Ramsey Musallam | TED Talks Education Speaker and Education Innovation Expert

Ramsey Musallam

TED Talks Education Speaker and Education Innovation Expert

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Ramsey Musallam
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Ramsey Musallam is a secondary science instructor at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa, California. Ramsey has also has served as an adjunct professor of education at the University of San Francisco and Touro University in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to his role as a science instructor at Sonoma Academy, Ramsey served as a Science Instructor and Director of Inquiry and Innovation at Sacred Heart Cathedral in downtown San Francisco for 15 years. In addition his role as a science teacher, Ramsey runs invention workshops for elementary and middle school students in the greater Bay Area.

Ramsey delivers keynotes, webinars and facilitates workshops for teachers nationally and internationally with a focus on using technology as a strategic classroom partner in designing learning environments grounded in inquiry fueled by student curiosity. Additionally, Ramsey is the host of the Infinite Thinking Machine, an internet TV show dedicated to sharing innovative ideas for teachers and students. Ramsey's TED Talk "3 Rules to Spark Learning" is widely popular with classroom teachers, and was the lead talk on TEDs first ever PBS TV premiere, "TED Talks Education."

Upon graduating from the University of California Davis with a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ramsey went on to obtain a MA and Ed.D in Education from the University of San Francisco. Since graduating, Ramsey's research interests have shifted from using Multimedia to manage student Cognitive Load, to a focus on harnessing Multimedia as a tool in cultivating student curiosity, inquiry and motivation.

"As a full-time high school science teacher and department chairperson, I am passionate about building and sharing innovative learning environments grounded in inquiry and guided by curiosity. Student questions can be windows into dynamic and tailored blended instruction, but not the other way around." - Ramsey Musallam

Ramsey Musallam
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Current: Student Engagement: Sparking Student Curiosity

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Student Engagement: Sparking Student Curiosity
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Explore-Flip-Apply: A Pedagogy First Approach to Reverse Instruction
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TED: 3 Rules to Spark Learning
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Sparking Student Inquiry
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A Learning Cycle Approach to the Flipped Classroom

Despite recent buzz, misconceptions about the "flipped" classroom are rampant. This session will deconstruct and re-define this concept, placing multimedia in the context of an inquiry based learning cycle where videos facilitate, rather than provide, knowledge construction. Current research, tangible tools, and an instructional model will be presented.

*Available as a presentation or workshop. Description and content is flexible based on need.

Cultivating Curiosity
Using Questions to Fuel Instruction

As Sir Ken Robinson states: "Curiosity is the engine of achievement". Using examples from the classroom, the research and society, this session will explore curiosity as a cognitive construct and pedagogical tool. Simple resources and instructional strategies used to spark curiosity will be presented, and case studies will be analyzed.

*Available as a presentation or workshop. Description and content is flexible based on need.

PseudoTeaching
Diagnosis and Treatment

Defined by teachers Frank Noschese and John Burke as a lesson that "...looks like it should result in meaningful learning...but was flawed and resulted in minimal learning" this session will share one teacher's PseudoTeaching journey. Through video, classroom examples, and student testimonials, this session will diagnose and attempt to treat this problem.

*Available as a presentation or workshop. Description and content is flexible based on need.

Practice Reflection
Embracing the Mess of Learning

Despite current research that calls for educators to place exploration before explanation, the "mess" of student discovery, and awareness of student misconceptions can challenge any teacher's pedagogical tool kit. Through case studies and classroom examples, this session will help inspire educators to "embrace the mess" of active learning!

*Available as a presentation or workshop. Description and content is flexible based on need.

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