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Many technologies have promised to revolutionize education, but so far none has. With that in mind, what could revolutionize education?

Our failing schools. Enough is enough!Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it’s because we’re clinging to a business model that clearly doesn’t work. Education advocate Geoffrey Canada dares the system to look at the data, think about the customers and make systematic shifts in order to help greater numbers of kids excel.

Jaime Casap - Google Global Education Evangelist

"Often we ask our students the wrong question, “What do you want to be when you grow up.” I don't like this question.

First, there is a very good chance your “job” doesn't exist. Second, I do not expect kids growing up in communities like Hell’s Kitchen to tell me that they want to be a microbiologist or a sustainable materials architect.

Instead, I want to ask you, “What problem do you want to solve? What problem occupies your thoughts?

I want you to think about the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need to solve this problem."

Jack Uldrich: The Future Requires Unlearning

Jack Uldrich encourages us to "unlearn" in order to prosper in the future, ( What color is a "Yield Sign"? ) so that we may find our very best teaching practices...

Do schools kill creativity?Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

Changing education paradigmsIn this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.

Bring on the learning revolution!In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.

The magic washing machineWhat was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading.

The best stats you've ever seenYou've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."

Let my dataset change your mindsetTalking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.

Build a School in the CloudOnstage at TED2013, Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other -- using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Hear his inspiring vision for Self Organized Learning Environments, and learn more at ted.com/prize.

The child-driven educationEducation scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.

Kids can teach themselvesSpeaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?

What if Teachers were treated like Top Athletes... ???

Richard DeLorenzo keynotes conference in Sandvika, Norway 2010

Rich DeLorenzo is an internationally known leader in education and organization restructuring, best known for his uniquely comprehensive grassroots approach to reinventing school systems. DeLorenzo led the first K-12 district in the United States, Alaska's Chugach School District, as it moved from a time-based system to a performance-based system.

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