How do teens think about body image, beauty and bullying? 3 perspectives from around the world
Body image, beauty and bullying. In TED-Ed Clubs, students are guided through the process of making a presentation on an idea they feel pass...
TED scientists get the LEGO treatment
LEGOs are for building spaceships, crafting castles and getting lost in your couch. But what if they could be used not just to dream of land...
What I learned from watching every TED-Ed Lesson
As a Production Intern at TED-Ed, a big part of my job has been to make sure none of our video files have any glitches. So for the past two ...
Spanish class isn’t enough: A TED-Ed Club presentation advocates for immersive language instruction
High school senior Yash Khatavkar takes issue with the fact that, as he was learning Spanish, his elementary school only offered one hour of...
Doors open at Area Zero, the flagship School in the Cloud lab in India
You’ve probably heard of Area 51. But how about Area Zero? Area Zero is the flagship center of Sugata Mitra’s School in the Cloud, the idea ...
What would you like to learn today? Building a center for research into Self-Organized Learning
Picture a classroom teacher without a lesson plan — a teacher who instead asks students an open-ended question to explore: Can animals...
Musings of a male granny: This retired schoolteacher spends his free time Skyping with Indian schoolkids
David Swancott is a retired biology teacher who lives an hour southeast of Bordeaux, France. He spends his free time bicycling, traveling an...
Want even more mind-blowing TED Talks? Let’s get more STEM teachers in the classroom. Starting with … you!
By Baratunde Thurston So, you might know me. I ran the digital side of The Onion for a long time; I’m the author of How To Be Black. People ...
How teachers can best use TED Talks in class, from the perspective of a student
My high school English class had just finished reading Madame Bovary, and we were all confused. (For those of you who have not read i...