Discovery Learning
through Purposeful Wandering

The 2011 FNO London Mini Conference
September 9 2011

PARK PLAZA VICTORIA LONDON
239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London

Spend a day with Jamie McKenzie exploring the power of purposeful wandering as an approach to discovery, invention and originality. Each participant will receive a copy of Jamie's new book, Lost and Found, a guide to such learning. Then enjoy a weekend in London.

You can register and pay on line for this conference
at http://fno.org/fnopress/books.html

Jamie McKenzie is an international speaker and writer who has devoted his career to understanding how to nurture the questioning and discovery skills of students. Jamie McKenzie's resume	How can teachers equip students with both the skills and the attitudes to fuel a lifetime thirst for discovery?
Creating New Ideas and Possibilities through Lateral Thinking and Wandering Purposefully Little attention is devoted in most schools to what Edward DeBono has called "lateral thinking" — the exploration of unusual possibilities, yet it is precisely this kind of thinking that fuels innovation, invention and activities like disaster planning. In this seminar, Jamie provides a rationale for developing this kind of thinking and shares strategies that teachers may employ to nurture both the attitudes and skills required so that students are capable of "thinking outside the box."
Learn how to get off the beaten path—how to explore and develop fresh possibilities.	Unlock the rare, the fresh and the often hidden ideas that may inspire original thinking.
Schedule of Events

Friday 9 September 2011 In each of the sessions outlined below, Jamie will take the group through the main ideas and chief strategies outlined in his book, Lost and Found, providing an overview of each the chapters.
8:45 AM - Registration 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Once was lost Exploring the Dark Side Off the Beaten Path A Truly Open Mind Listening to Our Intuitions Finding the Best Words Sailing with the Wind 10:30 - 10:50 AM — Morning Tea
10:50 AM - 12:30 PM Keeping Bad Company Mixing it up Quietude Stumbling Thinking the Unthinkable Surrendering Dancing to a New Beat
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM — Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Getting off the GoogleMap Seeking Affinity Making a Jump Shift Keeping Track Questions of Import Connecting the Dots Replacing Faux Inquiry with the Real Thing