Teaching Resources

A collection of seven solutions-focused, project-based, and experiential approach lessons, centered on the question of how food systems relate to climate change. Educators can use these lessons to integrate climate change discussions across subjects,...

In this lesson, students will discuss the human causes of Amazon rainforest destruction, explore the role of the Amazon in the lives of Indigenous people, and understand how the destruction of the Amazon can affect people’s lives. Using photos, stude...

An article on how to start a conversation with your students about what happens when the unexpected happens. It’s hard to know what to say when talking to students about emergencies. Teachers don’t want to worry their students, but it’s important for...

The site showcases grade specific unit plans on organic school gardening to learn about the values of nourishment, stewardship, and community. They can serve as great guidance for engaging students and the wider school community in hands-on school ga...

This article provides guidelines and best practices for measuring student social-emotional learning (SEL). It offers methodologies and examples beyond the typical self-reporting measurement style which is limited by accuracy, bias, and ceiling effect...

In this video from 2016, Karega Bailey, former student mentor at Roses in Concrete school, talks about the importance of disrupting the pervasive narrative of hopelessness in low-income communities.