ABOUT MARC…
From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom,
Marc sees new perspectives and possibilities.
Marc will help your audience see them too, and make changes!
Who is Marc?
Marc Prensky, is best known for coining the terms “Digital Native” and “Digital Immigrant” (both now in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
Marc is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker, author, (8 books) writer (over 100 articles and essays), and “practical visionary”. He is the founder and Executive Director of The Global Future Education Foundation and the creator of the TWO BILLION KIDS PROJECT.
Marc has spoken in over 40 countries. His writing has been translated into a dozen languages. Marc’s book, Education to Better Their World: Unleashing the Power of 21st Century Kids, won a FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Award Gold Prize. His latest book is BELIEFS FOR 21st C. KIDS, a free ebook.
Marc’s background includes teaching at all levels, six years at the Boston Consulting Group, and 12 years as founder and CEO of a videogame development company. He has been a professional musician and has acted on Broadway. He holds degrees from Oberlin College, Middlebury College, Yale University and the Harvard Business School.
Marc’s Life Goals
Marc’s life goals are to change adults’ perspective (and help them see new possibilities) and to empower ALL the planet’s 2 billion kids to better their world.
Organizations Marc Has Helped See BEYOND…
Companies large and small, schools, universities, and even military organizations now see BEYOND
Marc Will Help Your Audience…
Free themselves from old beliefs…
Getting a new sense of the “future possible.” It means looking BEYOND the technologies and toys to their positive use. It is being willing to accept new paradigms and perspectives — about yourself, about adults, about kids, about society
…Listen More Carefully to Their kids and to Youth Generally…
The prime way Marc “sees BEYOND…” is through his contacts with kids and youth. Marc is especially good at is talking with kids, and eliciting their profoundest ideas—which are many, and good. One of Marc’s central observations is how badly we (mostly unconsciously) treat our kids — we disrespect them, under-appreciate them and truly under-estimate what they can.do.
WE think we listen — but THEY think we don’t.
