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Shaping the education of tomorrow: 2012 report on the UN decade of education for sustainable development, abridged Year of publication: 2012 Corporate author: UNESCO As the lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005 – 2014), UNESCO is responsible for monitoring and evaluating progress during the DESD. UNESCO is publishing three reports during the DESD – in 2009, 2012 and 2014. This second report focuses specifically on processes and learning in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). What kinds of learning processes have emerged in the course of the DESD? What is the role of ESD in supporting them? What changes in ESD have occurred since the early years of the Decade? The report is informed by a broad consultation process that includes input from hundreds of policy makers, scholars and practitioners engaged in ESD around the world. 
What Makes a Quality Curriculum?: In-Progress Reflection No.2 on Current and Critical Issues in Curriculum and Learning Year of publication: 2016 Author: Philip Stabback Corporate author: UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) Sustainable Development Goal Four has to do with education in the post-2015 development agenda. It aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.Given the essential role of curriculum in enabling quality learning and in articulating and supporting education that is relevant to holistic development, our purpose in this paper is to identify what makes a quality curriculum, so as to support curricular innovation in UNESCO Member States to the end of the realization of Sustainable Development Goal Four.In this we are assuming that curriculum, given its essential role in the provision of quality learning for all children and young people, and in articulating and supporting education that is relevant to holistic development, is critical in the realization of SDG 4. It is the curriculum that determines to a large extent whether education is inclusive, thus playing a significant role in ensuring that provision is equitable. It is the curriculum that provides the structure for the provision of quality learning, especially where teachers might be under-qualified and inexperienced, their classrooms under-resourced, and their students lacking the prior frameworks within which to situate their learning. And it is the curriculum that articulates both the competencies necessary for lifelong learning and the competencies needed for holistic development.We thus argue that curriculum lies at the crossroads of these four key aspects of SDG 4: that education should be (1) inclusive and equitable, (2) characterized by quality learning, (3) promoting lifelong learning, and (4) relevant to holistic development. Curriculum, in other words, provides the bridge between education and development – and it is the competencies associated with lifelong learning and aligned with development needs, in the broadest, holistic sense of the term, that span that bridge. 
How Does Education About the Holocaust Advance Global Citizenship Education? Year of publication: 2018 Author: E. Doyle Stevick Corporate author: UNESCO Can education about past genocides shape our understanding of how violence occur in today’s world? Can it foster a sense of belonging to a common humanity and empower young people to become active citizens who work globally for peace and human rights? How does learning about such crimes, which profoundly affect the core dignity of human beings, support the objectives of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), a priority of the 2030 Education Agenda?This paper, commissioned by UNESCO, offers an overview of empirical research on teaching and learning about the Holocaust and how such education may impact leaners’ cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural skills and competencies. It provides insights for educators on how effective lessons about the Holocaust can meet some of the key expected outcomes of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), such as critical thinking skills, attitudes of empathy and solidarity, and motivation to take action to prevent human rights abuses. Report on the survey on the implementation of the road map for arts education Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: UNESCO The Road Map for Arts Education is a reference document that aims to explore the role of arts education in meeting the need for creativity and cultural awareness in the 21st Century, while placing emphasis on the strategies required to introduce or promote arts education in the learning environment. Within this conceptual framework, all UNESCO Member States interested in initiating or developing arts education practices can mould their own national policy guidelines, adapted to their socio-cultural specificities. With the Road Map, UNESCO advocates the essential role of arts education within societies, to create a common ground of understanding for all stakeholders. The development of the Road Map for Arts Education was a lengthy and comprehensive consultation process. The document was first elaborated by a group of experts and UNESCO, then presented at the First World Conference on Arts Education (Lisbon, 2006) and later revised and updated, following recommendations from NGOs and Member States. The Road Map was finally distributed to the UNESCO Member States in November 2007 in English and French and then translated into Spanish and Russian following popular demand. More than a year after this distribution, UNESCO launched a wide-ranging survey in order to assess the implementation of the Road Map in its 193 Member States. Through its National Commissions, the Organization relayed this document to Ministries of both Education and Culture. The aim of this exercise was threefold: to learn whether the Road Map was being applied and to what extent it was influencing policy decisions at national level; to act as a reminder of the importance of the UNESCO reference document and encourage its use; finally, to assess the situation of arts education in the responding countries. Thus, this survey not only acted as a catalyst for the implementation of the Road Map, but also provided precious knowledge on arts education around the world. The Member States’ responses also contributed greatly to the Second World Conference on Arts Education (Seoul, May 2010), inspiring one of its main themes and the topics for a number of workshops. They also encouraged a more integral participation of these States in the conference through preparatory consultations. Dialogue interculturel: impliquer les jeunes dans le monde entier Year of publication: 2010 Author: Elizabeth Khawajkie Corporate author: UNESCO | DAIMLER It is hoped that this review will help to highlight why there is a persistent call for the continuation of such endeavors, like Mondialogo, which promoted dialogue among cultures and people, mutual respect and understanding so effectively. The Mondialogo journey, begun as an exploratory exercise, ended with compelling and often moving experiences. 
The necessity of darkness. The pedagogic imperative to teach about the death camps How much knowledge about the Holocaust is too much for students? How early is too early to begin to teach about the event? How do we find the correct balance between teaching about the atrocities and teaching about Jewish agency? The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration debate these and other pedagogical questions in these pages. (By the publisher) 
Медийная и информационная грамотность: программа обучения педагогов Year of publication: 2011 Author: Carolyn Wilson | Alton Grizzle | Ramon Tuazon | Kwame Akyempong | Chi Kim Cheung Corporate author: UNESCO Данная программа обучения педагогов медийной и информационной грамотности — важный источник информации для государств-членов ЮНЕСКО, призванный содействовать их усилиям по достижению целей, сформулированных в Грюнвальдской декларации (1982 г.), Александрийской декларации (2005 г.) и Парижской повесткой дня (2007 г.), имеющих прямое отношение к медийной и информационной грамотности (МИГ). Данное издание состоит из двух частей. Часть 1 содержит описание программы обучения и системы компетенций МИГ. В ней описываются логика, структура и основные темы програм-мы. Она дополняет «Структуру ИКТ-компетентности учителей» (ICTs Competency Framework for Teachers), подготовленную ЮНЕСКО в 2008 г. Часть 2 включает в себя подробное описание базовых и дополнительных модулей учебной программы. Программа обучения учителей медийной и информационной грамотности переведена на арабский, французский, русский и испанский языки. Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers Year of publication: 2011 Author: Carolyn Wilson | Alton Grizzle | Ramon Tuazon | Kwame Akyempong | Chi Kim Cheung Corporate author: UNESCO We live in a world where the quality of information we receive largely determines our choices and actions, including our capacity to enjoy fundamental freedoms and the ability for self-determination and development. This Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers is an important resource for UNESCO Member States and a pioneering publication.First, it is forward looking, drawing on present trends toward the convergence of radio, television, Internet, newspapers, books, digital archives and libraries into one platform. Second, it is specifically designed for integration into the formal teacher education system.UNESCO believes that, ultimately, this curriculum will contribute to innovation and improvement in all levels of education. Education aux médias et à l'information: programme de formation pour les enseignants Year of publication: 2011 Author: Carolyn Wilson | Alton Grizzle | Ramon Tuazon | Kwame Akyempong | Chi Kim Cheung Corporate author: UNESCO Nous vivons dans un monde où la qualité de l’information que nous recevons détermine largement nos choix et nos actions et en particulier, notre capacité à pro ter des libertés fondamentales et notre possibilité d’autodétermination et de développement. Ce programme d’éducation aux médias et à l’information pour les enseignants est une ressource importante pour les États membres de l’UNESCO et une publication expérimentale. Elle est prospective et s’efforce de réaliser la convergence de la radio, la télévision, l’Internet, les journaux, les livres, les archives numériques et les bibliothèques sur une même plate-forme. Elle est aussi spécialement conçue pour permettre l’intégration de ce programme dans le système formel de formation des enseignants. L’UNESCO croit que ce programme sera une étape importante d’innovation et de progrès pour tous les niveaux d’éducation. 
Преподавание и обучение: Обеспечение качества для всех Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: UNESCO Настоящий доклад представляет собой независимую публикацию, подготовленную по заказу ЮНЕСКО для международного сообщества. Он является результатом совместной работы, в которой участвовали члены Группы по подготовке Всемирного доклада по мониторингу "Образование для всех" (ОДВ), а также многие другие специалисты, учреждения, институты и правительства.Настоящий 11-й Всемирный доклад по мониторингу ОДВ представляет обновленную информацию о прогрессе стран на пути к достижению глобальных целей в области образования, согласованных в 2000 г. В докладе также приводятся серьезные доводы в пользу обеспечения приоритетного внимания вопросам образования в рамках глобальной повестки дня в области развития на период после 2015 г.Система образования напрямую зависит от учителей. Раскрытие их потенциала играет ключевую роль для повышения качества обучения. Факты говорят о том, что качество образования повышается при оказании поддержки учителям и понижается при ее отсутствии, что влияет на шокирующий уровень неграмотности молодежи, отраженный в настоящем докладе.В данном докладе представлены четыре стратегии по обеспечению школ лучшими учителями в целях предоставления всем детям качественного образования. В докладе также отмечается, что учителя могут действительно добиваться успеха только в благоприятных условиях при использовании хорошо разработанных стратегий в области учебных программ и процедур оценки, направленных на повышение уровня преподавания и обучения. В настоящем докладе представлены четкие доказательства того, что образование обеспечивает устойчивые условия для достижения всех целей в области развития. Просвещение матерей позволяет не только расширить права и возможности женщин, но и сохранить жизни детей. Просвещение общин способствует преобразованию обществ и развитию экономики. В этом и заключается главная идея настоящего Всемирного доклада по мониторингу ОДВ.