NAES EXCEL fifth graders presented TED talks on 25 topics

Fifth grade students in the EXCEL program at New Albany Elementary School have been working for several months researching topics and preparing for their TED-style* presentations. Students presented their TED Talks on Thursday, January 25 and shared their big ideas, passions, and challenges with the hope of working to initiate change for a better tomorrow.

Thirty-eight students made presentations on twenty-five topics.

* TED talks are short, powerful talks presented on Technology, Education, Design (TED) topics.

Brooke Johnson & Anderson Crews, Topic: “War, But Peace”

Casey Hernandez, Topic: “Animal Abuse

Samantha Neathery, Topic: “Service Dogs”

Mac Blackburn & Cade Pipkin, Topic: “Extinction”