TACL
The Marshmallow Test Revisited
Many of us have heard of the famous "marshmallow test" that has been used for decades to suggest some children have stronger "executive function" than others. Explore this video from 2019 to learn about a new version of the study, which raises critic
Education in Emergencies
Monsoon Rains
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who fled violence in Myanmar now live in makeshift camps in Bangladesh and living conditions are extremely basic. This lesson explores how the monsoon season affects life in these camps and work that is being ...
TACL
Brittany Packnett: Inhumane acts dehumanise us all
Paulo Freire wrote that the purpose of education is for the oppressed to liberate themselves and their oppressor. In this video from 2017, a Teach For America Alumna and powerful leader of the Black Lives Matter movement discusses her personal experi
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 "All pe...
Girls' Education
To Keep or Not to Keep? Decision Making in Adolescent Pregnancies in Jamestown, Ghana
A study on the decision (to keep or terminate) factors and experiences surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Jamestown, an urban slum in Accra, Ghana. The main role players in decision making included family, friends, school teachers and the partner.
Girls' Education
Gender-Sensitive Pedagogy: The Bridge to Girls’ Quality Education in Uganda
An informative brief looking at how policies that reference gender-sensitive pedagogy are translating into Ugandan classrooms. It reflects on findings of a survey conducted with 70 secondary teachers and 109 students in central and eastern Uganda.