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Renzhi Jing; Sam Heft-Neal; Zetianyu Wang; Jie Chen; Minghao Qiu; Isaac M. Opper; Zachary Wagner; Eran Bendavid – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Increasing educational attainment is one of the most important and effective tools for health and economic improvements. The extent to which extreme climate events disrupt education, resulting in fewer years of schooling and reduced educational attainment, remains under-studied. Children in low- and middle-income countries may be uniquely…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, Developing Nations, Educational Attainment
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Tinker Sachs, Gertrude – Multicultural Perspectives, 2013
In this article, the author describes her preparations for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) professional presentations in Haiti. As a cultural worker, (after Paulo Freire), she was very conscious of the need for care in working with "the Other" especially when the Other is known only from second hand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This compilation offers global examples of innovative and promising literacy and numeracy programmes that link the teaching and learning of literacy to sustainable development challenges such as health, social equality, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. This publication is a timely contribution to the 2030 Agenda for…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Literacy, Numeracy, Lifelong Learning
Anthos, Jeannette Smith – Arts & Activities, 2010
As an art teacher, it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of objectives, lesson plans, grading, paperwork, setup, art shows and getting "that project" done within a certain time frame. Sometimes art teachers can miss out on a teachable moment not just for the students, but for themselves, as well. The author came upon…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Education, Natural Disasters, Seismology