How I hacked the brain of dyslexia | Aggeliki Pappa | TEDxPatras

Aggeliki Pappa is hosted on the TEDxPatras 2016 to describe how the brain of dyslexia changed her life. She started her life-long edu-journey as a ‘good’ EFL teacher, until she discovered she wasn’t that ‘good’. And that happened when she met the brain of dyslexia in her classrooms. In her talk, she reveals how her failure became an opportunity to enter the wonderland of the human brain, powering innovation in EFL teaching and a profound Love for dyslexia.
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Αggeliki Pappa is an EFL-SEN Educator with postgraduate studies in inclusion for SEN. She is the founder of “i love dyslexia” (ILD), the first and only highly specialized, innovative edu-organization internationally, focusing on holistic EFL teaching to students with dyslexia and learning differences. She is a researcher and teacher trainer in international projects funded by the EU in association with Folkuniversitetet, Uppsala-Sweden. She has been collaborating with Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, University of Athens, State School Counselors and other institutions. Her achievements have been recognized by the Greek Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Development, the Hellenic-National-Commission for UNESCO, the 3rd Competition “Greece Innovates!” (ILD in the top 10 innovative institutions in Greece). Finally, Aggeliki found herself listed amongst the Top 50 finalists of the Global Teacher Prize 2016.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx