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Neuroscience Applied to Everyday Life: David del Rosario, Neuroscience Researcher (Full Version) Year of publication: 2022 Author: David del Rosario Corporate author: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Why are we unhappy even when everything is going well? What is thought? Do we know how our mind and body works? "Knowledge, if not applied, is useless," says scientist David del Rosario. In this video, the researcher analyzes different experiments and questions our relationship with what we think to address what he calls "everyday neuroscience".
Neurociencia aplicada al día a día: David del Rosario, investigador en neurociencia (Versión Completa) Year of publication: 2022 Author: David del Rosario Corporate author: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) ¿Por qué somos infelices incluso cuando todo va bien? ¿Qué es el pensamiento? ¿Conocemos cómo funciona nuestra mente y nuestro organismo? "El conocimiento, si no se aplica, no sirve para nada", asegura el científico David del Rosario. En este vídeo, el investigador analiza diferentes experimentos y cuestiona nuestra relación con lo que pensamos para abordar lo que él llama "neurociencia del día a día".
Including Transformative Education in Pre-service Teacher Training: A Guide for Universities and Teacher Training Institutions in the Arab Region Year of publication: 2024 Author: Khalaf Al Abri | Marco Pasqualini Corporate author: UNESCO Beirut Transformative Education (TE), which includes concepts such as Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), is an essential approach to provide learners with the tools to act for more just, peaceful and sustainable societies. Between 2021 and 2023, the experts of the UNESCO Arab Transformative Education Network identified the creation of a course on Transformative Education for teachers’ pre-service training as a key step to (i) provide teachers with the needed skills to promote Transformative Education as part of the national curriculum as well as though their daily teaching practices, and (ii) to support the reform of pedagogies more broadly, by making them more interactive and focused on critical thinking, and thus positively contributing to improving learners’ overall learning outcomes. This guidance document is addressed to all entities in charge of pre-service teacher training (e.g. departments of education within higher education institutions and teacher training institutions) in the Arab region interested in including Transformative Education as part of their programmes. The guidance document particularly supports faculty deans and academia in defining the scope and the key parameters to consider while developing a course on Transformative Education, including defining course objectives, format, content, and pedagogy, as well as choosing the right facilitator(s) to deliver the course. The document also provides useful references to other guides and tools which can further support the reflections around Transformative Education and how it can be concretely applied and promoted at the higher education level.
Green School Quality Standard: Greening Every Learning Environment Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO Climate change threatens our planet and future. Schools and other learning institutions are central places for accelerating climate action among learners and local communities. By empowering teachers and students to understand climate change in their own context contribute to making societies more sustainable and climate resilient. This publication provides for the first time ever a quality standard for greening schools and other learning environments. It outlines four core areas for integrating sustainability principles and climate action: 1) school governance, 2) facilities and operation, 3) teaching and learning, and 4) community engagement. Through the Greening Education Partnership, this standard establishes a common language for all stakeholders to jointly reach the global target of greening at least 50% of schools in all countries by 2030. Policy-makers and ministries in charge of education accreditation schemes, as well as educators, learners and communities are encouraged to use the green school quality standard and join the climate-ready school movement to ensure that every learner is equipped to address climate challenges.
Normes de qualité des écoles vertes: pour des cadres d’apprentissage verts Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO Le changement climatique menace notre planète et notre avenir. Les écoles et autres institutions d'apprentissage sont des lieux centraux pour accélérer l'action climatique parmi les apprenants et les communautés locales. En donnant aux enseignants et aux élèves les moyens de comprendre le changement climatique dans leur propre contexte, ils contribuent à rendre les sociétés plus durables et plus résilientes face au climat. Cette publication fournit pour la première fois une norme de qualité pour la « vérdisation » des écoles et autres environnements d'apprentissage. Elle présente quatre domaines clés pour intégrer les principes de durabilité et l'action climatique : 1) la gouvernance scolaire, 2) les infrastructures et l'exploitation, 3) l'enseignement et l'apprentissage, et 4) l'engagement communautaire. Grâce au Partenariat pour une éducation verte, cette norme établit un langage commun pour tous les acteurs afin d'atteindre ensemble l'objectif mondial de verdir au moins 50 % des écoles dans tous les pays d'ici 2030. Les décideurs politiques et les ministères responsables des schémas d'accréditation éducatifs, ainsi que les éducateurs, les apprenants et les communautés, sont encouragés à utiliser la norme de qualité des écoles vertes et à rejoindre le mouvement des écoles prêtes pour le climat, afin de garantir que chaque apprenant soit équipé pour relever les défis climatiques.
Greening Education Partnership: Getting Every Learner Climate-Ready Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok The UN Secretary-General calls the climate crisis ‘a battle for our lives’, as we still struggle to transform our societies to reach the 1.5°C-degree path recommended by the Paris Agreement. Rapid and radical transformation at all levels and in many aspects of our life is required, with education as a central and powerful means to support the adaptation and strengthening of the resilience of learners and societies. It is also important to ensure that education systems become more resilient to climate change to create safe and climate-proof schools. Building off of the knowledge and practice accumulated in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a new Greening Education Partnership aims to deliver strong, coordinated and comprehensive action which will prepare every learner to acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to tackle climate change and to promote sustainable development.
Empowering Learners and Teachers for Climate Action Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Climate change is impacting every aspect of life around the world and posing a growing threat to people and their livelihoods. It is critical to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to effectively address the climate crisis. Globally, there remain significant gaps in how climate change education and sustainability are taught in classrooms. Getting every learner climate-ready requires a holistic approach that involves adapting curricula, training teachers, rethinking schools and empowering communities. As part of its ongoing work on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and its role as secretariat to the Greening Education Partnership, UNESCO is currently developing a Green School Quality Standard and Greening Curriculum Guidance to mainstream climate education in schools and educational institutions. 