Teaching Resources

A guide for teachers on how to defuse tension and reduce conflict in difficult situations. Lesson activities are designed to help students when tensions are in the air and a disagreement seems to be building into something more threatening. Students ...

This resource focuses on how individuals and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from life-changing natural disasters. It also explores the causes of earthquakes using the examples of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, 2010 Haiti earthquake, and...

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

During their two-year fellowship with Teach For Uganda, Charles Obore and Carol Seera worked collectively with teachers, parents, students, and community leaders to begin transforming their schools. In this video from 2020, they share their approach

This guidance outlines a comprehensive framework on how quality climate change and sustainability can be reflected in the curriculum by setting expected learning outcomes per age group. It aims to support countries, schools, or individual practitione...

Career education shouldn’t be confined to the careers office—it’s something every teacher can contribute to. In this blog, Susie Kendall, a Curriculum Design Manager for the Careers Leader Programme, explores three simple and impactful ways educators...

Classroom activities introducing young people to the principles of international humanitarian law and the "rules of war." Students will explore what the laws are, why we have them, and their importance in governing what is and is not allowed in armed...

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.

This is a short animation video by UNHCR that outlines the rights that refugees have and international laws that protect them. It can be useful for teachers when preparing for a lesson and also a strong visual aid for students to watch within lessons...

This video from 2013 portrays how we can't effectively work to empower young people without building relationships with them first. Watch this video to learn from former youth worker Susie Gray's approach to building relationships with students.