'Bill Gates. TED2011' photo (c) 2011, Gisela Giardino - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

PBS has just put last night’s TED Talks On Education Online. I’ve embedded it below:

Watch TED Talks Education on PBS. See more from TED Talks Education.

Here are the names of some of the presenters and links to some supplemental materials:

Bill Gates spoke about, among other things, his big new $5 billion initiative to videotape teachers. You might find these posts useful:

Videotaping teachers the right way (not the Gates way)

The Best Posts & Articles About Videotaping Teachers In The Classroom

Many of my previous posts
about Gates, along with his MET Project.

Gates Foundation Minimizing Great Tools For Helping Teachers Improve Their Craft


Professor Angela Duckworth
spoke about “grit.” Check out her work at The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of “Grit.”

Geoffrey Canada from the Harlem Children’s Zone. You can find a link to my many posts — both positive and critical — here.

Sir Ken Robinson. Check out a previous post and video titled “You Cannot Make A Plant Grow — You Can Provide The Conditions For Growth.”

You might also be interested in The Best Teacher Resources For “TED Talks” (& Similar Presentations).