Ted talks

24 Ted Talks - amazing resource

I want my students to be doing the work of readers and writers, not the work of school, as often as possible. So, whenever I come across a text that interests me, I immediately wonder about the possibilities for application in the classroom. For years, I have been using TED talks as non-print text for ‘reading,’ but recently I started to think about TED talks as a model for writing. One of our power standards for our last unit was the 8th grade English Language Arts Common Core Standard 7…

Master the art of public speaking to engage, captivate and leave a lasting impression on your audience.

When we think of TED Talks we often think of thought provoking talks that challenge our way of thinking or that try to teach us a lesson. And while this is true – there are also a lot of highly entertaining TED Talks out there too.

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TED Talks Education, hosted by John Legend, premiered May 7, 2013 on PBS. Watch full-length versions of talks from the show right here.