Climate Education
Tackling Climate Change through Environmental Justice
EcoRise offers foundational lessons tailored for elementary, middle, and high school students, delving into the history and principles of environmental justice. Teachers can integrate these lessons into their curriculum to empower students to contrib...
TACL
Trauma-Focused Teaching: Understanding Our Brains (Part 2)
Over a series of four sessions, practitioners from the MedStar Georgetown WISE center shared their expertise on how we can support students and teachers through the lens of a trauma-informed practice. In this second session, we delved into understand...
Education in Emergencies
First Steps: Human Rights
This resource has five themed lesson plans to introduce human rights to young children ages 3-5. These teaching resources engage children in discussion and raise awareness of their own rights in a fun and interactive way. They cover feelings, relatio...
TACL
A Literature Review on the TACL Outcomes Framework: Well-being, Connectedness, Awareness, Agency and Mastery
In this research paper, Madhu Narayanan, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy at Portland State University, explores the evidence supporting the TACL outcomes framework and offers additional avenues for future inquiry.
TACL
A Closer Look at the Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction
How can we teach all children to read accurately, rapidly, and with comprehension by the end of third grade? The National Reading Panel Report provides an answer to this question.