Climate Education
Fridays For Future
Sparked by 15-year-old Greta Thunberg's protest in front of the Swedish parliament in 2018, Fridays For Future later evolved into a youth-led movement for climate action. Teachers can use this as a case study for discussing youth activism and mo...
Education in Emergencies
Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
A lesson to examine the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami in 2018, which left over 1,700 people dead, over 60,000 displaced from their homes, and thousands more injured or missing. In this lesson, students will review what has happened and explore the...
Climate Education
GAIA Tools and Resources
Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) is a worldwide alliance that advocates for sustainable waste management and works to reduce the environmental impact of waste disposal. GAIA's zero waste tools and resources include campaign materials, cas...
Education in Emergencies
Newsthink: The Afghanistan Crisis
A lesson to examine and discuss Afghanistan via an evocative photograph of people at Kabul airport during the crisis that unfolded in August 2021. Students will analyze and identify how people were impacted by this event, debate the statement "A...
TACL
Lower-Primary Student Perceptions Survey
The Student Perception Survey (SPS) instrument consists of a battery of items in the form of observer-reported statements that the respondents affirm using a rating scale. These statements were formulated to map with the observable attributes of thei...
TACL
Choose to Connect
In this 2013 video, Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack tackles the seemingly impossible task of transforming Carver High School in New Orleans. Faced with academic gaps and skepticism from students in impoverished, violent neighborhoods, Isaac g...