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Education Can Transform the World 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 is: • To understand the power of education for transforming lives • To know that not everyone has the same access to education • To interpret global education data by using online visualizations • To practice persuasive writing techniques • To advocate for equal access to education for everyone around the world 
How to Stop Misinformation in Times of Coronavirus? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | UNESCO Learn how to identify unverified content you receive on your cell phone and avoid spreading information on social media that has not been checked by credible sources. Caring for reliable information is everyone's responsibility, and helps us make better decisions.Learn more about this campaign by UNESCO and UNDP at:https://en.unesco.org/news/disinformation-silent-weapon-times-pandemic 
The United Nations Matters: Teacher’s Handbook Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: United Nations Association - UK (UNA-UK) | UK National Commission for UNESCO This resource pack has been created to support Key Stage 3 and 4 Citizenship (England) and Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (Wales). It is also relevant to Learning for Life and Work (Northern Ireland), One Planet and Sustainable Development (Scotland), as well as Geography; History; Local and Global Citizens; Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education; Politics; and Religious and Moral Education. The pack supports the ‘Global Dimension’ in all parts of the UK.This resource aims to develop students’ awareness and understanding of the United Nations (UN) system and the global issues it tackles. It encompasses five lessons that can either be run as a full scheme of work or used independently. 
Know Your Rights!: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Adolescents Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This publication presents, in a format specifically targeted at indigenous adolescents, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, its implications and relationship with indigenous movements. 
Let's Be Friends at School: A Guide to Promoting Empathy and Inclusion Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Empathy is a skill that allows us to understand the emotions and experiences of other people. This guide seeks to promote empathy in the educational context, to promote peaceful coexistence, inclusion and non-violence in schools. It focuses its vision on the mission of teachers to educate not only the academic curriculum but also their emotional managing skills to deal with their own emotions and those of others. 
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Education for All Year of publication: 2008 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This publication presents the theoretical foundations of human rights education and the responsibilities of states in guaranteeing them. 
Climate Box: Climate Change Education and Awareness Program; Training Module for Teachers Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) The module contains materials for teachers, educators, tutors, educational program developers, and a wide range of people interested in climate change education. It is designed to build the capacity of teachers or education experts in climate education, as part of the formal qualification system.The objectives of the training module are:Raising climate awareness among school teachers to facilitate the introduction of climate education in primary, secondary, and high schools.Assisting teachers in the practical application of the Climate Box toolkit by facilitating the incorporation of the climate change topics into the school curriculum, extracurricular activities, and further education.Encouraging innovative pedagogical approaches to integrating climate change education into school education and raising awareness of climate change. The training module for teachers presents numerous examples on approaches to climate education, climate adaptation projects, and practices to reduce the individual carbon footprint from participating countries in the climate Box program. Its recommendations on the application of the training module consider the peculiarities of national education systems in different countries. 
From Where I Stand: A Gender Equality Project for the Global Goals; Project Briefing Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This project enables you to think about and contribute to encouraging women and girls to have equal opportunities to be heard and to have real opportunities to participate in all political, economic and public spheres. 
The Road to the SDGs: A discussion with students Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Animated video to help children learn about important concepts for people and planet as covered in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
A Multilingual Treasure Hunt 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: • For students to have experienced a situation where they cannot find their way because they are unable to speak the language. • To empathise with those who are refugees in a new country.