It's time to get serious about reading
95% of students should be reading on grade level. It's possible, but, not if we stay on the road we are currently on. In this video Emily Hanford articluates the current problem and turns the focus toward teacher knowledge as the solution.
Go Ahead, Make Up New Words: Erin Mckean
In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages — nay, cheerleads — her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t quite do. She lists out 6 ways to make new words in English, from compounding to “verbing,” in order to make language better at expressing what we mean, and to create more ways for us to understand one another.
Software Migration Consultancy How to Get Better at Things You Care About: Eduardo Briceño
Working hard but not improving? You're not alone. Eduardo Briceño reveals a simple way to think about getting better at the things you do, whether that's work, parenting or creative hobbies. And he shares some useful techniques so you can keep learning and always feel like you're moving forward.
The Myth of Average: Todd Rose at TEDxSonomaCounty
High school dropout turned Harvard faculty talks about how a simple new way of thinking helps nurture individual potential.
The Flat World and Education: Linda Darling-Hammond
Linda Darling-Hammond is Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University where she has launched the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and the School Redesign Network and served as faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Education Program. She is a former president of the American Educational Research Association and member of the National Academy of Education. Her research, teaching, and policy work focus on issues of school restructuring, teacher quality and educational equity.