Climate Education
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) Resources
The MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative offers more than 100 free activities in their Educator Guides, each connected to an episode of their podcast, TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate). Activities can be done in sequence or buffet-style, and th...
Girls' Education
Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Migration, Displacement and Education - Building Bridges, Not Walls
This report reviews global evidence on migration, displacement, and education. It studies the effect of population movements on the access to and quality of education, the implications for migrants and refugees, and the difference education can make.
Climate Education
Practical Action STEM Resources
This site offers free STEM resources that engage children in real world issues including climate change, renewable energy, food security, and disaster preparedness. It features STEM challenges or school projects with corresponding teacher guides, act...
Education in Emergencies
Newsthink: Ukraine
A lesson exploring the war in Ukraine and how humanitarian crises affect people. Using a photograph, students will debate the statements "Civilians should never be targeted" and "All people deserve to be safe," and will explore their values and opini...
Climate Education
Tierra Maestra Climate Education Video
Tierra Maestra believes that nature is the wisest school. It is the school that knows how to keep balance and cares for all life. Natalia Herrera, an Empieza por Educar alumni, co-founded Tierra Maestra to reconnect teachers with nature and understan...
Girls' Education
Building a Generation to Transform Gender Norms: Breakthrough India’s 'Gang of Stars'
An overview of the Gang of Stars (Taaron Ki Toli) youth-club based program creating awareness about gender issues among secondary school students. It evaluates the results of the intervention with 14,000 adolescents in 300 schools in Haryana, India.
Education in Emergencies
Volcano in Hawaii
In 2018, the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted, releasing toxic gas emissions, lava flows, and ash. These lesson activities encourage students to consider what it might be like knowing that you may need to evacuate, how you could prepare, and living ...