Jennifer Chinenye Emelife
Jennifer Chinenye Emelife is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, focusing on critical literacy education for youth in violent and displaced contexts. She has contributed to OISE's Addressing Injustices and Constructive Conflict Pedagogies projects and has over six years of experience teaching literacy. Through Teach for Change Nigeria, her education resource website, Jennifer has developed curriculum materials for West African secondary schools and is a finalist for the British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in English Language Teaching. As an Associate Researcher with the UNESCO Centre, she has worked on peacebuilding projects and contributed to a synopsis report on case studies commissioned by INEE, UNESCO, and IFRC. Jennifer is a recipient of the UK government Chevening Scholarship, DKG World Fellowship, PEO International Peace Scholarship, and African Women Development Fund. In 2024, she received the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grant for her project "Literacy amidst Violent Conflict," which equips Nigerian students and teachers with critical literacy tools to address injustices in their communities.
Educational Intervention: Amplifying the Voices of Internally Displaced Children
In March 2019, Teach for Change Nigeria volunteered to be part of the ReadABookNigeria Initiative (RABNI)'s IDP Camp TED Ed club; a three month educational intervention program that culminated into a day-event themed Voices:...
Creating an Engaging English Lesson: Four Quick Tips!
Have you ever wondered how best to get kids engaged in a book you're studying in class? Activities!!! Students generally enjoy walking around, talking, moving parts of their body, anything at all but sit...
Spice Up Your Teaching!
Have you ever thought of how you can make learning different from the usual? What are you currently teaching, how can you collaborate with teachers across other classes to make learning more meaningful and...
Teach for Change Nigeria Finalist of 2019 ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language...
I am so delighted to announce that Teach for Change Nigeria is a finalist of the 17th British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching 2019 in Local Innovation category. This educational...
A Teacher’s Guide – Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emechata
Click To Download A Teacher's Guide on Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta.
The novel, Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emechata tells the story of a young, determined woman, Adah Ofili whose ambition to live a better...
Building A Great Relationship With Your Students
I love making posts like this because I've learned teaching is nothing if you have no relationship with your students.
So two days ago, a boy in my English class told me he likes this...
A Quick Guide to Teaching Kids to Write
As teachers of language and literature, we've all had those frustrating moments grading our students' creative writing pieces and swallowing huge chunks of patience so you don't squeeze all the damn scripts and toss...
Testimonials!
Teach for Change Nigeria (TFCN) as an organisation has created a platform to assist teachers of Literature and other related subjects to harness their full potentials through their website and other social media platforms....
Join the TFCN Literature/English Teachers Whatsapp Webinars!
Founded in June 2018, Teach for Change Nigeria (TFCN) is committed to changing the teaching and learning of Literature in Nigerian secondary schools. Zainab Atobatele Abdulrasheed, active member of the TFCN Whatsapp group and...