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Look who’s giving a TEDx talk!
Understanding the value of helping kids un-plug and explore hands-on learning and social skills will be the topic when our own Ethan Alexander, Behavior Consultant for the Instructional Center, speaks at TEDx Kalamazoo on Friday, Nov. 8. In addition to his job coaching educators, Ethan is the executive director and founder of Open Roads, a youth development program that teaches social skills and bike mechanic skills to youth in our community. “The focus is on giving kids hands-on educational opportunities, working with real people and real tools,” he says. (There’s another Kalamazoo RESA connection: Head Start Family Advocate and former Instructional Center Project Manager Emily Betros is president of the Open Roads Board of Directors!)
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience with live speakers followed by discussion and connection in a small group.