Teaching Resources

A lesson in which students learn why everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather events, apply learning around preparing for and coping with extreme weather, and share learning to help others prepare for and cope with extreme weather.

This is a video playlist highlighting Asia's great climate frontiers. It includes documentaries and stories on climate impacts and other environmental and sustainability issues in the region.

A lesson to introduce what chemical weapons are and how they fit within international humanitarian law. Students will understand the facts about what chemical weapons are and why they are banned, discuss why we have rules during conflict, and conside...

Activities to discuss the bombing of civilian areas and international humanitarian law. Students need to imagine what it is like to experience an airstrike, what you would be thinking, and any words of comfort that could help. Students are also given...

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

In this video from 2013, Teach For America alumnus Taylor Delhagen facilitates a debate to develop students’ critical thinking. Taylor provides concrete strategies for students to process information and develop their own viewpoints.

An activity booklet for children, where they can join Wrigley the dog as she helps her family prepare for extreme heat by staying informed, packing emergency supplies, and making a family communication plan.

Watch this video to get a quick overview of the Strategies component of Teaching As Collective Leadership.

Youki Terada shares metacognitive strategies to use in class, such as exit tickets and pop quizzes. She also shares the importance of asking questions and how these are especially useful when preparing for tests and as review after tests.

This is the original webpage for the "Prepare with Pedro" program, featuring videos, storybooks, activities, and teacher guides on staying safe during emergencies. Topics include home fires, taking shelter, washing hands, earthquakes, extreme heat, f...