Teaching Resources

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.

This toolkit contains a design thinking process overview, methods, and instructions to help you put design thinking into action, and the Designer's Workbook to support your design challenges. Translations are available in Arabic, Chinese, Czech,...

A lesson to explore the growing impact of heatwaves around the world. Students will understand what a heatwave is and why they are becoming more common. They'll learn about the risks associated with heatwaves and how to prepare for high temperat...

This chapter explores a transformative approach where teachers, students, families, and communities co-create a locally rooted, globally informed vision for student learning and real-world problem solving.

Pedro es un pingüino y le encanta aprender sobre cómo puede prepararse y tomar medidas durante una emergencia para ayudar a las niñas y los niños pequeños y sus familias a mantenerse seguros. Visita a sus amigos en todas partes de los Estados Unidos ...

In this video from 2017, Brittany Packnett, a powerful leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, explores how internalized injustice shapes our daily actions.

This workshop from 2020 explored how divisions in our societies shape the teaching and learning process in our schools. Joined by Facing History partners from South Africa and Colombia, workshop participants examined the powerful role of educator ref...

This website offers publications, technical briefs, research findings, and learning materials developed with VVOB partners and ministries of education. The resources offer insights into effective practices for education for sustainability, among othe...

This video offers various strategies and methods for promoting student empowerment through the inclusion of choice within the learning environment.

In this article, Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel shares metacognitive strategies when studying textbook passages. She emphasizes delay between reading a text and re-engaging with it, retrieval practice, and getting the correct answer after one's attempt...