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Matthew Garcia: How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams

How do we make historically exclusive fields like classical music, fine arts or academic research more accessible to everyone? Education equalizer and violist Matthew Garcia thinks one way to remove barriers is to create free, virtual education programs that connect talented young minds to the resources they need to thrive in their future career...
https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_garcia_how_global_virtual_communities_can_help_kids_achieve_their_dreams

Sir Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms

In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms

Bill Gates: Mosquitos, malaria and education

Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. (And see the Q&A on the TED Blog.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_mosquitos_malaria_and_education

Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education

Anita Collins: The benefits of music education

In this talk, musician and educator Anita Collins makes a passionate case for music education as an indispensable part of school curricula, describing how learning to play music is the neurological equivalent of a full-body workout.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anita_collins_the_benefits_of_music_education

Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums

Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education -- and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world's poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn. And this informal, disruptive new kind of school, he says, is what all schools need to become.
https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_education_innovation_in_the_slums

Liz Coleman: A call to reinvent liberal arts education

Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day.
https://www.ted.com/talks/liz_coleman_a_call_to_reinvent_liberal_arts_education

Michelle Obama: A passionate, personal case for education

Speaking to an audience of students, US First Lady Michelle Obama reminds each one to take their education seriously -- and never take it for granted. This new, brilliant generation, she tells us, is the one that could close the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michelle_obama_a_passionate_personal_case_for_education

Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education

Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. With Coursera (cofounded by Andrew Ng), each keystroke, quiz, peer-to-peer discussion and self-graded assignment builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed.
https://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education

Sal Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education

Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script -- give students video lectures to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education

Kaz: Sex education should start with consent

Consent can be a tricky topic to talk about in sex education curriculums, but it doesn't have to be. In this hilarious and relatable talk, sex educator and TED Fellow Kaz offers a fresh look at teaching young people about the core principles of consent -- and shows how demystifying this topic leads to healthier and more satisfying relationships ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kaz_sex_education_should_start_with_consent

Amara Berry: The case for reforming STEM education

Today's math and science curricula often serve to alienate students from these valuable disciplines when they should be doing the opposite. STEM advocate Amara Berry uses her family's work in the sciences to illustrate the pressing need for making education in these subjects more accessible and effective.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amara_berry_the_case_for_reforming_stem_education

Ashweetha Shetty: How education helped me rewrite my life

There's no greater freedom than finding your purpose, says education advocate Ashweetha Shetty. Born to a poor family in rural India, Shetty didn't let the social norms of her community stifle her dreams and silence her voice. In this personal talk, she shares how she found self-worth through education -- and how she's working to empower other r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashweetha_shetty_how_education_helped_me_rewrite_my_life

Adrian K. Haugabrook: 3 ways to lower the barriers to higher education

Less than seven percent of people worldwide have a bachelor's degree -- and for many, this is simply because the cost of university is too high, says higher education executive Adrian K. Haugabrook. In this barrier-breaking talk, he introduces an innovative approach to expanding access to higher education by driving down costs and rethinking thr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adrian_k_haugabrook_3_ways_to_lower_the_barriers_to_higher_education

Edward Burtynsky: My wish: Manufactured landscapes and green education

Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability.
https://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_my_wish_manufactured_landscapes_and_green_education

Ahmad M. Hasnah: Rethinking education and celebrating the Arabic language

The pandemic has deepened the need to rethink education. In conversation with TED Global Curator Bruno Giussani, Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah of Qatar Foundation discusses an educational model from Doha, Qatar that informs the global needs of students and shares insight into the newly launched TEDinArabic (بالعربي TED), a global platform for thinkers, r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ahmad_m_hasnah_rethinking_education_and_celebrating_the_arabic_language

Thea Holcomb: How peer educators can transform sex education

Where are teens supposed to learn about sex, asks student speaker Thea Holcomb. From alarmist imagery about sexually transmitted diseases? From the Internet and all its attendant judgment, bias and dysfunction? The answer, she suggests, lies with peer educators. In this talk, Holcomb explains why properly trained peer educators are the right peo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/thea_holcomb_how_peer_educators_can_transform_sex_education

Victor Rios: Help for kids the education system ignores

Define students by what they contribute, not what they lack -- especially those with difficult upbringings, says educator Victor Rios. Interweaved with his personal tale of perseverance as an inner-city youth, Rios identifies three straightforward strategies to shift attitudes in education and calls for fellow educators to see "at-risk" students...
https://www.ted.com/talks/victor_rios_help_for_kids_the_education_system_ignores

Nyle DiMarco: Why we need to make education more accessible to the deaf

Model and activist Nyle DiMarco -- who was born deaf -- is often asked whether he wishes he could hear. His answer? "I've never wished that because I love who I am." In this personal talk, he emphasizes the connection between education and self esteem, arguing why we need more accessible education for the deaf.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nyle_dimarco_why_we_need_to_make_education_more_accessible_to_the_deaf

Chrystina Russell: A path to higher education and employment for refugees

Out of the more than 70 million displaced people worldwide, only three percent have access to higher education. The Global Education Movement (GEM) is on a mission to change that with the first large-scale initiative of its kind to help refugee learners get bachelor's degrees and create pathways toward employment. Hear from students and the prog...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chrystina_russell_a_path_to_higher_education_and_employment_for_refugees

Makhtoum Abdalla: Education is a fundamental right for every child

For children growing up in refugee camps, education is a powerful tool of liberation. In this inspiring talk, Makhtoum Abdalla, displaced as a child in Sudan and now living with his family in the Otash camp in Darfur, shares his biggest dream: to ensure all children are educated and taught the skills needed to become "captains of their destiny."
https://www.ted.com/talks/makhtoum_abdalla_education_is_a_fundamental_right_for_every_child

Mary Maker: Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me)

After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees education as an essential tool for rebuilding lives -- and empowering a generation of girls who are too often denied entrance into the classroom. "For the child of war, ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_maker_why_i_fight_for_the_education_of_refugee_girls_like_me

Faheem Curtis-Khidr: How the higher education system fails Black educators

History professor Faheem Curtis-Khidr envisions a world in which students can see themselves reflected in their educators. He makes an urgent case for instilling equity in every level of the university experience in order to retain Black educators, explaining why this is a vital step to making higher education more accessible to students of color.
https://www.ted.com/talks/faheem_curtis_khidr_how_the_higher_education_system_fails_black_educators

The TED Interview: Sir Ken Robinson (still) wants an education revolution

Do schools kill creativity? Back in 2006, Sir Ken Robinson posed this question to the TED audience -- and boy, did it touch a nerve. More than fifty million views and a decade later, head of TED Chris Anderson sits down with Sir Ken to dig into the changes and progress that have been made, and to see if the answer now is any different. How are e...
https://www.ted.com/talks/the_ted_interview_sir_ken_robinson_still_wants_an_education_revolution

Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough!

Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it’s because we’re clinging to a business model that clearly doesn’t work. Education advocate Geoffrey Canada dares the system to look at the data, think about the customers and make systematic sh...
https://www.ted.com/talks/geoffrey_canada_our_failing_schools_enough_is_enough

Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Young poet, educator and activist Malcolm London performs his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. He tells of the "oceans of adolescence" who come to school "but never learn to swim," of "masculinity mimicked by men who grew up with no fathers." Beautiful, lyrical, chilling.
https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_london_high_school_training_ground

Céline Valéry: The dangers of mixing drugs

Which of the following is risky behavior: a person taking cholesterol medicine with grapefruit juice? Or a person taking Acetaminophen before going out for drinks? Or a person on blood thinners who takes an aspirin? Turns out, all of them are risky. Each has inadvertently created a drug interaction that could lead to serious complications. Célin...
https://www.ted.com/talks/celine_valery_the_dangers_of_mixing_drugs

Sir Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley

Anindya Kundu: The "opportunity gap" in US public education -- and how to close it

How can we tap into the potential of all students, especially those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds? Sociologist Anindya Kundu invites us to take a deeper look at the personal, social and institutional challenges that keep students from thriving in the United States -- and shows how closing this "opportunity gap" means valuing public edu...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anindya_kundu_the_opportunity_gap_in_us_public_education_and_how_to_close_it

Seema Bansal: How to fix a broken education system ... without any more money

Seema Bansal forged a path to public education reform for 15,000 schools in Haryana, India, by setting an ambitious goal: by 2020, 80 percent of children should have grade-level knowledge. She's looking to meet this goal by seeking reforms that will work in every school without additional resources. Bansal and her team have found success using c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/seema_bansal_how_to_fix_a_broken_education_system_without_any_more_money
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