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Making Connections: Using Museum Collections to Connect Historical and Contemporary Global Issues; A Practical Resource for Developing Global Citizenship through Museum Education Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Glasgow Museums | Museums Galleries Scotland | West of Scotland Development Education Centre (WOSDEC) Looking at Refugees, Genocide, World War I, Suffragettes and Slavery, this is a practical resource to support educators to connect historical and contemporary global issues and develop the skills, values and attitudes of Global Citizenship through museum collections. The tasks and activities contained within this resource are aimed at providing ideas for museum educators and can work either in a gallery or classroom setting. Many of the techniques and approaches are transferrable to a range of different themes and collections. 
Life in the Times of Covid 19: A Guide for Parents of Children with Disabilities Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO New Delhi The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the widespread closure of schools and universities. The radical changes and ensuing stress brought about by COVID-19 and the lockdown may also result in different sorts of difficulties among these children.Hence, parents and caregivers of such children must know how to manage and guide their children during this pandemic.This guideline explains the different aspects that a parent/ caregiver must take into account while taking care of children with special needs. This guideline also addresses the need to maintain the mental health of the parent/ caregiver of children with special needs. The eleven sections in this guideline explain the duties and responsibilities that parents/ caregiver must follow. 
World citizenship education and teacher training in a global context: Canada, India and South Africa Year of publication: 2011 Author: George Cappelle | Gary Crippin | Ulla Lundgren Corporate author: Children's identity and Citizenship in Europe (CICE) In this study we change our focus from a European setting to a global one. We were interested to see how our observations from the first study would be reflected in a more global context with focus on the cases of Canada, India and South Africa looking at both the models for world citizenship education and the influence of contextual factors.In choosing these countries we were interested in:Countries on different continentsCountries in different stages of national, social and economic developmentCountries in which there was considerable diversity in the populationCountries in which citizenship and world citizenship education was seen as an important priorityCountries, because of the limitations of researchers, which used English as a primary language.In addition to background research we asked for assistance from professors in the field of teacher education in the three countries to provide us with information on key questions related to citizenship education and teacher training. Mondiale l'éducation civique et la formation des enseignants dans un contexte mondial: le Canada, l'Inde et l'Afrique du Sud Year of publication: 2011 Author: George Cappelle | Gary Crippin | Ulla Lundgren Corporate author: Children's identity and Citizenship in Europe (CICE) Dans cette étude, nous changeons notre objectif d'un cadre européen pour une approche globale. Nous nous sommes intéressés de voir comment nos observations de la première étude serait reflétée dans un contexte plus global en mettant l'aCECnt sur les cas du Canada, l'Inde et l'Afrique du Sud qui cherchent à la fois les modèles pour l'éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale et l'influence des facteurs contextuels. Dans le choix de ces pays, nous étions intéressés à: ● Les pays sur différents continents ● pays à différents stades de développement national, social et économique ● Les pays dans lesquels il y avait une grande diversité dans les populations ● Les pays dans lesquels la citoyenneté et la citoyenneté mondiale l'éducation a été considérée comme une priorité ● importants pays, en raison des limitations des chercheurs, qui ont utilisé l'anglais comme langue principale. Outre la recherche de fond, nous avons demandé l'aide de professeurs dans le domaine de la formation des enseignants dans les trois pays pour nous fournir des informations sur des questions clés liées à l'éducation à la citoyenneté et à la formation des enseignants. 
Audacious Education Purposes: How Governments Transform the Goals of Education Systems Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book offers a comparative study of eight ambitious national reforms that sought to create opportunities for students to gain the necessary breath of skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world. It examines how national governments transform education systems to provide students opportunities to develop such skills. It analyses comprehensive education reforms in Brazil, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal and Russia and yields original and important insights on the process of educational change. The analysis of these 21st century skills reforms shows that reformers followed approaches which are based on the five perspectives: cultural, psychological, professional, institutional and political. Most reforms relied on institutional and political perspectives. They highlight the systemic nature of the process of educational change, and the need for alignment and coherence among the various elements of the system in order. They underscore the importance of addressing the interests of various stakeholders of the education system in obtaining the necessary impetus to initiate and sustain change. In contrast, as the book shows, the use of a cultural and psychological frame proved rarer, missing important opportunities to draw on systematic analysis of emerging demands for schools and on cognitive science to inform the changes in the organization of instruction. Drawing on a rich array of sources and evidence the book provides a careful account of how education reform works in practice. 
Educating Students to Improve the World (SpringerBriefs in Education) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book addresses how to help students find purpose in a rapidly changing world. In a probing and visionary analysis of the field of global education Fernando Reimers explains how to lead the transformation of schools and school systems in order to more effectively prepare students to address today’s’ most urgent challenges and to invent a better future. It discusses several global citizenship curricula that have been adopted by schools and school networks, and ties them into an approach to lead school change into the uncharted territory of the future. Given its scope, the book will help teachers, school and district leaders tackle the change management needed in order to introduce global education, and more generally increase the relevancy of education. In addition, the book offers a “bridge” for more productive collaboration and communication between those who lead the process of educational change, and those who study and theorize this important work. 
Supporting the Continuation of Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Annotated Resources for Online Learning Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers | Andreas Schleicher | Jaime Saavedra | Saku Tuominen Corporate author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Global Education Innovation Initiative | HundrED This resource discusses the second module of a series which presents the results of a comparative analysis of emerging educational needs and responses as the pandemic unfolds across countries around the world. The overall goal of this series is to facilitate the rapid design process and implementation of adaptive responses to the emerging education challenges, and to protect young people’s educational opportunities during and following the pandemic. This second module presents a first set of online educational resources to support the continuity of teaching and learning during the 2019-20 COVID-19 Pandemic with education leaders around the world. The resources were compiled from responses to the same survey used to produce the first module: A framework to guide an education response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and additional online sources were included to enhance the list in order to support the continuity of learning for students who have access to the internet and digital devices. 
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship; Preparing Pupils for Life in an Interconnected World Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: British Council | UK aid This resource contributes to the development of pupils’ core skills, enabling them to think critically, to consider how to resolve problems, to take informed and reflective action and to develop personal leadership skills. During the course, pupils will analyse global issues, and will plan, implement and evaluate action. This course can be linked to a variety of curriculum areas, including English, Social Studies, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, Maths, History and Art and Design. It can be used with or without an overseas partner school. 
Teach the Change: 8 Steps to Be a Global Teacher Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Start the Change | European Union (EU) These guidelines are a result of consultation with 45 teachers from across Europe, drawing on their combined experiences to reflect on the main challenges of developing educational activities on global issues and with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and migration. 
Global Youth Work: Activities for Global Citizenship Year of publication: 2014 Author: Kate Allen | Charlotte Dwyer Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) | Government of Scotland This resource has been designed for youth workers and other professionals working with young people to promote global youth work as a mainstream practice across Scotland. Each chapter contains practical activities, background information and resources aimed at encouraging young people to think about their own lives and how they connect with others. Examining these topics within the framework of social justice, human rights and sustainable development enables young people to reflect on how their behaviour and actions impact on people and issues locally and globally.