Inclusive Education
Boosting Metacognition and Executive Functions in the Classroom
Heather Branigan and Margarita Kanevski discuss the relationship between metacognition and executive functions. They share five strategies with a focus on being explicit, modeling, and consolidating learning regardless the strategy.
Future of Work
The Rising Generation Needs a Norm–Shift on Early Job Choices
Gen Z seeks a just, sustainable future while valuing financial stability and work-life balance. Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach For All, urges higher education and the social sector to inspire youth to tackle systemic inequities and promote sustainability.
Girls' Education
A Gender-Inclusive Southeast Asia Through Entrepreneurship
A report on the critical gender gaps and entrepreneurial solutions to advance the lives of women in Southeast Asia. It introduces the Women's Empowerment Framework that outlines a gender-inclusive vision across seven mutually reinforcing dimensions.
Climate Education
Fairtrade Schools - Lesson Plans
A compilation of resources designed to assist teachers and students in exploring our interconnected world, fostering critical thinking about the challenges confronting our global society. Although they are specifically tailored to align with curricul...
TACL
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.
TACL
Identifying Purpose
This thought exercise for teachers will help you consider how different motivations lead to very different actions in the classroom. You will reflect on how often your daily actions are driven by other pressures, and how your daily actions might be d
Education in Emergencies
Identity and Belonging
A lesson plan to help students think critically about stigma and migration. Learners will consider multiple points of view and how they might be perceived by others, explore the impact of stigma, reflect on assumptions about migration, and recognize ...
Education in Emergencies
Preparing for Earthquakes
This webpage contains an infographic outlining preparedness activities students can do in their homes. For example: securing bookcases and shelves, placing heavy objects on lower shelves, turning off gas, electricity and water, and more.