Essential TED Talks and RSA videos:

As a life-long learner, I am drawn to a myriad of topics.  My brain lights up as I try to find meaningful connections to seemingly unrelated topics.  For example, diving into TED Talks that are not under the category of "education", but have changed the way I teach and connect to my students and colleagues.  They've influenced the creative environment I provide for my students and how I see the world.  (RSA: Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce)

Dr. Brene Brown

The power of vulnerability

Dr. Brene Brown

Listening to shame

RSA Short:

Dr. Brene Brown on Empathy

RSA Short:

Dr. Brene Brown "Blame"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

Susan Cain

The power of introverts

Nadine Burke Harris

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

RSA Animate:

Changing Educational Paradigms

Sir Ken Robinson

Do schools kill creativity?

Nora McInerny

We don't "move on" from grief.  We move forward with it.

Johann Hari

This could be why you're depressed or anxious.