Curriculum & Resources

Curricula and lesson plans on topics ranging from climate change to happiness.

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude

posted Nov 18, 2013

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude Poster for November Newsletter.

Curriculum & Resources: How I Write

posted Oct 21, 2013

Interviews with authors, on The Daily Beast, about their daily writing routines.

Curriculum & Resources: Garment Industry Infographic

posted Oct 21, 2013

Interactive map of garment industry factories, designed in response to the Bangladesh disasters.

Visual Learning: Message in a Bottle

posted Oct 21, 2013

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not). In this case, it's all about organizing to support a peaceful protest.

YES! Recommends: Institute for Humane Education

posted Oct 21, 2013

The Institute for Humane Education (IHE) believes that in order to create a just, sustainable, and humane world, humane education needs to be at the core of everyone’s education. IHE curricula, lesson plans, online courses, graduate programs focus on human rights, animal protection, environmental stewardship, and cultural influences.

Curriculum & Resources: 10 Reasons Why Co-ops Rock

posted Apr 15, 2013

Toolbox for Education and Social Change has a great classroom tool on cooperatives. You can buy its "10 Reasons Why Co-ops Rock" poster at pay what you want prices. Available in Spanish, too.

Curriculum & Resources: The Food Project

posted Apr 15, 2013

Resources from The Food Project, based in the Boston area, focus on sustainable agriculture and youth leadership. TFP graciously shares many of its manuals, activities, and curriculum for free (downloadable).

YES! Recommends: Equal Exchange

posted Apr 15, 2013

Equal Exchange is a worker-owned cooperative and has been at the forefront of fair trade, supporting small-scale farmers for over 25 years. Part of its mission is to educate and engage the public in the fair trade movement. Its curriculum, working papers, and infographics are terrific learning tools on fair trade, sustainable agriculture, and cooperatives.

Visual Learning: Out of Character

posted Apr 15, 2013

This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about the intersection of handwriting and digital typeface and the fate of cursive writing around the world.

Curriculum & Resources: World Savvy

posted Feb 01, 2013

World Savvy prepares the next generation to learn, work, and thrive as responsible and engaged global citizens. It provides curriculum and other classroom-ready resources, professional development, and an educator network to boost student global competency.

YES! Recommends: Biomimicry 3.8 Institute

posted Feb 01, 2013

The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute promotes biomimicry as a sustainability design tool. It shares an abundance of resources, seminars, and trainings with scientists, engineers, architects, business-people, and teachers who desire to use nature's models as inspiration for creating man-made products and sustainable technologies.

Neighborhood Chalkboard Reveals Secrets and Dreams

posted Feb 01, 2013

TEDTalk by Candy Chang on connecting communities through art, sharing, and usable public spaces.

Visual Learning: In a Bind

posted Feb 01, 2013

This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about what it would be like to live a nomadic lifestyle, and to be forced to live and work in an unfamiliar place.

Curriculum & Resources: The Debate on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

posted Feb 01, 2013

What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Why do we need them? Do your students think they're good or bad? Study these three infographics to get three different points of view on GMOs, and to boost your students' critical thinking.

Visual Learning: High and Dry

posted Dec 21, 2012

This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about what it would be like to live in a remote area and between two worlds—the past of their ancestors and the present of American mainstream culture.