Teaching Resources

In this article, David Owen shares how he promotes metacognition to younger and older students. He discusses how using exit tickets and seeking feedback enable students to think about their learning more intentionally.

A film with a corresponding lesson plan designed to introduce the topic of climate change to elementary school students to enhance their understanding of the issues. The film provides a comparative perspective between the climate in the UK and the cl...

This resource pack offers educators a collection of activity ideas, sample lesson plans, and valuable tips on teaching weather and climate change topics. It includes interactive data sets featuring the latest global and national climate predictions p...

In this reflective exercise, we reflect on where we are on a full spectrum of perspectives related to the lens of Teachers as Learners and we consider what other “spectra” of perspectives are related to this lens.

Over a series of four sessions, practitioners from the MedStar Georgetown WISE center shared their expertise on how we can support students and teachers through the lens of a trauma-informed practice. In this second session, we delved into understand...

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's ...

Students share their experiences with Universal Design for Learning at Karori Normal School in New Zealand. They appreciate being offered choices and the ability to work at a different pace depending on their understanding of the material.

In this reflective exercise, we reflect on where we are on a full spectrum of perspectives related to the lens of Community as Power, and we consider what other “spectra” of perspectives are related to this lens.

In this video from 2015, Jonathan Wieland (Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ alumnus) reflects on his experiences at the institute spending time with a Maori community.

In this video from 2022, Anca Mezei shares her story of overcoming the discrimination that she faced as a Romani child and how this motivated her to work with her students and their families to reclaim pride in their identity and culture.