Wednesday, July 24, 2013

7 Talks for Inspiring Transformed Education

Samimi-Moore, S. (2013, May 9). 7 talks for inspiring transformed education [Web log entry]. Retrieved from http://blog.ted.com/2013/05/09/7-talks-for-inspiring-transformed-curriculums/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TEDBlog+%28TEDBlog%29

Compiled for Education Week 2013, this blog showcases seven TEDTalks that discuss innovative ways in which schools and curriculum are being transformed around the world.

Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover; March 2010 (11:39) - Meyer discusses why students in the US do not retain math processes, why that is detrimental to society as a whole, and what can be done to combat it.

Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together; February 2002 (21:25) - Former US astronaut Jemison says that "The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity."

Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education; February 2009 (18:41) - Coleman postulates that traditional educational systems be transformed into cross-disciplinary, hands-on learning environments.

Shimon Schocken: The self-organizing computer course; June 2012 (16:26) - In his talk, Schocken discusses the power of self-learning. He, along with Noam Nisan, developed curriculum that later moved online and became the first MOOC. Schocken states, "Self-study, self-exploration, self-empowerment -- these are the virtues of a great education."

Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School; July 2011(6:16) - To combat student drop-out rates and dissatisfaction of employers on employability of people coming out of school, the UK developed a school where 80% of the curriculum is taught through practical projects. Mulgan says that, "You work by learning, and you learn by working."

Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers -- make it fun; November 2012 (14:11) - DeWitt noticed that students in his science classroom were not understanding the material presented in the textbook. He found a way to bring the material to life by means of demonstrations and stories. Through this method, students are more apt to understand an retain the information.

Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids to take charge; November 2009 (9:32) - Sethi, founder of a school in India, declares [I'm paraphrasing her here] that when learning is embedded in real world context -- when the boundaries between school and life are blurred -- children go through a journey of aware (see a change), enable (be changed), and empower (lead the change).

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