THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK (FOR THE CULTURE)
I’m so proud to share my most recent TED talk about teacher voice with the world for various reasons:
- I talked about my family (shouts to Luz and Alejandro!)
- I talked about my own classroom and students (shouts to last year’s 801-803 in the video)
- I shouted out #EduColor (We really outchea!)
- I concretized the definition of teacher voice (Please share it widely)
- I shared screen shots of my teacher evaluations with the world (“No weapon formed against me shall prosper,”)
- I did this in front of NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza!
Imagine my shock when I found out that Carranza and I would appear as bookends to this event at TED HQ on the day of. I had prepared this talk for a month, mulling over every word, every slide, every GIF, and every salient point that I wanted to fit into this 10-minute talk. I had already given a TED talk that still gets watched in professional development sessions, but this felt different. The stakes were higher. I had more data points, including my own son in school.
When I finally had a product I liked, I asked a few friends and family to join me. Then it happened. “By the way, here’s the list of who’s in attendance.”
After I took a few seconds to inspect the list: “You sure this isn’t going to be awkward?” I told the CONTINUE READING: Thanks For Coming To My TED Talk (For The Culture) | The Jose Vilson