May the Fourth be with you: A TED-Ed Lesson on the birth of the lightsaber
Happy Star Wars Day! In honor of this momentous occasion, our resident TED-Ed Star Wars nerds...
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5 TED-Ed Lessons that are out of this world
Happy Space Day! To celebrate today’s enormous theme, TED-Ed invites you on on a sprawling...
Colorado TED-Ed Club presents a spectacular workshop at 2014 YouthCaN Conference
Every April, droves of the world’s most environmentally active students flock to New York City to...
Goofs, gabs, kinks & crossroads: A TEDx speaker provides tips on practicing your presentation
Whether you’re playing a sport, learning a musical instrument or putting together a presentation,...
Math behind the movies: An interview with Tony DeRose from Pixar
Pixar films are widely known for their thoughtful storytelling and groundbreaking animation. One...
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...
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...
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...
What makes an idea worth spreading? 4 TED-Ed Clubs weigh in
Albert Einstein once said, “You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only...
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...
10 TED-Ed Animations to watch on International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day! Here’s a list of TED-Ed Animations to watch as you celebrate all...
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...
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...
What is love? A question for everyone
Well, that’s a complicated question. According to Brad Troeger’s brilliant TED-Ed Lesson What is...
Antibiotics and particle physics: Burlington High School’s TED-Ed Club blinds us with science
“Using a powerful particle gun, we would shoot small pieces of matter through the force field and...
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...