Today’s TED Talk Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic

What do rap shows, barbershop banter and Sunday services have in common? As Christopher Emdin says, they all hold the secret magic to enthrall and teach at the same time — and it’s a skill we often don’t teach to educators. The science advocate (and cofounder of Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. with the GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan) offers a vision to make the classrooms come alive.

Christopher Emdin, a former classroom teacher, is an educator and science advocate who uses hip-hop to help make better teachers.

Video: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=07487d1456302a286cf9c4ccc&id=774bdcca80&e=d3135666a2