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  • 2023

Teaching to prevent atrocity crimes: a guide for teachers in Africa

This is UNESCO's first resource with a regional focus on teaching to prevent atrocity crimes. It was developed with the United Nations and in partnership with the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA). The guide was informed by exchanges with African stakeholders and advisors and tested through a piloting exercise with African teachers and students. It provides principles for teachers to consider in facilitating learning and constructive discussions with their students.

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  • 2022

Welcoming diversity in the learning environment: teachers' handbook for inclusive education

This teachers' handbook is intended to serve as a practical resource to help teachers and teacher educators to gain understanding of the multiple issues of inclusion in their day-to-day work and acquire competencies that facilitate inclusive pedagogy. The handbook is comprised of nine modules – each of which presents the conceptual discussion of key topics related to inclusion and diversity and features some promising case studies, instruments and approaches. It also provides a framework for ensuring learning continuity in the wake of crises and emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and deals with a range of topics aimed at building the capacities of teachers and teacher educators for recovery and resilience in education systems in the COVID-19 context.
 

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  • 2020

Addressing anti-semitism in schools: training curriculum for secondary 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 secondary 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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  • 2020

Addressing anti-semitism in schools: training curriculum for vocational 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 vocational 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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  • 2020

Addressing anti-semitism in schools: training curriculum for school directors

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 school directors. 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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  • 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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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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  • 2016

A teacher's guide on the prevention of violent extremism

This is UNESCO’s first teacher’s guide on the prevention of violent extremism through education. It was developed in order to ensure its relevance in different geographical and socio-cultural contexts. Therefore, it can be used as it is or further contextualized, adapted and translated in order to respond to the specific needs of learners. 

The guide seeks to:
- provides practical advice on when and how to discuss the issue of
violent extremism and radicalization with learners;
- help teachers create a classroom climate that is inclusive and conducive
to respectful dialogue, open discussion and critical thinking.

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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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