17 - Partnerships for the Goals

The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Edited by James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah

This site featuring clickable icons of each goal provides comprehensive information about the SDGs, including background and additional links to student resources.

Formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report this is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report published by UNESCO. Its mandate is to monitor progress towards the education targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework

Connects students, teachers and professionals digitally to re-imagine international relations, using blogs, forums, videos etc., and invites participation in constructing an open, collaborative curriculum in teaching global ethics. Bibliographies, syllabi, lesson plans and other interactive pedagogical tools are welcome.

A teacher working in the camps talks about the need for patience, creativity when supplies are unavailable and his pride in a math student who succeeds beyond his expectations 2:28

Challenges students to define culture, recognize differences in perception among cultures and question assumptions. Activities vary in age appropriateness from gr. 3-12.

A K-12 online network that enables young people to use the Internet to engage in collaborative educational projects designed to affect the quality of life on the planet. Teachers and students enter online forums to join existing Internet-based projects, or work with others internationally to facilitate their own projects. All projects involve an end product or exhibition. These have included magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites, letter-writing campaigns, reports to govt. officials, art exhibits, performances, fundraising, tree planting and more. They also provide project books, and handbooks with suggestions for getting started and conducting a workshop

— A good introduction for middle and secondary school students colorful, informative, many visuals an excellent resource for teachers as well. Part of the School Kit provided by the Public Inquiries Unit, Dept. of Public Information, United Nations, NY, NY 10017. 212-963-4475. E-mail: inquiries@un.org; For online info on the UN Charter, go to http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter; for the UN flag go to http://www.un.org/en/maps/flags