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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. 
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. 
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. 
Global education in Lithuania: challenges and opportunities Year of publication: 2014 Author: Indrė Augutienė | Zina Baltrėnienė Corporate author: Lithuanian Development Education and Cooperation Network of Non-governmental Institutions (Association LITDEA) | Lithuanian National Non-Governmental Development Cooperation Organisations‘ Platform (NGDO Platform) The publication has been produced implementing the project ‘‘Quality Partnership for Development-EU Presidency project for the Lithuanian EU Presidency, 2013“ (no. DCINSA ED/2013/319-124). Today we live in a constantly changing world which is bound by the spirit of relations between people, countries and cultures and which presents various challenges and opportunities. Every day we have to solve numerous economic, social and environmental issues connecting us with other countries, their cultures and citizens and providing an opportunity for all of us to become part of a global society.In order to accept the opportunities provided by the globalisation processes and cope with the emerging challenges it is necessary to create the conditions for people to acquire the knowledge on global realities, emerging global development problems and to relate them with their own life. It is also important to provide the opportunities for people to acquire the skills and enhance own values facilitating active global citizenship and responsibility. Global problems increasingly impact on the lives of everybody throughout the world, therefore we must realise that we are part of the world with the still prevailing poverty, social inequality, climate change and global warming problems. In the current society it is especially important to ensure that different forms of education enhance people‘s understanding about the above challenges and their impact on personal, communal, national and global development.Global Education is directed toward formation and development of people‘s skills, knowledge and values facilitating understanding and response to the challenges of the 21st century. So far the concept of Global Education was not validated in any national documents. Today non-governmental organisations are actively discussing this issue with the academic society and with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs/and Education and Science representing the state in the above area. Besides, Lithuania has not developed a uniform Global Education strategy yet, but the dimension of Global Education is included in several specific national policy documents. In view of this, this article reviews the prerequisites for integration of global education set forth in the main legal acts defining Lithuania‘s sustainable development, development cooperation and education. This document provides a review of the Global Education concept, prerequisites for its implementation and description of the current situation in Lithuania. It also includes the proposals for a successful development of Global Education activities in our country. Éducation globalein Lithuania: challenges and opportunities Year of publication: 2014 Author: Indrė Augutienė | Zina Baltrėnienė Corporate author: Lithuanian Development Education and Cooperation Network of Non-governmental Institutions (Association LITDEA) | Lithuanian National Non-Governmental Development Cooperation Organisations‘ Platform (NGDO Platform) La publication a été réalisée la mise en œuvre du projet « Partenariat Qualité pour le projet de développement de l'UE Présidence de la présidence lituanienne de l'UE, 2013 »(no. DCINSA ED / 2013 / 319-124). Aujourd'hui, nous vivons dans un monde en constante évolution qui est lié par l'esprit des relations entre les peuples, les pays et les cultures, et qui présente divers défis et opportunités. Chaque jour, nous devons résoudre de nombreux problèmes économiques, sociaux et environnementaux qui nous relie avec d'autres pays, leurs cultures et leurs citoyens et de fournir une occasion pour nous tous de faire partie d'une société mondiale. Pour acept les possibilités offertes par les processus de mondialisation et faire face aux nouveaux défis, il est nécessaire de créer les conditions pour les gens à acquérir les connaissances sur les réalités mondiales, les problèmes de développement mondiaux émergents et à les relier à leur propre vie. Il est également important de fournir les possibilités pour les personnes à acquérir les compétences et de renforcer les valeurs propres à faciliter la citoyenneté mondiale active et la responsabilité. Les problèmes mondiaux de plus en plus d'impact sur la vie de tout le monde à travers le monde, nous devons donc réaliser que nous faisons partie du monde avec la pauvreté qui prévaut encore, les inégalités sociales, le changement climatique et les problèmes de réchauffement planétaire. Dans la société actuelle, il est particulièrement important de veiller à ce que les différentes formes d'éducation d'améliorer la compréhension des gens sur les défis ci-dessus et de leur impact sur le développement personnel, communautaire, national et mondial. Éducation globaleis dirigée vers la formation et le développement des compétences, les connaissances des personnes et des valeurs qui facilitent la compréhension et la réponse aux défis du 21e siècle. Jusqu'à présent, le concept de l'éducation globalewas pas validée dans les documents nationaux. Aujourd'hui, les organisations non-gouvernementales discutent activement de cette question avec la société académique et avec les Ministères des Affaires Étrangères / et de l'éducation et de la science représentant l'état dans la zone ci-dessus. Par ailleurs, la Lituanie n'a pas encore mis au point une formation globalestrategy uniforme, mais la dimension de l'éducation globaleis inclus dans plusieurs documents spécifiques de la politique nationale. Compte tenu de cela, cet article examine les conditions préalables à l'intégration de l'éducation globaleset énoncées dans les principaux actes juridiques définissant le développement durable, la coopération au développement et de l'éducation de la Lituanie. Ce document fournit un examen de la globaleconcept Éducation, conditions préalables à sa mise en œuvre et la description de la situation actuelle en Lituanie. Il comprend également les propositions pour un développement réussi d’activités mondiales de l'éducation dans notre pays. 
Issue to Action: English; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2020 Author: Stephanie Flett | Lesley Bloomer Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) These materials were created by English teachers in Scotland. The first activity introduces the need to hear multiple stories of the world and our place in it. There then follows three units with a focus on climate change, refugees and how we engage with the ‘other’. They include short introductory activities as well as a series of lessons exploring the topics in more detail. A range of stimuli is included – poetry, biography, images and film clips. All activities are mapped to Curriculum for Excellence benchmarks and reference the relevant SDG. 
Education for developing a global Omani citizen: current practices and challenges Year of publication: 2014 Author: Saif Al-Maamari Corporate author: Redfame Publishing Oman is a developing country which reformed its educational system in 1998 in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century, especially economic challenges. Strength of national identity and developing a sense of global citizenship were among the priorities of the new educational reform. This paper is based on a review of current practices regarding global citizenship education in educational system. The purpose of this theoretical study was to explore the current provision of the aspects of global citizenship education in Omani schools. Specifically, the study attempts to identify the current practices that are implemented by Omani schools to help Omani students to develop a sense of effective global citizenship. The study indicates that Omani education is not nationally centered as it aims to develop students who have global awareness. The study shows employing different approaches to develop a sense of global citizenship, namely, a separate school subject; integrated theme in social studies education, participation in some international initiatives in global citizenship education, and celebrating the international days and decades. L'éducation pour le Développement d'ONU Citoyen Omanais Mondiale: Pratiques et Défis Actuels Year of publication: 2014 Author: Saif Al-Maamari Corporate author: Redfame Publishing Oman est un pays en développement qui a réformé son système éducatif en 1998 dans le but de relever les défis du 21e siècle, en particulier les défis économiques. Force de l'identité nationale et de développer un sentiment de citoyenneté mondiale étaient parmi les priorités de la nouvelle réforme de l'éducation. Cet article est basé sur un examen des pratiques actuelles concernant L'éducation à la citoyenneté Mondiale (ECM) dans le système éducatif. Le but de cette étude théorique était d'explorer la disposition actuelle des aspects de L'éducation à la citoyenneté Mondiale (ECM) dans les écoles omanaises. Plus précisément, l'étude tente d'identifier les pratiques actuelles qui sont mises en œuvre par les écoles omanaises pour aider les étudiants omanais à développer un sentiment de citoyenneté mondiale efficace. L'étude indique que l'éducation omanaise est pas centrée à l'échelle nationale car elle vise à développer chez les élèves qui ont la conscience globale. L'étude montre en utilisant différentes approches pour développer le sens de la citoyenneté mondiale, à savoir, un sujet d'écoles séparées; thème intégré dans l'enseignement des études sociales, la participation à des initiatives internationales en matière d'éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale, et célébrant les jours et les décennies internationales. 
The Oceans and Plastics Pollution: KS2 Activity Handbook for Teachers Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | Tes This resource enables pupils to explore the role of the oceans in our lives and why healthy oceans are so vital to our future. By looking at the impact of plastics pollution on the oceans, pupils will also consider what steps we can all take to safeguard these precious waters for generations to come. It contains a range of activities aimed at teachers of 7-11 year-olds. It is intended that this resource will be used in cross-curricular work and all activities can be linked to the National Curricula of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Teachers will find that the material can be adapted for use with different ages and abilities.The six activities engage pupils in active learning methods, encouraging them to work together to solve problems, to think creatively, and to see themselves as active participants in their communities and the wider world. With a growing awareness of the part that they can play in creating a better future for our oceans, pupils will take a step on the journey to becoming global citizens and sustainability champions of the future.