) is a New York Times best seller and has been translated into 21 languages. His latest book is a 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Capstone/Wiley). Sir Ken was born in Liverpool, UK, as one of seven children. He is married to Therese (Lady) Robinson. They have two children, James and Kate, and now live in Los Angeles, Calif.
Presenting the 2012 CEC Professional and Student Awards
These professionals and future special educators have dedicated their lives to serving children with special needs. Cheer them on as they accept their awards at the Opening General Session. Award winners will be announced in early 2012.
2012 Professional Awards:
- CEC J.E. Wallace Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award
- Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year Award
- CEC Special Education Research Award
- Outstanding CEC Leadership Award
2012 Student Awards:
- Susan Phillips Gorin Award
- CEC Outstanding Undergraduate Student Member of the Year Award
- CEC Outstanding Graduate Student Member of the Year Award
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