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Education for sustainable development for social transformation Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO Hanoi | Viet Nam. Ministry of Education and Training This course on Education for Sustainable Development for Social Transformation explains the connection between sustainable development, education and the successful implementation of national and international policies and initiatives on Sustainable Development, such as the Education for Sustainable Development Framework, Global Citizenship Education and the post-2015 Development Agenda. A particular focus is placed on Viet Nam's implementation of these initiatives, including MOET's Action Plan to Implement the National Strategy on Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Mitigation in the Education Sector in the 2011-2020 Period.The courses promote creative thinking and a holistic approach to some of our planet's most pressing issues. A contribution to sustainable development will be made by encouraging students, families, schools and communities to be bioliterate. 
Citizenship education and coexistence: my body, my first territory; initial cycle (early education) Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: Secretaría de Educación del Distrito (SED) | Fe y Alegría These twelve modules make reference to a series of activities that focus on how children from all the educative grades understand and live citizenship, strengthening and facilitating the learning processes based on autonomy. This educative materials, which are aimed at being implemented inside the classrooms, attempt to serve as input resources for educators and other agents that work on or are interested in working with citizenship education and coexistence. The overall objective is to provide quality education. 
Educating Against Hate Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: United Kingdom. Department of Education, United Kingdom. Home Office As children grow and become more independent, it is not unusual for them to take risks, explore new things and push boundaries. This can mean that they are particularly vulnerable to extremist groups, who may claim to offer answers, as well as identity and a strong social network. And because they know young people are vulnerable, extremist groups often target them using the internet and social media to spread their ideology. The purpose of this website is to provide practical advice and support to help all individuals with an interest in keeping children safe from the dangers of extremism. 
Understanding the Challenge of Finite Resources: Seeing The Bigger Picture - Lesson 3 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • To understand and the urgent challenge that finite resources pose to our current economic system • To explore economic history since the industrial revolution through personal narrative • To critically evaluate our current consumption and production systems and explore better ways of dealing with resources. 
Designing for a Circular Economy: Seeing The Bigger Picture - Lesson 4 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • To learn about companies that have adopted the circular economy framework • To design a product or service based on the circular economy 
Challenging Common Conceptions: Seeing The Bigger Picture - Lesson 1 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • To understand that environmental issues can be intrinsically linked to economic issues • To critique the flaws inherent in some common approaches to environmental education • To begin to investigate a different way of approaching environmental, social and economic issues 
Exploring the Circular Economy: Seeing The Bigger Picture - Lesson 2 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • to compare living systems with man-made systems • to critique our materials economy • to begin to investigate an alternative model: the circular economy 
Clean Water for All Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcome of the project: • Define water pollution • State or outline some of the causes of water pollution • Describe the global inequality of access to clean water 
The World Is Not Equal. Is That Fair? Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • To know there are different types of inequality • To present a concise but persuasive argument based on research • To explore the impact inequality can have on the wider society and economy 
Children on the Move Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • Build an understanding of what life is like for people forced to flee their homes • Understand that migration has and continues to affect everyone