by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague
The Education Team challenges you to five days of activism for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 from March 4 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) to March 8 (International Women’s Day)!
March 4: Learn more about SDG4
Find out more about SDG4 – Education. Learn how educators assess progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Check out this assessment of progress towards SDG4 by educators and professionals and explore projects that support SDG4 – Quality Education.
March 5: Promote Literacy
Literacy is a continuum of learning and proficiency in reading, writing and using numbers throughout life. It is part of a larger set of skills, which include digital skills, media literacy, education for sustainable development and global citizenship as well as job-specific skills. Understand what you need to know about literacy from UNESCO. Check out these Literacy Toolkits from the National Center on Improving Literacy.
March 6: Think Sustainably
Education for sustainable development gives learners of all ages the knowledge, skills, values and agency to address interconnected global challenges including climate change, loss of biodiversity, unsustainable use of resources and inequality. Check out UNESCO’s ESD Toolbox that outlines actions in five priority action areas.
March 7: Support Education of the Future
To create the future for 21st-century learners, schools and communities must become change agencies and activate teams of innovators and transformers. Find out more about What You Need to Understand about Generation Z Students. Browse the US Department of Education’s Equity Action Plan to ensure that the nation’s education system is equitable and meets the demands of today’s global economy. Browse the European Digital Education Action Plan that sets out a vision of high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe.
March 8: Be an Agent for Change
Books are under profound attack in the United States. They are disappearing from library shelves, being challenged in communities, being decreed off limits by school boards, legislators, and prison authorities. Browse the Toolkit from United Against Book Bans or check out the American Library Association’s Activity List. PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. Make a contribution to stop book banning.
