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Let's get through these unprecedented times together! To support you with program delivery, browse our digital resources and interactive modules that can animate your in-person classes, all of which are also suited for online learning. Our materials are curriculum-connected, easy to use and always free.

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5 Tips for Effective Virtual Field Trips

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When you can't bring your students to the place, bring the place to your students.

During the pandemic, places that provided in-person educational experiences for students were forced to shutter, but the need for what they provided didn't disappear. In fact, they were more important than ever because they reminded students cloistered at home that the wider world was still out there and that there were still ways for them to experience it.

As a result, distance learning programs offered by informal educational organizations like museums and zoos grew in number. And when in-person learning resumed, many continued to offer these popular programs because the infrastructure essential to creating them remained in place.

There are many groups that offer distance learning programs, but those offered by the National Park Service are among the highest quality. This is due in large part to their design, but also to how they suggest classroom teachers integrate them into their units and projects. Having had the opportunity to work alongside many providers of distance learning, I discovered that there are a number of things teachers can do to improve the effectiveness of these programs.

How to Structure a Distance Learning Experience

1. Make clear connections to the curriculum. It's important that programs make clear connections to real learning goals or standards that teachers are expected to address. Aligning the program to the learning goals and framing specific projects or units within your curriculum ensure that distance learning is a relevant and meaningful experience. Make sure to look for programs with strong curricular connections.

Some places anticipate this need, like the programs offered at Channel Islands National Park, which clearly outline the standards that are addressed. But if you find an opportunity that doesn't clearly list the standards, just ask. Sometimes the facilitator can adjust their plan to accommodate a specific request.

Also, be sure not to judge a book by its cover. Sometimes, the title of the program might not be a good indicator of the content. For example, Hot Springs National Park offers "Bathtub Time Machine"-a very creative title that belies the program's strong historic and equity content.

2. There is power in a phone call. Thanks to the widespread adoption of videoconferencing technology during the pandemic, more and more places have the capability to deliver distance learning programs. If you find a museum or park that would be a good fit for your next unit, call and ask if they would be willing to talk with your students for 30 minutes, even if they don't have an official offering.

Sometimes, you'll find a willing educator or curator who will offer to conduct a video chat on their personal phone in a gallery or exhibit that fits your needs (shout-out to the rangers at Ninety-Six National Historic Site who did this for my students in the middle of a hurricane!).

3. A bit of prework is key. Since most distance learning programs online are less than an hour long, it's not always possible for the person hosting them to include background information that's sufficient for every student. For that reason, it's important to create some sort of activity that introduces the topic, gives students a chance to build a little background knowledge, and also contextualizes the program within the larger learning sequence. A short research sprint, a reading followed by a discussion, or a video are all possibilities.

In many cases, you don't even need to come up with this activity by yourself. Sometimes, the organizations that host distance learning activities have suggested free activities that you can download or print out for your students. Yellowstone National Park provides guided organizers for each of their programs that help students come prepared with key knowledge.

4. Generate questions to identify what students need to know. While many distance learning programs are given in a direct instruction or presentation style format, one thing that can lend more interactivity to the experience, as well as help you capitalize on getting access to an expert, is having your students generate questions in advance. Time can then be set aside at the end of the program for student questions, making the experience even more relevant.

Previously prepared and thoughtful questions are a win-win because they help students utilize the expert knowledge available to them while providing the person conducting the program a way to ensure that they're meeting your learners' needs.

5. Include a post-work and reflection component. Following the distance learning program, it's important to provide students with an opportunity to reflect and build off of what they've learned. "Do they feel like they got the information they needed in order to understand the topic?" "What new understanding do they have now?" "Did the presenter mention things that they already know?"

Those questions can help students reflect on their experience and allow you to plan next steps. You can also consider what the next activity or instructional sequence should look like so that you can capitalize on the enthusiasm and energy that a distance-learning program provides. It's also always worth checking with the organization or the presenter that you're working with. More often than not, they can direct you to materials that may be appropriate for continuing student learning after the program has concluded.

Now that you know how to structure them and have gotten some helpful hints, where can you go to find these programs?

The National Park Service hosts distance learning programs during the off-season (October-March) at many different sites. They're free, open to anyone in the United States, and as such, they do fill up quickly. You can go to their Teacher Portal to sign up or look at the information on this resource I created, which is a comprehensive list of locations and their offerings.

California has one of the best state park systems in the nation (as a former California State Parks volunteer, I may be biased) and has a very good distance program called PORTS, which provides great science and social studies lessons from parks around the state. Get on their mailing list for alerts when registration opens.

Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration hosts programs from parks, museums, and zoos all over the United States! Visit their website to learn more about booking these awesome experiences for your students.

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5 Tips for Creating an Effective Virtual Field Trip

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A practical handbook for climate educators and community

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Radio Garden works like any other digital radio but, in this case, the world is your tuning dial. As you turn it with your mouse, gliding between borders, over cities and towns, it crackles and tunes into every station available in the area.

Radio Garden is a non-profit Dutch radio and digital research project developed from 2013 to 2016, by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision , by the Transnational Radio Knowledge Platform and five other European universities. According to the service, the idea is to narrow the boundaries from the radio (from Wikipedia)

A new [2016] interactive online website allows users to explore radio stations around the world – as they broadcast live. It’s a timely project that celebrates human communication across borders
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/dec/16/tune-in-to-worlds-radio-stations-radiogarden

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Welcome to the official page for the Climate Action Project Reading list. Discover books, resources and content that you can share with your students and learning community. Each book has been lovingly handpicked by our passionate curators.

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Climate-Focused Professional Learning Series (Oct 2022 to April 2023) Free, online

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Climate-Focused Professional Learning Series (Oct 2022 to April 2023) Free, online

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Natural Curiosity and Green Teacher are excited to launch a climate-focused virtual professional learning series to support a just recovery from COVID-19. This series is for educators who wish to deepen their own inquiry into the ecology of Natural Curiosity — growing a learning environment where educators and students experience themselves in relationship with the Land and each other in community — and how this pedagogical approach can be applied to climate change education.

Over the course of six months, educators will explore the four-branch framework of environmental inquiry and the associated Indigenous lenses, that present tangible entry points towards a reciprocal relationship with the Land participating as a co-teacher. This framework will be applied to a solutions-focused approach to climate change education that leaves students both informed and empowered about the challenges and opportunities of anthropogenic climate change. Strategies to overcome barriers will be discussed in a safe and collegial online environment where educators may process their experiences, ask questions, and share stories. A Slack communication channel will be created to allow for conversation and mutual support between sessions.

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International Children's Digital Library 

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Book list
Books by language
Books by color
Books by shape
Books by format
Books by genre (different kinds)
Books by character
Books by true vs. make believe

A fundamental principle of the Foundation is that children and their families deserve to have access to the books of their culture, as well as the majority culture, regardless of where they live. According to a paper published in 2005 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in preparation for the second meeting on the World Summit on the Information Society, "Denial to access to information in one's mother tongue is equivalent to a denial of a human right." The report also concludes, "In terms of pedagogy, how do children learn best?  In their mother tongue."

The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.

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Library News and Notes

June 2, 2021

Dear Readers,

Great news! I was able to rebuild a simple version of the in-browser book reader which has enabled me to add back all of the ICDL books. The interface is not what it used to be, and we no longer have translations of books (only the original language the book was published in) - but we have all ~4,000 books back. The site is fast and reliable and should be able to stay around for some time to come. Happy reading!

May 5, 2021

Dear Readers,

Good news! Thanks to the UMD Computer Science Department, which has agreed to host a static version of ICDL, we have been able to resuscitate the library a bit, and have brought back 1/4 of the books in PDF form (that we have "download" rights for). We had to create a vastly simpler site without many, many of the features - no search, no translations, etc. But about 1,000 of the books are back, and we will work on bringing back more books and at least some aspects of the original site. Please note that we do not have the right to allow you to redistribute these books further, and they are provided to you only for personal use.

Thank you for so many of your heart-warming and gracious emails which encouraged us to find a way to keep the ICDL alive.

April 19, 2021

Dear Readers,

It has been over 20 years since we launched the International Children's Digital Library. In that time, we have served about 15 million people reading over 1,000,000 hours of children's books. We launched at a time when the concept of reading books online was a bit odd, and almost unheard of for children's books. After all these years, as far we know, we are still the largest collection of freely available complete children's books from around the world. And we did that without ever exposing children to commercial activities or risking their privacy.

But for many years, we have served this mission without any funds. And now all of the founders have moved on to other things in their lives. The servers are very old and dusty and there is no one to maintain them. Our licenses for the books are for use only by the ICDL so while we have considered a number of alternatives, none of them really made sense.

And so now it is time to say goodbye and read with the innumerable other resources in the world. The ICDL has been our labor of love, and we will always remember these books, the volunteers, libraries, publishers, and readers around the world with great fondness.

Keep reading!

- Founders Ben Bederson, Allison Druin, Ann Weeks, Anne Rose and Tim Browne (in memoriam)
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Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

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Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

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Globalizing K-12 Reading Lists of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

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Globalizing K-12 Reading Lists of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

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Our students live in a global world. The opportunities we offer through literature in our classrooms can invite them into the richness of cultural diversity and global communities. To globalize the text exemplar lists included in standards documents that guide instruction in many states and countries, we developed global book lists of recommended fiction and nonfiction books organized by themes within K-12 grade level bands. Plot descriptions and complexity information are provided for each book.

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Our students live in a global world. The opportunities we offer through literature in our classrooms can invite them into the richness of cultural diversity and global communities. To globalize the text exemplar lists included in standards documents that guide instruction in many states and countries, we developed global book lists of recommended fiction and nonfiction books organized by themes within K-12 grade level bands. Plot descriptions and complexity information are provided for each book. We update these lists on an annual basis to include new books and to remove books that are out of print. Our goal is to provide a valuable resource for educators searching for books they can access to globalize their classrooms and libraries.

Updated July 2022.
Worlds of Words created this project with funding from CERCLL.
Table of Contents
A Brief User's Guide: Global Reading Lists for K-12 Classrooms and Libraries
Globalizing Reading and Standards in K-12 Classrooms and Libraries
Grade K-1 Global Lists
Grade 2-3 Global Lists
Grade 4-5 Global Lists
Grade 6-8 Global Lists
Grade 9-10 Global Lists
Grade 11-12 Global Lists
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Our students live in a global world. The opportunities we offer through literature in our classrooms can invite them into the richness of cultural diversity and global communities. To globalize the text exemplar lists included in standards documents that guide instruction in many states and countries, we developed global book lists of recommended fiction and nonfiction books organized by themes within K-12 grade level bands.

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The guide focuses on the nuts and bolts of how teachers, librarians, university professors, and community members interacted in study groups and explored global literature in classrooms. What are the ways in which global children’s and adolescent literature influences international
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Worlds of Words, in partnership with Longview, presents Exploring International and Intercultural Understanding through Global Literature by Susan Corapi and Kathy Short. This publication provides examples of how K-12 teachers work together in study groups to integrate global children's and adolescent literature in their schools. The guide includes links to teacher vignettes that provide rich details of classroom experiences and books that encourage global perspectives along with structures for teacher study groups.
Download the free Worlds of Words literacy communities guide.
Words, song, dance, movies, and even mathematical formulas are shared stories. Story telling is not just something we do; it is how we think. Global stories are effective classroom tools. Kathy Short and Jennifer Manise discuss this in a post for Education Week. The post begins, "While there is an increasing need for global education, the actual implementation of a curriculum that builds international understanding remains an elusive or unevenly applied goal in many schools." One way to expand the use of global stories is through literacy communities. These groups work together to integrate global literature. How can be found in the free guide.

Stories integrate our lives into the fabric of society and cement our learning for years to come. WOW appreciates the support of Longview in the production of Exploring International and Intercultural Understanding through Global Literature.

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Canada's Official Poverty Line

Description - Canada's Official Poverty Line

This line chart shows the poverty rate in Canada over time.

It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 5% to 15%, by increments of 2 percentage points.

It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2012 to 2021, by increments of 1 year.

The line shows a general decrease in the poverty rate in the recent years until 2020, followed by an increase in 2021. The following data points are highlighted: 14.5% in 2015, 10.3% in 2019, 6.4% in 2020 (the lowest point on the graph) and 7.4% in 2021.

In 2021, 7.4% of Canadians lived in poverty, up from 6.4% in 2020. More information on Canada's Official Poverty Line

What is it?
This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians who live in poverty as measured by the 2018-base Market Basket Measure (MBM). According to the MBM, a family lives in poverty if they cannot afford the cost of a specific basket of goods and services in their community.
Why is it important?
Tracking the number and percentage of Canadians who fall below Canada's Official Poverty Line can be used to measure the progress on and effectiveness of initiatives designed to lift Canadians out of poverty.
Notes:
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is based on the cost of a specific basket of goods and services representing a modest, basic standard of living. It includes the costs of food, clothing, footwear, transportation, shelter and other expenses for a reference family. These costs are compared to the disposable income of families to determine whether or not they fall below the poverty line.

For more information regarding Canada's Official Poverty Line, refer to Opportunity for All: Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Program: Canadian Income Survey - Annually

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0135-01 Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type.

Note: 2022 data will be available in early 2024.

Notes: The 2018-base series was back-cast for 2012 to 2014 using benchmarking techniques. This approach leads to a 2018-base series that preserves the movements from the 2008-base series for 2012 to 2014 and is benchmarked to a level that supports comparisons throughout the time series. The model assumes a constant difference between the base-2008 and base-2018 series which is estimated using the available data from 2015-2018. The data supports this assumption, and the use of multiple years to estimate the difference maximizes the precision of the adjustment. The model respects the structure of the sampling errors inherent in the survey design.

Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard

"Opportunity for All" introduces a dashboard of 12 indicators to track progress on deep income poverty as well as the aspects of poverty other than income, including indicators of material deprivation, lack of opportunity and resilience.

Dignity

Lifting Canadians out of poverty by ensuring basic needs - such as safe and affordable housing, healthy food and health care - are met.

Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness

In 2021, 10.1% of Canadian households experienced core housing needs, down from 12.7% in 2016. More information on Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness

What is it?
Unmet housing needs are measured by the core housing need indicator. Core housing need refers to whether a private household's housing falls below at least one of the indicator thresholds for housing adequacy, affordability or suitability, and would have to spend 30% or more of its total before tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (attains all three housing indicator thresholds).

Housing indicator thresholds are defined as follows:

Adequate housing is reported by their residents as not requiring any major repairs.

Affordable housing has shelter costs equal to less than 30% of total before‑tax household income.

Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of resident households according to the National Occupancy Standard (NOS), conceived by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and provincial and territorial representatives.

Why is it important?
The Unmet housing needs and chronic homelessness indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Dignity pillar of Opportunity for All - Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Dignity pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring everyone's basic needs are met.
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Program: Census of Population - Every five years

Sources: Statistics Canada. 2016 Census Table: Core housing need and 2021 Census Infographic: Core housing need in Canada

Note: 2026 Census data will be released in 2027.

Opportunity and inclusion

Helping Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.

Literacy and numeracy

13.8 percent of 15-year-old Canadians had low literacy skills in 2018, up from 10.7 percent in 2015. 16.4 percent of adults (age 16-65) had low literacy skills in 2012.

16.3 percent of 15-year-old Canadians had low numeracy skills in 2018, an increase from 14.4 percent in 2015. 22.4 percent of Canadian adults (age 16-65) had low numeracy skills in 2012. More information on Literacy and numeracy

Low literacy - 15 year olds in Canada

Description - Low literacy - 15 year olds in Canada

This line chart shows the change in the low literacy rate for 15 year olds in Canada over time.

It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 9 to 13percent, by increments of 2 percent.

It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2000 to 2018, by increments of 3 years.

The line shows that the low literacy rate for 15 year olds was 9.7% in 2000, 9.5% in 2003, and rose to 11% in 2006. It dropped to 10.3% in 2009, before rising to 10.9% in 2012.

The two most recent data points are highlighted: 10.7% in 2015 and 13.8% in 2018.

Low numeracy - 15 year olds in Canada

Description - Low numeracy - 15 year olds in Canada

This line chart shows the change in the low numeracy rate for 15 year olds in Canada over time.

It has a vertical axis showing percentages, from 10 to 16 percent, by increments of 2 percent.

It has a horizontal axis showing years, from 2003 to 2018, by increments of 3 years.

The line shows that the low numeracy rate was 10.1% in 2003, and rose to 11.5% in 2009. It rose again to approximately 13.8% in 2012.

The two most recent data points are highlighted: 14.4% in 2015 and 16.3% in 2018.

What is it?
The Literacy and Numeracy indicator measures the proportion of individuals who have a level of knowledge and skills in reading, writing and mathematics to permit them to fully participate in society. Low literacy indicates limited ability in understanding, using, reflecting on and engaging with written text which enable basic participation in society. Low numeracy indicates limited ability in communicating, using and interpreting mathematics in daily life.
Why is it important?
The Literacy and Numeracy indicator is one of the four inter-related indicators found in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar of Opportunity for All - Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The indicators in the Opportunity and Inclusion pillar are meant to track the progress of initiatives used to help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.
Notes:
Program: Program for International Student Assessment - Every three years

Source: PISA

Notes: 2021 data will be available in early 2024. The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies occurs every 10 years, and 2022 data expected to be released in 2023.

Resilience and security

Supporting the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience.

Low income entry and exit rates

Between 2019 and 2020, 3.1% of tax filers (708,000), who were not in low income in 2019, entered low income in 2020.

Between 2019 and 2020, 42.0% of tax filers (1.66 million), who were in low income in 2019, left low income in 2020. More information on Low income entry and exit rates

Low income entry rate in Canada

Description - Low income entry rate in Canada

This line chart shows the proportion of tax filers who entered low income over time.

It has a vertical axis, showing percentages, from 2.5% to 5.5%, by increments of 0.5 percentage points.

It has a horizontal axis showing time periods, from 1992-1993, to 2019-2020, in one-year increments.

The line shows that, in 1992-1993, the low income entry rate was 4.5%. The highest peak was in 1995-1996, in which the value was 5.2%. The lowest value was in 2019-2020, at 3.1%. While there are many peaks and troughs, there is a noticeable general downwards trend, particularly with the large drop in 2019-2020.

Low income exit rate in Canada

Description - Low income exit rate in Canada

This line chart shows the proportion of tax filers who exited low income over time.

It has a vertical axis, showing percentages, from 20% to 45%, by increments of 5 percentage points.

It has a horizontal axis showing time periods, from 1992-1993, to 2019-2020, in one-year increments.

The line shows that, in 1992-1993, the low income exit rate was 37.1%. The line fluctuated slightly but trended downwards, until there was a fairly large drop from 2000-2001 to 2001-2002, when it went from 34.6% to 26.2%. While there are minor peaks and troughs, it remained fairly stable from 2002-2003 until 2018-2019. The 2018-2019 value was 29.5%. It increased sharply in 2019-2020 to 42.0%.

What is it?
The low income entry and exit rates describe how Canadian tax filers' low income status changed from one year to another. These rates are estimated for Canadians who filed tax returns for two consecutive years, while those that did not file tax returns for two consecutive years are excluded from the calculations.

The low income entry rate is, out of those who were not in low income in the first year, the proportion who entered low income in the second year.

The low income exit rate is, out of those who were in low income in the first year, the proportion who exited low income in the second year.
Why is it important?
Low income entry and exit rates are one of the four inter-related indicators used to track progress of the resilience of Canadian households. These indicators are meant to track the proportion of non-low income Canadians in one year who fall into low income the following year as well as the proportion of low-income Canadians in one year who exit low income the next year.
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Program: Longitudinal Administrative Databank - Annually

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0024-01 Low income entry and exit rates of tax filers in Canada

Note: Low income entry and exit rates are based on the Low Income Measure. The indicator is not currently available using Canada's Official Poverty Line, and it is not available in the territories. Data on low income entry and exit rates for 2020-2021 will be published in November 2023.

Sustainable Development Goals and Poverty

Goal 1 - No poverty of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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The Dimensions of Poverty Hub brings together data on the 12 indicators of Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard from the Government of Canada.

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Suggested Resources For Gender Independent Children andTransgender Youth/Adults (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario)

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Suggested Resources For Gender Independent Children andTransgender Youth/Adults (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario)

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Anti-Racism & Equity Resources (York Region)

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Anti-Racism & Equity Resources (York Region)

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Long list of links to excellent resources:  http://www.d16.osstf.ca/en-CA/Anti-Black-Racism-Equity.aspx

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This collection of resources provides some excellent places to get you started with connecting your classroom to students from around the world.

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https://avidopenaccess.org/resource/develop-global-collaborators-connect-your-students-to-classrooms-around-the-world/

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Newslea - We take authentic content from the world’s most trusted providers and turn it into learning materials that are classroom-ready. 

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Newslea - We take authentic content from the world’s most trusted providers and turn it into learning materials that are classroom-ready. 

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The best lessons start with the best content.

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Over 15,000 texts that span genres and topics to fit your instructional needs

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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Wonderopolis - Each day an intriguing question is posed and looked at in a variety of ways. 

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Wonderopolis - Each day an intriguing question is posed and looked at in a variety of ways. 

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Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.

Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010, and it has become one of the most popular education sites today.

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Have you ever tasted an Arab taco?

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Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease | Wonderopolis

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Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease

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The Kid Should See This - Free Educational Videos

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The Kid Should See This - Free Educational Videos

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The Kid Should See This is a Webby Award-winning collection of 5,000+ kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. And it’s free and available for everyone.

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The Kid Should See This: Educational videos for curious kids of all ages, a free resource for parents & teachers. Science, art, nature, animals, & more.

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Global education for Ontario learners: practical strategies

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Global education for Ontario learners: practical strategies

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Learn about why global education is important for Ontario students and find strategies that educators can use to improve learning and achievement in global education.

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We promote use of the Sustainable Development Goals in learning so that children can contribute to a better future for all. From citizenship and justice to climate change and the environment, inspire children to make a difference! Resources for Educators: https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/resources/?_sft_language=english://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/resources/?_sft_language=english

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We promote use of the Sustainable Development Goals in learning so that children can contribute to a better future for all. From citizenship and justice to climate change and the environment, inspire children to make a difference!

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Teach SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

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Teach SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

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The Goals Project has classrooms from around the world working on the 17 goals together.
https://www.goalsproject.org/

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Access curated list of Global Goals videos and watch for updated resources as shared by the UN Global Goals community.

With standards and Global Frameworks in mind, recommended and/or proposed global projects are curated to point educators to quality experiences directly aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Access curated list of Global Goals videos and watch for updated resources as shared by the UN Global Goals community.

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Green Teacher: Education for Planet Earth

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Green Teacher: Education for Planet Earth

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Free Webinar (example of the work they do in addition to the magazine and other resources):

Baby, it’s cold outside: leading outdoor learning experiences (even when it’s cold)

Date and time: Wednesday, Sept. 21st, 2022 at6:30-7:30 pm ET https://greenteacher.com/webinars/

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We are a registered charity in Canada (# 124125337 RR 0001) serving a global network and we are dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, enhance environmental literacy among young learners.

Our quarterly Green Teacher magazine offers perspectives on the role of education in creating a sustainable future, practical articles, and ready-to-use activities for various age levels, as well as reviews of dozens of new educational resources.

We invite you to download a free sample issue of our magazine. As a subscriber, you will have access to
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Mission

We enhance environmental literacy among young learners by equipping both practicing and aspiring environmental educators in all educational contexts with innovative, relevant, evidence-based resources.

Vision

Each successive generation of young learners is more environmentally literate than the last.

Values

Evidence-backed: All of our resources contain content based on evidence that reflects the scientific consensus.

Inclusive: We actively engage with as many different communities as possible within the broad and diverse field of environmental education.

Mutualistic: The many collaborations we share with individuals and organizations are mutually beneficial.

Relevant: Our activities and resources reflect the ever-evolving needs of environmental educators.

Staff Members

Tim Grant is the publisher of Green Teacher. He co-edited the magazine with Gail Littlejohn from 1991 to 2012, at which point he became the editor. Over the years, he co-edited seven Green Teacher books, edited three and hosted the first 85 webinars. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editor in Chief
Ian Shanahan

Ian Shanahan's combined passions of nature, education, art, writing, editing, and storytelling have led him to Green Teacher, where he became the General Editor in 2018. This role has gradually expanded to include webinar hosting, podcast co-hosting, and the facilitating of PD sessions on climate change and biodiversity education. Across 13 seasons with Ontario Parks, Ian worked as a naturalist at Presqu'ile for eight years, a Species at Risk surveyor at Charleston Lake for one year, and a naturalist at Algonquin for four years, the last of which was spent backfilling as the coordinator of Algonquin's renowned interpretive program. Concurrently, he completed his BAH at Queen's University and then his BEd at the University of Toronto before becoming an Ontario Certified Teacher. Off the corner of his desk, Ian works as a voice actor, nature artist, writer, environmental consultant, and nature guide.

Editorial, Marketing Assistant and Designer
Sofía Vargas Nessi

Sofía Vargas Nessi emigrated to Canada in 2013, and after pursuing her studies in publishing, joined Green Teacher in early 2017. Her love for exploration and all things nature as well as her passion for books and magazines have found a home with GT. Sofía enjoys working in English, French, and Spanish, and she recently started managing GT's Spanish site Profesores Verdes. She is also in charge of the magazine's design and digital distribution. Sofía spends her off-time exploring nature hotspots with her husband, birding, and dancing flamenco.

Board Members

Cam Collyer (Chair), education consultant, Ontario

Pat Clarke (Treasurer), retired teacher, British Columbia

Della Webster, teacher-educator, New Brunswick

Judith Benson, retired teacher, British Columbia

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We are a registered charity in Canada (# 124125337 RR 0001) serving a global network and we are dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, enhance environmental literacy among young learners.

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Jane Goodall: Roots & Shoots Program in Canada

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Jane Goodall: Roots & Shoots Program in Canada

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Roots & Shoots is open to young activists from pre-school to post-secondary. Anyone 18 and older can become a member and start their own project today. Adult champions who work with youth under 18 can start a project for their classroom, youth group, community centre, or anywhere  youth gather.

There are 4 steps to every Roots & Shoots project:

1. Get Inspired

2. Map Your Community

3. Take Action

4. Celebrate Your Impact!

Using an online guide, and available support from JGI Canada staff, Roots & Shoots teaches young people how to design projects that tackle the intersection of biodiversity loss (animals), environmental inequity (people), and climate change (the environment). Oh, it’s also free!

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How It Started
Dr. Jane Goodall started Roots & Shoots over 30 years ago when she met with some young people who were eager to fix local problems. She was struck by their energy, their optimism, and their willingness to tackle crises they didn't create. Roots & Shoots helps young people harness this energy and become the community leaders not just of tomorrow, but of today. Watch Jane talk Roots & Shoots with Jimmy Fallon.

Today, Roots & Shoots is a globally-recognized youth leadership program. In Canada, over 12,000 young people are actively involved in projects. Over 80,000 community members are being directly impacted.
How It Works
Roots & Shoots is open to young activists from pre-school to post-secondary. Anyone 18 and older can become a member and start their own project today. Adult champions who work with youth under 18 can start a project for their classroom, youth group, community centre, or anywhere youth gather.

There are 4 steps to every Roots & Shoots project:

1. Get Inspired

2. Map Your Community

3. Take Action

4. Celebrate Your Impact!

Using our online guide, and available support from JGI Canada staff, Roots & Shoots teaches young people how to design projects that tackle the intersection of biodiversity loss (animals), environmental inequity (people), and climate change (the environment). Oh, it's free!
A.P.E Funding applications for Roots & Shoots projects is OPEN for this year! Learn more and apply before November 30th at 11:00 PM EST. Are you an adult champion? Get started here. Young advocates 18+, get started here.

Roots & Shoots offers lots of resources to get you started. Explore some of them today!

What It's All About

Hear from other Roots & Shoots members who changed the world, and were changed in return. That's what it's all about.

Sara Rana, Grade 11 Student, Ontario
"The program provided me with the opportunity to translate my ideas into action. Through Roots & Shoots, I have been able to channel my passion into implementing initiatives that bring Indigenous culture to life."

Jennifer Ward, Teacher, British Columbia
"I am so honoured to be part of this program. Roots and Shoots and the APE grant allows for the students to have a voice, be heard, and allow them to share the knowledge they have received from local elders with our entire community. This program is invaluable. I am so grateful to be associated with such positive steps toward acknowledging the truth of the experiences of others, injustices of people in our community and injustices toward land/animals so we can move ahead to begin to move towards reconciliation within our community."

Robyn Matthews, Teacher, Newfoundland
"Letting students choose what they want to learn about completely changed the goals of this project. Students became invested in beekeeping more than I ever thought possible. They conquered their fears of talking to the public as well as their fear of bees. The project has also created a lot of buzz throughout the community and initiated other families and community members to join the bee community."

Sophie Bordeleau Kent, student, Quebec
I like that it encourages youth to help the environment, animals and people across the globe. I also like the fact that the organization encourages and supports many types of projects, however big or small.

Find Your Path to Get Started

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Roots & Shoots empowers young people to become the next generation of climate leaders, equipping them to design projects that work.

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Beautiful films on a wide variety of global topics. Includes educator resources such as lesson plans.

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Stories and lessons for growing minds

We are a free multimedia platform for educators and students. Through our immersive storytelling and curricula, we aim to plant seeds of empathy, interconnectedness, and a sacred relationship with our planet. Use our award-winning films, photo essays, and essays to learn about social, cultural, and environmental issues from individuals and communities worldwide. For grades 3-12, our stories and lessons encourage students to broaden their perspectives and worldviews while fostering universal human values and respect for the living world. We aim to bring universal values into the lives of educators and students.

Experience Our Storytelling

Watch this short video to learn more about the stories we tell.

Student Winners and Finalists: The Environment Is in You

In what ways is climate change impacting the place where you live?

In this contest, students documented the fragility, hope, and future of our planet's ecosystem due to climate change. Inspired by four environmental writers-Linda Hogan, Robert Hass, Wendell Berry, and Dara McAnulty-students explored changes to local systems, how the environment shapes our identity, and how our actions and awareness today can impact the future.

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Feature

These five shorts films follows five Native American communities who are restoring their traditional land management practices.

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Essay

How might stories act as keys allowing us access to challenge, examine, uproot, and illumine our habits and fears?

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This feature shares the stories of four Indigenous communities in California who are working to revitalize their languages and cultures in order to pass them on to the next generation.

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"This film has historic relevancy. I can see myself using it to encourage students to think about the value of the space program and how it speaks to the American Spirit and how we are often looking forward in our progress. This film begs to be used as an exploration of what it means to be a global citizen, how students can learn from people not like themselves, and what actions students can take in their everyday lives to make the world a better place."

Michael Dunn, Director of College Counseling at Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center

Stories Exploring Climate Change

Celebrating Student Artwork: New Student Gallery

Encourage thoughtful and meaningful conversations in the classroom with our student gallery. Use the gallery as a tool to foster curiosity, observation skills, and perspective-taking.

The gallery encourages students to learn from each other's perspectives. How are students witnessing and engaging with the world in new ways since the start of Covid-19? Search by theme, previous Global Oneness Project contests, or from locations around the world. The gallery is accompanied by an image analysis activity, including a Visible Thinking Routine from Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Our materials provide opportunities for an interdisciplinary approach to learning across disciplines from social sciences and humanities to environmental sciences. Education stakeholders, including K-12 educators, university professors, librarians, tech/media specialists, parents, and students are using our materials in multiple learning environments.

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This assessment measures students’ capacity to examine local, global and intercultural issues, interact with people from different cultures, and act for collective well-being

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You don't have to be a communication professional to create to learn. Today, with free and low-cost digital tools, everyone can compose videos, blogs and websites, remixes, podcasts, screencasts, infographics, animation, remixes and more. By creating to learn, people internalize ideas and express information creatively in ways that may inspire others.

Create to Learn is a ground-breaking book that helps learners create multimedia texts as they develop both critical thinking and communication skills. Written by Renee Hobbs, one of the foremost experts in media literacy, this book introduces a wide range of conceptual principles at the heart of multimedia composition and digital pedagogy. Its approach is useful for anyone who sees the profound educational value of creating multimedia projects in an increasingly digital and connected world.

Students will become skilled multimedia communicators by learning how to gather information, generate ideas, and develop media projects using contemporary digital tools and platforms. Illustrative examples from a variety of student-produced multimedia projects along with helpful online materials offer support and boost confidence.

Create to Learn will help anyone make informed and strategic communication decisions as they create media for any academic, personal or professional project.

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create to learn: introduction to digital literacy

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Create to Learn: Introduction to Digital Literacy

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Create to Learn: Introduction to Digital Literacy [Hobbs, Renee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Create to Learn: Introduction to Digital Literacy

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Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good, Jennifer Williams

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Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good, Jennifer Williams

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Teach Boldly book. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Today's students are ready to design, dream and MAKE the future. Teach ...

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Please send your own contribution and/or share your students' work!

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Faculty of Education, Teacher Education Program

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John Hunter: Teaching with the World Peace Game

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John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

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Modern learning must be global, providing intercultural understanding and collaboration to personalize learning, achieve curriculum objectives and bring the world to students. Educators must be empowered and learning environments must be connected in order to "flatten" learning around the globe. This calls for a shift in pedagogy, a shift in mindset and the integration of digital and online technologies.

How do we navigate these new waters of networked learning? What model can be developed for globally connected learning that will support classroom teachers, education leaders and higher education?

In The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning & Teaching, author and global education forerunner Julie Lindsay answers these questions and more, illustrating the need for intercultural understanding and collaboration to personalize learning and providing a vital snapshot of a time when the world is shrinking and becoming more accessible to all.

The book includes:

Pedagogical approaches and frameworks for global online collaborative learning.

Technology resources to empower educators and education leaders to make meaningful connections.

Case studies and contributions from more than 100 global educators who are embedding their practices into curriculum objectives and providing their students with invaluable educational experiences.

About the Author

Julie Lindsay has taught and led the use of educational technology at schools in Zambia, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Qatar and China. Also an educational consultant, Lindsay is a frequent presenter, workshop leader and online teacher. She is the director of Learning Confluence, founder of Flat Connections and an adjunct lecturer for Charles Sturt University in Australia.

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Modern learning must be global, providing intercultural understanding and collaboration to personalize learning, achieve curriculum objectives and bring the world to students. Educators must be empowered and learning environments must be connected in order to "flatten" learning around the globe. This calls for a shift in pedagogy, a shift in mindset and the integration of digital and online technologies.

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Ziemke & Muharis (2020)

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Teaching and Learning in the Global Village (Short but great introduction to global literacies)

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Dwyer Teaching & learning in the global village- connect, create, collaborate, communicate 2016