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This is our Welcome Week as we gear up for the start of the project next week! This week you will meet your Goals Project team facilitator and your class Global Goal. We recommend waiting until Week 1 to tell your students the class Global Goal, but we wanted to make sure you knew in advance. As always, please check in on the We are thrilled to welcome in
www.goalsproject.org and the #GoalsProject hashtag for news and updates.
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Goals Project Facilitators
34 global educators to serve as the group leaders for the Goals Project. Learn more about the team and follow all on Twitter . Your Team Facilitator will be reaching out to you today or tomorrow to share about your group, his/her work in education, and your much awaited class Global Goal (woohoo!).

Grab your Group Badge
Group badges and GIFS are available for download and sharing. Click here to locate your group images.

Media Kit and LinkedIn Resources
We encourage all participants to share out with your networks, local communities, and media outlets. Click here for the Goals Project 2021 Media Kit.

Language Translations
We have commitments from volunteer educators and interns to translate the weekly lessons allowing us to offer the Goals Project in eight languages! English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, French, Hindi, German, Romanian, and Chinese. Stay tuned for more updates on translations and our team of translators coming soon! If you are interested in translating in a language we do not currently offer, please definitely message Jen at jennifer@takeactionglobal.org.
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Privacy Policy and Consent Forms
Student data is not collected or stored as part of the Goals Project. ​Upon registration, participants as classroom teachers agreed to adhere to established policies as set by the participant's own school for privacy and consent. Participants should ensure that proper permissions are in place per their school procedures prior to engaging students in the project and/or releasing any video, audio, or photos of students. If parent permissions have not been obtained through the school, participants may use this editable/printable document for their own purposes. In cases where permissions have not been obtained or students are on a no-photograph list, participants must not have those students on any video or photos as part of the project. Participants are encouraged to protect the privacy of students by not sharing names or identifying information.
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Project dates: January 25 - March 7
2021 Project theme: Environmental Stewardship
Hashtag: #GoalsProject
Twitter: @TakeActionEdu
Instagram: TakeActionEdu
Project leaders: Jennifer Williams and Koen Timmers

Certificates
All participants and students will receive a certificate at the conclusion of the project.

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This is our Welcome Week as we gear up for the start of the project next week! This week you will meet your Goals Project team facilitator and your class Global Goal. We recommend waiting until Week 1 to tell your students the class Global Goal, but we wanted to make sure you knew in advance.

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Today, we are thrilled to officially kick-off the project with you and nearly 3,000 other teachers from around the world! We welcome you to the project and thank you for joining with us to support students to take action for people and planet through the Sustainable Development Goals!

Classroom objectives this week:

1. Introduce the Sustainable Development Goals to your students

2. Meet our Goals Project Student Ambassador

3. Invite your students to share a message introducing your class to the other classes in the project

Objective 1: Meet the Global Goals
Here are ideas and resources to support you as you and your students get to know the Goals:
'We The People' for the Global Goals
World's Largest Lesson with Emma Watson

Share about the #GoalsProject and look at the map of the classrooms around the world joining in. GOOGLE MAP

Have an open class discussion. Discuss how "kids" can make a difference in the world by 2030. Why is it important for students to be involved? What does it mean to take action?

​Share that your classroom will have one Global Goal for the project. Build excitement and suspense all week long by letting students make predictions, guesses, and wishes. At the end of the week, reveal your Class Goal by placing the Goal number (or printed icon) in a sealed envelope or in a wrapped box. Reveal the Goal and celebrate!

Objective 2: Meet our Goals Project Student Ambassadors
In recognizing the importance of student voice and the value in having students learn from students, we are thrilled to announce our Goals Project Student Ambassador, Ayush Chopra. Ayush will be joining all month long, sharing videos for your students!
Now that you have met the teachers in your individual group, it is now time for the students to all meet each other! Please share a class introduction message on this Flipgrid. Click VIEW 34 TOPICS, and locate your group # + grades (note: 2 levels per Global Goal) and share your virtual handshake (please feel free to do a full class message or individual student messages).
Objective 3: Let's meet our classes!
NOTE: Please adhere to privacy/consent policies as stated under the Welcome Week: Privacy and Consent. Students on do not photograph lists per your school should not be on video, and please do not share student full names or other identifying information. For more information, please see Flipgrid's Privacy and Data Protection policy. Flipgrid introductions are optional, and please remember to only join your assigned group for recording.

​​Looking ahead:
During Week 2, your class will work to get to know your Class Goal and to start thinking on the project/solution they will want to work on. Here are projects from last year for inspiration.

Any questions: Please message your Team Facilitator via email or on Twitter.

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Welcome to Week 2 of the #GoalsProject! Wow, what a week! It is remarkable to see the excitement building around the Global Goals. Now that we have had our "virtual handshake," we are ready to dive into creating our individual class projects!

Classroom objectives this week:

1. Reflect on Week 1 learning

2. Hear from Ananya, Ayush, and Namya, our #GoalsProject Student Ambassadors

3. ​Jump into your Class Goal Project

Objective 1: Reflect on Week 1 Learning

Review all the 17 SDGs and remind students of your own class Global Goal

Check in with the class/student introduction videos on our Virtual Handshake Flip boards (it is not too late to share if you are just getting going--check with your Group Facilitator for your Flip link)

Objective 2: Hear from Your Project Student Ambassadors
Our Week 2 #GoalsProject Student Ambassadors Update is ready for sharing with your students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7fkPCP682A
Objective 3: What will your Class #GoalsProject project be?
Within your group, your class has one dedicated Global Goal. You and your students are invited "to meet" this Goal through a process of inquiry (invite students to ask questions, share perspectives, engage in discussion and research) and create a CLASS PROJECT around the Goal.

All ideas are welcome! Some classes may choose to create a presentation, a story, a video, a collection of photos, an art project, a song, an invention, a Minecraft world, a social good campaign, a mock city, a garden, an eBook, and on and on! You and your students will be guided during Weeks 3-5 to work on and develop the project. [Examples from 2019 HERE, 2021 HERE, 2022 HERE]

Final projects will be shared during Week 6 via Padlet for your group (note: it is okay if your class needs a little extra time), so in the end you will need to have a shareable link or file (e.g. YouTube video link, Google folder, PDF, etc).

This week, explore different ideas for projects. Research your SDG online, consider local and global needs, check out past projects for inspiration. ​
Please share updates on your Week 2 Flip board (check with your facilitator for the link) and on social media by using the project hashtag #GoalsProject ! We love seeing the videos, photos, and messages of students taking action for people and planet through the Goals!

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