Teaching Resources

Watch Big Bird’s friends help him rebuild his nest after a hurricane, similar to how teachers can help rebuild students' sense of safety and security. Teachers can reflect with students on questions like: How did Big Bird feel when he saw his ne...

This playlist on Listen Notes, a search engine for podcasts, is a starting point for kids and families to learn more about climate change. Also suitable for sparking clasroom conversations.

In this video, University of Texas, San Antonio professor Laura Rendon presents her work on contemplative education and issues of social justice and diversity.

Activities to help students develop empathy and understanding towards people with migration experience, explore why refugees flee their home and what it is like to arrive somewhere new.

COPE is a series of illustrated not-for-profit books, aimed to increase the disaster resilience of children. Covering natural hazards ranging from floods to earthquakes, wildfires to cyclones, the books provide coping tools, preparedness, and relatab...

A 45-second video clip of Rosita and her mother preparing an emergency kit. Teachers can help students to prepare for the unexpected or recovering from it while discussing what they saw.

Smithsonian Science for Global Goals provides community research guides that can help learners understand the Sustainable Development Goals. It allows young people to explore the areas of the topic that they are most interested in and then take actio...

Explore diverse perspectives on what a rigorous approach to STEM teaching looks like.

In this reflective exercise, we explore the benefits and costs of both ends of a spectrum related to the Community as Power lens.