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Manual for Teachers and Educators: To Empower Young People on Sdgs and Migration Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Start the Change | European Union (EU) The Start the Change project aims to improve education provision linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 12 European countries, with a special emphasis on the relationship between migration and global inequality, and contributing to the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.The first part of the guide (THINK) describes the educational model proposed by Start the Change. Service Learning gives an overview of a pedagogical approach that promotes a new perspective to acquiring global citizenship knowledge, skills and attitudes - not just in the classroom but also through direct experience of working on real issues in the community. MANUAL TO INSPIRE: START THE CHANGE 11 Participative methodologies are the basis of all good global citizenship education, and youth empowerment can be enhanced through peer to peer approaches. The second part of the guide (LEARN) is dedicated to enhancing teachers’ and educators’ knowledge of the contents of the project: the Sustainable Development Goals, inequality and migration issues. Storytelling can be used to develop short film storylines on Start the Change issues. Educational activities can be enriched by using ICT to promote global learning and include voices and experiences from the Global South. The third part of the guide (DO) is dedicated to activities and methodologies to help young people explore these issues and inspire them to take action in their communities. 
Expert Consultation Meeting: Global Citizenship Education for a Culture of Lawfulness; Meeting Report Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO | UN. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) In the context of a UNESCO/UNODC partnership on “Global Citizenship Education for a Culture of Lawfulness”, an expert consultation meeting was held in Paris on March 15 and 16 of 2018. The purpose of the partnership is to strengthen the capacities of educational systems to promote the rule of law. To this end, the partnership aims to empower and equip learners to act and engage in society as constructive and ethically responsible agents of change, supporting peace, justice, and strong institutions. This notably contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 16. Additionally, the partnership intends to enable learners to be both motivated and capable to respond resiliently to crime and violence. The meeting had three broad objectives: To help clarify the conceptual foundation of the partnership; to identify the measures that can be taken in the education sector to promote a culture of lawfulness; and to identify effective educational approaches. Thus, the meeting is meant to elucidate core concepts and identify promising educational approaches in the promotion of a culture of lawfulness by asking fundamental questions, including: What constitutes the rule of law and a culture of lawfulness? How do we create demand for the rule of law? How do we ensure learners apply these principles? How do we ensure they survive in a context where there is no rule of law? 
From My Window: Children at Home During COVID-19 Year of publication: 2020 Author: Xue Bai Corporate author: United Nations (UN) | World Health Organization (WHO) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This book for young readers looks at the lives of housebound children during the coronavirus epidemic. Inspired by true events and people from around the world, From My Window shows children that we all have the same fears and that we can overcome them by being creative, and empathetic, and by staying positive and healthy. This book shows us that there are opportunities every day to love, learn, create, and connect, no matter the circumstances. 
One Youth Can: Changing Gender Norms and Promoting Gender Equality Year of publication: 2017 Author: Tapiwa Manyati | Remmy Shawa Corporate author: Sonke Gender Justice This manual is intended to be a resource for those working with youth on issues of citizenship, human rights, gender, health, sexuality and violence. The content is informed by a commitment to social justice, gender equality and engaged citizen activism. The activities encourage all youth to reflect on their own experiences, attitudes and values regarding sexuality; gender; what it means to be a boy/man or girl/woman; domestic and sexual violence; HIV/AIDS, democracy and human rights. They encourage all youth to take action to help prevent domestic and sexual violence, reduce the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS, and promote gender equality. 
Social and Emotional Learning and Soft Skills: USAID Education Policy Brief Year of publication: 2019 Author: Kalene Resler | Anjuli Shivshanker | Samantha Alvis | Chris Capacci-Carneal | Melissa Chiappetta | Lauren Greubel | Julie Hanson Swanson | Ashley Henderson | Josh Josa | Laura Lartigue | Rebeca Martinez | Leah Maxson | Olga Merchan | Yolande Miller-Grandvaux | Sandy Oleksy-Ojikutu | Rebecca Pagel | Nancy Taggart | Nina Weisenhorn | Wendy Wheaton Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Both the 2018 USG Strategy on International Basic Education and the 2018 USAID Education Policy emphasize the importance of social and emotional skills or soft skills in assuring the long-term success of children and youth. Through the Strategy and Policy, USAID is providing new opportunities to systematically design, measure, implement, and understand the impact of programs that build social and emotional skills or soft skills for children and youth.To support USAID staff and implementing partners in this work, this brief: Provides an introductory understanding of what USAID means by the terms “social and emotional skills” and “soft skills” and how to communicate about them. Specifies the desired outcomes and quality standards for programming that teach social and emotional skills or soft skills. Identifies areas in which evidence and best practices still have gaps, and areas in which we should consider investing in further learning. 
Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO The manual presents in popular visual form the fundamentals of Media and Information Literacy (MIL), using UNESCO's teacher education programs and other materials from the organization. This manual was developed within the framework of the joint program of the UN and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Improving the well-being and quality of life in the Kyzylorda region through the introduction of innovative approaches to the provision of economic, social and environmental services to the local population, including the most vulnerable", carried out jointly by the Government of the Republic Kazakhstan and UN agencies in Kazakhstan: UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, WHO and UNICEF until December 2016. 
Media and Information Literacy: Training Materials Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO This compendium contains the reports of four studies on religion and democracy conducted by the International Alert project "Constructive Dialogues on Religion and Democracy". The studies were carried out by young professionals trained in the framework of the project in 2017 and 2018. 
Research on Civic Literacy Assessment Tools for Primary and Middle School Students (Journal of Shanghai Educational Research; No. 7) Year of publication: 2018 Author: Qin Jianping | Zhanf Hui | Chen Feipeng Corporate author: General Education Research Institute | Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences Civic literacy is highly valued by international organizations and countries all over the world. China’s Ministry of Education has taken civic literacy as a key indicator for the comprehensive evaluation of the quality of primary and secondary education. Based on citizen, civic literacy connotation, civic education objective content, and common factors of civic literacy test, the dimensional structure hypothesis of civic literacy assessment for primary and middle school students was proposed, and the hypothesis was tested and corrected by using structural equation model, and the civic literacy test for primary and middle school students was developed. The reliability and validity meet the requirements of measurement and have a broad application prospect. 
Exkurze do minulosti – výuka pro budoucnost: příručka pro pedagogy Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights What role do Holocaust-related sites play in today's societies? What do they offer young people? What should schools and teachers consider when planning a visit to such a site? And how can teachers make best use of such visits for teaching about the Holocaust and human rights? This Handbook provides a number of examples, hints and historical background information, which will help teachers and students to make visits to Holocaust-related sites and exhibitions a meaningful and enriching experience. 
BRIGHTS Course Curriculum Year of publication: 2017 Author: Federica Funghi | Francesca Vannucchi Corporate author: Brights Project | European Union (EU) | European Commission This document presents the organization of the course to be delivered in the framework of the BRIGHTS project by specifying its diverse phases, the objectives and the learning outcomes, the kind of contents to be issued and how the participants (Teachers and Trainers working with youth) will be involved.