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    • 2020

    Addressing anti-semitism in schools: training curriculum for primary education teachers

    This publication is part of a four-volume set of training curricula to address anti-Semitism in schools. This volume focuses on the training curriculum for primary education teachers. Each volume in this set aims to assist trainers in the field of education globally to work effectively towards strengthening the capacity of teachers to prevent and respond to antiSemitism, this specific and highly dangerous type of prejudice directed at Jewish people. In this sense, the curriculum addresses anti-Semitic prejudice and perceptions of Jews, phenomena which often also fulfil a social and political function in societies around the world; it is not material aimed at preparing teachers for intercultural dialogue.

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    • 2014

    Teaching respect for all: implementation guide

    This Teaching Respect for All Implementation Guide comprises a set of policy guidelines, questions for self-reflection, ideas and examples of learning activities to integrate Teaching Respect for All into all aspects of upper primary and lower secondary education, in an effort to counteract discrimination in and through education. It mainly targets policy makers, administrators/headteachers and formal and informal educators. 

    Part 2 targets headteachers and education NGO managers, suggesting key areas of intervention with a list of possible actions/activities and Part 3 targets teachers and describes methods of dealing with difficult topics such as racism and discrimination with learners as well as provides suggestions for possible entry points and topics to link the issues of respect for all with particular teaching subjects.

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    Youth empowerment for peace and resilience building and prevention of violent extremism in Sahel and surrounding countries: a guide for teachers

    This guide is designed to build the capacity of secondary school teachers and teacher educators to integrate a peace and resilience building approach in education for the prevention of violent extremism. It builds on the Transformative Pedagogy for Peace-building guide and it was contextualized to the context the Sahel and surrounding countries.

    The guide redefines the role of teachers, inviting them to make a paradigm shift in adopting a transformative pedagogy that allows learners to actively participate in their own learning. Transformative pedagogy builds on active pedagogy and the competencies-based approach. The guide concludes with engaging learning activities to support experiential learning.

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    • 2017

    Transformative pedagogy for peace-building

    This guide is designed to build the capacity of teachers so that they are informed and empowered in why and how to educate for peace-building. It offers an analysis of conflict, examines the role of ethics, expands on the elements of transformative pedagogy and provides practical tools to assess learners’ understanding of peacebuilding concepts and skills. It concludes with 20 engaging activities to support experiential learning.

    The guide was developed as part of the "Teacher Training and Development for Peace-building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding Countries project", which has as a long-term goal to develop a critical mass of teachers able to implement effective teaching and learning essential for preparing peace-loving and productive youth in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

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    Empowering students for just societies: a handbook for secondary school teachers

    The aim of this guide is to provide teachers with a selection of relevant and accessible in-classroom and out-of-classroom educational resources (summaries of short activities, lessons, units) that aim to instil the principles of the rule of law among secondary school students.

    It can also be used by professionals working in non-formal education or engaging with young people, for example, in sports associations, community organizations, social work and the justice sector.

    A guide for primary school teachers is available here.

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    Empowering students for just societies: a handbook for primary school teachers

    The aim of this guide is to provide teachers with a selection of relevant and accessible in-classroom and out-of-classroom educational resources (summaries of short activities, lessons, units) that aim to instil the principles of the rule of law among primary school students.

    It can also be used by professionals working in non-formal education or engaging with young people, for example, in sports associations, community organizations, social work and the justice sector.

    A guide for secondary school teachers is available here.

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    • 2021

    Dear Kitty: teacher's guide for the film Where is Anne Frank?

    This guide provides teachers with the necessary tools to highlight historical and current themes from the animated film "Where is Anne Frank".

    It includes a preparatory lesson, a lesson to discuss the film and four detailed thematic follow-up lessons. The film and the lessons are accompanied by extensive background information and ready-to-use worksheets with information, questions and assignments.

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    • 2019

    Recommendations for teaching and learning about the Holocaust

    Benefiting from the expertise of delegates from more than 30 member countries, the IHRA Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust are intended to provide a basis for policymakers, practitioners, and educators that will help them:
    1. Develop knowledge of the Holocaust, ensuring accuracy in individual understanding and knowledge and raising awareness about the possible consequences of antisemitism;
    2. Create engaging teaching environments for learning about the Holocaust;
    3. Promote critical and reflective thinking about the Holocaust including the ability to counter Holocaust denial and distortion;
    4. Contribute to Human Rights and genocide prevention education

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    • 2017

    Textbooks for sustainable development: a guide to embedding

    This guidebook aims to support textbook authors and publishing houses to produce a new generation of textbooks that integrate education for sustainable development. By doing so, it aspires to make learning relevant and effective. It also contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Textbook authors and educators are encouraged to use this guidebook as a source of ideas, tools and methods that can help to enrich content and pedagogy and complement their own individual and institutional strategies. The guidebook offers concrete guidance for textbook authors on how to reorient the existing curriculum content towards peace, sustainable development and global citizenship.

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    • 2022

    Putting PIRLS to use in classrooms across the globe. Evidence-based contributions for teaching reading comprehension in a multilingual context

    This book aims to bridge the gap between science and practice and help teachers transform the latest scientific insights regarding reading comprehension into didactic guidelines to use in everyday practice for all students. It consists of two parts:  Part I, Reading Comprehension: From Research to Practical Teaching Guidelines, comprises three chapters and discusses the teaching of reading comprehension in general. In Part II, Teaching Reading Comprehension in a Multilingual Classroom, the focus is on multilingual students.

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    • 2022

    Transformative pedagogy for learning to live together in Southern Africa. A practical guide

    This guide is designed to build the capacity of teachers and education planners so that they are informed and empowered in why and how to educate for living together and epace building . It offers an analysis of conflict, examines the role of ethics, expands on the elements of transformative pedagogy and provides practical tools to promote learners’ active participation in shaping the world around them and assess their understanding of citizenship and peacebuilding concepts.

    Transformative pedagogy empowers both teachers and learners. It encourages learners to be reflective and critical thinkers capable of contributing meaningfully as members of local and global communities. It also redefines the role of teachers. Teachers become facilitators with the disposition, knowledge, skills and commitment to support students in developing their full potential as peacebuilders. This guide can serve in universities, teacher training colleges and schools.

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