Girls' Education
Mind the Gap: 5 Facts About the Gender Gap in Education
A deep dive into the Barro-Lee Educational Attainment Data to examine gender gaps in education and determine where more focus should be given in research, policy, and programmatic efforts to address gender inequality.
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...
Climate Education
Supporting Children in the Face of Climate Change
This is a video lecture of about 1.5 hours addressing four main topics: Neurobiology of child development Communicating with children about climate change Involving children in activism, and Building resilience for an uncertain future.
TACL
Esther Rakete: Conflicting Pathways of Success
This video from 2018, explores the perspective of Esther Rakete, a Maori educator and activist. Drawing on her own experience, and her knowledge of the violence that was done to her Maori ancestors, she makes a powerful argument that our best hope fo...
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,...