How to Host a TEDxYouthDay Event presented at NAIS 2012

1. How to Host a TEDxYouthDay Event
Rhonda Durham Jason Kern
Executive Director Director of Technology
ISAS The Oakridge School
rdurham@isasw.org jmkern@theoakridgeschool.org
Twitter:@ISASED Twitter:@jasonmkern
Skype: rhodurham Skype: jasonmkern
Chris Bigenho Larry Kahn
Director of Educational Chief Technology Officer
Technology The Kinkaid School
bigenhoc@greenhill.org larry.kahn@kinkaid.org
Twitter: @bigenhoc Twitter:@larrykahn
Skype chris_bigenho Skype: larrykahn

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Official TEDx YouthDay Promo

3. Overview

4. The Power of
Connecting
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5. On November 19-21, 2011, over a period of 48
hours, over 100 TEDxYouthDay events were held
in 35 countries.
http://tedxyouthday.ted.com/events/

6. Student Talks
Paying it forward with
Saving the world from
biodiesel
extinction
Stopping AIDS in Zimbabwe Embracing multiculturalism by
Being a musician learning multiple languages
Not being a musician Abolishing political parties to
Fashionista on the fashion achieve fairness
industry
Martial arts and character

7. Help from TED

8. Finding a
Director &
Producer

9. Decisions Decisions
Use TEDx or not?
Involve one
school or Leverage classes and
invite multiple student clubs or have this
schools? event driven by student
passions?

10. Requirements &
Considerations
Audience must be < 100.
You must create a live feed.
You must be able to put videos
on YouTube.
Ideally you want three cameras.
You must show two TED
videos.
Your event’s name must
conform to TED’s standards.

11. Spring
Get permission from your
school.
Budget time, money, staffing,
Arrange for a space.
Promote to kids and to
schools.
Register as a TEDx site.

12. September
Promote the event internally.
Plan video/audio, photography,
tech.
Coordinate multiple schools.
Establish and communicate
how try-outs will be juried.

13. October
Schedule, coordinate & film student
auditions.
Help the students prepare.
Pick two TED videos to show at your
even.
Plan your event’s schedule and design
your program.

14. November
Promote your event with
social media.
Event Website/Blog
Facebook Fan Page
Twitter Hash Tags

15. November
Hold several rehearsals, including a
tech rehearsal.
Consider your set.
On the day of the event:
Stream other TEDx Youth Day
events as people arrive.
Promote discussions among kids
from different schools.

16. December
Produce videos and upload
them to YouTube.
Link to YouTube videos from
event blog.
Obtain and post students’
reflective blog posts.
Post photos on Flickr.

17. “21st century skills”
skills students need
skills students need
• Student Owned Learning
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Building a Digital Footprint

18. “21st century skills”
skills students need
skills students need
• Student Owned
Learning
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Building a Digital Footprint

19. Project-Based Learning
Challenge-Based Learning
Challenge-Based Learning

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21. “21st century skills”
skills students need
skills students need
• Student Owned Learning
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Building a Digital Footprint

22. Global Learning

23. Collaboration

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25. “21st century skills”
skills students need
skills students need
• Student Owned Learning
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Building a Digital Footprint

26. When is
Communication Not an
Important Skill?

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28. “21st century skills”
skills students need
skills students need
• Student Owned Learning
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Building a Digital
Footprint

29. Digital Footprint

30. TEDxYouth YouTube
Channel

31. Student Videos and bios

32. Student Reflections and
comments

38. ISAS- Independent Schools Association of the Southwest - is comprised of
85 schools in 6 states, and including one school in Mexico City. We are a
regional association and part of NAIS—National Association of
Independent Schools. The primary responsibility of ISAS is school
accreditation; however, we also provide numerous professional
development opportunities for our member schools throughout the year.
When a group of our Technology Directors joined forces and initiated the
idea of participating in the TEDxYouth Day, we were pleased to serve as a
support and framework or context for their efforts.
The participating schools that are pictured here are the ones who did the
work under the guidance and direction of their individual technology
directors. They are the ones who made this pilot project so successful. We
chose to brand our group TEDxYouth ISAS in order to identify our
community of schools and also to serve as a model for other associations
who might choose to participate in the future thereby providing their
students to perform on a global stage.
We are pleased to be able to continue to provide support and do a better
job this second year with marketing and publicity. TEDx will be featured on
our website in a more visible and user-friendly manner, rather than buried
in our calendar pages. We have time to do things a bit differently this year
and we also know more about what we are actually doing. . .both are
helpful in moving forward.
As an Association, we are quite proud of the work our Technology
Directors have done to make TEDxYouthISAS such a success and are
thrilled to continue our support. The amount of time and the selfless
amount of energy this group is willing to lend this project is such a
testament to their professionalism and dedication to what is best in 21st
century education.