How to tell fake news from real news
In November 2016, Stanford University researchers made an alarming discovery: across the US, many...
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5 TED-Ed Lessons to watch while you’re at the gym
Happy New Year from TED-Ed! If you resolved to exercise more this year, then you’ll love this...
How to use littleBits to teach design thinking in the classroom
Design thinking is both a mindset and a methodology. As a mindset, it’s about putting people at...
The top 10 most popular TED-Ed Original animated videos from 2016
TED-Ed Originals are short, award-winning animated videos about ideas. Three times a week, you...
5 words that don’t mean what they used to mean
“Words over time have a way of just oozing around,” says linguist John McWhorter. Below, he...
The world’s required reading list: The books that students read in 28 countries
This compilation of reading assigned to students everywhere will expand your horizons — and your...
Art History 101
Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? What’s so special about...
TED-Ed Weekend 2016: Meet the speakers!
TED-Ed Weekends are designed to amplify the voices of TED’s next generation and celebrate the...
The physics of the “hardest move” in ballet (in TED-Ed GIFs)
In the third act of “Swan Lake”, the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns,...
7 interviewing tips for video storytellers
Laurie House is a documentary filmmaker in New York and a video producer at TED. Below, she...
10 questions to ask your family around the table
Sometime between the first bite of turkey and the last slice of pie, it’ll happen: a lull in the...
The magic of collaboration: These two teachers created #GlobalSpeedChat to promote cross-cultural understanding among students
Colleagues, mentors, friends. This is how two TED-Ed Innovative Educators — Kim...
Editor’s checklist: 8 ways to improve your nonfiction writing in 10 minutes
Ready to improve your next blog post, school essay or how-to article? Try these self-editing tips...
What would it take to survive in space?
Prolonged space travel takes a severe toll on the human body. As we seriously consider the human...
A global gathering of young people
TED-Ed Clubs offer students the opportunity to discover, explore, and present their big ideas in...
Erase meanness at your school
How do you teach kids to stand up against bullying behavior? One TED-Ed Innovative...
How to start a community service learning project at your school
Community service learning projects can teach lessons that last a lifetime. For students, these...
Lead a TED-Ed professional development workshop designed for teachers, by teachers
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When TEDx speakers mentor student speakers, everyone wins
Craig Zimmer was inspired to become an educator after his history teacher and his drama teacher...
Meet the third cohort of TED-Ed Innovative Educators!
Rwanda. Malaysia. Pakistan. Those are just three of the 11 countries represented by the third...
How to boost student access to gifted and talented education resources
“Gifted and talented” programs are designed to provide students with an enriched academic...
5 back-to-school tips for teachers and parents
Back-to-school time is the perfect moment to reboot your routines. Ready to try something new?...
How to help a teacher out
Everyone wants kids to thrive in school — but what about the teachers who are there to make that...
The physics of football (in TED-Ed GIFs)
In 1997, Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos set up for a 35 meter free kick with no direct...