Time for Change

How can teachers support their students to be changemakers? As part of the Time for Change initiative, First Book, the largest online community of educators serving young people from low-income communities, and Ashoka have developed a series of four stories from communities that reflect the diversity and economic and social challenges experienced by educators and students across the country.

These stories are part of a toolkit that will help educators create an environment where students believe they can be changemakers, see themselves as powerful, and identify ways that they can make a difference in their classrooms, schools and communities. In the toolkit, each story is accompanied by a discussion question, journal prompt, and changemaking tips and best practices.

Below you will find all four stories in text and video format.