TACL
Teacher and Students, Growing Together
This article from 2015 uses Empieza Por Educar fellow Óliver Jabato's experience to reflect on two patterns we see in transformational classrooms around the world: collective ownership (teachers and students sharing ownership of learning) and student...
TACL
The Marshmallow Test Revisited
Many of us have heard of the famous "marshmallow test" that has been used for decades to suggest some children have stronger "executive function" than others. Explore this video from 2019 to learn about a new version of the study, which raises critic...
Climate Education
Fridays For Future
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...
Climate Education
Plastic-free Campuses and Education
Break Free From Plastic has created manuals that can help map out policies towards plastic-free campuses. There are also plastic-free campaign resources that can aid teachers in designing lesson plans for any grade level and adapt modules to existing...