Education Transforms Lives

Preparing Teachers for Global Citizenship Education: A Template

Preparing Teachers for Global Citizenship Education: A Template is a response to a demand from teacher educators and teachers for practical information and tips on how they can embed Global Citizenship Education (GCED) into their teaching practices. This publication presents a conceptual framework for transformative education, illustrates the art of teaching GCED with examples of creative pedagogies, provides exemplars to demonstrate how GCED can be integrated into different subject areas, and refers readers to a rich list of resources. 

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop for Youth Leadership Training on Education for Sustainable Development

Highlights of the field trip undertaken during the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop for Youth Leadership Training on Education for Sustainable Development, organized by UNESCO Bangkok from 15 to 17 November 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.

For more information about the training: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002527/252799e.pdf

Towards an Innovative Demand-Driven Global Strategy for Education Data

The collection and analysis of good quality data to track progress in education across the world are vital to ensure that no one is left behind. According to a 2016 inventory undertaken by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the world currently gathers only half of the data needed to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) targets.

The Investment Case for SDG 4 Data

Imagine the scenario in which a newly appointed education minister arrives at the ministry, with a modern approach and steadfast commitment to the spirit and reporting of the Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG 4). Yet the momentum fades quickly, as the minister realizes that they are in many ways like an air traffic controller, who sees a deadly storm looming on the horizon of a major airport when suddenly 80% of their navigation instruments begin to malfunction.