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Youth Activist Toolkit: A Digital Guide Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) This toolkit is designed to empower young people to campaign for positive change around local and global issues and to use the learning to form social media actions for change. 
NHS Scotland & the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: NHS Scotland | Scotdec | Bridge 47 The aim of the resource is to increase knowledge and understanding of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within NHS Scotland. It uses a Global Citizenship Education approach to help negotiate the tensions between local actions and global impacts and support critical engagement with complex issues. This resource is for any NHS Scotland staff who wish to engage their colleagues in wider global issues and sustainability. The resource includes: This booklet introducing the Sustainable Development Goals, Global Citizenship Education, and a series of Activities for individual and group use. 17 flashcards, one for each of the Sustainable Development Goals with reflective questions and examples of relevant networks, case studies, or further resources to explore. 
Global Citizenship through Fiction Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Signposts | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This flyer summarises a selection of texts linking global citizenship and fiction. There is a synopsis of each text and texts range from Early Years to Stage 2. 
Understanding the Impact of Global Citizenship Education - Using a Theory of Change Approach: An IDEAS Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This report provides an overview of the range of impacts IDEAS members are working towards and discusses how best to approach their assessment. It focuses, in particular, on how global citizenship education affects teachers and pupils and how this relates to attainment. The Theory of Change that it is based around offers a forward-looking framework that will over time enable us to make the evidence for global citizenship education more accessible, approachable and coherent. 
Issue to Action: Modern Languages; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2020 Author: Megan Clark | Irina Gancheva | Laura Morris | Peigi Morrison Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) Global Citizenship Education is essential in enabling young people to access and participate in shaping modern society. All teachers and subjects have a role to play in educating young people to enable them to participate as fully as possible in building a fair and just world for all. A Global Citizenship approach to Modern Languages enable young people to gain insights into other ways of thinking and other views of the world. With a focus on diversity and equality, the many and varied Spanish and French speaking cultures in Africa and South America, can provide a rich learning context. The materials in this resource have been written by Modern Languages teachers and tested in Scottish classrooms. They provide an opportunity to learn common vocabulary in new contexts and consider global issues such as migration and gender equality from different perspectives. 
Global Citizenship in the Classroom: A guide for teachers Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Oxfam GB A practical and reflective guide full of practical tools and ideas that can be applied to almost any topic to develop learner participation and global learning. 
What Do You Think?: Pupil Questionnaire; Activity Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Stride | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This material aims to find out what pupils views are on a series of statements connected to global citizenship and to measure how pupil’s views change over time and reflect on why they changed. 
Issue to Action: Science; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2020 Author: Tracey Shaw | Claire Tatar | Krissie Davis Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) Global Citizenship Education is essential in enabling young people to access and participate in shaping modern society. All teachers and subjects have a role to play in educating young people to enable them to participate as fully as possible in building a fair and just world for all. Global Citizenship provides a wealth of real-life contexts for learning Science. By using relevant and meaningful topics, young people are more motivated to learn and understand the key role Science plays in driving change for a more sustainable future. The materials in this resource have been written by Science teachers and tested in Scottish classrooms. They focus on sustainability, plastic waste, health and wellbeing and women in Science. 
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. 
What Makes Me a Global Citizen? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Stride This material aims to develop a personal sense of what it means to be a global citizen and to begin to realize a personal potential to change things. Learners will think about what makes them a global citizen and create a poster using pictures and words to illustrate this.