“Brazell has a knack for spotting significant trends and making the case for why they matter. He always positions his concepts in the context of today's most far-sighted thinkers -- as if he knew them all personally (and maybe he does). I've personally seen him captivate audiences from the US to Singapore.”
Jim Brazell
The Future is Here
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Jim Brazell
Biography
Jim Brazell's innovation speeches and workshops have reached over 100,000 education, workforce, industry, and economic development practitioners in the past decade. With a background in technology forecasting, technology start-up companies, and professional development speeches and workshops, Jim offers real world innovation experience.
His work in K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities includes leading STEM, humanities, career and technology, and arts teacher professional development for a decade. In education, workforce, and economic development, his analysis of the changing nature of work, technology trends, and regional economic development strategy have influenced public policy in Texas and nationally.
Jim was a member of the National Science Foundation team that awarded $30 million to the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC). Other public-private partnership's for education include designing and building video games for military and workforce education, launching the first scale implementation of FIRST robotics in Texas, and supporting the Cyber Patriot, and the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition since inception. In 2014, Jim is a volunteer to the World Affairs Council, Washington DC, Global Education Project.
Jim Brazell
Featured Keynote Programs
The Future is Here
Join technology forecaster Jim Brazell to learn how technologies of today reflect the future dreamed by science fiction writers. Learn about the implications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovation. Explore the social implications of technology including changes to family, health, law, government, and schools. A fun packed program, the Future is Here is designed to engage teachers, students, parents, and school leaders in meaningful dialog about the future, today.
Schools 2.0
How Does STEM Change the Schools We Need?
The past decade has seen a shift from school reform to innovation driven by the force of the social changes engendered by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) invention. Jim offers a conceptual framework to help school boards, teachers, students, and communities understand how STEM relates to social and educational change. Schools 2.0 focuses on the moral imperative we have to prepare all students for their future, rather than our past.
STEM, A Mandate for Classical Contemporary Education
In schools from primary to post secondary education, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) practice is emerging but widely varied in practice. The most compelling and potentially long-lasting implication of STEM is that many schools are transforming teaching and learning holistically across the disciplines. STEM, A Mandate for Classical Contemporary Education explores the relationship of STEM to the humanities, arts, physical, and career and technical education.