Obstatunity with Nancy Conrad Transformative Principal 357

<p>Nancy Conrad is the founder of the <a href= "http://Conradchallenge.org">Conrad Challenge</a>, a global competition to help kids learn without limitations.</p> <ul> <li>Global competition for teams of students 13–18.</li> <li>Students are invited to combine innovation, education, and entrepreneurship to create something new.</li> <li>Students form teams and ind a coach.</li> <li>Summit hosted at Kennedy Space Center.</li> <li>As students are looking for unique opportunities for competition - kids can work across all possible barriers.</li> <li>We’ve been doing online education for 15 years.</li> <li>How to work on a team?</li> <li>Pushing education vs pulling education</li> <li>We believe in “pull” education</li> <li>Obstatunity</li> <li>They get engaged in their learning.</li> <li>Each of them has achieved extraordinary things.</li> <li>We gave kids the passion for learning.</li> <li>four years to get to the finals and they finally won.</li> <li>Always wanted it to be a community.</li> <li>It becomes family.</li> <li>Kids get talked at quite enough.</li> <li>Cosmic chat.</li> <li><a href="https://www.battelle.org">Battelle</a> - story about networking.</li> <li>It’s not snooty and it’s not about money.</li> <li>We facilitate collaboration.</li> <li>Any company is a conglomeration of really great people doing really great work.</li> <li>Hire amazing people and let them do their thing.</li> <li>Nobox toolbox.</li> </ul> <h2 id="todayssponsors">Today’s Sponsors</h2> <h3 id="teachfx"><a href= "http://teachfx.com/transformativeprincipal">TeachFX</a></h3> <p>Innovative school leaders across the country have started tracking online student participation using TeachFX because it’s one of the most powerful ways to improve student outcomes during COVID — especially for English Learners and students of color. Learn more about TeachFX and get a special offer at <a href= "http://teachfx.com/transformativeprincipal">TeachFX.com</a></p> <h3 id="johncatt"><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com">John Catt</a></h3> <p>Today’