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Environmental Education Toolkit Guide for Latin America and the Caribbean Year of publication: 2023 Author: Eloísa Tréllez Solís Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The Environmental Education Toolkit is aimed primarily at teachers, multipliers and facilitators in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and aims to promote interdisciplinary approaches, with a view to the transversality of environmental education. In the new context of a post-COVID-19 health emergency world, this approach becomes more relevant and necessary to achieve a better vision and understanding of the relationships between humans and nature; between societies, cultures and with the ecosystems on which they depend. In the chapters that make up this publication, an approach is proposed through a methodological proposal for reflection and action, the Interdisciplinary Roundtables for Environmental Education towards Sustainability, whose main objective is to strengthen and complement the environmental education processes that are carried out both in educational centers and in community groups, from an interdisciplinary, transversal perspective and with systemic thinking. Guía de herramientas de educación ambiental para América Latina y el Caribe Year of publication: 2023 Author: Eloísa Tréllez Solís Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) La Guía de Herramientas de Educación Ambiental está dirigida principalmente a docentes, multiplicadores y facilitadores de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), tiene el propósito de impulsar enfoques interdisciplinarios, con miras a la transversalidad de la educación ambiental. En el nuevo contexto de un mundo post emergencia sanitaria COVID-19 este enfoque se vuelve más relevante y necesario para lograr una mejor visión y entendimiento de las relaciones entre el ser humano y la naturaleza; entre las sociedades, culturas y con los ecosistemas, de los que depende. Se propone, en los capítulos que integran esta publicación, un abordaje a través de una propuesta metodológica de reflexión y acción, las Mesas Interdisciplinarias de Educación Ambiental hacia la Sostenibilidad, cuyo objetivo principal es fortalecer y complementar los procesos de educación ambiental que se llevan a cabo tanto en centros educativos como en grupos comunitarios, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria, transversal y con pensamiento sistémico. 
إعداد المعلم العربي للألفية الثالثة : تحديات واتجاهات Year of publication: 2007 Author: جرار، سمير Corporate author: Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES) يستعرض البحث التحديات والتوجهات الخاصة بالإعداد المستقبلي للمعلمين في الدول العربية والحاجة إلى تمهين التعليم مع المحافظة على نوعيته وجودته في عصر المعلومات ومجتمع المعرفة. وبعد الحديث عن مسيرة إعداد المعلمين في البلدان العربية وتدريبهم يدعو الباحث إلى إعادة النظر في عملية الإعداد بحيث تتوافق مع الرؤية الجديدة للتعلم ولوظيفة المعلم في آن واحد، كما يدعو إلى تعزيز الشراكة بين كليات التربية وبين المدارس المتعاونة معها للقيام بمهمة الإعداد. ويشدد البحث على أهمية اعتماد قواعد جديدة لاختيار المرشحين لدخول مهنة التعليم مع السعي لتجديد برامج إعداد المعلمين في المستوى الجامعي بصورة مستمرة وتشجيع التعليم الذاتي للطالب المعلم. ويبرز البحث كذلك أهمية اعتماد إجراءات أصبحت شائعة في البلدان المتقدمة مثل الترخيص لممارسة مهنة التعليم، وإجازة برامج الإعداد، ومعايير الترقي المهني للمعلمين، ويدعو أخيراً إلى إنشاء مركز متخصص بالبحث في تقنيات التعلم والتعليم وكيفية تكوين المعلم العربي الجديد. Preparing Arab Teachers for the 3rd Millennium: Trends & Challenges Year of publication: 2007 Author: جرار، سمير Corporate author: Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES) The chapter outlines the challenges and trends in teacher preparation in Arab states. The need is to improve instruction and raise its quality in the knowledge-based societies. After discussing the history of teacher preparation in Arab countries, the author advocates a re-examination of the training process, so that it conforms to new visions of education and the ever changing role of the teacher. He also advocates partnerships between Faculties of Education and schools, so that they can carry out the task of preparation. The chapter stresses the importance of adopting new criteria for accepting newcomers to the teaching profession; seeking to renew teacher training programs at the university level on a continuing basis. The author highlights the importance of adopting measures that have become common, such as teacher certification and program accreditation, training programs and promotion and setting standards for teachers. Finally, it calls for establishing a research center specialized in teaching and instructional methods. The center will produce professional models for preparing teachers. 
Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in Asia-Pacific: A Resource Kit Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok | APCEIU | International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) Integrating living heritage in school teaching and learning can enhance education quality, enliven the experiences of students and teachers, and contribute to keeping this heritage alive for current and future generations. In addition, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has also demonstrated, living heritage can play an important role in ensuring the well-being and resilience of communities. UNESCO encourages countries to safeguard living heritage through formal and non-formal education. From the end of 2019 to early 2022, UNESCO has been working with partners to implement a pilot project “Teaching and Learning with Living Heritage in Schools” in six countries in Asia and the Pacific - including Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Republic of Korea and Thailand. Over 1900 students from 21 schools had the opportunity to participate in these innovative classes. Throughout the process, 86 teachers, with more than two thirds being women, have developed and tested 101 lesson plans and activities. This Resource Kit provides step-by-step guidance and key resources on why and how to integrate living heritage in lessons and extracurricular activities in schools. Whoever you are – policy-maker, school director, teacher, student, parent, heritage practitioner – you have a vital role to play in this process. 
An Ed-Tech Tragedy? Educational Technologies and School Closures in the Time of COVID-19 Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Charting a new course for the transformation of education in a digital age An Ed-Tech Tragedy? is a detailed analysis of what happened when education became largely reliant on connected technology during school closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest global disruption to education in history.Many claim that this experience was chiefly one of forced progress and transformations that have, however haltingly, helped propel education into desirable digital futures. Others underline an experience of imperfect salvation – technology saving the day in an emergency and preserving learning continuity for significant numbers of students, even if not all students were helped. But the global evidence reveals a more sombre picture. It exposes the ways unprecedented educational dependence on technology often resulted in unchecked exclusion, staggering inequality, inadvertent harm and the elevation of learning models that place machines and profit before people. This publication examines the promises of educational technologies against the reality of what was delivered during periods of pandemic school closures, which stretched for various durations from early 2020 to the end of 2022. Dedicated sections consider alternate possibilities that had the potential to be more inclusive and equitable.The analysis extracts lessons and recommendations to chart new and more humanistic directions for the development, integration and use of technology in education. 
Harnessing the Era of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Primer for Higher Education Stakeholders Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bosen Lily Liu | Diana Morales | Jaime Roser-Chinchilla | Emma Sabzalieva | Arianna Valentini | Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Clarisa Yerovi Corporate author: UNESCO | UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) The International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO IESALC) is one of UNESCO’s key education-focused institutes and is the only institute in the United Nations with a specific mandate for higher education. Taking a holistic and integrated intersectoral and cross-sectoral approach to higher education, UNESCO IESALC provides support to Member States through policy-driven and action-oriented research and publications, capacity development, training, advocacy and networking. Following the release of a Quick Start Guide on using ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education, UNESCO IESALC is pleased to offer to the wider community of higher education stakeholders worldwide this Primer on AI and higher education. Providing information and tips for developing further thinking and policies related to the use of AI processes and outcomes in higher education institutions, the Primer is a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to AI. It also serves as a practical tool for guidance and reference with recommendations for its use in higher education. Oportunidades y desafíos de la era de la inteligencia artificial para la educación superior: Una introducción para los actores de la educación superior Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bosen Lily Liu | Diana Morales | Jaime Roser-Chinchilla | Emma Sabzalieva | Arianna Valentini | Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Clarisa Yerovi Corporate author: UNESCO | UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) El Instituto Internacional de la UNESCO para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (UNESCO IESALC) es uno de los institutos clave de la UNESCO centrado en la educación y es el único instituto de las Naciones Unidas con un mandato específico para la educación superior. Adoptando un enfoque holístico e integrado de manera intersectorial y transectorial de la educación superior, el IESALC presta apoyo a los Estados miembros mediante investigaciones y publicaciones orientadas a la formulación de políticas y a la acción, al desarrollo de capacidades, la formación, la abogacía y la creación de redes. Tras la publicación de una Guía de inicio rápido sobre el uso de ChatGPT y la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en la educación superior, UNESCO IESALC se complace en ofrecer a la comunidad en general interesada en la educación superior global este Manual en IA y educación superior. Proporcionando información y consejos para el desarrollo de pensamiento y de políticas relacionadas con el uso de la IA en las instituciones de educación superior, este Manual es una introducción comprensible y exhaustiva a la IA. También sirve como herramienta práctica de orientación y referencia con recomendaciones para su uso en la enseñanza superior. 
Arts Education: An Investment in Quality Learning Year of publication: 2023 Author: Vivek Venkatesh | Lydia Ruprecht | Martha K. Ferede Corporate author: UNESCO This paper reviews key research on the impact and outcomes of Arts Education (AE), with the objective of demonstrating how AE and its conceptualizations, methodological approaches, theoretical foundations and applications are closely aligned with the objectives and expectations of quality education as notably envisioned by Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education. For UNESCO (2006), AE is understood to include two different approaches: o the teaching of art as an individual study subject and AE as developing learners’ artistic skills, abilities and sensibilities; o the mobilization of the arts, its tools, methods and stakeholders as a pedagogical approach, also referred to as 'arts in education' or 'learning through the arts.”The evidence gathered in this paper points to six main conclusions. • Arts education contributes to the humanistic outcomes associated with quality education as captured in Target 4.7 of SDG 4 on education, namely the promotion of values grounded in global peace, sustainability, justice and respect for cultural diversity and the development of social and emotional skills such as empathic concern and perspective-taking, all of which support personal and collective well-being and indices associated with increased societal happiness1 such as healthy life expectancy, freedom and generosity. • The evidence demonstrates that the “learning of the arts” positively impacts learning in ways that are relevant to broader academic and non-academic outcomes(see Tables 1 and 2).It has been associated with improvements in mathematics performance, writing skills, reading achievements, creativity, student engagement and attendance, as well as perseverance in pursuit of educational goals and classroom behaviours. • Arts education fosters teacher innovation and collaboration, positively impacting school culture and can help students gain a sense of mastery and accomplishment and engage with their communities. • By linking formal and non-formal learning settings, including both in-person and digital cultural spaces such as museums, festivals, performance venues and cultural centres, AE supports the capacity-building of artists and cultural bearers, while expanding the pedagogical role of cultural institutions and spaces. • Considering the nature of local and Indigenous knowledge in spanning language, cultural practices, land use practices, social interactions, ritual and spirituality, AE holds the potential to support knowledge revitalization for Indigenous peoples, which have been historically compromised or delegitimized within traditional education settings. • Last but not least, by building on the economic potential of the arts and creative industries, AE creates opportunities for employment and economic growth, which cannot be underestimated. • On a methodological note, the review of existing research highlights the limitations of quantitative methods and the absence of evaluation mechanisms to assess the contribution and impact of AE to learning. 
미래교육시대의 인간교사와 인공지능(AI) 교사의 역할 및 기능 정립 방향 탐색 연구 Year of publication: 2021 Author: 전제상 Corporate author: 한국교육정책연구소 이 연구는 인공지능의 급격한 발전과 사회의 변화로 교육 현장에 점차 도입될 인공지능이 어떤 모습으로 존재해야 하는지 그리고 어떤 방식으로 학생들에게 도움을 줄 수 있는지 길을 찾고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 인공지능의 현재 상황과 선행연구를 분석하는 것으로 시작하여 인공지능(AI) 교사에 대한 현장 교사들의 인식을 양적, 질적으로 살펴보았다. 이를 토대로 미래교육시대의 교사와 인공지능(AI) 교사의 역할과 기능을 정립하고 상호보완적인 협업 방안을 모색한 후 인공지능(AI) 교사 도입에 따른 제도적, 법적, 윤리적 기준을 확인하였다.인공지능 기반의 미래 사회가 도래했다고 하여 인간교사의 역할이 크게 바뀌지는 않는다. 기존의 해오던 여러 수업과 업무 중에 우선순위의 변화가 생길 수 있고, 수업보다 행정에 할애했던 시간을 수업과 학생지도, 상담 등에 집중할 수 있게 될 것으로 기대한다. 다만 인공지능(AI) 교사 도입에 따라 야기될 윤리적 문제를 해결하기 위해서는 도입 단계부터 준비하여 지속적인 확인과 점검, 성찰을 통해 협업 과정이 목적에 알맞게 기능하도록 모든 요소에 대해 철저하게 대비하고 점검하여야 한다.