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Changemakers@USGBC Episode 6: Stephen Ritz & Organically Grown Citizens
Stephen Ritz is a public school teacher in the poorest congressional district in America. Stephen was a top ten finalist in the Global Teacher Prize, "The Nobel Peace Prize of Teaching," and his work has been featured on major TV networks, TED.com and in best-selling author Michael Pollan’s newest documentary.
Show notes:
The unlimited potential of Las Vegas
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=3m29s
“I hate being bipolar. It’s awesome"
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m08s
Celebrating local heroes
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m23s
How Stephen became such a good speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m34s
One thing you can do right now to be a better speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=5m46s
Why it wasn’t about changing the world
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=6m35s
Stephen’s unbelievable energy without sleep at 6am
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=7m55s
The TED effect & immigration
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m0s
The importance of being an accessible resource
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m45s
What Stephen has learned from being recognized
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=9m42s
How to turn a problems into an opportunity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=10m08s
The magic rules
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=11m29s
Why he refuses to call Green Bronx Machine a nonprofit
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=12m05s
What the whole green schools movement is all about
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=13m28s
Lessons from a startup founder in his 50s
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=14m23s
How GBM provides students health benefits and living wages
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=15m44s
How Stephen's elementary school kids are helping their parents get living wage green jobs
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=16m37s
Stephen’s remarkable leadership philosophy
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=20m30s
How Stephen attracted 400 applicants to a poor public school
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=21m09s
Advice for the hyper-ambitious striving to be the next 30 under 30, or 40 under 40
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=22m03s
Realizing God given genetic potential regardless of zip code and skin color
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=23m32s
If you wan’t to move forward you don’t spend a lot of time looking at the rear view mirror
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m02s
Stephen and Rukesh’s personal tragedies & overcoming adversity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m24s
Loosing 100 lbs & personal sustainability
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=27m10s
Click here for more http://bit.ly/1OHwknz
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Stephen Ritz is a public school teacher in the poorest congressional district in America. Stephen was a top ten finalist in the Global Teacher Prize, "The Nobel Peace Prize of Teaching," and his work has been featured on major TV networks, TED.com and in best-selling author Michael Pollan’s newest documentary.
Show notes:
The unlimited potential of Las Vegas
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=3m29s
“I hate being bipolar. It’s awesome"
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m08s
Celebrating local heroes
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m23s
How Stephen became such a good speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=4m34s
One thing you can do right now to be a better speaker
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=5m46s
Why it wasn’t about changing the world
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=6m35s
Stephen’s unbelievable energy without sleep at 6am
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=7m55s
The TED effect & immigration
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m0s
The importance of being an accessible resource
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=8m45s
What Stephen has learned from being recognized
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=9m42s
How to turn a problems into an opportunity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=10m08s
The magic rules
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=11m29s
Why he refuses to call Green Bronx Machine a nonprofit
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=12m05s
What the whole green schools movement is all about
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=13m28s
Lessons from a startup founder in his 50s
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=14m23s
How GBM provides students health benefits and living wages
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=15m44s
How Stephen's elementary school kids are helping their parents get living wage green jobs
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=16m37s
Stephen’s remarkable leadership philosophy
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=20m30s
How Stephen attracted 400 applicants to a poor public school
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=21m09s
Advice for the hyper-ambitious striving to be the next 30 under 30, or 40 under 40
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=22m03s
Realizing God given genetic potential regardless of zip code and skin color
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=23m32s
If you wan’t to move forward you don’t spend a lot of time looking at the rear view mirror
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m02s
Stephen and Rukesh’s personal tragedies & overcoming adversity
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=24m24s
Loosing 100 lbs & personal sustainability
https://soundcloud.com/usgbc/changemakersusgbc-episode-6?in=usgbc/sets/changemakers-usgbc#t=27m10s
Click here for more http://bit.ly/1OHwknz