Climate Education
Resources for Teaching About Climate Change
New York Times page with the following resources for climate change awareness: a digital children's book with a related lesson plan, an interactive quiz to assess students' knowledge, and a short film on the impact of climate change in Nicaragua. Add...
Education in Emergencies
"If War Comes To You" Class Activities
This resource has six classroom activities to be used alongside the "If War Comes to You" interactive film. Activities are focused on three characters in a conflict situation: a civilian, a soldier, and an aid worker. Each of these characters will ma...
Education in Emergencies
Disaster Master Video Game
A video game that helps students learn how to make the right decisions during disasters and earn points to unlock new levels. If they can master all seven levels (wildfire, tornado, hurricane/blackout, home fire, winter storm, tsunami/earthquake, thu...
Inclusive Education
Metacognition: How Thinking About Thinking Can Help Kids
This article unpacks the meaning of metacognition and how it can help children with learning issues to self-regulate and quiet negative self-talk. It also describes the type of questions to ask children to promote deeper reflection.
Community Impact Lab
Using Social Network Analysis To Explore Alumni Networks
Teach For America partnered with Common Good Labs to conduct a social network analysis (SNA) of their alumni networks across 13 cities, exploring regional differences, key alumni, and network impact. The studies revealed that TFA alumni networks are ...