David Sheppard

Educator/Teacher

David Sheppard has been in elementary education for more than ten years. With a passion for student voice and agency, he has incorporated creativity, technology and fun into teaching and learning. With a Master's degree in Elementary Education and having taught in both the US and in China, he is always encouraging students to challenge themselves and to “fail forward”. You may have seen him present at ReThinking Learning Singapore, the Shekou EdTechTeam Summit, or at his two day workshop on Level 5 China.

Education, Fun, Travel, Photography, Music, Storyteling, Comic Books

School should be fun. When I say fun, I don't mean that students should be able to do whatever they want in some sort of lawless 'Wild West' type scenario. And I don't mean that they should be on devices playing Fort Nite. Fun at school means giving students a reason to show up. Fun is having choice and agency in what you do. Fun is being creative and a little unpredictable. Fun is being bold and taking risks. Fun is an idea worth spreading.

Design, Education, Elementary Education, Storytelling, student agency, Technology

I'm hoping that presenting at TEDxYouth@Jingshan is just the start of my TED journey. I'm interested in empowering students to share their voice and utilizing TED as a platform to do so.

Yoga.