E29 - Top 10 TED Talks for Teaching

The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

What are your favorite TED Talks for teaching? In in this episode, Shey and Anna go through their list of top 10 TED Talks for teaching. Listen for ideas on which talks to use and how to use them.

Intercultural Competence and Identity

1. The Danger of a Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (19 mins)
2. Don’t ask where I’m from, ask where I’m a local, Taiye Selasi (16 mins)
3. How language shapes the way we think, Lera Boroditsky (14 mins)
4. Weird or just different, Derek Sivers (3 mins)
5. On being wrong, Kathryn Schulz (18 mins)

Kathryn Schulz’s book, Being Wrong

Recipes for Success

1. 10 ways to have a better conversation, Celeste Headlee (11 mins)
2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance, Angela Lee Duckworth (6 mins)
3. Try something new for 30 days, Matt Cutts (3 mins)
4. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator, Tim Urban (14 mins)
5. Every kid needs a champion, Rita Pierson (8 mins)

“Why Procrastinators Procrastinate” on Tim Urban’s blog, Wait but why?

Additional Resources

TED Ed

Questions for Reflection

• How do you use TED talks in your language classroom?
• What’s your favorite TED talk and why does it resonate with you?

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