I have been afan of TED talks since I watchedthe very first one. I like them so much that a became an official volunteer forthe TED Translation Project, a volunteer for TEDxLacador in PortoAlegre, and the final paper for my MBA in translation was about the TEDTranslation Project. First of all, let me give a brief explanation aboutwhat TED and TEDx mean:TED is anonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as aconference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology,Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become everbroader. TEDx wascreated in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." Theprogram is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals theopportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the locallevel.Many TED talks can bepowerful and valuable to use as a tool to enhance learning. Therefore, TEDlaunched TED-ED, Lessonl that are worth spreading, as a tool to supportteachers and learners, to use the videos to enrich the teachinng and learning.Using the videos from TED and TEDx talks in the classroom or flipping a lessoncan be very meaningful to take a lesson beyond the limits of a school. My son'sScience teacher has already made use of this engaging tool. To get to knowmore, check TED-Ed webiste.On November31st, I had the opportunity to watch for the second time a TEDxevent here inPorto Alegre called TEDxUnisinos. The themewas Education( same as last year since Unisinos is a large private universityin rio Grande do Sul). It was nice seeing different speakers with differentbackgrounds, nationalities, experiences talking about one theme: Education. Theevent was held on a Thursday different from last year that was on Saturday.Luckily, I was able to get a leave from my school to watch it. The event was bigger than lastyear's. This year was a large event for 1,000 participants. However, it was very well-organized.The eventstarted with Rafael Parente who holdsan important positition at the Secretary of Education of Rio de Janeiro andtalked about Educopedia, an oline collaborative platform, used at city hallschools in the city of Rio de Janeiro. After Rafael Parente, otherspeakers/teachers came to talk about their experiences as teachers who try toenrich their classroom through fieldtrips, songs, videos and project-basedexperiences. A director from a large private school talked about a guide herschool created to help teachers, students, parents and community when usingthe social networks. Gustavo Reis,a math teacher, talked with a lot passionabout being a teacher. Ibere Thenorio talked about how we can raise students'curiosity through videos about science. His Manual do Mundo is fun andeducational for kids and adults. There were some international speakersas well. Sara Elisabeth Ippel talkedabout a charter school in Chicago called Academy for Global Citizenship and her project thatteaching kids is much more than preparing them for exams and geeting highgrades. It is worth visiting the school's website. The school's mission "is to develop mindful leaders whotake action both now and in the future to positively impact their communitiesand the world beyond". Justin Reeves ,who is the the director of the NGO 10x10 Rising Girls , talked about the project 10x10 Educate Girls. Educating girls is