Pupil outcome: I can identify a number of ways we can make a positive difference in our school communities. Key learning points: - An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society and in communities. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the contribution charities, NGOs and groups make in our community. Key learning points: - Charities address community needs, focusing on helping people, the environment and animals. - NGOs offer humanitarian...

With support from the National Science Foundation, Lake Ecologist Jasmine Saros and her team from the University of Maine are plying the lake waters of southwestern Greenland, gathering samples of ""diatoms"" to study how climate change...

Kansas City part 7/7: The speaker reflects on the issue of inequity and the need for individuals, agencies, businesses, and communities to work together to create a sense of unity and lift each other up. They discuss the challenges faced...

What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into...

Public libraries have always been about more than just books -- and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic. After witnessing overdoses at her library in Philadelphia, Chera Kowalski...

How can we tap into the potential of all students, especially those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds? Sociologist Anindya Kundu invites us to take a deeper look at the personal, social and institutional challenges that keep...

Pupil outcome: I can describe what we can do as active citizens to improve our community. Key learning points: - Active citizenship involves key skills such as advocacy, collaboration and political literacy. - Engaging in democracy and...

Jennifer Brown (she/her) is a globally recognized DEI thought leader, highly sought after speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Jennifer envisions inclusive organizations where all of us can thrive. As someone who...

In this video, Jade the Giraffe and Raffi the Rabbit discuss the concept of unity. They talk about how unity is feeling like you belong to something bigger than yourself, such as your family, school, or community. Raffi shares a story...

Hurricane Helene and Milton are painful reminders that our oceans are changing. Warmer ocean waters are acting on higher sea levels, causing catastrophic damage to our coastal communities. And what’s scarier is that the sea level rise...

The term climate change is used to denote the long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region. Another term often interchanged with climate change is global warming. Global warming is formally defined as a rise in Earth's...

The term climate change is used to denote the long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region. Another term often interchanged with climate change is global warming. Global warming is formally defined as a rise in Earth's...

Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health. “The three pounds of microbes that you carry around...

Between 2008 and 2016, the United States deported more than three million people. What happens to those left behind? Journalist Duarte Geraldino picks up the story of deportation where the state leaves off. Learn more about the wider...

Six months on from the Grenfell fire, local and national housing campaigners hope that the disaster will change the face of British housing estate regeneration. Campaigners hope that local authorities will give a greater voice to the...

Carl has been an educator for the past 21 years. He has held a variety of positions in both multiple districts, from 1st grade teacher to Virtualization Coordinator. He’s a father of three girls, Sophia, Lauren, and Caroline...

Rules and laws are special instructions that tell us what to do at home, at school and in our communities. They help to keep us safe and make society more fair.

From dense urban cities to remote islands, the impacts of the planetary emergency are felt across the world. But communities that contribute the least to the causes are already experiencing the most severe repercussions of climate change...

Climate change is the epic challenge of our lives, and community leaders like Rahwa Ghirmatzion and Zelalem Adefris are already working on sustainable, resilient solutions. Through their organizations in Buffalo and Miami, they're...

The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Francis. Delivering a visionary TED Talk from Vatican City, the spiritual leader proposes three courses of action to address the world's...

Investing in green energy, holding large corporations accountable for their pollution, stopping pipeline and oil extraction initiatives -- these are non-negotiable actions to protect the planet, but they are still just the bare minimum,...

Social justice belongs in our schools, says educator Sydney Chaffee. In a bold talk, she shows how teaching students to engage in activism helps them build important academic and life skills -- and asks us to rethink how we can use...

Have you ever had a moment when you felt you just couldn’t go on? Home, job, relationship… all in tatters? Bree Pear faced this moment. She struggled with ways to face her adversity, and eventually found a way...