We are all probably familiar with TED Talks and similar videos of intelligent, engaging, and influential people discussing a broad range of topics relevant to society. In that vein, TED-Ed offers a ...

Using digital media is a surefire way to grab students’ attention, and using everyday topics students encounter in their personal lives is an even better way to engage them in learning. With a wealth ...

Students love snacks, bite sized ones in particular, and as everyone knows, that usually means cookies. But if you’re a teacher and opposed to putting the sweet and sugary before your kids, then what ...

We’re past winter break, and while spring break is around the corner, we still have months to go before summer brings empty classrooms and a bit of relaxation. Teachers and students might need a bit ...

All TED-Ed lessons can be edited to accommodate specific needs. “Our goal was to design a guided but also very flexible tool for teachers,” says Logan Smalley, the head of TED-Ed. But teachers aren’t ...

YouTube holds a rich trove of videos that could be used in the classroom, but it’s challenging to transform videos into a truly interactive part of a lesson. So the nonprofit group TED has unveiled a ...

TED videos have always been educational, and now TED is doing something focused on the classroom. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and it's the name of a set of conferences created to ...

Educational publishing has gotten a lot of attention in the recent past, from controversy over rising prices to digital advances. Another trend is the proliferation of tools for educators to create ...

If you haven’t introduced your teens to the growing world of TED Talks, they have been missing out. Redefining the way we receive ideas about technology, entertainment and design, these short 15-20 ...

At TED Education, we're obsessed with learning. Whether it's about the history of the cell theory, or how to write a slam poem. And since I happen to be obsessed with science, I have a particularly ...

I had planned to put a video together about "choosing a school for your children" to test out TED-Ed. However, my eight-year-old daughter caught wind of what I was doing and wanted to get in on the ...