Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with some of his best insults and pickup lines
William Shakespeare, long revered as the top dog of the English language, celebrates his birthday...
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From Earth Day to every day: 4 TED-Ed Lessons to help you save the world
Earth Week is a fantastic opportunity to rethink our environmental impact, both on the individual...
Selfies with a twist: TED-Ed Club Members pose with their big ideas
As TED-Ed Club Members are identifying their passions, figuring out their story arcs, and...
The misunderstood grizzly: Three experts discuss why brown bears deserve respect rather than fear
In the 1800s, around 50,000 brown bears — or grizzlies — roamed much of the Western United...
One physicist’s journey from student to scientist (and how video helped him get there)
The TED-Ed initiative is fueled by the power of short, educational videos. That’s why we were so...
Bilingual TED-Ed Club asks, “Is math the language of the universe?”
As a New York City resident, it’s common to hear as many as ten different languages just on your...
TED-Ed Club Workshop: Using STARS for visual aids
Creating great visual aids to support presentations can often make the difference between an...
#TEDEdChat Roundup
Sparked by the enthusiasm of teachers in the TED-Ed community, TED-Ed has begun hosting...
How you (or your students) can use stop-motion animation in your classroom
As enthusiasts of the combined power of animation and education, TED-Ed held a stop-motion...
Making science fun: A science teacher’s top five favorite TED-Ed lessons
Kim Preshoff, longtime science educator and enthusiast at Williamsville North High School located...
Why engage students? Because they can move mountains
TED-Ed was thrilled to sit down with a group of educators during a brainstorm on student...
Modern day pen pals: TED-Ed Club virtual meet and greet
Five students in Hilliard, Ohio squeeze together in front of a camera phone during a mid-morning...
TED-Ed Club in Lithuania helps students practice English
You’ve been practicing for months. You’ve embraced the stage fright. You could recite your talk...
Welcoming the first wave of TED-Ed Club Facilitators
It’s been a month since the launch of TED-Ed Clubs, and, so far, we’ve received applications from...
From Pangaea to pop-up: Behind the scenes of a TED-Ed Lesson
If you watched The Pangaea Pop-Up, you might have noticed the new and neat style for TED-Ed: an...
What animation can teach us about an athlete’s motion
TED-Ed Animator Jeremiah Dickey extolled the value of timing and spacing in his TED-Ed Lesson,...
TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse
In nearly two weeks since the launch of TED-Ed Clubs, almost 700 educators spanning 50+ countries...
Thoughts on Passion-Driven Education from a TED-Ed Club Facilitator
Before officially launching TED-Ed Clubs last week, 125 schools participated in a pilot program....
How to start a TED-Ed Club
TED-Ed Clubs are designed to support students ages 8-18 — all over the world. Anyone over the age...
10 ideas from TED-Ed Clubs around the world
In the fall of 2013, students from over twenty countries and 100 schools helped pilot TED-Ed’s...
How one TED-Ed Club was inspired to take action
A pillar stands in the main hallway of Middletown High School South in New Jersey with a...
Most popular TED-Ed Lessons of 2013 (Staff Edition)
As 2013 draws to a close, we asked the TED-Ed staff to share their favorite TED-Ed Lesson of the...
A guide for using TED-Ed in your chemistry classroom
TED-Ed producers, animators and educators are curious about how video content is used in the...
TED-Ed at TEDYouth 2013
This year at the TEDYouth Conference in New Orleans, TED-Ed set out to discover what ignites...