Ted and TED talks are very important to me they’ve had a significant event in my
me they’ve had a significant event in my
me they’ve had a significant event in my life for me a regular frustration is
life for me a regular frustration is
life for me a regular frustration is having friends acquaintances family
having friends acquaintances family
having friends acquaintances family members for whom Ted is not important
members for whom Ted is not important
members for whom Ted is not important who do not care who do not understand
who do not care who do not understand
who do not care who do not understand who do not bother to open the links I
who do not bother to open the links I
who do not bother to open the links I send them so imagine how happy I felt
send them so imagine how happy I felt
send them so imagine how happy I felt when a group of students I teach
when a group of students I teach
when a group of students I teach demanded the TED Talks be part of our
demanded the TED Talks be part of our
demanded the TED Talks be part of our special study hours how would you feel
special study hours how would you feel
special study hours how would you feel if those friends were not into Ted
if those friends were not into Ted
if those friends were not into Ted started asking that you tell them about
started asking that you tell them about
started asking that you tell them about your favorite talks I’m going to tell
your favorite talks I’m going to tell
your favorite talks I’m going to tell you how and why TED Talks became a
you how and why TED Talks became a
you how and why TED Talks became a significant part of the way I teach and
significant part of the way I teach and
significant part of the way I teach and why this is an idea worth spreading
why this is an idea worth spreading
why this is an idea worth spreading first let me tell you who I am and what
first let me tell you who I am and what
first let me tell you who I am and what I do I’m an English teacher in a second
I do I’m an English teacher in a second
I do I’m an English teacher in a second Driscoll in rockcastle it’s a small town
Driscoll in rockcastle it’s a small town
Driscoll in rockcastle it’s a small town of 13,000 people 80 kilometres south of
of 13,000 people 80 kilometres south of
of 13,000 people 80 kilometres south of Krakow I first heard about TED Talks 5
Krakow I first heard about TED Talks 5
Krakow I first heard about TED Talks 5 years ago and since then I’ve been
years ago and since then I’ve been
years ago and since then I’ve been hooked on them I would listen to 3 TED
hooked on them I would listen to 3 TED
hooked on them I would listen to 3 TED Talks during my regular workout sessions
Talks during my regular workout sessions
Talks during my regular workout sessions and longer walks it meant that I looked
and longer walks it meant that I looked
and longer walks it meant that I looked forward to my fitness sessions which
forward to my fitness sessions which
forward to my fitness sessions which otherwise I might avoid I brought TED
otherwise I might avoid I brought TED
otherwise I might avoid I brought TED Talks to class obviously I love TED
Talks to class obviously I love TED
Talks to class obviously I love TED Talks for the very many small changes
Talks for the very many small changes
Talks for the very many small changes they introduced into my life for
they introduced into my life for
they introduced into my life for inspiration for widening my perspective
inspiration for widening my perspective
inspiration for widening my perspective I love listening to people and Ted
I love listening to people and Ted
I love listening to people and Ted speakers and great people to listen to
speakers and great people to listen to
speakers and great people to listen to they are my kind of remedy for when I
they are my kind of remedy for when I
they are my kind of remedy for when I feel lazy and demotivated I would bring
feel lazy and demotivated I would bring
feel lazy and demotivated I would bring TED Talks to class and tell my students
TED Talks to class and tell my students
TED Talks to class and tell my students about my favorite any cadiz body
about my favorite any cadiz body
about my favorite any cadiz body language shapes who you are and power
language shapes who you are and power
language shapes who you are and power posing suspending in a posture of
posing suspending in a posture of
posing suspending in a posture of confident confidence even if you don’t
confident confidence even if you don’t
confident confidence even if you don’t feel confident and how this may affect
feel confident and how this may affect
feel confident and how this may affect the way you feel about yourself and how
the way you feel about yourself and how
the way you feel about yourself and how it may affect
it may affect
it may affect your chances for success I even made
your chances for success I even made
your chances for success I even made them do power posing before being up for
them do power posing before being up for
them do power posing before being up for it for a maths test I don’t know whether
it for a maths test I don’t know whether
it for a maths test I don’t know whether it worked then I had an idea why not
it worked then I had an idea why not
it worked then I had an idea why not find an educational activity that would
find an educational activity that would
find an educational activity that would get my students watching some TED Talks
get my students watching some TED Talks
get my students watching some TED Talks maybe they would like them the way I did
maybe they would like them the way I did
maybe they would like them the way I did in 2015 I set my students a task they
in 2015 I set my students a task they
in 2015 I set my students a task they had to choose a TED talk record a three
had to choose a TED talk record a three
had to choose a TED talk record a three four minute summary of it and in their
four minute summary of it and in their
four minute summary of it and in their own words obviously and in English and
own words obviously and in English and
own words obviously and in English and send it to me that was just a homework
send it to me that was just a homework
send it to me that was just a homework assignment
assignment
assignment so it was not making a speech not
so it was not making a speech not
so it was not making a speech not popping speak not public speaking just a
popping speak not public speaking just a
popping speak not public speaking just a recording of their own voices great idea
recording of their own voices great idea
recording of their own voices great idea well not at first
well not at first
well not at first some students what the idea was not very
some students what the idea was not very
some students what the idea was not very well received by the students some just
well received by the students some just
well received by the students some just select the refused others were too shy
select the refused others were too shy
select the refused others were too shy to record their voices there were some
to record their voices there were some
to record their voices there were some who did the talk but in fact read the
who did the talk but in fact read the
who did the talk but in fact read the transcript which I had told him they
transcript which I had told him they
transcript which I had told him they were not allowed to do some
were not allowed to do some
were not allowed to do some procrastinated till I slip it into
procrastinated till I slip it into
procrastinated till I slip it into oblivion
oblivion
oblivion I didn’t one came and did it face to
I didn’t one came and did it face to
I didn’t one came and did it face to face with me we know most of them did it
face with me we know most of them did it
face with me we know most of them did it some of the benefits were obvious
some of the benefits were obvious
some of the benefits were obvious learnings and presentation skills
learnings and presentation skills
learnings and presentation skills learning to tolerate the often strange
learning to tolerate the often strange
learning to tolerate the often strange sound of a recording of your own voice
sound of a recording of your own voice
sound of a recording of your own voice learning that TED Talks could be a great
learning that TED Talks could be a great
learning that TED Talks could be a great and new source of information learning
and new source of information learning
and new source of information learning to speak so that you understood with a
to speak so that you understood with a
to speak so that you understood with a focus on pronunciation and finally the
focus on pronunciation and finally the
focus on pronunciation and finally the pleasure of personalized learning
pleasure of personalized learning
pleasure of personalized learning that’s choosing the counter letting the
that’s choosing the counter letting the
that’s choosing the counter letting the students choose the content that is they
students choose the content that is they
students choose the content that is they favorite talk other benefits for now
favorite talk other benefits for now
favorite talk other benefits for now that office mokou I one of my students
that office mokou I one of my students
that office mokou I one of my students surprised me it came to class and he
surprised me it came to class and he
surprised me it came to class and he wanted to share something with us
wanted to share something with us
wanted to share something with us something that inspired him he suggested
something that inspired him he suggested
something that inspired him he suggested we should watch yatsenko valeriy just
we should watch yatsenko valeriy just
we should watch yatsenko valeriy just talk TEDx talk
talk TEDx talk
talk TEDx talk that Multiversity he said that his mom
that Multiversity he said that his mom
that Multiversity he said that his mom he told us his mom watched it whenever
he told us his mom watched it whenever
he told us his mom watched it whenever she felt in the rods and burned out we
she felt in the rods and burned out we
she felt in the rods and burned out we watched it together this inspirational
watched it together this inspirational
watched it together this inspirational talk can be roughly summarized in two
talk can be roughly summarized in two
talk can be roughly summarized in two sentences you can fear your challenges
sentences you can fear your challenges
sentences you can fear your challenges but you have to take them on you have to
but you have to take them on you have to
but you have to take them on you have to step outside the comfort zone and
step outside the comfort zone and
step outside the comfort zone and fulfill your dreams
fulfill your dreams
fulfill your dreams we watched other talks together watching
we watched other talks together watching
we watched other talks together watching the talks together of my students gave
the talks together of my students gave
the talks together of my students gave them their a+ shared experiences it
them their a+ shared experiences it
them their a+ shared experiences it shared experiences are the bedrock of
shared experiences are the bedrock of
shared experiences are the bedrock of shaping human culture so in this way
shaping human culture so in this way
shaping human culture so in this way some of my favorite talks became part of
some of my favorite talks became part of
some of my favorite talks became part of their culture they opened up they
their culture they opened up they
their culture they opened up they started talking more they reflected some
started talking more they reflected some
started talking more they reflected some comments followed
comments followed
comments followed so he started started relating to the
so he started started relating to the
so he started started relating to the ideas embedded in the talks for me as a
ideas embedded in the talks for me as a
ideas embedded in the talks for me as a teacher that kind of experience does not
teacher that kind of experience does not
teacher that kind of experience does not happen every day another thing what I
happen every day another thing what I
happen every day another thing what I learned is persistence if you even if
learned is persistence if you even if
learned is persistence if you even if people say no and you believe in your
people say no and you believe in your
people say no and you believe in your idea you have to press on students do
idea you have to press on students do
idea you have to press on students do benefit from high expectations and the
benefit from high expectations and the
benefit from high expectations and the activity was hard but I knew but it made
activity was hard but I knew but it made
activity was hard but I knew but it made it worthwhile and rewarding as they
it worthwhile and rewarding as they
it worthwhile and rewarding as they succeeded then I had another idea in
succeeded then I had another idea in
succeeded then I had another idea in 2016
2016
2016 I set my students another task they were
I set my students another task they were
I set my students another task they were to come to class with the summaries of
to come to class with the summaries of
to come to class with the summaries of TED Talks they wash at home and present
TED Talks they wash at home and present
TED Talks they wash at home and present them not like in the previous activity
them not like in the previous activity
them not like in the previous activity at home to a microphone by themselves
at home to a microphone by themselves
at home to a microphone by themselves but in front of me and their classmates
but in front of me and their classmates
but in front of me and their classmates they were also instructed to express the
they were also instructed to express the
they were also instructed to express the opinion about the talks they were
opinion about the talks they were
opinion about the talks they were presenting i assess them on criteria
presenting i assess them on criteria
presenting i assess them on criteria like model language length delivery
like model language length delivery
like model language length delivery accuracy and how well they express 380s
accuracy and how well they express 380s
accuracy and how well they express 380s some of them found it really hard to
some of them found it really hard to
some of them found it really hard to manage their stage points
manage their stage points
manage their stage points but obviously by doing the activity they
but obviously by doing the activity they
but obviously by doing the activity they learned by doing and started overcoming
learned by doing and started overcoming
learned by doing and started overcoming their nerves
their nerves
their nerves and became more positive another benefit
and became more positive another benefit
and became more positive another benefit of the project then then there was
of the project then then there was
of the project then then there was another idea but before that it is very
another idea but before that it is very
another idea but before that it is very hard to find an unlimited supply of
hard to find an unlimited supply of
hard to find an unlimited supply of inspiring speakers in rap Catherine in
inspiring speakers in rap Catherine in
inspiring speakers in rap Catherine in cash English maybe in Krakow
cash English maybe in Krakow
cash English maybe in Krakow this is the challenge teachers face this
this is the challenge teachers face this
this is the challenge teachers face this project of this activity made my
project of this activity made my
project of this activity made my students aware of the fact they have
students aware of the fact they have
students aware of the fact they have access to the best and most inspiring
access to the best and most inspiring
access to the best and most inspiring speakers in the world thanks to TED
speakers in the world thanks to TED
speakers in the world thanks to TED Talks
Talks
Talks then another idea followed I decided in
then another idea followed I decided in
then another idea followed I decided in 2017 to take it one step further and I
2017 to take it one step further and I
2017 to take it one step further and I gave students an option of writing and
gave students an option of writing and
gave students an option of writing and presenting their own TEDx talk not just
presenting their own TEDx talk not just
presenting their own TEDx talk not just a summary the real thing that’s a lot to
a summary the real thing that’s a lot to
a summary the real thing that’s a lot to ask
ask
ask believe me we had a red carpets we got
believe me we had a red carpets we got
believe me we had a red carpets we got some lighting and me how one of my
some lighting and me how one of my
some lighting and me how one of my students came with a TEDx sign he made
students came with a TEDx sign he made
students came with a TEDx sign he made three of my students were brave enough
three of my students were brave enough
three of my students were brave enough to take on the challenge
to take on the challenge
to take on the challenge this forced them to do to do more
this forced them to do to do more
this forced them to do to do more research this got them discussing this
research this got them discussing this
research this got them discussing this got them familiar with a wide range of
got them familiar with a wide range of
got them familiar with a wide range of video ideas available on the Internet
video ideas available on the Internet
video ideas available on the Internet not just silly cats and emotive Atari
there are 16 students from my school in
there are 16 students from my school in the audience today they have given up
the audience today they have given up
the audience today they have given up the Saturday paid for the tickets and
the Saturday paid for the tickets and
the Saturday paid for the tickets and came here just to be with us like an a
came here just to be with us like an a
came here just to be with us like an a proud teacher I could tell you more
proud teacher I could tell you more
proud teacher I could tell you more about the positive impact but I think
about the positive impact but I think
about the positive impact but I think it’s better for some of the students to
it’s better for some of the students to
it’s better for some of the students to tell you themselves in their own words
tell you themselves in their own words
tell you themselves in their own words please join me on stage Nico I Nijo
please join me on stage Nico I Nijo
please join me on stage Nico I Nijo Carol and fellow
Carol and fellow
Carol and fellow [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] my name is Babu my own TEDx talk was
my name is Babu my own TEDx talk was
my name is Babu my own TEDx talk was called Planet X and when I told my
called Planet X and when I told my
called Planet X and when I told my friends they got really interested and
friends they got really interested and
friends they got really interested and curious they even started researching my
curious they even started researching my
curious they even started researching my topic on their own now I recommend now I
topic on their own now I recommend now I
topic on their own now I recommend now I recommend TED Talks as a source of
recommend TED Talks as a source of
recommend TED Talks as a source of inspiration to everyone one day my
inspiration to everyone one day my
inspiration to everyone one day my friend Roddick told me that he
friend Roddick told me that he
friend Roddick told me that he transformed the way he listens all that
transformed the way he listens all that
transformed the way he listens all that thanks to Julian treasures TED talk
so I’m Miho and the most memorable TED
so I’m Miho and the most memorable TED Talks for me were related to nature and
Talks for me were related to nature and
Talks for me were related to nature and the environment
the environment
the environment my favorite tox showed inventors and the
my favorite tox showed inventors and the
my favorite tox showed inventors and the ideas connected with natural
ideas connected with natural
ideas connected with natural conservation
conservation
conservation I wasn’t expecting to get interested in
I wasn’t expecting to get interested in
I wasn’t expecting to get interested in how technology can actually impact
how technology can actually impact
how technology can actually impact environmental issues but now I’m
environmental issues but now I’m
environmental issues but now I’m considering studying at this field this
considering studying at this field this
considering studying at this field this TED project may well change my life what
TED project may well change my life what
TED project may well change my life what I got out of it is it’s a hunt that
I got out of it is it’s a hunt that
I got out of it is it’s a hunt that every single person can change our world
every single person can change our world
every single person can change our world for better even with tiny steps or our
for better even with tiny steps or our
for better even with tiny steps or our small initiatives you don’t have to be a
small initiatives you don’t have to be a
small initiatives you don’t have to be a genius to create something worthwhile
genius to create something worthwhile
genius to create something worthwhile it takes passion determination and work
it takes passion determination and work
it takes passion determination and work this TED Talks got me motivated to work
this TED Talks got me motivated to work
this TED Talks got me motivated to work and study harder and explore the world
[Applause]
[Applause] my name is Miko I and when we got the
my name is Miko I and when we got the
my name is Miko I and when we got the task I got run to it like a typical
task I got run to it like a typical
task I got run to it like a typical student I tried to find the shortest and
student I tried to find the shortest and
student I tried to find the shortest and the easiest version listening through a
the easiest version listening through a
the easiest version listening through a few questions listen if you a few
few questions listen if you a few
few questions listen if you a few speakers sorry I asked myself where do
speakers sorry I asked myself where do
speakers sorry I asked myself where do all those speakers find motivation and
all those speakers find motivation and
all those speakers find motivation and inspiration to the Finks then I remember
inspiration to the Finks then I remember
inspiration to the Finks then I remember a quotation if you want something you
a quotation if you want something you
a quotation if you want something you find a way if you don’t you find the
find a way if you don’t you find the
find a way if you don’t you find the reason being in the last year of
reason being in the last year of
reason being in the last year of secondary school this year I had school
secondary school this year I had school
secondary school this year I had school living ball which is called Tunica
living ball which is called Tunica
living ball which is called Tunica tradition in ours our school is to
tradition in ours our school is to
tradition in ours our school is to prepare a perform one friend of mine
prepare a perform one friend of mine
prepare a perform one friend of mine suggested a boys-only dance everybody
suggested a boys-only dance everybody
suggested a boys-only dance everybody liked it but nobody did anything so the
liked it but nobody did anything so the
liked it but nobody did anything so the idea beat the dust and a week before the
idea beat the dust and a week before the
idea beat the dust and a week before the event
event
event all those inspiring Ted speakers came to
all those inspiring Ted speakers came to
all those inspiring Ted speakers came to my mind and with them I desire to
my mind and with them I desire to
my mind and with them I desire to inspire my friend what followed was few
inspire my friend what followed was few
inspire my friend what followed was few calls a few rehearsals and the success
calls a few rehearsals and the success
calls a few rehearsals and the success what I learned it’s that it’s worth
what I learned it’s that it’s worth
what I learned it’s that it’s worth looking for the inspirations and the TED
looking for the inspirations and the TED
looking for the inspirations and the TED Talks
Talks
Talks are a great source of it
my name is Carl if somebody had told me
my name is Carl if somebody had told me two years ago that I would be standing
two years ago that I would be standing
two years ago that I would be standing here on the red car the red car on the
here on the red car the red car on the
here on the red car the red car on the red carpet in front of 400 people
red carpet in front of 400 people
red carpet in front of 400 people telling them about this project I would
telling them about this project I would
telling them about this project I would have told them that this impossible I
have told them that this impossible I
have told them that this impossible I was far too shy thanks to this project I
was far too shy thanks to this project I
was far too shy thanks to this project I can do something that I would have
can do something that I would have
can do something that I would have thought was unreachable for me thank you
I had yet another idea I learned about
I had yet another idea I learned about Ksenia TEDx event I asked my students
Ksenia TEDx event I asked my students
Ksenia TEDx event I asked my students what I would like to go and they were
what I would like to go and they were
what I would like to go and they were interested so I wrote a letter until
interested so I wrote a letter until
interested so I wrote a letter until contact at TEDx Kashmir’s come me how
contact at TEDx Kashmir’s come me how
contact at TEDx Kashmir’s come me how suggested we send a photo and he joked
suggested we send a photo and he joked
suggested we send a photo and he joked that they would want us on stage we had
that they would want us on stage we had
that they would want us on stage we had no idea that he was 100 centroids
no idea that he was 100 centroids
no idea that he was 100 centroids Richard foot blind the next day we spoke
Richard foot blind the next day we spoke
Richard foot blind the next day we spoke on the phone and he encouraged us to
on the phone and he encouraged us to
on the phone and he encouraged us to think of giving a talk and now we are
think of giving a talk and now we are
think of giving a talk and now we are here what other lessons have we learned
here what other lessons have we learned
here what other lessons have we learned one idea leads to another had I um had I
one idea leads to another had I um had I
one idea leads to another had I um had I asked my students to come with me to
asked my students to come with me to
asked my students to come with me to TEDx Ksenia three years ago I might be
TEDx Ksenia three years ago I might be
TEDx Ksenia three years ago I might be here long
here long
here long inspiration and innovation take place
inspiration and innovation take place
inspiration and innovation take place step by step what I could tell you more
step by step what I could tell you more
step by step what I could tell you more about the positive positive impacts of
about the positive positive impacts of
about the positive positive impacts of this why and how did Richard encourage
this why and how did Richard encourage
this why and how did Richard encourage chance didn’t give a talk and why he
chance didn’t give a talk and why he
chance didn’t give a talk and why he thought that this project was important
thought that this project was important
thought that this project was important enough to be worthy of a TEDx talk I
enough to be worthy of a TEDx talk I
enough to be worthy of a TEDx talk I have told you about great education and
have told you about great education and
have told you about great education and the character building effect it had on
the character building effect it had on
the character building effect it had on my students and we really enjoyed it
my students and we really enjoyed it
my students and we really enjoyed it enormously you can say apart from our
enormously you can say apart from our
enormously you can say apart from our time work and commitment he could say
time work and commitment he could say
time work and commitment he could say that the project was almost free in
that the project was almost free in
that the project was almost free in financial terms well it cost as you can
financial terms well it cost as you can
financial terms well it cost as you can see 20 zlotys
see 20 zlotys
see 20 zlotys this is the equivalent of five years
this is the equivalent of five years
this is the equivalent of five years what does that mean it means that any
what does that mean it means that any
what does that mean it means that any school in wrapp Castro in cash in Krakov
school in wrapp Castro in cash in Krakov
school in wrapp Castro in cash in Krakov in Poland any school in any country
in Poland any school in any country
in Poland any school in any country and/or in the world can do something
and/or in the world can do something
and/or in the world can do something like that we hope this is an idea worth
like that we hope this is an idea worth
like that we hope this is an idea worth spreading
spreading
spreading thank you
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