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Mapping of Media Literacy Practices and Actions in EU-28 Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: European Audiovisual Observatory | Council of Europe The European Audiovisual Observatory provides the first major mapping of media literacy initiatives in Europe. A detailed analysis of the main trends is based on a selection of 547 projects imprelemented across EU member states.The authors found that initiatives to develop 'critical thinking' were the most prevalent, followed by 'media use' covering projects which aim to improve our ability to search, find and navigate and use media content and services.Other major findings include the very active role played by civil society with 'extra-curricular projects aimed at 'teens and older students' as the main target demographic for media literacy projects.The study is accompanied by a wealth of background media literacy research contained in its 4 annexes, including detailed national summaries, summaries of the 547 featured projects supplemented by 145 detailed case studies. 
‘Hate Speech’ Explained: A Toolkit Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: ARTICLE 19 In this toolkit, ARTICLE 19 provides a guide to identifying ’hate speech‘ and how effectively counter it, while protecting the rights to freedom of expression and equality. It responds to a growing demand for clear guidance on identifying “hate speech,” and for responding to the challenges ‘hate speech’ poses within a human rights framework.The toolkit is guided by the principle that coordinated and focused action taken to promote the rights to freedom of expression and equality is essential for fostering a tolerant, pluralistic and diverse democratic society in which all human rights can be realised for all people. 
Issue to Action: Mathematics; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2021 Author: Corinne Angier Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) Current global issues provide a rich and real life context for applying what is learned in Maths. How can we hold informed issues on such issues as inequality, climate change or migration without critically engaging with the statistics behind them? Maths has a key role to play in helping us to analyse the numbers, but also to understand how and why these numbers can be manipulated to suit different agendas.The materials in this resource have been tested in Scottish classrooms. They focus on climate change, gender equality and migration. 
Regulatory Authorities for Electronic Media and Media Literacy: Comparative Analysis of the Best European Practices Year of publication: 2018 Author: Robert Tomljenović Corporate author: Council of Europe This study analyses the best European practices of promoting media literacy, one of the key skills for living in the 21st century, highlighting the vital role of the regulatory authority for electronic media. The study indicates challenges and issues that come with living in a digitalized, hyper-technological mediated world, in which we are faced with countless information, issues of disinformation and fake news, algorithmic separation in ideological echo chambers, hate speech, clickbait journalism, and decreased trust in both mainstream media and the level of journalistic professionalism. 
Raising Citizens' Awareness Through Development Education: Success Stories Collection Year of publication: 2020 Author: Lur Fernandez Salinas Corporate author: PLATFORMA Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) are natural lines of action for local and regional governments active in development cooperation and tie in perfectly with their territorial strategies.Awareness-raising among citizens, through the action of municipalities and regions, remains a core component of the co-responsibility, solidarity, mutual knowledge and mutual understanding needed to mobilise and unite communities.Discover this Success Stories Collection which aims to showcase concrete, impactful and transformative experiences of local and regional governments and their associations actively engaged in DEAR projects and decentralised cooperation strategies. 
SDG Talk: Mr. Martin Nesirky Year of publication: 2021 Author: Martin Nesirky Corporate author: Sloga Platforma | Bridge 47 SDG Talk with Martin Nesirky, director of UN Information Service Vienna about Sustainable Development Goals, implication od COVID-19 pandemic on education, Global Citizenship Education and more.SDG Talks was prepared in cooperation with the UN Association for Slovenia, as part of the Bridge 47 - Building Global Citizenship project. The project is funded by the European Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, and is implemented by the SLOGA Platform.Content does not reflect positions of the EU or Slovene MFA. 
Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective: Global Citizenship Otherwise; Study Guide Year of publication: 2019 Author: Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti | Sharon Stein | Rene Suša | Tereza Čajkova | Dani d’Emilia | Elwood Jimmy | Bill Calhoun | Sarah Amsler | Camilla Cardoso | Dino Siwek | Kyra Fay Corporate author: Decolonial Futures Collective | South American Indigenous Network Emergency Fund This booklet was developed with a specific audience in mind: educators working with global citizenship education in Europe. It presents an overview of the work of the collective and outlines two pedagogical experiments. 
Localizing the 2030 Agenda and Global Citizenship Education: An Essential Dialogue Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Diputació de Barcelona This document aims to contribute to the dialogue between 2030 Agenda localization processes and GCE and offer specific guidelines for local action. 
Case Study on Finnish TVET: A Resilient Model of Training During COVID-19 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Omnia Education Partnerships | UNESCO This case study examines how technical and vocational education and training (TVET) was organized during the state of emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. The disruption accentuated the importance of flexibility within the education system to make it resilient. Finnish TVET, created as a hybrid solution combining school-based, work-based and online-based learning environments, remained responsive and functional throughout the difficult time in spring 2020.To urgently improve the resilience of education, this case study emphasizes the necessity to improve system-level flexibilities across all levels and all types of TVET, including alternative modes of delivery and hybrid learning opportunities, as the one size fits all approach increases rigidity and redundancy of education and training. Flexible measures are key to improve resilience, also beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Teaching about Climate Change in Irish Primary Schools Year of publication: 2017 Author: Fionnuala Flynn Corporate author: Trocaire | Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (CHRCE) | Global Schools This resource is a useful and practical tool for educators and policy makers on climate change education that puts forward a whole school approach. It sets out some of the key elements of climate change education and offers practical tips and tools for teachers and schools.