Your Name and Title: Ms. Tosca Killoran MEd and Mr. Jeff Hoffart BEd

School, Library, or Organization Name: Bonn International School, ED-ucation Publishing

Co-Presenter Name(s): Tosca Killoran and Jeff Hoffart

Country from Which You Will Present: Germany

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.):       Administrators, All leveled Teachers, Curriculum Developers, CAS Coordinators, C&S Coordinators, IB Teachers

Short Session Description (one line):

          Learn how to organize a TEDx Event in order to provide students with the opportunity to share their action with a global audience.

Full Session Description (one paragraph minimum):

         Have your students ever had an idea that they thought could change the world? Did they ever shelf that idea, thinking that they couldn’t really make a difference? 

         Hosting a TEDx event is like feeding into the biggest most powerful factory of idea makers and action takers. By hosting an event you facilitate the most inspiring conversation of your life. You enable and inspire others around you and you become a change agent. Here you will receive the information and resources in order to set-up a successful TEDx Event in your community.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://www.ed-ucation.ca/ted.html  - Learn about TED, TEDx, TEDxYouth, and the TED-Ed initiatives through two free eBooks that we have created. These eBooks are easy to use, and are full of videos, pop quizzes, online resources, and information, which will quickly get you hip to all that is TED.

http://www.ed-ucation.ca/get-ted-ucated-organize-a-tedx-event.html  - Explore a comprehensive collection of information and resources to easily and effectively host your own TEDx event.