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  • How to design a school for the future | Punya Mishra

    June 2, 2023 · 9 min

    In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new…

  • The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications | Tina Yong

    April 7, 2023 · 13 min

    As if college applications aren't stressful enough, disadvantaged youth are often encouraged to write about their darkest traumas in their admissions essays, creating a marketable story of resilience that turns "pain into progress," says…

  • How video games can level up the way you learn | Kris Alexander

    March 9, 2023 · 12 min

    Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements should…

  • Reviving the legacy of the Black teaching tradition | Sharif El-Mekki

    February 28, 2023 · 13 min

    Educator Sharif El-Mekki advocates for the revival of the Black teaching tradition — a set of educational practices grounded in philosophies, values and actions that stretch from pre-colonial Africa to historical African American leaders…

  • How Black queer culture shaped history | Channing Gerard Joseph

    February 1, 2023 · 8 min

    Names like Bayard Rustin, Frances Thompson and William Dorsey Swann have been largely erased from US history, but they and other Black queer leaders played central roles in monumental movements like emancipation, civil rights and LGBTQ+…

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  • The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka

    December 20, 2022 · 11 min

    Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that for…

  • How play helps a kid's brain grow | Jesse Ilhardt

    December 15, 2022 · 12 min

    A little bit of playtime can have big benefits for a child's developing brain, like a superfood -- but adult participation is a crucial ingredient for best results. Early-education leader Jesse Ilhardt makes the case for you to put down…

  • The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim

    August 30, 2022 · 5 min

    "When teachers and families work together, everyone wins," says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. She shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children…

  • How schools can nurture every student's genius | Trish Millines Dziko

    July 21, 2022 · 16 min

    Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills. Get schooled by Dziko as she shares how project-based learning…

  • The mission to safeguard Black history in the US | Julieanna L. Richardson

    June 17, 2022 · 15 min

    Black history in the US is rich, profound -- and at risk of being lost forever, if not for the monumental efforts of Julieanna L. Richardson. As the founder of The HistoryMakers -- the largest national archive of African American…

  • What Wikipedia teaches us about balancing truth and beliefs | Katherine Maher

    May 25, 2022 · 15 min

    Even with public trust at an all-time low, Wikipedia continues to maintain people's confidence. How do they do it? Former CEO of Wikimedia Foundation Katherine Maher delves into the transparent, adaptable and community-building ways the…

  • My long walk across India for women's freedom | Srishti Bakshi

    May 10, 2022 · 10 min

    There are 600 million women in India -- yet they are rarely seen outdoors after sunset because of safety concerns like harassment and catcalls. On a mission to create safer public spaces, women's rights advocate Srishti Bakshi talks about…

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What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.