Teaching Resources

Sparked by 15-year-old Greta Thunberg's protest in front of the Swedish parliament in 2018, Fridays For Future later evolved into a youth-led movement for climate action. Teachers can use this as a case study for discussing youth activism and mo...

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.

In this short video from 2012, Curtis, a young man growing up in Nottingham, England, shares what he thinks about respect and relationships and how he feels about being labeled "a troubled individual."

A comprehensive collection of remote teaching and learning resources in environmental education, tailored for schools in London and the South East. Teachers can use these resources to empower their students in environmental topics while embracing rem...

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.

This document is a summary of a workshop series by the former Teach For All Global Learning Lab in partnership with Medstar Georgetown WISE Center. It emphasizes the critical need for educators to understand trauma and its impact on student learning.

A lesson plan to consider why migrants decide to risk the dangerous journey across the Channel to Britain. Students will build empathy in a role-play activity, and consider the reasons why people choose or are forced to leave their homes. They will a...

This is a short animation video by UNHCR that looks at where refugees go when they are displaced. It can be useful for the preparation of a lesson and also as a visual aid within lessons.

The resources on this site promote art and creativity for climate education. The resources are in video and PDF format. They have been designed to describe activities and use materials in ways that are accessible to everyone. They are based on worksh...

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...