Creating Global Citizens Using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth - all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.” ”
As educators, we are firm believers in the statement "our children are our future.” While it is certainly important that each of our students receives the fundamentals of education, our ultimate goal is to create future citizens of the world who recognize that their contributions on the local, state, national, and global levels can and will impact the sustainability of our people and our planet. In this course, we will look for guidance on how to bring the idea of global citizenship into our classrooms, using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals created by the United Nations as our inspiration.
Educators will use their existing curriculum to create a SDGs-based project or unit of exploration. At the conclusion of the course, participants will leave with the framework needed to bring this project to life in their own classrooms or departments. This course is appropriate for educators of any subject area in grades 7-12. This course will be asynchronous.
FORMAT: Asynchronous online learning
DATES: 7/22/24 - 8/1/24
FACILITATOR: Katie Cahill, ELA /WBL Teacher
GCRTC CONTACT: Erica Boms Egdemir, GCRTC Teacher Leadership Coach for the Humanities
FEE: None. Registration is required.
CTLE HOURS: 15
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/47m288b9