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Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: Sustainable Development Goal 4 in Canada Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) This report provides a framework to share information at the pan-Canadian and international levels on work underway in Canada to achieve SDG 4. The report builds on SDG 4 data and indicators and includes, where possible, provincial and territorial data. 
From Rhetoric to Reality: Identifying Teacher Opportunities and Barriers in Educating for Human Rights (Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education; Vol. 7, No. 1) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Wanda Cassidy | Özlem Sensoy | Kumari Beck Corporate author: Centennial College In this paper we report findings from a four-year study into legal literacy that examined educational opportunities and barriers when teaching about legal literacy, citizenship education, and human rights education. Detailed findings are drawn from interviews with eleven teachers who self-identify as valuing and embedding legal literacy and related themes (human rights, identity, citizenship, and ecological sustainability) in their classrooms. Results show that despite deep rhetorical commitments to human rights education, teachers are stymied by perceived barriers to implementing HRE, particularly the action dimension. We name these perceived barriers and examine the case of one of the teachers who seemingly has overcome them, in order to identify potential constructive interventions in teacher education. 
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12 : Canadian and World Studies Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Ontario (Canada). Ministry of Education In Canadian and world studies, students develop skills, knowledge and understanding, and attitudes that will serve them both inside and outside the classroom, including in the world of work and as responsible citizens in the various communities to which they belong.The focus of teaching and learning in the Canadian and world studies curriculum is the development of ways of thinking and of transferable skills that students need in order to acquire and apply knowledge and understanding. Students apply these ways of thinking and skills in a variety of contexts to examine information critically; to assess the significance of events, developments, and processes; to develop an understanding of and respect for different points of view; to reach supportable conclusions; and to propose solutions to, and courses of action to address, real problems.Citizenship education is an important facet of students’ overall education. In every grade and course in the Grade 11 and 12 Canadian and world studies curriculum, students are given opportunities to learn about what it means to be a responsible, active citizen in the community of the classroom and the diverse communities to which they belong within and outside the school. It is important for students to understand that they belong to many communities and that, ultimately, they are all citizens of the global community. 
Ontario’s Strategy for K–12 International Education Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Ontario (Canada). Ministry of Education Ontario’s strategy for international education will provide an integrated, coordinated approach that will link the continuum of learning from K–12 schooling to postsecondary education and training, to living and working in Ontario.The Ministry of Education will lead with phase one of the provincial strategy, focusing on K–12 learning opportunities. Ontario’s international education strategy will provide: enhanced course offerings and opportunities with an international context, to help Ontario K–12 students and educators build the global competencies, knowledge, and experiences needed to succeed in the worldwide economy;high-quality programs and services and a safe, welcoming environment for international students, to promote achievement and well-being and stimulate intercultural learning;opportunities to develop and share expertise among Ontario and international educators; andpathways for international students studying in Ontario, from elementary/secondary school to postsecondary education and beyond. 
What Matters in Indigenous Education: Implementing a Vision Committed to Holism, Diversity and Engagement Year of publication: 2016 Author: Pamela R.Toulouse Corporate author: Measuring What Matters | People for Education This paper, What Matters In Indigenous Education: Implementing A Vision Committed To Holism, Diversity And Engagement, explores an Indigenous approach to quality learning environments and relevant competencies/skills. It focuses on select work from People for Education and draws out the research, concepts and themes that align with Indigenous determinants of educational success. This paper also expands on this work by offering perspectives and insights that are Indigenous and authentic in nature. 
Global Education for Ontario Learners: Practical Strategies; A Summary of Research Year of publication: 2018 Author: Caroline Manion | Nadya Weber Corporate author: Ontario (Canada). Ministry of Education This summary report flows from the policy outlined in Ontario’s Strategy for K–12 International Education (OME, 2015). The report highlights current knowledge about good and/or promising practices in global education in order to suggest practical strategies for improved teaching, learning, and achievement. The intended audience for this piece includes all education stakeholders – community members, parents, learners, system leaders, school leaders, and educators – as active agents of change in support of an education strategy designed to integrate global perspectives, cultures, and experiences in the curriculum and learning environment. The purpose is to enable students to develop the competencies they will need to thrive as citizens in an increasingly globalized world. 
Measuring What Matters: Citizenship Domain Year of publication: 2014 Author: Alan Sears Corporate author: People for Education This report examines why citizenship is a core value for long term success for students and a cohesive, democratic society.