10 TED Talks to inspire teachers

10 TED Talks to inspire teachersSummer is on the way out, and the school year is underway. Everything is shiny and new. But if youve taught before, you know its notlage long until the gleam wears off and the grind of the school year sets in. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) These 10 Ted Talks from teachers who are changing the world around them will inspire you long after September has passed. Watch when youre feeling burned out, and know that you, too, have a personal hand in molding the lives of the kids you see every day.1. Rita F. Pierson Every Kid Needs a ChampionPierson has been a teacher for the past 40 years. zu sich bottom line you have to connect with your students on a human, personal level. Her response to a colleague who said he wasnt paid to like the kids? The kids can tell.2. Linda Cliatt-Wayman How to Fix a Broken SchoolHer answer to this question? Lead fearlessly, love hard. This principal of a once-failing North Philadel phia school has a lot to say about the complexities of running low performing and persistently dangerous schools and how a true love of the students is the only foundation for any change.3. Sakena Yacoobi How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my schoolThe Taliban shut down every girls school in Afghanistan. Yacoobi set up new onessecret schools to educate thousands of girls and boys. This inspirational talk shows just what a teacher is capable of in the face of terrifying obstacles.4. Nadia Lopez Why open a school? To close a prison.Lopez is the founder of Mott Hall Bridges Academy in Brownsville, Brooklynone of the most violent and underserved neighborhoods of New York City. Here, she talks about finding out what each child is capable of and how they can plan for a bright future.5. Christopher Emdin Teach teachers how to create magicEmdins focus is making learning come alive. Whatever gets a kid interested and engaged allows you to teachanything from rap songs to barbershop banter to church sermons. Hes also the founder of Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. with GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.6. Ramsey Musallam 3 rules to spark learningMusallam was jarred awake after 10 years of what he calls pseudo teaching by surgery and the surgeon who saved his life. Here, he talks about the three principles he used to turn his classroom around.7. Fawn Qiu Easy DIY projects for kid engineersTrying to figure out how to get kids into STEM? Qius practical advice gives great ideas to teachers hoping to find low-cost, innovative ideas for projects for students of all levels to get them excited by STEM fields.8. Reshma Saujani Teach girls bravery, not perfectionGirls are often socialized to be perfectand not just that, but to meet impossible standards of perfection. If they feel they cant live up to these impossible ideals, theyll often give up. Saujani wants to teach girls to respond to challenges with bravery and confidence.9. Eduardo Briceo How to get better at the things you car e aboutNo matter how much you want to be good at something, there will always come a time when your work will stagnate, no matter how persistently youre working. These times require a bit of extra determination. Briceo also offers up a strategyalternating between learning and performance modesto keep things fresh and forward moving.10. Stephen Ritz A teacher growing green in the South BronxA tree grows in the Bronx? Ritz focuses on urban landscaping and agricultural projects that help his students learn new skills effortlessly while improving an underserved communitys access to nutritious food. Hell help you learn how to think outside the box. Prepare to be inspired.