TACL
Clint Smith: Aristotle
In this video from 2014, Clint Smith (Teach For America) performs a poem exploring his experience of teaching and his vision for helping students think deeply about social injustice and how to navigate complex power structures with a strong sense of ...
Climate Education
Teachers for Climate Action
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...
TACL
Brittany Packnett: Inhumane Acts Dehumanise Us All
Paulo Freire wrote that the purpose of education is for the oppressed to liberate themselves and their oppressor. In this video from 2017, a Teach For America alumna and powerful leader of the Black Lives Matter movement discusses her personal experi...
TACL
Ambassadors of Empathy
In this video from 2014, former special education teacher and Teach For America Alumnus, Michael Mahoney shares how he wants his students to have a sense of unlimited possibility for what they can be and what they can contribute to the world.