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The World Becomes What We Teach

Zoe Weil—author, educator, and president of the Institute for Humane Education—describes how we can (and must) transform education and teaching; create such a generation; and build such a future.

Poaching Wildlife Global Issues Guide

Find books, articles, videos, lesson plans and more related to issues of poaching wildlife to help you teach and/or learn more about this global ethical issue.

Race, Racism, Discrimination and Prejudice Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, articles, videos, lesson plans and more related to issues of race, racism, discrimination, and prejudice to help you teach and/or learn more about these global ethical issues.

Sexism and Gender Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on sexism and gender issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.

Plastics, Plastic Waste and Plastic Pollution Global Issues Guide

Find books, articles, websites, films, lesson plans and other resources about issues related to plastic, plastic waste and plastic pollution to help you teach and/or learn more about this topic.

Poverty and Wealth Inequality Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on poverty & wealth inequality issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.

Population and Overpopulation Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on population and overpopulation issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.

Slavery, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking Global Issues Guide

Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on slavery, forced labor and human trafficking issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.

Pillars of Humane Education

This brief activity is a great icebreaker for groups of humane educators or student (or adult) solutionaries to help them define their visions.

Recommended: grades 8 and upTime: 30-45 minutes

Learn direct ways to become involved with the community, make better choices as consumers, and develop positive messages to live by, and discover that our simple decisions really can change the world.