The world is continuing to experiment with virtual events and to recognize that we need ideas and dialogue that can connect us more than ever.

So in June 2020, we created the TED-Ed Building Together event to celebrate educators’ ideas in the TED-Ed community. District leaders, principals, teachers, organization leaders, program directors, and more joined from all over the United States and all over the world.

To put this event together, we first identified what was most important to our audience during this time and decided our format and platform. We then surfaced important ideas that were submitted by educators through the TED Masterclass course. Next, we came up with a run of show: we decided to highlight Talk clips from five amazing educators, interview the speakers after showing their Talk clips, and create two spaces for breakout discussions during the 90-minute event.

Here are the five incredible educators that presented at the TED-Ed Building Together event. Take a look at their ideas:

  • What we lose when we stop telling our stories – Harpreet Parhar
  • Impact students by investing in relationships – Quentin Lee
  • 4 paths for productive conversations about bias – Amber Cabral
  • When you’re an educator, ignorance is not an excuse – George Iannuzzi
  • The real test? Bouncing back from disaster – Lucio Padilla

Read the full article about educator vision by Valerie Quirk at TEDEd.