Transform.Ed Briefing #76
Inside the Briefing: From conveying the significance of addressing climate change through education to actively engaging students in problem solving with innovative and hands-on solutions
Quick Update 🔔
🌏✨ GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP SCHOOLS COHORT 3: Applications Opening Now!
In less than 4 days (July 01), the new cohort begins its journey to shape future global citizens. Don’t miss this chance to deliver an enriching learning experience designed by UNESCO MGIEP. Recommend your school or any others in your network today!
Big Ideas 💡
A Reimagined Future of Education is Global and Blended learning
By Heather Singmaster | .ed Magazine
The Most Important Project Ever: Climate Change
By Buck Institute for Education
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question “Which of the following, in your opinion, is the biggest challenge to implement project-based learning for climate change in classrooms?” the breakdown of results are as follows:
33% chose Assessment criteria, 33% voted in favor of Time constraint, and the remaining 33% opted for Diverse learning needs.
Would you like to discuss these results in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
Policy Brief » Climate Change Education From Critical Thinking to Critical Action
By UN CC:Learn
The policy brief suggests a set of recommendations for narrowing the gap between knowledge and action related to climate change. It also aims to expand the audience of climate change literacy and education to the general public such as adults, seniors, and other members of local communities. Various policies such as formal and non-formal climate change education are suggested to encourage engagement of diverse audiences.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Jul 05 | FREE ENTRY » 26th Educational Leadership Forum Panel Discussion: Enabling Mental Well-Being of Educators
This is an Online Event hosted by the Global Citizenship Foundation.
Jul 09 | FREE ENTRY » 26th Educational Leadership Forum Ed-Leaders Meetup
This is an Online Event hosted by the Global Citizenship Foundation.
Jul 11 | FREE ENTRY » 26th Educational Leadership Forum Distinguished Global Lecture
This is an Online Event hosted by the Global Citizenship Foundation.
Jun 28 | FREE ENTRY » Nurturing Climate-Conscious Classrooms Across the Curriculum
This is an Online Event hosted by the Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center.
Jul 03 | FREE ENTRY » The Youth Climate Circle
This is an Online Event hosted by the One Resilient Earth.
Jul 16 | FREE ENTRY » Children’s Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability Education
This is an Hybrid Event hosted by the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL).
Jul 30 | PAID ENTRY » Locally-led and Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
This is an Online Event hosted by the RedR UK.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film » Don’t Look Up
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. The event is an allegory for climate change, and government, political, celebrity, and media indifference to the climate crisis were portrayed.
Documentary » Youth Unstoppable
A documentary about interviews with young, passionate activists looking to save the planet and it was filmed over ten years from all parts of the world.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course » Climate Change Education: From Knowledge to Action
By the Teach For All
Books 📚
Promoting Student Agency for Climate Actions » Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Community Connect 💭
How can we design project-based learning experiences that help students in addressing climate change issues while also meeting the educational benchmarks and expected learning outcomes?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Job Opportunities 📥
🇧🇸 Faculty (Environmental Science), The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute, Nassau (Deadline: 29 Jun 2024)
🇫🇷 Consultant Education Sector, UNESCO, Paris (Deadline: 05 Jul 2024)
🇬🇧 Senior Research Associate (Biomedical and Life Sciences), Lancaster University, UK (Deadline: 07 Jul 2024)
🇨🇳 Professional Teaching Fellow (Computer Science), University of Waikato, Hainan (Deadline: 19 Jul 2024)
🇸🇬 Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Public Finance and Budgeting), National University of Singapore (Deadline: 31 Jul 2024)
🇸🇪 Senior Lecturer (Military History), Swedish Defence University, Stockholm (Deadline: 02 Aug 2024)
🇫🇮 Assistant Professor / Associate Professor (Game Studies), Tampere University, Tampere (Deadline: 09 Aug 2024)
🇺🇸 Open Rank Professor (Integrative Health Science and Nutrition), Iowa State University, Ames (Deadline: 15 Aug 2024)
🇨🇱 Biology Teacher Position (A Levels Coordinator), The Grange School, Chile (Deadline: 01 Sep 2024)
🇧🇪 Research Professor (Science), Ku Leuven university, Leuven (Deadline: 03 Sep 2024)
🇳🇿 Qualified Teacher (ECE), Steiner Kindergarten, Northland (Deadline: 06 Sep 2024)
🇲🇦 Assistant Professor (Genetics and Plant Pre-breeding), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco (Deadline: 15 Dec 2024)
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The Global Citizenship Foundation is a leading specialist international organization based in South Asia (NCR Delhi, India) and the European Union (Tallinn, Estonia). Its principal mandate is to realize the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Target 4.7 (Education for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development). Since 2016, the GCF has impacted education in 70+ countries, striving to transform education for human and planetary flourishing.
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