Reimagining Classrooms: Teachers as Learners and Students as Leaders | Kayla Delzer | TEDxFargo

Why do some classrooms look the same now as they did 70 years ago? In this passionate talk, second grade teacher Kayla Delzer speaks about her mission to revitalize learning and the classroom environment. Kayla explains how to release the power in the classroom by giving students ownership of their learning and making it relevant to them.
Breaking down the four walls of the classroom allows her students to become globally connected - and you won’t believe the endeavors her students conquer by embracing purposeful technology.
Kayla Delzer is a 2nd grade teacher and Project Lead the Way Lead Teacher in West Fargo, North Dakota. In August, she will begin her 8th year of teaching 2nd grade and her second year with West Fargo Public Schools (WFPS). Teaching is her true passion in life, and she enjoys her job and helping children to love learning and become creative problem solvers. Her students are her focus in life; they are like family to her. In August 2014, she completed her master’s degree in Elementary Education.
She also serves on the Technology Task Force and Social Media Task Force for WFPS. Her classroom Twitter account, @tweetingtopdogs, has allowed her students to learn virtually with hundreds of classrooms and educational experts from all over the world.
Kayla has teamed up with several companies to improve the lives of students and teachers, and she works frequently with GoNoodle and Remind. She is highly sought after by educational and technology companies to preview and review their products.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@angelaking6004]

This talk gave me chills... and hope... and inspiration as I continue to walk on my path as an educator. Thank you!

[@drishyad6237]

Relationship between teacher and a passionate teacher...the foundation of successful classroom. Great.

[@dr.sumaiyashaikh6849]

Relationship between students and passionate teachers will remain for ages and is the foundation of good education...superb ... and I also personally do believe so..

[@teachatthebeach7497]

Great job, Kayla! Awesome speech! Very motivating and inspiring. Getting ready to look at my curriculum and brainstorm some techy ideas!

[@amandariviera]

This is why I love Interactive Media. It really should be used more in classrooms. Teachers need to be taught how to tell what technology will assist and enhance the classroom, rather than discounting all of it as the same as the worst of it. Play is fundamental to learning, and is by definition interactive, with others and the world around them. Interactive Media, including video games (of course the value ranges), is the most immersive way to learn. Rather than reject the digital world, we need to embrace what it can do and use it to our advantage. Great talk.

[@helloliteracy]

Kayla is freaking amazing! She is changing education one student and teacher at a time! Loved every word she said. #ygg

[@ericbarton9013]

Fantastic! Great advice as I head towards teachers college next year.

[@lydiahinrichs1787]

Mrs.Delzer was my teacher in 2 and I learned so much and she was and still is my fav teacher and as she would say you are A.W.U.E.S.O.M.E. Awesome awesome totally!

[@ilinez23]

+Lydia Hinrichs yes I belive you were in her classroom,u r so young yet so active in youtube ! what a great impact she made on you!

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[@vinchitaquinto43]

Best talk to listen to. Teachers and pre service teachers must listen to this kind of information. It's so inspiring.

[@kanavrajput7793]

Great to hear you kayla ! i will try my best embrace, my interns, accordingly. Thank you ! love from INDIA

[@shailja9894]

One of the best TEDx/ TED talk on education.Thank you so much.

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"Teachers as Learners and Students as Leaders "- a wonderful and useful discussion.

[@consciousnobody]

this is one of the best TEDx/ TED talk on education I have seen :)

[@kartikayrai5774]

For me, this is the best, along with the one about "the toxic culture of education" and "sleepy teens: a public health epidemic"

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[@anweshabhattacharya8808]

Thank you for this positive and encouraging speech. Nice perspective on teaching learning process. Allowing students to follow their passion and making purposeful usage of technology.

[@TheMinhdynasty]

Although I am not a mainstream teacher in a school as such but I found her conclusion is true at the core of how to make a change in a class and a change in student's life. "Class" here can be any thing, whether it is a boyscout group, a youth group, a community class of some sort... Thank you Kayla Delzer.

[@dr.ankitaleanwala1035]

Truely said mam.. The best part was relationship between the students and passionate teachers will be the foundation of sucessfull classrooms

[@learntogrow9404]

Great job...It was an awesome session.... really inspiring teacher's to create classrooms child centred ....and absolutely true... what actually matter's is the passionate relationship between teachers and their students which inspires student's to learn with fun and educational activities .

[@juthikabiswakarma]

Thank you for your insightful talk on the role of teachers as learners and students as leaders.

[@rebeccahickert2867]

I want to meet you! This is what I've been trying to impart in my school!!! It's not about teacher comfort--it's about student learning! I had the opportunity to hear George Couros a year ago, and he got this ball rolling for me, too.

[@khushbeerdhaliwal3931]

Fantastic advice! Changing attitude towards learners and teachers and the concept of learning.

[@swagatapal4810]

A very good presentation. She explain beautifully what relation should be have in between a student and a teacher.

[@kbsingha]

Very interesting to note the diverse ways of perceiving teaching as a profession.

[@rashondarileyteaches]

I love this speech and I love your scope!

[@yinellyrodriguez830]

BYOD (bring your own device) approach to student learning is HUGE on schools who value technology as a form of investigating, researching, and student engagement. I truly am passionate about inquiry-based learning. She highlighted this fact in such beautiful and meaningful way.

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I am very happy

[@kathleenmacfarlane4149]

This is inspiring! This was a great reminder to train one student and let that student train the others. Release the power!

[@kstark9619]

Kathleen MacFarlane montessori does this. It’s nothing new.

[@jankisingh8133]

the classroom environment is so important in facilitating teaching and learning in a proper manner.

[@kosmopolitanna]

Straight to the point, refreshing outlook on learning that should be reconsidered by all teachers really. Old methods might be obsolete in the 21 century as student has been born into high tech world therefore they need corresponding challenges so taking away technology from themthinking it's for their own good and protection, is definitely not preparing them to face the world outside. LOved the talk, the point at the end is solid.

[@jeanniespuhler1849]

You are amazing Kayla. I love that you are bringing light to this. It infuriates me that there are still so many educators who are unwilling to embrace change and meet the times where they are.- Social media and tech training needs to be part of professional development, implemented throughout each school district, and should be mandated for all. It's RIDICULOUS that in some classrooms in my school district the teachers have class blogs, websites, and use and teach tech in the classrooms, while right in the next room over, it's a scene from Bedrock.

[@reganw.9588]

I wish teachers think like this instead of comparing students. That's the kind of school where I'm studying and it's exhausting. This is an amazing talk!

[@raftal08]

what a passionate engaging brilliant courageous talk thanks Kayla

[@sunnylim4929]

This is even more amazing when I found out that this speech made in 2015. With the COVID-19, the changes in the classroom need to be accelerating and this talk should be more paid attention.

[@ahmedoum4718]

Interesting speech, valuable ideas, smooth voice. Thanks Miss for this better lesson.

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Wonderful presentation. Thank you.

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I felt very stimulated.Thank you very much.

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Very refreshing video.....thank you.

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Reimagining Classrooms: Teachers as Learners and Students as Leaders by Kayla Delzer presented beautifully. Thank you very much Madam.

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Wow! Thought-provoking and inspiring.

[@dr.bhartisehta8443]

Thankyou madam for thinking from the other side of table...these are students...yes...we need to make changes in classroom...we all are co learner...and relationship between student and teacher is essential to be built in classroom.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Incremental change might get me to a place of comfort, then I'll be asked to change again out of my comfort zone, and again, and...we either evolve and expand, or shrink trying to navigate in a world we hardly recognize. To have the human factor available should be comforting to many individuals such as myself.

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Very good discussion on Remaining classroom. Thank you.

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Very informative session. Thank you so much.

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Wonderful presentation. Its really important to use technology for changing teaching learning process and make it more effective.

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Wonderfully explained the role of a teacher

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Thanks for valuable talk and sharing lovely idea.

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Thank you for motivational speaker, very useful and knowledgeable speech

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Really refreshing look on education.

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Thank u for your insightful talk maam.

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Amazing guidance!

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GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!! Thank you!

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Very motivating and inspiring

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Awesome concept. Wonderful lecture on new strategy of improvement of teaching learning process.

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It's a very motivational lecture on Reimagining Classrooms. Thank You, Madam.

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Teachers and parents don't miss this video. Excellent

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Very relevant topic.. Thank you.

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very nicely explain what we have to do for build our student so they can face present situation.

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wonderful..memorable presentation for today's world..

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Nice talk Ma'am.Thank you.

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Thank you for the session

[@TheAisha777]

i wish more teachers were like you!!! Some schools don't even allow teachers to have this much freedom in their curriculums. You should go into consultating all over the country on changing the design and dynamics of classrooms :-)

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Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

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Great advice for future teacher thank you

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Thank you.❤️

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What an amazing talk!!

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Fascinating ideas

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Best talk ....thanx a lot

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an excellent speech with lot of truth.

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Thoroughly enjoyed

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Informative talk on building teachers and student relation

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Flexibility in imaginjng classrooms is crucial in tgese times of virtual learning

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New thoughts redefining way of teaching and dealing with students

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