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...
Future of Work
Career Talks with Guest Speakers: Connecting Students to the World of Work
This policy brief explores how career talks—opportunities for students to hear directly from professionals about their jobs and career journeys—can play a vital role in helping young people connect learning to life beyond school. Drawing on internati...
Education in Emergencies
Migration to Britain: Crossing the Channel
A lesson plan to consider why migrants decide to risk the dangerous journey across the Channel to Britain. Students will build empathy in a role-play activity, and consider the reasons why people choose or are forced to leave their homes. They will a...
Education in Emergencies
Ready Wrigley Prepares for Wildfires and Smoke
An activity booklet for children, in which they can join Wrigley the dog as she helps her family prepare for wildfires and smoke by staying informed, gathering emergency supplies, and filling out a backpack emergency card.
TACL
Brené Brown: Daring Classrooms
Explore this Brené Brown talk at SXSWedu from 2017 during which she discusses the need to understand how scarcity affects the way we lead and teach, and to learn how to engage with vulnerability and recognize and combat shame.
Climate Education
Brookings Climate Change Articles
A collection of articles about climate change and its impact in different sectors of the society and different parts of the world. Teachers can use these resources in their classroom to facilitate current event discussions and critical thinking, and ...