Global Sustainable Development Goals in Education
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Global Sustainable Development Goals in Education
In 2015 the UN General Assembly formally accepted a new set of 17 measurable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ranging from ending world poverty to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls by 2030. These were to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight measurable goals which were signed in September 2000. These goals are considered by world leaders and nations to be essential for the ongoing viability and wellbeing of all people and living things on Earth. Young people today will be inheriting the legacy of previous generations which in many cases have been marked by unsustainable, destructive and isolated practices that have adversely affected global ecosystems, inflicted harm upon people, and set in motion some ongoing challenges that will need to be faced by today’s young people. We have an obligation to alert and empower young people to address these challenges and create new ways of engaging with the world and its people. “We must foster Global Citizenship. Education is about more than literacy and numeracy. It is also about citizenry. Education must fully assume its essential role in helping people to forge more just, peaceful and tolerant societies.” Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General, 26 September 2014
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Global goals: the basis of any relevant education

We have an obligation to alert and empower young people to address these challenges and create new ways of engaging with the world and its people.


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Kim Flintoff's curator insight, November 16, 2017 9:38 PM
We have an obligation to alert and empower young people to address these challenges and create new ways of engaging with the world and its people.
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Project

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a powerful platform to deliver a fully integrated inquiry and problem-based learning program.  This website is designed to support / supplement not only a program of this nature but also the Global Goals Challenge and the UNESCO Global Education First Initiatives.
As well as an extensive collection of resources that relate to the UN Sustainable Development Goals there is also a Digital Passport Challenge which is designed to encourage students to explore the 17 Sustainable Development Goals  using a range of technology tools.
As students complete the Challenges they can be awarded digital badges that showcase their learning.
This is a long-term project that will not only teach students about key topics that impact every human being on the planet, but will also help them develop important Transversal Competencies like critical and creative thinking, persistence, and inquiry and problem solving. 
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Developed in Western Australia by Leonie Mcllvenny. It has a badging (evidence of learning) system associated with it and has been used in Spain and Costa Rica.
Kim Flintoff's curator insight, March 27, 2020 12:08 AM
Developed in Western Australia by Leonie Mcllvenny.  It has a badging (evidence of learning) system associated with it and has been used in Spain and Costa Rica.
Kim Flintoff's curator insight, March 27, 2020 12:08 AM
Developed in Western Australia by Leonie Mcllvenny. It has a badging (evidence of learning) system associated with it and has been used in Spain and Costa Rica.
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Resources

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Access curated list of Global Goals videos and watch for updated resources as shared by the UN Global Goals community.
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This provides a great resource for teaching the SDGs. There are also opportunities for teachers to become active ambassadors for the SDGs.
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2020 Educators in VR International Summit

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2020 Educators in VR International Summit February 17-22, 2020 The 2020 Educators in VR International Summit is a free, open-to-the public, virtual event lasting 6 days (over 150 round-the-clock hours) with a diverse range of over 150 speakers and presentations covering: Down to The Basics of VR/AR/XR/MR Research into Spatial Technologies in Education Corporate Uses…

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This is a great summit to learn how we can advance educational outcomes using VR.
Peter Mellow's curator insight, February 19, 2020 6:17 PM
I said this when I looked at some of the education spaces in 2nd life when it came out. We seem to replicate the #lecture theatre & show #PowerPoint a lot in these new proposed alternatives.