Teaching Resources

In this 2013 video, Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack tackles the seemingly impossible task of transforming Carver High School in New Orleans. Faced with academic gaps and skepticism from students in impoverished, violent neighborhoods, Isaac g

This is a disaster risk reduction and environmental education toolkit, containing creative activities including a climate change story. Teach For The Philippines alumnus Ryan Bestre helped develop this resource as fellow of Japan Foundation's Hopes a...

The Wellbeing In School Environments (WISE) Workbook is designed to help you develop your own personal wellbeing plan.

Explore ways in which constructivism can contribute to fostering learning.

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 motivat...

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

In our attempt to capture the real spirit of the classrooms we have studied in TACL, we have sometimes intentionally used words and phrases in a slightly unusual way. We invite you to learn more about our language choices by exploring this Glossary.

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.

A story that helps young children, their families, and teachers talk about feelings and worries they may have after experiencing an earthquake. This children's book describes some of Trinka's and Sam's reactions and how their parents help them to exp...

A collection of user guides and lesson plans on implementing activities with the Foldscope - a paper-based microscope instrument to make science innovation more accessible - in the classroom. It serves both students during lessons and aids teacher pr...