Time for Change:

Dream. Act. Change Our World.

First Book, Ashoka, and Teach For All are joining with Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet to equip a generation of educators and young people with the abilities needed to take action to make sustainable change in communities in the U.S. and in countries around the world.

First Book logo, Audemars Piguet logo and Ashoka logo.First Book logo, Audemars Piguet logo and Ashoka logo.
First Book logo, Audemars Piguet logo and Ashoka logo.First Book logo, Audemars Piguet logo and Ashoka logo.

First Book, Ashoka, and Teach For All are joining with Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet to equip a generation of educators and young people with the abilities needed to take action to make sustainable change in communities in the U.S. and in countries around the world.

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Tools to Help You Foster Changemaking


Tools to Help You
Foster Changemaking

Subject Specific Tip Sheets
for Changemaking

Use these Tip Sheets to integrate changemaking into subjects like STEM, social studies, art, and health — and learn why doing so can increase students’ engagement, creativity,
and agency.

Incorporating Changemaking
into STEM

Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip Sheet
Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip Sheet

Incorporating Changemaking
into Social Studies

Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into Social Studies Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into Social Studies Tip Sheet

Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Incorporating Changemaking
into the Arts

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Incorporating Changemaking
into Health & SEL

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Subject Specific Tip Sheets
for Changemaking

Use these Tip Sheets to integrate changemaking into subjects like STEM, social studies, art, and health — and learn why doing so can increase students’ engagement, creativity, and agency.

Incorporating Changemaking
into STEM

Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip Sheet
Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into STEM Tip Sheet

Incorporating Changemaking
into Social Studies

Click to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into Social Studies Tip SheetClick to download the Time for Change Incorporating Changemaking into Social Studies Tip Sheet

Using Books to Teach Empathy
and Inspire Young Changemakers

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Incorporating Changemaking
into the Arts

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Incorporating Changemaking
into Health & SEL

Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Using Books to Teach Empathy and Inspire Young Changemakers resource.

Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.

A Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers

This guide will help you create an environment where your students believe they can be changemakers, see themselves as powerful, and identify ways they can make a difference in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

 Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource. Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.

Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.

A Guide to Inspiring
Young Changemakers

This guide will help you create an environment where your students believe they can be changemakers, see themselves as powerful, and identify ways they can make a difference in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

 Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource. Click to download the Time for Change Guide to Inspiring Young Changemakers resource.

Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.

Changemakers in Action: A Video Series

Changemakers from around the country share how they built sustainable solutions to problems in their communities. We hope these inspiring stories will encourage you and your students along your own changemaking journeys.

Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.

Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.

Changemakers in Action:
A Video Series

Changemakers from around the country share how they built sustainable solutions to problems in their communities. We hope these inspiring stories will encourage you and your students along your own changemaking journeys.

Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.Click to watch the Time for Change Changemakers in Action video series on YouTube.

Books Featuring Changemakers in Action


Books Featuring
Changemakers in Action

Making a Difference

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Click to shop the Making a Difference category.Click to shop the Making a Difference category.

Activism & Civic Engagement

Click to shop the Activism & Civic Engagement category.Click to shop the Activism & Civic Engagement category.
Click to shop the Activism and Civic Engagement category.Click to shop the Activism and Civic Engagement category.

Making a Difference

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Click to shop the Making a Difference category.Click to shop the Making a Difference category.

Activism & Civic Engagement

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Click to shop the Activism and Civic Engagement category.Click to shop the Activism and Civic Engagement category.

Getting Started with Changemaking


Getting Started
with Changemaking

Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.

Changemaking is the idea that, in collaboration with others, every person can apply creative solutions to address problems in their communities. Use this helpful resource to learn more about Changemaking and how you can incorporate it into your teaching or program.

Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.

Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.

Changemaking is the idea that, in collaboration with others, every person can apply creative solutions to address problems in their communities. Use this helpful resource to learn more about Changemaking and how you can incorporate it into your teaching or program.

Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.Click to download the Time for Change Introduction to Changemaking resource.


The Four Key Changemaking Abilities


Use these Time Savers to help students develop the key changemaker abilities: empathy, teamwork, leadership, and changemaking action. These skills will help them succeed in the classroom and make positive change in their communities.

Conscious Empathy

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Teamwork

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Click to download the Teamwork Time Saver.Click to download the Teamwork Time Saver.

Changemaking Leadership

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Click to download the Changemaking Leadership Time Saver.Click to download the Changemaking Leadership Time Saver.

Changemaking Action

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Click to download the Changemaking Action Time Saver.Click to download the Changemaking Action Time Saver.

The Four Key
Changemaking Abilities

Use these Time Savers to help students develop the key changemaker abilities: empathy, teamwork, leadership, and changemaking action. These skills will help them succeed in the classroom and make positive change in their communities.

Conscious Empathy

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Teamwork

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Click to download the Teamwork Time Saver.Click to download the Teamwork Time Saver.

Changemaking Leadership

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Click to download the Changemaking Leadership Time Saver.Click to download the Changemaking Leadership Time Saver.

Changemaking Action

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Click to download the Changemaking Action Time Saver.Click to download the Changemaking Action Time Saver.


SEL Books That Model Changemaking Skills



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SEL Books That Model Changemaking Skills

Click to shop the Social & Emotional Learning Character Traits category.Click to shop the Social & Emotional Learning Character Traits category.