Teaching Resources

In 2018, the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted, releasing toxic gas emissions, lava flows, and ash. These lesson activities encourage students to consider what it might be like knowing that you may need to evacuate, how you could prepare, and living ...

This lesson plan puts a spotlight on the significant challenges facing people with disabilities during serious climate events, like a hurricane or snow storm through a news segment.

This video from 2014 shows how Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack, Principal of Carver High School in New Orleans, led his school guided by the simple belief that “it’s OK to make mistakes, just be better tomorrow than you were today.” This beli...

This guide shares strategies and recommendations to incorporate disability justice teaching into a classroom. It shares what can be done before, during, and after a lesson.

A lesson to reflect on the crisis in Myanmar by looking at a photo of people who have fled the violence there. Students will share what they already know about the Myanmar crisis, develop empathy with the people affected, and consider what kind of he...

This is a short video about a refugee child called Rahf, her memories of her life in Syria, and her reflections on her new life in Luxembourg. There is also an accompanying lesson plan that teachers can use alongside this video.

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) provides toolkits, infographics, and interactive online programs that bring environmental education to life.

Open Planet (run by Studio Silverback, that’s behind the David Attenborough “Our Planet” series) is a platform of open-access footage and materials around climate change and the natural environment. All content featured on Open Planet is free to use ...

This resource has 10 interactive lesson activities to help children ages 5-11 understand their own human rights and the values and attitudes that underpin them. Subjects include global and fair trade, poverty and inequality, identity, and children&#0...

In this video from 2019, join Kaija, a former Teach For Australia fellow, and Rosemary, an educator and community elder, as they collaborate to create pathways for a brighter future through education.