Introducing Ideas This Week
Welcome! We've created a list to help you explore the best of what we have to offer. It covers topics including educator competencies, classroom resources, inspiring stories, and more.
What is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Start integrating Social-Emotional Learning in the classroom with this high-level look at what SEL is, along with some helpful intro tools.
How Historical Empathy Helps Students Understand the World Today
Developing historical empathy can help students engage with the past while understanding their own role in the world today.
Exploring Audre Lorde’s Intersectionality
Audre Lorde was a Black lesbian scholar, feminist, mother, and poet who challenged us to think about the intersectionality of politics and identity.
On Living Deliberately
Kaitlin Smith offers personal reflections on what it means to live deliberately.
The Afterdeath of the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Lawrence L. Langer
Eminent Holocaust scholar Lawrence L. Langer raises critical questions about the narratives and languages used to characterize the Holocaust.
Lilian Baylis Technology School: An Upstanders Journey
Programme Associate Aqsa Islam spent an engaging day with students taking part in our Upstanders: Choosing to Act drop down day.
Sometimes Empathy is Hard for Teachers
The stresses of teaching can spread educators thin emotionally.
Building Belonging with New Classroom Activities for Back to School
Use our updated Back-to-School Toolkit to help you build community with students and lay the foundation for building a brave, inclusive classroom.
9 of Our Favorite Back-to-School Activities and Resources
Try these classroom activities and resources at the start of the year to build a foundation for learning all year long.
28 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for the Classroom
Use these simple social-emotional learning activities to incorporate SEL in your lesson plans and classroom routines.