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Risking her life every day as the Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning, Sakena...
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TED-Ed is bringing together 28 thoughtful and innovative educators to try something new this...
31 great books for students, chosen by students
During the school year, most of the books that students read have been assigned to them by their...
How to become a dinosaur hunter
Like many kids, German-Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim nursed a fascination for dinosaurs...
Featured TED-Ed Clubs videos: Freedom of speech, A.I. and a passport with wings
One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has always been to provide a platform for student ideas. In...
Neal Stephenson’s writing advice for students (and everyone else)
Neal Stephenson’s bestselling novels about science and technology have provoked readers for...
#WomanCrushWednesday: TEDWomen Edition
If you aren’t privy to the latest social media hashtag #WCW, it stands for Woman Crush Wednesday...
How to use TED-Ed in your chemistry classroom
Highland Park High School teacher Gordon Williamson uses TED-Ed Lessons extensively in his...
What do teens really think about body image, beauty and bullying? 3 perspectives from around the world
Body image, beauty and bullying. These three themes have been passionately presented by dozens of...
Featured TED-Ed Club videos: Bigfoot, driving and taking a break from technology
One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has always been to provide a platform for student ideas. In...
10 inspiring commencement speeches about creativity and courage
In the Venn diagram of storytelling methods, the commencement speech is part poetry, part cat...
Inside the world’s best kindergarten
At Fuji Kindergarten outside Tokyo, kids make the most of a magical environment designed just for...
Featured TED-Ed Club videos: Making and baking, dyslexia and expectations
One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has always been to provide a platform for student ideas. In...
10 ways to teach creativity in the classroom
Education expert Sir Ken Robinson notes that in the factories of the 20th century, creativity was...
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
We asked TED-Ed staff: Who were the teachers that shaped you? TED-Ed has the privilege of working...
The mystery of left-handedness: The making of a TED-Ed Lesson
Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population is left-handed — and archaeological evidence...
Featured TED-Ed Clubs videos: Lessons from nature, global warming, landfills & overfishing
One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has always been to provide a platform for student ideas. In...
On raising kids who are more than “hoop jumpers”: A teenage TED speaker’s mom on how she encourages her sons to innovate
Jane Andraka has raised two remarkable sons. Luke, age 20, is studying electrical engineering at...
Create TED-Ed Student Talks in your community
TED-Ed’s Student Talk program supports students in developing 21st century presentation skills...
Why I taught myself 20 languages — and what I learned about myself in the process
During the past few years, I’ve been referred to in the media as “The World’s Youngest...
10 poems to read on National Poetry Day
In honor of National Poetry Day, TED-Ed asked writing teachers at the San Francisco Writers...
Featured TED-Ed Clubs videos: Twins, beauty and the Internet
One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has always been to provide a platform for student ideas. In...
How do you use TED-Ed to teach science? One educator’s tips.
Nola-rae Cronan is the Dean of Students at the Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls in...
Advice for young writers and designers from renowned book jacket artist Chip Kidd
Tucked into the northeast corner of the Vancouver Convention Centre, a podium was set up for the...