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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 3h

Give your students the perfect project companion! 🧰📘 Our #Worldof8Billion Project Organizer walks them step-by-step from research to filming, to help them to create a standout video📹🌏
Open the Project Organizer Here! ▶️ buff.ly/IFsmZd6

#GlobalEd #StudentVoices #sschat #edusky #edusci

Population Education @populationeducation.org · 1d

📚✨ Big thanks to JMU College of Education for welcoming us this week! Pre-service teachers dug into interactive PopEd lessons, discovering creative ways to connect global issues with student learning. 🌍 #PopulationEducation #TeacherTraining #SustainabilityEducation

Population Education @populationeducation.org · 1d

🌍💬 Ranye Ezenekwe proves what girl power looks like—using her #Worldof8Billion video to raise her voice for global health and equity.
Her leadership inspires girls everywhere to speak up and lead change. 💪✨

#PopEdWomenoftheWorld #GirlsLead #StudentVoices
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Combating Health Disparities With Bioplastic Hygiene Kits

Lead Producer: Ranye Ezenekwe Created for the 2023-2024 World of 8 Billion student video contest, sponsored by Population Education. View all of the winning videos at:…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 2d

🏙️🌍 On #WorldHabitatDay, we reflect on the right to adequate shelter for all.
This year’s theme—Urban Crisis Response—calls for sustainable, inclusive solutions as cities face climate change, conflict, and inequality. ✨
#UrbanCrisisResponse #ResilientCities

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 3d

✨ Teachers thrive when they learn & lead together. On #WorldTeachersDay, PopEd celebrates educators by creating spaces for collaboration—through workshops, networks & ready-to-use resources. Thank you for inspiring every day! 🍎🌍

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 7d

✨Exciting news! Our topic backgrounders are now available in Spanish!👏📚Click on the link below to view the Spanish versions, which are located right next to the download buttons. ➡️https://buff.ly/VNZPzJT

#Worldof8Billion #YouthVoices #sschat #edusky #edusci

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 8d

🍂📚 October is upon us—but it’s not too late to refresh your classroom with new ideas! buff.ly/7vxHkMd PopEd’s Back-to-School page is packed with essential lessons, new videos, and blogs to spark student projects. ✨https://buff.ly/7vxHkMd #edusky #sschat #edusci #populationeducation

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 9d

Climate change disproportionately affects women’s health—raising risks from heat stress, food insecurity, maternal complications, and more. Check out this awesome interactive map compiling 130 climate change studies.

Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s health

An analysis of 130 peer-reviewed studies shows that 68% (89) of the 130 studies found that women were more affected by health impacts associated with climate change than men.

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 12d

Looking for ways to bring SDG 5: Gender Equality into your classroom? BookWidgets has compiled a blog featuring 8 free lesson plans on SDG 5: Gender Equality that help students explore gender equality through critical thinking, empathy, and collaboration. 🌍
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8 Free Lesson Plans on "SDG 5: Gender Equality" for All Grade Level Students

Gender equality is essential for a just, sustainable, and prosperous world, making it the cornerstone of Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5). This goal emphasizes the elimination of all forms of…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 12d

🌎PopEd recognizes the vital role Latino communities play in conversations about climate and sustainability. Pew Research shows most U.S. Latinos say climate and environmental issues are already impacting their local communities. 💪🌱

Most U.S. Latinos say global climate change and other environmental issues impact their local communities

Latinos broadly support an array of policy measures to address climate change and other environmental issues.

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 13d

Cool BookWidgets blog featuring 8 free lesson plans on SDG 5: Gender Equality that help students explore gender equality through critical thinking, empathy, and collaboration. 📚 Read the blog + access the resources ➡️ buff.ly/9ALUiSm #edusky #PopEdWomenoftheWorld

8 Free Lesson Plans on "SDG 5: Gender Equality" for All Grade Level Students

Gender equality is essential for a just, sustainable, and prosperous world, making it the cornerstone of Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5). This goal emphasizes the elimination of all forms of…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 14d

🌍🙋Are your students brainstorming their video topic for the #Worldof8Billion contest? Check out this video to start diving into our 3 topics and helpful resources. 👉 buff.ly/veEPy1q

#Worldof8Billion #YouthVoices #sschat #edusky #edusci

World of 8 Billion Topic Backgrounder Intro

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 15d

🌍✨ Teachers, join us Oct 29 (4:30–5:45 ET) for The World’s Women: Education, Fertility & Demographic Change. Explore data, activities & poetry on girls’ education + walk away with ready resources for grades 6–12. Free & open to all! 👉 buff.ly/8446W9P

The World’s Women: Lessons on How Education and Fertility Impact Demographic Change. Text reads: “Discover how women and girls influence population trends. Grade Levels: 6–12. Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025. Time: 4:30–5:45 PM ET. Register today. learn.populationeducation.org/worldswomen.
The left side is text. The right side features a collage of diverse women across different cultures.

Population Education @populationeducation.org · 15d

🌟 This month we joined pre-service teachers at UMBC & Towson for hands-on PopEd workshops! 🌍 Future educators explored creative ways to teach sustainability & population concepts. Loved connecting with such inspiring #futureteachers! ✨ #PopulationEducation
#futureteacher #teachertraining #edusky

Pre-service teachers stand at a classroom table sorting laminated word cards with terms like “food,” “trees,” “money,” and “illnesses,” part of a Population Education activity.

Pre-service teachers gather in front of a whiteboard covered with interconnected “More/Less” cards while discussing a PopEd activity;

Pre-service teachers participate in the “Mining for Chocolate” activity, using toothpicks to dig chocolate chips out of cookies placed on graphing worksheets.

Three pre-service teachers in front of whiteboard with colorful cards labeled “More” or “Less” (e.g., “More People,” “More Cars,” “Less Trees”) while a population systems diagram is projected above them.

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 19d

Make cause and effect click for your K–5 students! Our latest blog spotlights free lessons that use word webs, domino chains, and more to build literacy and critical thinking skills — plus a PopEd favorite, Lessons from The Lorax.
👉 Grab these free gems 💎 buff.ly/5mRmazb #edusky #ELA #elementaryed

Cause and Effect Lessons for Elementary Grades, K-5 - Population Education

This blog is a must-read if you’re teaching cause and effect in elementary. Includes links to free cause and effect... Read more »

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 19d

🌍 Two 7th grade girls used their #Worldof8Billion winning video to spotlight how reproductive rights & gender equity shape population. Their project shows why the #PopEdWomenOfTheWorld theme matters — and the power of young voices.
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Reproductive Rights

Lead Producer: Adelaide Hobor & Hazel Boerger Created for the 2022-2023 World of 8 Billion student video contest, sponsored by Population Education. View all of the winning videos at:…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 21d

🍎Teachers - want to help your students create their best videos for the #Worldof8Billion contest but need support? We've got you covered! We are offering need-based mini-grants up to $500! ⌛Applications are due October 31, 2025.

Learn more👉 buff.ly/IXa0nqI

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 22d

📣 Teachers, we want to hear from YOU! Share a quick 3-word activity recap, a one-liner from your students, a lesson that stuck with your class, or a before & after” reflection of a PopEd activity. 🌍📚
👉 Share here: buff.ly/WVXkjBz or drop a comment below.
#PopEdTeacherVoices #sschat #edusci

Population Education @populationeducation.org · 22d

✨We’re kicking off our Fall theme, #PopEdWomenOfTheWorld, with HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World by Katherine Halligan. Learn about 50 trailblazers from around the globe—astronauts, activists, mathematicians, and more. Each story shines a light on girl power. buff.ly/zPutRkT #sschat

HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World

Teach kids about HerStory with this uplifting book that tells the story of 50 intrepid women, past and present, from around the world! Each spread tells stories of the woman's childhood, the…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 22d

🌍 Teaching #globalcitizenship isn’t a new curriculum—it’s a new lens. From math to art to PE, check out some simple ways to connect EVERY subject to the wider world. buff.ly/5hAE4kB #edusky #teacher #sschat #edusci #mathsky

Bring Global Citizenship Into Any Classroom - Population Education

Your students are not just studying the world, they are living it. Climate chaos, wealth and education gaps, digital overload,... Read more »

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 23d

✨ PopEd’s fall focus: Women & girls. From barriers in learning to fertility trends & community impacts—see how gender equity drives sustainability. 🌱 #Teachers, join us! buff.ly/N3ycH2b #edusky #sschat #PopEdWomenOfTheWorld #genderequality

The World’s Women: PopEd’s Fall Theme - Population Education

Across the globe, women and girls play vital roles in their families and communities. Yet they often face unique challenges... Read more »

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 26d

Who else needs a little Friday wanderlust? Nature, culture, and creativity 🌿📸 See the winning shots from Population Connection's annual Summer Photo Contest!

2025 Photo Contest Submissions - Population Connection

Explore submissions from our fourth annual Summer Photo Contest! Thanks to all who participated and shared their beautiful photographs.

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 26d

✨Last but not least in the 2026 World of 8 Billion Contest: Economics!

💰A strong economy allows the community to receive basic needs. But with a growing population, countries struggle to support everyone equally.

Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/EHLyVdH

#Worldof8Billion #StudentVoices #GlobalEd #edusky

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 26d

📚✨🌎 PopEd’s Back-to-School hub is live! Get fresh lessons, demo videos, and blog ideas to inspire students + projects. We’ll also be spotlighting teachers this fall—share your voice! ➡️ buff.ly/6j41gJV #edusky #PopEdTeacherVoices #sschat #edusci

Back to School - Population Education

Ready to start the year with lessons that get students thinking about people and the planet? This Back to School hub offers classroom-ready activities, top resources, and new videos that connect…

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Population Education @populationeducation.org · 28d

💧 Next up in the 2026 World of 8 Billion Contest: Wetlands!🌿

Wetlands store more carbon than rainforests. Despite this, wetlands are cleared for agriculture and impact local communities.

Interested in this topic? Learn more👉 buff.ly/toIy7ea

#Worldof8Billion #YouthVoices #GlobalEd #edusky #edusci

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