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Teaching with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Discussion Kit

Elementary, Secondary, Middle

Description

This resource emphasizes how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer cross-curricular relevancy and invaluable learning opportunities for students to discover their crucial role in solving local, regional, and global problems. Teachers explore how they can engage students to become active global citizens and authentically address global issues in empowering and hopeful ways.

This discussion kit contains a total of three group discussion and self-reflection guides covering topics ranging from creating a to-do list to help K-12 educators take action on the SDGs in the classroom; taking a whole-school approach to teaching the SDGs, and making your school culture the catalyst for change, and using outdoor education as a way to build students’ awareness of and appreciation for biodiversity.

General Assessment

Recommendation of how and where to use it

This resource provides teachers with a self-reflection guide and group discussion tool to learn more about the SDGs and take meaningful action on one or more of those goals in the classroom. The discussion kit provides learning opportunities and encourages students to discover their role in solving local, regional and global issues. An excellent tool to introduce the SDGS in the classroom and encourage meaningful conversations to learn what students are passionate about and build activities, projects and discussions around these.

Relevant Grades and Subjects

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  • Kindergarten
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    • English
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  • Grade 12
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Themes Addressed

Citizenship (1)

  • Community-Building and Participation

Ecosystems (1)

  • Appreciating the Natural World