The Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) is the professional subject association for those involved in citizenship education.
DECET. Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training
DECET (Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training) brings together a network of European organizations and projects with common goals about valuing diversity in early childhood education and training.
Education at a Glance 2008: OECD Indicators
The 2008 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance.
Education in action
Mrs Gina Southey
The children were involved in using many high order skills, of presentation, language skills. They were required to speak to a variety of audiences and were asked to listen attentively and comment on speakers from different ages and professions.
Exploring Children’s Rights. Nine short projects for primary level.
Rolf Gollob/Peter Krapf
This book has been written for teachers who are looking for tools to teach children’s rights to
students at elementary and primary schools.
G-Nation works with young people throughout the UK to show them how they can change the world by giving
It‘s a website, it‘s something you can do in school, but most importantly it‘s what you do outside of school that matters and if you want to make some changes out there in the big wide world, then G-Nation can help you make a start and give you some pretty useful directions too...
Global Dimension
Bringing the world to the classroom
Global Dimension is a guide to books, videos, posters and websites with a global dimension. From climate change to poverty, water to fair trade, you can find resources for all age groups and subjects. Choose one or more options on the left, and start searching.
Many schools are hopeless at teaching citizenship, according to Ofsted. What are they doing wrong?
By Morag Preston
Today’s citizenship lesson is on "victims of crime". Using press clippings, video footage and questionnaires, the teacher, Marcus Bhargava, aims to give the topic relevance to students’ lives. Citizenship classes are a favourite at Pimlico school in Westminster, London. Few schools are as successful when it comes to teaching this relatively new subject.
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future. A multimedia teacher education programme.
UNESCO
Running from 2005 to 2014, the aim of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is promote and improve the integration of Education for Sustainable Development into the educational strategies and action plans at all levels and sectors of education in all countries. Toolbox that has been prepared to encourage and support the use of Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future in teacher education.
Teens, Video Games and Civics
By Amanda Lenhart, Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, Alexandra Rankin Macgill, Chris Evans,Jessica Vitak
Teens’ gaming experiences are diverse and include significant social interaction and civic engagement
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