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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. 
[Summary] Teaching and Learning for the Twenty-first Century: Educational Goals, Policies, and Curricula From Six Nations Year of publication: 2016 Author: Fernando Reimers | Connie K. Chung Corporate author: Global Education Innovation Initiative The book aims to foster discussions on how national education policies support students to prepare for life, work and civic participation in the 21st century. It examines six countries—Chile, China, India, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States—exploring how each one defines, supports, and cultivates those competencies that students will need in order to succeed in the current century. 
Empowering Teachers to Build a Better World: How Six Nations Support Teachers for 21st Century Education; Springer Briefs in Education Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book presents a comparative study on how large-scale professional development programs for teachers are designed and implemented. Around the world, governments and educators are recognizing the need to educate students in a broad range of higher order cognitive skills and socio-emotional competencies, and providing effective opportunities for teachers to develop the expertise needed to teach these skills is a crucial aspect of effective implementation of curricula which include those goals. This study examines how large-scale efforts to empower teachers for deeper instruction have been designed, how they have been implemented, and their outcomes. To do so, it investigates six programs from England, Colombia, Mexico, India, and the United States. Though all six are intended to broaden and deepen students’ curricular aspirations, each takes this expansion of curricular goals in a different direction.The ambitious education reforms studied here explicitly focus on building teachers’ capacity to teach on a broader set of goals. Through a discerning analysis of program documents, evaluations, and interviews with senior leaders and participants in the programs, the book identifies the various theories of action used in these programs, examines how they were implemented, and discusses what they achieved. As such, it offers an indispensable resource for education leaders interested in designing and implementing professional development programs for teachers that are aligned with ambitious instructional goals. 
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. 
Learning Must Go On: Recommendations for Keeping Children Safe and Learning, During and After the COVID-19 Crisis Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Save the Children | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | The Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) This brief highlights some of the potential impacts of school closures on children, with a focus on the most marginalised, including those already living in crisis and conflict contexts. It provides recommendations for governments and donors, together with partners, to ensure that safe, quality and inclusive learning reaches all children and that education systems are strengthened ready for the return to school.A comprehensive curation of free and accessible resources to support the response during the COVID-19 is available on INEE’s website. 
A Day with Gandhi Year of publication: 2020 Author: Aarya Chavda At an age of 10, author and illustrator of her 2 books, Aarya Chavda extends her support by donating her art proceeds to fundraise for the welfare of underpriviledge Cancer patients.Through her campaign on 'Preservation of Cultural Heritage', She also demonstrates her commitment and contributes in spreading awareness through her programs at government and private institutions.In this series of narrative illustrations, she pays her tributes to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi. This shows her inclination to portray ideologies of 'The Mahatma' on the pursuit of liberation and tranquility. 
Education Key Indicators and Questions for Covid-19 Assessment Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Global Education Cluster This document contains suggested key indicators and examples of questions aiming to acess severity of the impact of Covid-19 on education systems and children’s learning, as well as the current capacity to continue learning activities. 
Social Stigma Associated with COVID-19: A Guide to Preventing and Addressing Social Stigma Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | World Health Organization (WHO) This resource aims for Government, media and local organisations working on the new coronavirus disease to prevent and address social stigma associated with COVID-19. It offers concrete examples and communication tips on possible actions to counter stigmatizing attitudes. 
Pants to Poverty: A Global Citizenship Resource for Primary Schools Year of publication: 2018 Author: Stephanie Brown | Jennifer McMillan Corporate author: Smalls for All | Scotdec | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) With a focus on the right to an education, this series of 9 lessons explores issues affecting children living in poverty and encourages young people to take action for positive change. This resource aims to develop children’s awareness of their connections to and understanding of some of the issues affecting children living in poverty. There is a particular focus on the importance of education and its impact on our life chances. 
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.