Education in Emergencies
A Hurricane Comes to Sesame Street
Watch Big Bird’s friends help him rebuild his nest after a hurricane, similar to how teachers can help rebuild students' sense of safety and security. Teachers can reflect with students on questions like: How did Big Bird feel when he saw his ne...
Education in Emergencies
Weather Together Toolkit
A lesson in which students learn why everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather events, apply learning around preparing for and coping with extreme weather, and share learning to help others prepare for and cope with extreme weather.
TACL
Trauma-Focused Teaching: Understanding Our Brains (Part 1)
Over a series of four sessions, practitioners from the MedStar Georgetown WISE center shared their expertise on how we can support students and teachers through the lens of a trauma-informed practice. In the first of this four-part series, we delved ...
Climate Education
Australian Association for Environmental Education Resources
The Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc. develops and shares a variety of resources and materials for use in educational lessons on sustainability and the natural environment. The topics include climate change, butterfly gardening,...
Climate Education
Teaching Climate Change (Philippines)
The Department of Education of the Philippines, through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service, compiled climate change education resources, such as lesson plans, videos, and interactive online activities, which teachers can use in teachi...
Education in Emergencies
Talking to Children About Emergencies
An article on how to start a conversation with your students about what happens when the unexpected happens. It’s hard to know what to say when talking to students about emergencies. Teachers don’t want to worry their students, but it’s important for...
Climate Education
UN CC:e-Learn Course: Children and Climate Change
This course presents how children and youth can be impacted by climate change, how their resilience to climate change can be strengthened, and how they can act on climate change. Notes: The course contains one module which takes around 2 hours to com...
Climate Education
Essential Books About Environmental Justice, Racism and Activism
This blog article contains a review of 16 essential books about environmental justice, racism, and activism. It can be suggested to both educators and learners to read for broader understanding and general knowledge about climate change. Note: it was...
Education in Emergencies
Qui sont les réfugiés?
Cette courte vidéo d’animation du HCR définit l'expression « réfugié ». Cette vidéo peut aider à préparer une leçon et peut également être utilisée pour donner vie à ce sujet dans le cadre des leçons des élèves.