TED Talks

Aug 26, 20211 min read

#192

With the school year (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) having started or about to start, it seems an apt time to share once again...

Apr 30, 20201 min read

Cross Cultural Communication [Blogpost 121]

As a result of feeling a little discombobulated with all the uncertainty at present, today’s blogpost is on the shorter side. Riccardi’s...

Feb 13, 20202 min read

Winning Doesn’t Always Equal Success [Blogpost 110]

(Source: Why Winning Doesn’t Always Equal Success). I love the way in which TED Talks allow one to learn more about our world. I...

Dec 5, 20195 min read

My Hundredth Post [Blogpost 100]

With this being my 100th blog and the week after American Thanksgiving, I am choosing to be reflective. As shared in my November 2018...

May 23, 20194 min read

The Importance of Authentic Student-Teacher Relationships

Image taken from: Jo Boaler's How to Learn Math Facebook page I have always felt that the teacher-student relationship is a critical...

Sep 6, 20184 min read

Mindset

Some years ago, a friend of mine recommended Carol Dweck's Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Much of what was written resonated...

Jul 6, 20182 min read

A Major Adjustment

This year saw the publication of Andy Merriman’s A Major Adjustment: How a Remarkable Child became a Remarkable Adult which is a follow...

Apr 29, 20181 min read

TED Talk: Every Kid Needs a Champion

Rita Pierson's inspirational TED Talk has been one of the most viewed talks and is highly inspirational. Great to have this image to...

Jan 31, 20181 min read

TED Talk: Want to get great at something? Get a coach.

This TED Talk focusses on the notion of how to get better at what one does. Anchored in observations of deliveries in rural India, Atul...

Dec 18, 20171 min read

TED Talk: Overcoming the Fear of Down's Syndrome

Overcoming the fear of Down’s syndrome is a beautiful, honest and inspiring TED Talk. I have never met Hayley, but have become familiar...

Feb 11, 20171 min read

Relationships: "When you teach to the heart, the mind will follow" goes hand in hand with

I strongly believe that one of the most important elements within learning communities is rapport. Without rapport, it is hard to have...

Sep 24, 20161 min read

Another great TED talk

I really respect what Salman Khan has achieved. Khan Academy has grown from humble beginnings into a well respected international...

May 29, 20161 min read

An apt TED talk for TCKs

Rather than asking where are you from, Taiye Selasi asks, "Where are you a local?" and frames the notion of being a local through the...