Photography is a language every student already speaks. PhotoWings, in partnership with Photoville, offers a growing library of free photography education resources — lesson plans, educator guides, workbooks, and visual storytelling toolkits — designed to help teachers, teaching artists, and youth program leaders bring image-making and visual literacy into any learning space. Every resource is classroom-ready, downloadable at no cost, and developed alongside working educators through the Photoville Educator Labs. Browse the full collection below, or jump to the materials that fit your subject, grade level, and goals.
What you'll find in the library
Our resources fall into a handful of formats, so you can pick what matches how you teach:
Educator guides — In-depth resource guides that frame a theme, supply guiding questions, and connect photography to your curriculum.
Lesson plans — Self-contained, ready-to-teach activities you can run in a single class or stretch across a unit.
Toolkits — Project-based frameworks built around connecting, making, and sharing, ideal for longer or community-based work.
Exhibition guides — Companion materials for photography exhibitions like The Photoville FENCE and My Park Moment, including multilingual editions.
Workbooks & educator notebooks — Hands-on prompts, exercises, and field notes drawn directly from our professional development labs.
Catalyst of Change: Educator Resource Guide Context Perspective Collaboration Storytelling Civic Education Media Literacy Photojournalism Educator Lab Professional Development Educator Lab Guide Barnabas Crosby, Terry Parris Jr., Laila Annmarie Stevens, Roy Baizan, Michelle Young Lee, Meghan Nguyen, Chris Curmi-Hall Catalyst of Change: Workbook Context Perspective Reflection Collaboration Civic Education Media Literacy Educator Lab Professional Development Educator Lab Guide Barnabas Crosby, Terry Parris Jr., Laila Annmarie Stevens, Roy Baizan, Michelle Young Lee, Meghan Nguyen, Chris Curmi-Hall Catalyst of Change: Workshop Presentation Context Perspective Storytelling Collaboration Civic Education Media Literacy Educator Lab Photojournalism Educator Lab Guide Barnabas Crosby, Terry Parris Jr., Laila Annmarie Stevens, Roy Baizan, Michelle Young Lee, Meghan Nguyen, Chris Curmi-Hall The Compassionate Classroom: Educator Resource Guide Trust Resilience Reflection Collaboration Social Emotional Learning Trauma-Informed Educator Lab Professional Development Educator Lab Guide Danny Arenas, Lacresha Berry, Alexis Lambrou & Bard High School Students The Compassionate Classroom: Workbook Trust Resilience Reflection Self-Discovery Social Emotional Learning Educator Lab Arts Education Educator Lab Guide Danny Arenas, Lacresha Berry, Alexis Lambrou & Bard High School Students The Compassionate Classroom: Workshop Presentation Trust Resilience Reflection Collaboration Social Emotional Learning Educator Lab Arts Education Educator Lab Guide Danny Arenas, Lacresha Berry, Alexis Lambrou & Bard High School Students Disability / Visibility: Educator Resource Guide Perspective Self-Discovery Trust Collaboration Disability Studies Accessibility Educator Lab Professional Development Zine-making Narrative Educator Lab Guide Stephanie Alvarado, Jen White-Johnson Peer Exchange in the Park: Educator Notebook (Fall 2021) Collaboration Storytelling Perspective Inspiration Educator Lab Professional Development Storytelling Peer Learning Public Space Educator Lab Guide Presenting educators: Wendy Barrales, Jacqueline Du, Caitlin Gibbons, Natalia Guerrero, Fatmata Bah, Shay Lin, Brenna McLaughlin, Ben Russell, Yael Glick Creating with Community: Educator Notebook (Spring 2021) Collaboration Trust Context Storytelling Educator Lab Professional Development Community-Based Art Storytelling Educator Lab Guide Discussion facilitators: Roy Baizan, Jessica Bal, Jasmin Chang, Zac Martin, Brenna McLaughlin, Lorie Novak, Josie Wells We, Women Education Resource Guide Collaboration Perspective Storytelling Trust Women Social Issues Collaboration Community Documentary Identity Resource Guide Photoville Education in partnership with PhotoWings My Park Moment Education Resource Guide (English) Reflection Perspective Inspiration Context Parks Public Space Environment Community Photography Multilingual Resource Guide Photoville Education in partnership with PhotoWings My Park Moment Education Resource Guide (Spanish) Reflection Perspective Inspiration Context Parks Public Space Environment Community Photography Multilingual Resource Guide Photoville Education in partnership with PhotoWings My Park Moment Education Resource Guide (Chinese) Reflection Perspective Inspiration Context Parks Public Space Environment Community Photography Multilingual Resource Guide Photoville Education in partnership with PhotoWings Connecting Through Time: Intergenerational & Family Storytelling Toolkit Legacy Storytelling Reflection Self-Discovery Family Intergenerational Archives Toolkit Storytelling Resource Guide Kamal Badhey, Wendy Barrales, Natalia Guerrero (Facilitator/Editors: Jess Bal and Jasmin Chang) Photoville FENCE 8th Edition Education Guide Storytelling Perspective Context Inspiration Public Art FENCE Visual Literacy Photography FENCE Education Guide The Photoville FENCE — featuring dozens of photographers; presented by Photoville, FENCE education partner PhotoWings Photoville FENCE 7th Edition Education Guide Storytelling Perspective Context Inspiration Public Art FENCE Visual Literacy Photography FENCE Education Guide The Photoville FENCE — featuring dozens of photographers; presented by Photoville, FENCE education partner PhotoWings My Life in Pieces! Self-Discovery Storytelling Context Reflection Identity Family Diorama Photography Diaspora Storytelling Lesson Plan Aliza Greenberg, Bob Madey, Daveed Baptiste Project Planning with Intention and Authenticity Reflection Self-Discovery Collaboration Inspiration Education Identity Indigenous Storytelling Lesson Plan Josué Rivas, John Harvie, Laura Roumanos (Facilitator/Editor: Jessica Bal) Remix: A Lesson in Collaboration Collaboration Perspective Inspiration Self-Discovery Collage Collaboration Photography Visual Arts Lesson Plan Mary Ann McQuillian, Mz. Icar, Anja Ligtenberg (Facilitator/Editor: Jasmin Chang) What We Share Storytelling Context Resilience Trust Documentary Social Justice Photojournalism Youth Personal Narrative Lesson Plan Brenna McLaughlin, Ashleigh Staton Your World Self-Discovery Storytelling Perspective Reflection Identity Disability Studies Family Documentary Narrative Lesson Plan Ingrid Damiani, Erin Lefevre, Ilona Lieberman (Facilitator/Editor: Gretchen Baudenbacher) Connecting With Yourself Reflection Legacy Self-Discovery Storytelling Family Album Personal History Editing Self-Portrait Intergenerational Lesson Plan Natalia Guerrero Community Sharing Collaboration Context Trust Inspiration Community Exhibition Planning Audience Public Display Community-Based Art Lesson Plan Jasmin Chang & Wendy Barrales Photographic Re-Imagining of the Familial Portrait Legacy Reflection Self-Discovery Perspective Archives Family Legacy Photography African Diaspora Lesson Plan Kamal Badhey Identifying Dominant + Creating Counter Narratives Perspective Storytelling Context Self-Discovery Narrative Identity Community Media Literacy Lesson Plan Wendy Barrales Mapping Windows into Personal Documentary Self-Discovery Reflection Storytelling Inspiration Documentary Education Personal Connection Purpose Lesson Plan Natalia Guerrero River of Life Legacy Self-Discovery Reflection Storytelling Storytelling Documentary Ethics Trust Community Lesson Plan Natalia Guerrero Who We Are and Who They Say We Are Perspective Storytelling Resilience Context Immigration Narrative Documentary FENCE Photojournalism Lesson Plan Autumn Jenkins, Chela Crinnion, Gordon Berroa, Wendy Barrales, Griselda San Martin Music as Artifact as a Family Heirloom Legacy Storytelling Reflection Self-Discovery Music Family Photography African Diaspora Lesson Plan Adama Delphine Fawundu, Tyrone Brown-Osborne, Ronda Johnson, Jorge Castro, Jacqueline Du, and Brenna McLaughlin Not Only Perspective Storytelling Collaboration Reflection Portraiture Ghostwriting Photography Identity Photojournalism Storytelling Lesson Plan Guillermo Hernandez-Martinez, Barbara Filion, Robert Ingram, Gretchen Baudenbacher, Mark Robinson Me: Inside/Outside Self-Discovery Reflection Storytelling Collaboration Identity Adolescence Community Storytelling Editing Lesson Plan Leigh Klonsky, Iris Laurencio, Brian Gutierrez, Sandra Stevenson Typecast Perspective Self-Discovery Reflection Storytelling Media Literacy Identity Self-Portrait Photography Lesson Plan Caitlin Gibbons, Josh Boccheciamp, Diana Liu, Leonardo Sorto, Naeta Rohr, Jeffery Romanow Finding Nature Context Inspiration Storytelling Reflection Environment Journalism Nature Research Documentary Lesson Plan Judith Ryan, Michelle Koza, April Saul, Darius Richards, Robin Nagle, Ruth Ebel, Casi (kc) Callaway Portrait of a Space Perspective Inspiration Context Reflection Place Architecture Photography Lesson Plan Adriana Yugovich, Anh Tran, Kasiemba Okeyo, Allie Prescott, Janna Ireland Empathy and Photography Perspective Reflection Trust Self-Discovery Empathy Representation Visual Thinking Strategies Storyboard Documentary Lesson Plan Stefanie Daehler, Leslie Alessandro, Nikki McCabe, Brian Nieman and Bethany Mollenkof The Story of a Space Storytelling Context Collaboration Reflection Community Place Documentation Time Environment Lesson Plan Lynn Ishii, Timothy Howe, Jerrilyn Jacobs, Hanna Robertson, Michele Asselin (Facilitator/Editor: Jasmin Chang) Forming Your Identity Through Portraiture Collaboration Self-Discovery Inspiration Reflection Portraiture Identity Interviewing Education Environmental Portrait Lesson Plan Adela Montez, Denise Davis, Jacob Adams, Christina Muraczewski and Arlene Mejorado Not So Basic Context Storytelling Resilience Collaboration Community Documentary Research Photography Social Issues Lesson Plan Adela Montez, Denise Davis, Jacob Adams, Christina Muraczewski and Arlene Mejorado Spaces and Places Reflection Perspective Self-Discovery Inspiration Place Identity Archives Projection FENCE Lesson Plan Ilona Lieberman, Katherine Ross, Erin Lefevre, Mark Robinson, Unhee Park Developing Self Self-Discovery Reflection Perspective Legacy Self-Portrait Selfie Photography FENCE Identity Lesson Plan Yolanda Betances, Ken McFarlane, Naomi Martinez, Angelisha Tyus, Helen Leshinsky, and Idris Solomon Hiding in Plain Sight Perspective Reflection Inspiration Collaboration Visual Literacy Everyday Life Collaboration Narrative FENCE Lesson Plan Judi Desire, Leida Torres, Vonecia Carswell, Ryan Lockwood and Brooke DiDonato Voices That Need to Be Heard Storytelling Context Collaboration Self-Discovery Civic Engagement Current Events Research Photo Story Adolescence Identity Lesson Plan Abby Verbosky, Colby Katz, Judith Ryan, Gordon Baldwin, Riana Gideon, Lorie Novak A Lens Into Our Community Context Storytelling Collaboration Perspective Community Identity Place Documentary Interviewing Lesson Plan Diana Liu, Chris Martin, Patricia Burmicky, Adriana Palmer, Clarence Sheppard, and Gareth Smit Ritual as Remembrance Legacy Reflection Storytelling Self-Discovery Ritual Family African Diaspora Women Legacy Culture Lesson Plan Brenna McLaughlin, CoCo Harris, Lola Flash, Emily Kawasaki, Natalia Guerrero, Lisa Kahane, Régine Romain, Delphine Fawundu, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Selfie/Collage/Me Self-Discovery Perspective Reflection Inspiration Collage Self-Portrait Identity Social Media Visual Arts Lesson Plan Mark Robinson, Eliseo Rivera, Avery Powell, Michelle Repiso, Makeba Rainey Understanding Self Through Portraiture Resilience Self-Discovery Reflection Trust Resilience Narrative Self-Portrait Social Justice Photojournalism Lesson Plan Ben Russell, Abbu Hinckson-Martin, Ilona Lieberman, Teresa Willis, Carla Rice, Sara Bennett Photo Murality Collaboration Context Inspiration Trust Community Public Art Education Lesson Plan Alexis Lambrou, Caitlin Gibbons, Mark Robinson with photographer Anderson Zaca Self-Imagination Through Self-Portraiture Self-Discovery Inspiration Perspective Reflection Self-Portrait Identity Self-Discovery African Diaspora Visual Arts Design Lesson Plan Allison Weinreb, Mary O’Connell, Natalia Guerrero with photographer Tahir Carl Karmali From the Inside Out Reflection Storytelling Trust Self-Discovery Relationships Family Narrative Storytelling FENCE Lesson Plan Gordon Baldwin, Miyagi Scott, Carla Rice, Rockyatu Otoo, Kim Morris with artist and educator Emily Schiffer Sanctuary Context Resilience Trust Storytelling Immigration Home Identity Family Documentary Multimedia Lesson Plan Mane Andreasyan, Tyrone Brown-Osborne, Ben Russell with photographer Alan Chin Our America Context Storytelling Collaboration Perspective Place Community Public Exhibition Family Memory Lesson Plan Mane Andreasyan, Tyrone Brown-Osborne and Ben Russell with photographer Alan Chin What Is Home? Context Resilience Storytelling Reflection Refugees Home Homelessness Documentary Journalism Photojournalism Lesson Plan Brenna McLaughlin, Eliseo Rivera, Anna Knutson with Fareed Mostoufi (Pulitzer Center) Visual Lyrics Legacy Storytelling Context Reflection Archives Music History Photojournalism Lesson Plan Janine Lai, Lola Flash, Carla Rice with curator Vikki Tobak Mobilizing: Social Justice / Social Media Storytelling Collaboration Context Perspective Social Media Social Justice Activism Documentary Civic Engagement Lesson Plan Ben Russell, Alex Pajares, Lauren Gabriele and Carmen Fulford with photographer Kisha Bari Who Is Here? Self-Discovery Storytelling Collaboration Trust Identity Education Interviewing Photography Photojournalism Lesson Plan Clarence Sheppard, Mark Robinson, Mary O’Connell, Chris Martin, Tim Raphael Living City: Cycles of Change Legacy Context Reflection Inspiration Archives Neighborhood Change Documentary New York Photojournalism Lesson Plan Lothar Troeller, Meghan Clark, and Chela Crinnion with curators Michael Lorenzini and Dante Matero
