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...

This video from 2014 shows how Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack, Principal of Carver High School in New Orleans, led his school guided by the simple belief that “it’s OK to make mistakes, just be better tomorrow than you were today.” This beli...

En este ejercicio, reflexionarás sobre el propósito de tres sistemas educativos distintos, en qué consiste el éxito en cada uno de ellos y qué papeles cumple el personal docente.

En este ejercicio reflexivo, podrás explorar los beneficios y los costos de los dos extremos de un espectro relacionado con el lente de Nuestro Trabajo como Sistémico.

This video from 2016 shows how Morgan Dixon, a Teach For America alumna, is fostering self-care and collective action toward building a grass-roots health movement in African-American communities in the U.S.

This "Climate Action for Youth" series provides guidance for youth to participate in global climate action and advocate for change. The series covers topics on climate impacts, its effect on rights of children and young people, climate nego...

Heather Branigan and Margarita Kanevski discuss the relationship between metacognition and executive functions. They share five strategies with a focus on being explicit, modeling, and consolidating learning regardless the strategy.

This chapter reveals the profound power of a holistic educational approach, demonstrating that academic rigor and mastery are not diminished, but rather enhanced and achieved through the cultivation of other student leadership outcomes, including wel...

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 video shows how Eric Crouch, a fifth grade teacher, brings to life the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in his classroom.