TED Fellow and education innovator Larry Irvin envisions a world where every child can see themselves reflected in their teachers. With his team at Brothers Empowered to Teach, Irvin is providing pathways to careers in education for Black men, who currently make up less than three percent of all teachers in the US -- offering training, personal ...

Titus Kaphar's artworks interact with the history of art by appropriating its styles and mediums.

Kandice Sumner thinks we've been looking at the "achievement gap" in education all wrong.

Danielle Torley is a business development and proposal management professional who moonlights as a fire performer and flow artist.

For many, the words “professional development” conjure up memories of sitting in a human resources office, watching a series of awkward training videos and then taking a mandatory quiz. The TED Distribution Team realized: it doesn’t need to be this way. Earlier this year, they started to think about how companies could use TED Talks to get p...

Rita F. Pierson spent her entire life in or around the classroom, having followed both her parents and grandparents into a career as an educator.

TED Fellow Larry Irvin is the chief executive officer for Brothers Empowered to Teach (BE2T), where he ensures the overall vision and culture for BE2T and is the chief fundraiser.

Ben Gran believes nurses' experience and knowledge can be used outside of hospital settings to achieve a better health care system.

Olympia Della Flora wants schools to think differently about educating students -- by helping them manage their emotions.

Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez is a corporate and investment banking analyst at Wells Fargo.

TED Resident Hadi Eldebek is a musician, educator and entrepreneur who creates artistic, cultural, and educational projects around the world.

Regina Hartley thinks that those who don't always look good on paper may be just the person you need to hire.

Sarah Ellis is the co-founder of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone.

Rodrigo Canales wants to understand how individuals influence organizations or systems--even those as complex as the Mexican drug cartels.

About this event: In the context of Professional Development, students watched TEDx talks and listened to Platon Graduates talking about their professional steps since they graduated from highschool. Profession and Happiness. Creativity, Motivation, Choice. Key points to self-knowledge and self-actualization.

Shameem Akhtar is a teacher working to empower girls in Sindh, a province in the southeast of Pakistan.

Kristen Nguyen believes in the power of education to transform individuals and promote equity, inclusion and healing in communities.

Tim Jackson is a British ecological economist and professor for sustainable development at the University of Surrey. He is the author of "Prosperity without Growth" and director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity.

Trevor Copp is known for innovative social justice theater that blends physicality, image and narrative.

Jeff Fox is a professional dancer, competitor, choreographer who has won professional titles in American Smooth, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Showdance.

Talithia Williams builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data.

A human resources activist, Morgana Bailey wants to see the diversity of society reflected in the workplace, and employees of all walks of life feel comfortable being open about who they are.

TED Fellow Fariel Salahuddin works with smallholder farmers in developing countries, enabling them to use their livestock as currency.

As the founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Rick Doblin crusades for the safe and legal use of psychedelics in therapy.

Dr. Karen DeSalvo is a nationally recognized health policy leader working at the intersection of medicine, public health and information technology to improve the health of people and their communities.

About this event: The theme of our 2017 TEDxKangar event is Body, Mind, and Soul. In this event, we aim to spread ideas on one's personal and professional development which both are interrelated athletically, intellectually, and morally. The ideas will help our audience understand, inspire and eventually create a shift in our mindset to be the best person we can be.

About this event: This TEDx Salon conversation will explore global equity through the lens of empowering marginalized communities. It will delve into how strategic interventions in education, professional development, and mentorship can bridge the gaps that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. The discussion will emphasize the transformative potentia...

About this event: Art and Exchange will feature topics such as Art and Technology by Chad Eby, Art and Science by Meg Mitchell, Art Therapy by David Gussak, and Phil Steinberg will discuss his collaboration between Art and Geography. Working with other departments is something that is exceptionally important for students. Collaborating with other departments not ...

D-L Stewart empowers and imagines futures that sustain and cultivate the learning, growth and success of minoritized groups in postsecondary education.