Archive for month: June, 2026
From classroom to stage: The connection between TED-Ed Student Talks and TEDxYouth
Every educator knows the challenge: Teenagers have incredible ideas, but getting them to step up to the microphone takes more than just an invitation. It takes an ecosystem of support, practice, and inspiration. At Unity Concord International School (UCIS) in [...]
Introducing InnovaTED! An initiative to amplify the ideas and voices of students and educators
What if students and educators could share their best ideas with each other, their communities, and the world? We’re thrilled to introduce InnovaTED — a new initiative from TED-Ed and TEDx designed to amplify the voices of students and educators around [...]
Creating a forum for student voice with far-reaching impact: A conversation with Priyanka Behl
Since 2014, thousands of student groups across the globe have been developing and sharing their ideas using our free TED-Ed Student Talks resources. To celebrate 10 years of TED-Ed Student Talks, we have been collecting stories of impact from the program’s [...]
Student Talks leader shares her experience hosting a youth-centered climate event
In the fall of 2021, TED invited leaders and educators from around the world to participate in COUNTDOWN, a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. JeJuan Stewart, a leader in the TED-Ed Student Talks program [...]
Need a fresh perspective? See the world like a horse does (or a cow or a cat or an ant …)
Practice an act of radical empathy — try to put yourself in the hoofsteps, pawprints and undulations of other creatures and appreciate all the ways of being and doing that exist on this planet. We are not alone. On Earth, [...]
Haven’t made it to the gym yet? Try snacking on exercise instead
To jump-start a workout habit, start out with small amounts, suggests wellness specialist Lauren Parsons. Among the sources of everyday guilt, right up there with “not eating enough fruits and veg” and “not saving enough money” is “not working out.” [...]
If you want to tackle big problems, try thinking like a bee
Honey bees can show us the power to be found in thinking small, says beekeeper Marianne Gee. New month. New day. New leaf. So you’ve woken up and decided you’re finally going to take on the big, big problem that’s [...]






