Teaching Resources

This video from 2022 shows how Empieza por Educar alumnus Egoitz Etxeandia Romero and his students engage in Funghi Thinking, a project which applies the Project Based Learning perspective and his multi-level, multi-subject and multi-challenge based ...

This site provides lesson plans, videos, and book recommendations to teach about the climate and ecological emergency. The site also includes access to a Radical Geographer handbook, which recognizes the need for a reclamation of geography from its i...

Esta plataforma ofrece planes de clases para educadores de los grados Kinder a Tercero, diseñados por expertos, que abarcan los temas de cambio climático. Los educadores pueden personalizar estos planes, ahorrar tiempo en la preparación, encontrar in...

This article is in the form of a research paper that describes the impact of climate change on disadvantaged people in Africa. It is a short and easy read that contains some knowledge assessment questions at the end. This can be used by teachers to p...

Founded by Teach For America alumnus Cheney Munson, the Climascope Project curates readings, videos, photos, podcasts, research, and other online resources on climate change. These resources are grouped according to teaching approach, content area, t...

This tool is designed to help you reflect on your vision for student success. There are no right or wrong answers – it is purely intended for your own reflection and growth.

In this lesson, students will consider different scenarios caused or impacted by hot summer weather and heatwaves, such as heatstroke, bee stings, and thunderstorms. They will have the chance to think about what is best to do before comparing their a...

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 article from 2015 uses Empieza Por Educar fellow Óliver Jabato's experience to reflect on two patterns we see in transformational classrooms around the world: collective ownership (teachers and students sharing ownership of learning) and student...

This thought exercise for teachers will help you consider how different motivations lead to very different actions in the classroom. You will reflect on how often your daily actions are driven by other pressures, and how your daily actions might be d...