Girls' Education
Think Women Aren’t Big Risk Takers? These Chinese Girls Buck the Stereotype
An article that explores gender differences in risk-taking behaviors and highlights a study examining how families and peers influence children within matrilineal and patriarchal cultures.
Climate Education
Funghi Thinking (Spain)
This video shows how Empieza Por Educar alumnus Egoitz Etxeandia Romero and his students engage in Funghi Thinking, a project which applies his multi-level, multi-subject and multi-challenge based circular economy educational methodology.
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
Education in Emergencies
Amazon Wildfires
In this lesson, students will discuss the human causes of Amazon rainforest destruction, explore the role of the Amazon in the lives of Indigenous people, and understand how the destruction of the Amazon can affect people’s lives. Using photos, stude...
Education in Emergencies
In Search of Safety
These teaching resources explore the arrival of refugees and migrants in Europe, including one-off lessons and longer projects. There are more than 20 activities, children's stories, infographics, and videos to bring the topic to life. Historical con...
Education in Emergencies
Teaching First Aid
This selection of resources for teaching life-saving first aid skills in schools includes lessons and classroom activities that help students build their confidence and willingness to help someone in an emergency using everyday objects.
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 ...
Inclusive Education
Metacognitive Strategies or “Thinking About My Thinking”
This article shares different types of metacognitive strategies for use in the classroom. Within this article are additional resources for students to reflect on their learning and for educators to use to promote metacognition in their classrooms.