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...
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Ambassadors of Empathy
In this video from 2014, former special education teacher and Teach For America Alumnus, Michael Mahoney shares how he wants his students to have a sense of unlimited possibility for what they can be and what they can contribute to the world.
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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...
Girls' Education
We Can’t Measure Women’s Empowerment the Same Way Everywhere—But Should We Try?
An article describing the challenges of measuring the empowerment of women to evaluate the impact of programs, such as the limitations of standardized questions, and recommended solutions.
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Strength in Unity 1: Co-Constructing a Learning Community of Student Leaders
Through this video from 2015, visit a classroom in Delhi where Pooja Chopra, a former teacher with Teach For India, partnered with students to create their vision and community.