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ShareCurricula and lesson plans on topics ranging from climate change to happiness.
In each of the following categories, you'll find a variety of teaching tools for immediate use in the classroom or for building your own curriculum. These resources include: lessons, curriculum, poetry, videos, projects, stories, and essays.
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Photo by nezumichuu
:: Teaching Happiness
Discover the good life through resilience, creativity, and community.
:: Teaching Outside the Box
Meaningful learning pushes boundaries with action, inquiry, and innovation.
:: Teaching Peace & Justice
Paths to peace, inclusion, equality, and compassion for all.
:: Teaching Sustainability
How to build a robust economy, healthy planet, and just world for all.
:: Visual Learning
Use the wonder of a photo to engage in deep discussions and understanding.
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Curriculum & Resources: Cooperative Teach-In
posted May 02, 2012 - The Cooperative Teach-in is a nationwide initiative that engages campuses with the cooperative movement through events, programs, and projects.
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Visual Learning: It's in the Bag
posted May 02, 2012 - This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about how we use plastic, and the implications of living conveniently.
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YES! Recommends: StoryCorps
posted May 02, 2012 - StoryCorps records and archives interviews of everyday Americans to preserve history and personal stories. Its National Teachers Initiative was created to celebrate great teachers and to highlight their invaluable contributions and influence on students and all of us.
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Curriculum & Resources: The Teacher Salary Project
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Words That Inspire: You Have My Permission to Wear a Hoodie Every Day
posted May 02, 2012 - In the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death, what advice should a mother give to her young, brown son? Use Rasha Hamid's words to start a discussion with your students about what this tragedy means.
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Spotlight on Green
posted Apr 15, 2012 - A collection of education resources about "Green." From the environment to the economy, bring green into the classroom.
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Visual Learning: Who Is That Masked Man?
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Visual literacy lesson plan focusing on Guy Fawkes mask image and the issue of corporate power and deception.
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YES! Recommends: The Story of Stuff Project
posted Mar 14, 2012 - The Story of Stuff Project now offers more films that explain and inform. Check out The Story of Broke, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, and don't miss out on free curriculum from Facing the Future.
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Curriculum & Resources: De-Stress Your Classroom
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Edutopia bundle of resources on meditation programs that can be used in school. Steps and benefits to bringing meditation to the classroom.
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Curriculum & Resources: Global Oneness Project
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Global Oneness Project is offering free film screening kits to educators. Take advantage of this great opportunity to explore interconnectedness and promote social wellness.
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Curriculum & Resources: The Corporation
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Watch a new video about an eighth grade class using The Corporation film as a discussion starter. Share with your students using free curriculum from The Ontario Institute of Studies in Education.
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Curriculum & Resources: Teaching Social Movements
posted Feb 29, 2012 - A collection of YES! resources for teaching about Occupy and other social movements.
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Visual Learning: You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto
posted Jan 30, 2012 - Visual Learning activity using an image of industrial tomato field in the central valley of California.
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Curriculum & Resources: Academy of Achievement
posted Jan 30, 2012 - With biographies, personal interviews, and powerful images, the Academy of Achievement provides the opportunity for students to find a modern hero that resonates with their life. A content-rich Achiever Gallery of photos and a well-organized curriculum are terrific resources for hero projects or studies.
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YES! Recommends: ServiceSpace
posted Jan 30, 2012 - ServiceSpace is a movement for generosity on social and personal levels. The site features projects that inspire generous behavior and chronicle the acts of kindness of ServiceSpace volunteers.
