Teaching Resources

This two-part teacher development course written by teachers for teachers, featuring "Understanding Pathways" and "Careers in the Curriculum Awareness", is designed to help subject teachers integrate careers education into their t...

In this video from 2016, Ako Mātātupu Teach First NZ recognizes the ways in which we often approach community engagement with a pre-set frame of reference and a wish list of stories we want to hear. By letting go of these, we open up the possibility ...

An in-person, role-playing activity that simulates the UN Climate Change negotiations. Through the activity, students can explore the speed and level of action nations must take to address global climate change. It can either be used locally or users...

In this reflective exercise, we explore the benefits and costs of both ends of a spectrum related to the lens of Our Work as Systemic.

A comprehensive handbook to support and stimulate teachers and students to research together in a project-based learning format what the climate crisis is and what steps are needed to minimize its effects. The handbook features a series of lessons, c...

A lesson focused on the Syrian conflict that began in 2011. Fierce fighting and bombing have left the city of Raqqa in ruins. In 2018, a group of teenagers decided that, rather than waiting for others to rebuild the city’s schools, they would create ...

Explore this video that offers a clear explanation of backward design and some real-world examples.

Ma Petite Planète (MPP) Scolaire is an engaging ecological challenge via an online app designed for schools, from kindergarten to high school. Students participate in various eco-friendly tasks, both in class and at home, over a three-week period. Th...

Through this interview from 2019, explore Teach For Uganda alumnus Charles Obore's, perspective on how he experienced inequity and how he overcame it.

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.