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What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

2023-06-02 · VIDEO

How to design a school for the future | Punya Mishra

In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure) at school -- and how a totally new, different kind of educational system could better meet students' needs.

9 min
2023-04-07 · VIDEO

The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications | Tina Yong

As if college applications aren't stressful enough, disadvantaged youth are often encouraged to write about their darkest traumas in their admissions essays, creating a marketable story of resilience that turns "pain into progress," says politics student Tina Yong. She brings this harrowing norm to light, exploring its harms and offering a more equitable process for colleges everywhere.

13 min
2023-03-09 · VIDEO

How video games can level up the way you learn | Kris Alexander

Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements should be used in traditional education to cater to different learning styles and engage students across the world, both in-person and online.

12 min
2023-02-28 · VIDEO

Reviving the legacy of the Black teaching tradition | Sharif El-Mekki

Educator Sharif El-Mekki advocates for the revival of the Black teaching tradition — a set of educational practices grounded in philosophies, values and actions that stretch from pre-colonial Africa to historical African American leaders. He posits that this tradition can help teachers better serve Black students and create a more equitable learning environment for all.

13 min
2023-02-01 · VIDEO

How Black queer culture shaped history | Channing Gerard Joseph

Names like Bayard Rustin, Frances Thompson and William Dorsey Swann have been largely erased from US history, but they and other Black queer leaders played central roles in monumental movements like emancipation, civil rights and LGBTQ+ pride, among others. In this tribute to forgotten icons, queer culture historian and TED Fellow Channing Gerard Joseph shares their little-known stories, connecting the origins of drag in the 1880s to the present day and exploring the awesome power to choose how we define ourselves.

8 min
2022-12-20 · VIDEO

The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka

Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that for the better. He shows how educational board games can be a fun and effective way to improve access to learning and help kids thrive in and out of school.

11 min
2022-12-15 · VIDEO

How play helps a kid's brain grow | Jesse Ilhardt

A little bit of playtime can have big benefits for a child's developing brain, like a superfood -- but adult participation is a crucial ingredient for best results. Early-education leader Jesse Ilhardt makes the case for you to put down the phone, pick up the make-believe tea cup (or that blanket-superhero cape) and take the time to experiment with imagination during kids' most formative learning years.

12 min
2022-08-30 · VIDEO

The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim

"When teachers and families work together, everyone wins," says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. She shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children -- and shows that, with the right tools and tech, schools can remove language barriers, foster meaningful connections and help every student thrive.

5 min

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Why Educators Should (aka Need) to Listen to This

2021-09-13

Havekiwfensksydnahebsk

This podcast was intriguing for me specifically as it drew on a personal interest in activism for females especially regarding education and making a change in accessible education for females. This whole conversation was eye opening but one of the points Malala made stood out above the rest for me. She discussed how 10 million girls are currently at risk of losing their education for many reasons her main points being culture barriers, and financial vulnerability during the Covid-19 pandemic forcing girls to not be able to return to school. My note here is, ‘How can leaders of nations step up to make resources more accessible for educators who need it most and on top of this how can educators reach those future students that are the most at risk?’. Another important note she made was that of how educators, especially now, must challenge gender-based norms through showing positive role models throughout the curriculum. Questions arise here of, ‘is there currently a limit being shown and how do we as educators break that?’, this makes me wonder further asking the question of, ‘How can educators make their learning environments have a greater impact for the women and girls already in school?’. Thus, allowing educators to provide room for those powerful women voices that are yet to be heard. My opinion, all educators must listen to a strong feminism opinion on girl’s education so that glass ceilings can be broken. So that change can be made when it comes to girls and women being able to have the best education they can possibly have.
Wokeness

2022-05-19

LOVE Demi Lavoto

This is just woke propaganda made to sound educational but it’s really not when you break it down
Great

2019-11-26

Tonyviethao

It seems that we watch TED through Mac app is better than through Youtube. I mean the sound quality.
Good

2012-06-11

Sharry129

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What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.