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Overall, I really enjoyed the presentation. I thought the topic was very interesting, and you were all very prepared. Dan Pink sounds like a fascinating individual. Your powerpoint was organized and clear. I like how you had an activity for each point. I do agree with Tyler though, I wished there had been more activities that required movement. I like to get up and move around. I liked the activities you had a lot. I think the story one where Dan Pink was holding the toilet brush could be used in any grade. It's never too early to use your imagination :) I think that many of the activities you did with us could be used in the classroom, and even the ones that wouldn't work were good because they got us thinking as teachers about our students: how they think, what do they think about, etc... This book really sounds interesting. I will probably go out and read it at some point. Great job.

AWNM

I thought this presentation was very well done. I learned a lot about the right side of the brain, and understand how the world has been slowly changing from basic to creative. I also saw how important it is that we as teachers use that creative side to help design a better learning environment that fits our students.
I thought the author, Dan Pink, was a fascinating guy. I liked the picture of him with the toilet wand. I think its great that he proved a point by buying the expensive name brand wand, rather then the cheap one that does the job just as well. I also enjoyed the empathy test and the idea of the laughter clubs.
Overall, I thought it was a very good presentation. I was confused during the Abundance, Asia, and Automation part at first, but it all came together when the six remaining concepts were covered. I would have liked an activity where there was more movement. I'm also still a little confused about how the five line portrait applies, but it was in the begining when I think I was still trying to tie the abundance, asia, and automation part together. Other then that, I thought everything flowed really well and was brought together so that it made it very easy to understand. My interest was defiantly sparked, I hope find time and read this book at some point.