Climate Education
Smithsonian Science for Global Goals
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...
Climate Education
Foldscope Resources and Lesson Plans
A collection of user guides and lesson plans on implementing activities with the Foldscope - a paper-based microscope instrument to make science innovation more accessible - in the classroom. It serves both students during lessons and aids teacher pr...
Climate Education
Tools for Young Climate Activists
This "Climate Action for Youth" series provides guidance for youth to participate in global climate action and advocate for change. The series covers topics on climate impacts, its effect on rights of children and young people, climate negotiations, ...
Education in Emergencies
Child Soldier
A lesson plan with five activities focused on child soldiers. Students will learn how and why children are recruited into armed conflict and explore their feelings through a powerful story and discussions. They will consider the thoughts and feelings...
Girls' Education
Girls' Voices Curriculum
A 10-week curriculum to support girl leaders and their allies to identify the issues that impact girls most in their communities, develop strategies to amplify their voices, launch girl-led advocacy campaigns, and effectively educate decisionmakers.
TACL
Teaching and Learning Programmatic Cycle
This article provides a visualization of the cycle from vision-setting, to teaching and learning, to measurement and programmatic improvement, which then goes back to inform vision setting.
TACL
Stories on Vision: "Why Is This Family So Satisfied, and Why Is This Teacher So Angry?"
In this article from 2019, Steven Farr shares two experiences: a dinner with a Navajo family describing their love for a school he found wanting and a classroom visit with a Navajo teacher who challenges his suggesting that her students be prepared f...
Girls' Education
Explore SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
Tools and resources by Harvard University that explore and compare social-emotional learning (SEL) and non-academic frameworks and skills to build a broader and deeper understanding of the field and support transparency and informed decision-making.