Finding Mr. Broderick: How a TED Talk launched my search for the teacher who changed my life
By Miguel Fernandez We all have an origin story, a moment that forever changes our life for the better. Reflecting on those moments in later...
Head back to school with TED-Ed
Back to school brings with it a slew of emotions. On the one hand, there’s the promise of seeing friends daily and the buying of new school ...
The shape of things: Fellows Friday with Anthony Vipin Das, on FITTLE, a toy that helps blind children read
Ophthalmologist Anthony Vipin Das is working on a new toy for the blind, FITTLE, with Tania Jain, a designer from National Institute of Desi...
Fighting extremists and inequality: A playlist of talks about women’s education for Malala Day
“Let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Let us pick up our books and our pens, and let us shield ourselv...
I used to think I couldn’t get out of hell: Chicago public school students react to TEDxYouth@Midwest
Earlier this month, 450 Chicago public school sophomores and juniors, plus 120 of their teachers, crowded into the city’s Harris Theater for...
TED Talks Education speakers make playlists for you
On Tuesday night, PBS and TED joined forces to air TED Talks Education, a one-hour televised special, featuring passionate teachers, student...
X marks the spot: This week’s TEDx Talks all about education
From dancing math to teaching in languages other than English – this week’s X marks the spot is a selection of TEDx Talks about rethinking e...
A video that will give you hope in the next generation
Walt Cochran, a teacher in Kansas City, shared this touching video with us for Education Week about his children — one disabled, one n...
7 talks for inspiring transformed curriculums
With more colleges shifting courses to the online classroom and high school teachers and students alike expressing a strong desire to move a...