by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne
Here’s what’s been happening in the field of Education this month. We encourage you to click on the associated links to learn more!
The compounding negative effects on girls’ education during COVID-19 are just beginning to be uncovered. UNICEF (article) and THEIR WORLD (video) have documented this situation with sickening clarity. The GIRLS’ EDUCATION ROADMAP and THEIR WORLD offer resources to mitigate these impacts.
The Malala Fund recently published a report on the intersection of climate change and education. Their new report, A greener, fairer future: Why leaders need to invest in climate and girls' education, estimates that in 2021 climate-related events will prevent at least four million girls in low- and lower-middle-income countries from completing their education. If current trends continue, by 2025 climate change will be a contributing factor in preventing at least 12.5 million girls from completing their education each year.
And from UNESCO for anyone who is currently teaching, a survey re: Global Citizenship Education:
UNESCO, together with Education International, is conducting a global survey of teachers’ readiness to integrate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) into their teaching. The study will gather information on teachers’ readiness to teach ESD and GCED, the training and support available to them, approaches taken to teaching ESD and GCED across the curriculum and in assessing learning outcomes as well as other ESD- and GCED-related activities in school and with local communities.
Under the guidance of a Technical Expert Group established in 2020, we have developed an on-line survey which will be used to collect information from teachers worldwide. The survey is available in several languages including the six official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). The survey can be found HERE. Teachers will have until April 25 to respond to the survey which should take about 30-40 minutes to complete.
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