Looking for some inspiration for this new school year? Here are 8 TED talks from inspiring teachers. The first one is by Rita Pierson on the importance of believing in students and making a strong rapport with them. The next one is by Christopher Emdin in which he offers a vision to make the classroom come alive. In Hey Science Teachers.. Make It Fun, high school teacher Tyler DeWitt makes a strong case for teaching science through stories and …

Continuar leyendo: 8 TED Talks from Inspiring Teachers

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Ken Robinson’s talk “How to escape education’s death valley” is one of my favorites. It was recorded in April of 2013. I highly recommend that you watch his latest talk on TED.com. The quotes I assembled for the talk are the one’s most salient to me personally. This is not an attempt to summarize his talk in anyway, but perhaps a quote or two will be useful for you in your own presentations related to…

Continuar leyendo: Quotes from Sir Ken Robinson’s 2013 TED talk

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Las charlas TED son un recurso de información de un valor incalculable, muchas de ellas han cambiado la vida de varias personas y lo seguirán haciendo.Por eso se me ocurrió que los Sábados podríamos compartir las que a nuestro entender son las mejores charlas que están traducidas al español, por lo que a partir de hoy y todos los sábados compartiremos una charla TED en español con ustedes.See it on…

Continuar leyendo: Charlas TED en español: Cómo los niños aprenden por sí solos – Sugata Mitra

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How do you conduct yourself in your classroom? As a leader, a learner, an observer, a participant, and a member of a larger group. All of these roles hold so much nuance that your students learn from. It is sometimes easy to forget how much our students are learning from us just by being with us and observing how we act in the classroom both with them, other students, and our colleagues.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & …

Continuar leyendo: 3 TED Talks That Might Actually Change How You Teach (And Think)

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Looking for some great TED talks to watch this weekend ? Here is a collection of 8 talks compiled by the folks in TED covering one single theme: the origin of ideas. Yes, this is the very same theme that Steve Johnson intensively investigated in his momentous book” Where Do Good Ideas Come From?”. Besides Steve’s talk you will also find talks from some prominent thinkers in the field of personal development and cognitive science. EnjoySee it on Scoop.it, via…

Continuar leyendo: 8 Good TED Talks on The Origin of Ideas

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Using TED Talks to convey an important message or spark creativity might be more effective in teaching students than an individual agenda or preconceived notion of what should be said. Furthermore, TED Talks challenges educators everywhere to think differently and encourage the same in their students.These are the best TED Talks for any educator because they make us laugh, warm our hearts, break down barriers, and always inspire us to dig a little deeper …

Continuar leyendo: 50 Inspiring TED Talks For Teachers: An Updated List For 2014

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Continuar leyendo: 50 Ted Talks Every Educator Should Check Out (2014 Edition)

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Is our education system broken? Answers to this question differ depending on the perspective from which each one of us looks at it and also in terms of what we mean by broken. This question has also been the theme that several scholars and educators from all around the world covered in their TED talks.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 9 Wonderful TED Talks on Re-imagining Schools

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