TED-Ed Student Talks
The TED-Ed Student Talks program provides free, customizable activities for educators to support their students in identifying, developing and sharing their ideas with each other and the world. Apply to join our community which has educators in over 130 countries!
Continue reading below to learn more about our program and application process.
Why we help develop and amplify student voice
Students are filled with curious, innovative, brilliant and thoughtful ideas; we know there is a significant impact when students are not only asked about their passions and perspectives, but when they work to develop and share those ideas to a larger audience. Through this program, students develop both 21st century skills and are better prepared to advocate for the problems of today and the future.
How the program works
The TED-Ed Student Talks program provides free, customizable activities for educators working with students ages 6-18 in a classroom, school, extra-curricular setting or youth/educational organization. When an educator’s application is approved, you receive access to a customized virtual learning platform where you will access our our guided activities and resources, which are standards-based and built on TED-Ed’s core learning principles; in addition, you will be able to connect with the TED-Ed staff and fellow educators from around the world.
How the application process works
How to apply
Choose your start date:
When you apply, you can select April 1, August 1 or December 1 as your start date to the program. Think about when you would like to start using this program with your students. Click “Apply here” to get more guidance in selecting your start date.
Submit an application
It takes 5-10 minutes to fill out our application by elaborating on your organization’s details, your role as an educator, your students, and your plans to utilize the program within your school/organization.
Check your email
After applying, you will receive an email with the status of your application and/or questions regarding your application from tededstudents@ted.com. Once approved, you will have 12 months of access.
Choose your start date:
When you apply, you can select April 1, August 1 or December 1 as your start date to the program. Think about when you would like to start using this program with your students. Click “Apply here” to get more guidance in selecting your start date.
Submit an application
It takes 5-10 minutes to fill out our application by elaborating on your organization’s details, your role as an educator, your students, and your plans to utilize the program within your school/organization.
Check your email
After applying, you will receive an email with the status of your application and/or questions regarding your application from tededstudents@ted.com. Once approved, you will have 12 months of access.
Students develop 21st century skills through our activities
Students share their big ideas with the world
Hear from a variety of student voices who shared their unique, big ideas upon completing the TED-Ed Student Talk program. Alongside our program, you will have opportunities to celebrate your own students within your community and maybe even on the TED stage!
I'm Shy, but I Became an Activist - And You Can, Too! | Olivia Seltzer | TEDxSaintAndrewsSchool
TED-Ed Student Talks
1,185 views
Frequently asked questions
Students work together to identify, develop and share their creative ideas. Use TED-Ed's free, customizable public speaking activities as a guide and to inspire tomorrow's TED speakers and leaders.
Want to learn more? Dive into the details by downloading this information packet OR take a sneak peek at our activities via the Explorations at a glance found in our Leader Guidebook.
This program is designed to support groups of students ages 6-18 within K-12 schools (or equivalent). We do not support university students of any age.
Once approved, educators gain access to our online community space with a guided learning experience specifically created for TED-Ed Student Talks Leaders. This is a virtual learning platform with downloadable resources and space to connect with other educators.
We provide a variety of resources including but not limited to: the main Leader activity guidebook, student idea journal, branding guidelines and logos, event guidelines, training videos, calls with the TED-Ed team and more.
Our current average group size is around 20-30 students. If you’d like to have a larger group of students (more than 30 students) meeting at once, we recommend you have a co-leader as someone who can help support you during the meetings and share responsibilities. In fact, a fellow co-leader can be helpful for any size of group, especially when thinking about future planning and growing the program within your classrooms and/or school.
We recommend each co-leader OR educator leading a separate group of students submit their own individual TED-Ed Student Talks application to ensure they have direct access to all the resources.
If you work in an administrative role of a school or organization and want to have multiple groups of educators and students involved, you can easily indicate that when filling out your application.
When filling out the “Organization Type” question, please select “A group/network of schools” option. Once approved, our team will follow up with you to help ensure all of the educators in your network gain access to our virtual learning platform.
When you submit an application from this webpage, our resources, community space and community support are provided in English only.
We have also launched these materials and activities in Spanish. If you are interested in receiving these resources in Spanish, please visit this page.
If your students are not proficient in English nor Spanish, you can still fill out an application from this webpage and download the materials to complete the activities as you see fit in your native language.