Class is in session

Happy Hump Day, Shit Givers.

This week we’re staying on the back-to-school theme and focusing the entire issue on teaching resources for the teachers, parents, and lifelong students among you.

Find resources for climate & science literacy, digital & media literacy, water & ecosystem education, and history & civic education.

One more thing before we dive in: We included this last week, but just as an extra reminder that public education is drastically underfunded and teachers are tragically underpaid, we’re highlighting one of our very favorite organizations: DonorsChoose.

Pick a classroom and fill it with the supplies it needs as the school year kicks off. (You may even receive handwritten thank you letters from the kids benefitting from your donation, which is truly one of the best feelings ever).

Let’s go.

— Willow

Climate education is often cut or watered down in curriculums, even though it touches nearly every subject, from biology to economics to geography. These resources hand teachers ready-to-use lessons.

Here’s what you can do:

Kids are spending more time online than any generation before them, and most schools still don’t teach the skills to navigate the online world critically.

Here’s what you can do:

Some of the best environmental education doesn’t happen in a classroom. Use these resources to get kids outside, thinking about water, fungi, and the ecosystems worth protecting.

Here’s what you can do:

History textbooks tend to leave a lot out, often on purpose. These resources fill in what’s missing, from whose land this actually is to whose history rarely makes the standard curriculum.

Here’s what you can do:

That’s it!

Forward this list to an educator you know, and explore more teaching resources using the “teach” verb in the What Can I Do app here.

Thank you — as always — for giving a shit.

— Willow