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Photos From #TedXNYED

This past weekend I was able to speak at TedXNYED, an event focused on sparking deep discussion and connection about new ideas and transformations in education. The conference theme was “Inside-Outside.” It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with so many different people who are passionate about education, learning and students.    

Trung Le - 29 Apr 2013

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TEDxNYED

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside and outside schools and classrooms. This year, TEDxNYED will take place at Brooklyn Technical High School on April 27, 2013. I am looking forward to speaking at TEDxNYED this [...]

Trung Le - 25 Apr 2013

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Booker T. Washington STEM Academy wins the William W. Caudill Citation

Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign, Illinois has been awarded the William W. Caudill Citation as the top PreK-12 entry in the 2012 American School & University Architectural Portfolio, the premier showcase celebrating the best in education design. Our team embraced the challenge of a 180$/SF budget and an open public process as an opportunity to displace [...]

Trung Le - 09 Oct 2012

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Virtual Worlds: The Modern Classroom

Since the invention of television and perhaps even radio, society has feared the resulting new virtual world. Parents tell their children that T.V. will melt their brain. Adolescent texting has infiltrated the family dinner table. Gaming distracts students from their homework and enables them to avoid developing interpersonal social skills. But recently, we are reconsidering [...]

Trung Le - 03 Apr 2012

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Lunch-Line Redesign

What if we used behavioral psychology to coax children to eat better? And what if we did so by designing smarter lunchrooms? Professors Brian Wansink and David R. Just, of the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell, and Joe McKendry, painter and illustrator, did just that by designing experiments in cafeterias at [...]

Trung Le - 29 Nov 2010

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School On The Prarie.

The most recent The Third Teacher blog post by Jason Meyering offers some striking information regarding the new schematic design that was recently completed for the Carrie Busey Elementary School in Savoy, IL. Carrie Busey is a new three-strand, K-5 school serving 425 students. It is the second new elementary school designed for Champaign Unit [...]

Trung Le - 15 Nov 2010

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