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TED Talk Tuesday- 5 Ways to Kill Your Dream…

What a way to start your Tuesday… 5 ways to kill your dream? A little bit about the speaker; Her name is Bel Pesce.  She left Brazil to attend MIT in United States.  Soon after, she returns to feed others to dream big and help make that into reality.  Watch or listen to this talk…

TED Talk: The Child-Driven Education by Sugata Mitra

After several experiments across the globe, educational scientist, Sugata Mitra, discovered some interesting facets in the development of education. [ted id=949]

What Adults Can Learn from Kids

In light of yesterday’s Faculty Spotlight featuring Lee Patterson, we thought Adora Svitak’s TED Talk would be appropriate, as Ms. Patterson provided great insight as to what she learned from the students! [ted id=815]

3 Rules to Spark Learning via Ramsey Musallam

[ted id=1731] A chemistry teacher whose goal is to develop a curiosity in his students, Ramsey Musallam, developed three rules to spark learning after having open heart surgery. Rule #1 : Curiosity Comes First (A curious student trumps any new advancement in EdTech) Rule #2 : Embrace the Mess (Trial and Error) Rule #3 :…