MyNotes - 25 Incredible TED Talks for Educators
A list of 25 incredible TED Talks at the web site listed below…here are my 18 selections from that list of 25. Are there any of your favorite TEDTalks that didn’t make the list?
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25 Incredible TED Talks for Educators
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TED offers some of the best and brightest sharing their perspectives on technology, entertainment, and design. Many of those who speak at TED discuss topics relevant to education.
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[**Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html).
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[**Michelle Obama’s plea for education**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/michelle_obama.html).
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[**Patrick Awuah on educating leaders**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/patrick_awuah_on_educating_leaders.html).
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[**Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning.html).
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[**David Hoffman shares his Sputnik mania**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/david_hoffman_shares_his_sputnik_mania.html).
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[**Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mae_jemison_on_teaching_arts_and_sciences_together.html).
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[**Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves.html).
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[**Neil Turok makes his TED Prize wish**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_turok_makes_his_ted_prize_wish.html).
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[**Woody Norris invents amazing things**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/woody_norris_invents_amazing_things.html).
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supports education though hands-on learning
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Bill Strickland makes change with a slide show
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[**Ben Dunlap talks about a passionate life**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ben_dunlap_talks_about_a_passionate_life.html).
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[**Jose Abreu on kids transformed by music**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jose_abreu_on_kids_transformed_by_music.html).
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[**Dave Eggers’ wish: Once Upon a School**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html).
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[**Tim Brown on creativity and play**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html). Brown explores the relationship between creative thinking and play, and how this relationship can be nurtured.
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[**Jonathan Drori on what we think we know**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jonathan_drori_on_what_we_think_we_know.html).
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[**Alan Kay shares a powerful idea about ideas**](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alan_kay_shares_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas.html).
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[**Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child**](http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child.html).
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