Inspiration with TED! Using to wow your students Claire Hunter

Overview What is Use the clip Use the content listening reading writing speaking

What is Technology, Entertainment, Design Speakers asked to give the talk of their life in 18 minutes or less. Nowadays the scope is much broader

The Website

Use the clip The speakers words The presentation and delivery

Listening Second-hand presentations Jigsaw listening Practice listening for data Practice for IELTS section 4 Bingo activities Language focus

Arthur Benjamin does Mathemagic

Reading Prediction before listening Ordering tasks Writing questions for other students Use the transcript type of talkspeakercontent

Writing Summary writing Report based on the data in the talk Essay based on the speakers arguments & evidence Register transformation spoken > written Language focus Punctuate the transcript

Jamie Olivers TEDPrize wish: Teach every child about food Predict the answer Watch video and write down answer Transform answers into full sentences Write a summary Watch it again at home Summary questions for each section of the talk

Speaking Pronunciation

TED quotes

I said, Don, whats sustainable about feeding chicken to fish? Dan Barber Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish TED quotes

Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish

Speaking Pronunciation Presentation skills Dramatic reading of a poem compare presentation styles Storytelling transform data into a presentation improve a presentation complete a presentation Analysis of real speech

Rives tells a story of mixed emoticons

Speaking Pronunciation Presentation skills Dramatic reading of a poem compare presentation styles Functional language Storytelling transform data into a presentation improve a presentation complete a presentation Analysis of real speech

Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes

MoonYoung Choi: How to fold a t-shirt

Use the content Creative writing drama General discussion of the issues raised solving problems poem counter-arguments Take the idea further story Essay/report/presentation writing

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity Design an education system that wont kill creativity

Integrated Knowledge Public, not privateNon-discriminatory system Primary – strong focus in all areas: arts, sports, sciences, languages Secondary – main focus in one area, but continuous support and encouragement in all areas Art for scientists, science for artists etc. Tertiary – various, equally weighted options, including art school, technical college, university Strong focus on continuing education and multi-path curricula

Projects design a robot Design projects

Projects design a poster to illustrate the talk design a community project design a robot Design projects

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Projects design a poster to illustrate the talk design a community project design a robot Design projects Have your own mini TED event Video log/blog/diary

Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days

Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days

Useful Websites esltedtalks.blogspot.com teachingwithted.pbworks.com education.ted.com TED on facebook

Claire Hunter