Isha Gollapudi from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "Art. An Introspective Journey." While stories get twisted through iterations and text fades through time on the walls of caves, art has the unique ability to withstand the excessive force of time.
Jamie Piña from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "I didn’t mean to start a show" Unintended knowledge gained by stepping out of my comfort zone and starting a live web show.
Laura Sievert from Quincy, Illinois will be presenting "Stop Settling for Bronze: Curating Our Public Art for Positive Change" When we move past statues of history’s “great men,” we can make momentous investment in creating new artwork.
Amy Aranda from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Choosing Your Perspective" The perspective you take in a situation can determine your mindset and attitude toward whether or not you can overcome or accomplish.
Myra Gordon from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Let's plant thousands of trees by joining together in the Tree Corps" From the first buds of spring, to the beautiful fall colors, to the promise for the future of winter's bare branches, trees enrich our lives.
Rae Hughart from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Better Than YouTube" Teachers are naturally innovative. Self-paced learning is the motorized engine propelling us forward through this challenging time.
Jetsabel Alcala from Belvidere, Illinois will be presenting "A relationship that should never change" 2020 took so many things from us. Relationship with parents is something that should never go back to the way it was.
Justin Sandler from Los Angeles, California will be presenting "3 Steps to Overcome Any Obstacle" Returning speaker from TEDxNormal 2019. “Embrace Love Free” is a perspective that can be used by anyone to help them face their obstacles.
Diane Wolf from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "Maslow Was Right: Schools Plan a Pandemic" Schools had to plan, pivot and prioritize during the Pandemic. How one school district prioritized and forever changed their school system.
Stacee Reicherzer from Chicago, Illinois will be presenting "Taking Back Our Power From the COVID-19 Bully"Strategies to deal with any bully can be used to fight the COVID bully and not just to survive but to thrive.