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Your Name and Title: Paul Loranger

School or Organization Name: Independent Educational Consultant

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Edmonton, Canada

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): educators

Short Session Description (one line): Seeing the world from a child's perspective

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): 

The session starts with the child in grade one wishing to solve all the problems of the world in present context using a basic diagram of creative problem solving through inquiry, discussion, group activity and self-evaluation of one’s part in resolving it.  A second diagram emerges around grade four when the past is also considered as we need to explain how problems have been solved differently based on past resources. A third speculative system diagram emerges around grade seven when one narrows the problems to one’s future. Giving the broad global village in which we now live and our past and those of others within it, what future problems will we face and how can we improve the global system? Lastly, comes the senior and post-secondary grades requiring a dynamic diagram to find solutions as we include the human element and the drama that needs to unfold to arrive at amicable solutions as we all see ourselves living together on this planet as we all aspire for a “Heaven on earth” objective.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: www.teacherzones.com

Developing creative problem solving within a global context.pptx