Bury Me, My Love: Identity in Crisis

K12

Follow Nour's journey, a Syrian refugee who undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe. Take this game based course to understand the refugee life and explore concepts such as migration, home, belonging and identity.

World Rescue: Decision Making towards Sustainability

K12

Through fast-paced gameplay set in Kenya, Norway, Brazil, India, and China, in this course, you will meet five young heroes, help them solve global problems at the community level and gain knowledge and skills fundamental towards making better decisions for the health of the planet.

Games for Learning: Educator's Toolkit

Teachers

This course is for educators who are interested in using digital games and game-based courses in the classroom to enhance social-emotional learning. Learn all about digital games, SEL, and game-based courses to become a G4L Educator!

SEL for Schools

K12

SEL for Schools is a Social and Emotional learning intervention for the whole school. It is a two-part certified course for teachers that includes two courses- ‘SEL for Teachers ’ to build teacher’s own Social and Emotional Competencies and ‘SEL for Classrooms’ to provide teachers with a rich pool of hands-on learning activities to enhance students’ social and emotional competencies and academic performance. This is a certification course.

The Digital Teacher

Teachers

A course for teachers interested in using digital technologies to create relevant, authentic and engaging learning experiences. It enhances your knowledge of digital tools and the ways to use them meaningfully in teaching. Designed for both novice and an expert user of technology to extend and supplement their practice.

Self-directed Emotional Learning for Empathy and Kindness (SEEK)

Higher Education

SEEK (based on CIT) is a resiliency-informed program designed for youth (18+years) to develop human values of empathy, mindfulness, compassion, and critical inquiry as skills so we can thrive as individuals and society.  This self-directed version of the course was developed by UNESCO MGIEP and Life University (USA).

Climate Change

K12

This course is designed for learners of 13 years and above and takes them through various aspects of climate change. It not only introduces them to the key concepts of climate science and the global policy discourse but also guides them through some simulations, games, and interactive activities to help build key social and emotional competencies.

Biodiversity and Human Well-Being

K 12

A highly interactive online certificate course that enables learners to acquire critical perspectives on biodiversity and human wellbeing as well as gain the social and emotional competencies that can facilitate biodiversity conservation efforts.

Global Citizenship

K12

This course centers on contemporary global issues, with a focus on Global Citizenship. It is designed to enhance your competencies of Empathy, Mindfulness, Compassion, and Critical Inquiry (EMCC), alongside your understanding of global citizenship themes. This is a certification course.

The Social Emotional Educator | A Primer

Teachers

This self-paced interactive course provides educators with an introduction to social and emotional learning. Using a variety of interactive tools and pedagogies, educators experience the need and value of SEL for themselves and its powerful transformational role in cultivating safe, supportive, and inclusive classrooms for their learners.

The Digital Educator | A Primer

Teacher

A course for educators interested in using digital technologies to create relevant, authentic, and engaging learning experiences. It enhances the knowledge of digital tools and the ways to use them meaningfully in teaching. Designed for both novice and an expert user of technology to extend and supplement practice.

SEL for Youth Waging Peace

Higher Education

A course to equip youth with social, emotional and critical thinking skills to tackle challenging situations, and to guide the educators on how to help young people become resilient future leaders.

GRIS: Perception & Interpretation

K12

This game-based course uses the game 'Gris' to introduce concepts of art appreciation, empathy, critical inquiry, and perspective-taking. Gris is a platformer adventure game about a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. This course enhances SEL competencies through unique modes of visual analysis and art therapy.

Bury Me, My Love: Identity in Crisis

K12

Follow Nour's journey, a Syrian refugee who undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe. Take this game based course to understand the refugee life and explore concepts such as migration, home, belonging and identity.

World Rescue: Decision Making towards Sustainability

K12

Through fast-paced gameplay set in Kenya, Norway, Brazil, India, and China, in this course, you will meet five young heroes, help them solve global problems at the community level and gain knowledge and skills fundamental towards making better decisions for the health of the planet.

Games for Learning: Educator's Toolkit

Teachers

This course is for educators who are interested in using digital games and game-based courses in the classroom to enhance social-emotional learning. Learn all about digital games, SEL, and game-based courses to become a G4L Educator!

Policy Brief: Virtual Roundtables on Education on Reimagining Education

Contributing to the International Science and Evidence-based Education (ISEE) Assessment and UNESCO's Futures of Education, the Virtual Roundtables on Education brought together key stakeholders in education - school students, teachers and parents - to discuss, deliberate and debate on Reimagining Education.

Rethinking Learning - A Review of Social and Emotional Learning For Education Systems

This report reviews the latest research on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), its impact on student health and school climate and its transformative role in building happier classrooms. It seeks to inform and impress upon Member States the urgent need to mainstream social and emotional learning in education systems.

Industry Guidelines on Digital Learning: Discussion Draft

The guidelines offered in this document are a first draft to provide a holistic system of characteristics and parameters important for delivering active and engaging learning through digital solutions.

Reimagining Education The ISEE Assessment Report

This report pools in multi-disciplinary expertise on educational systems and reforms from a range of stakeholders in an open and inclusive manner and undertake a scientifically robust and evidence-based assessment that can inform education policy making at all levels and scales.

Summary for Decision Makers: Reimagining Education The ISEE Assessment Report

This document covers the key questions and findings from the full ISEE Assessment Report. It also outlines the key policy recommendations from the experts.

Building Kinder Brains

This booklet is a playful presentation of some of the key messages from the Rethinking Learning Report and is intended to be an introduction to Social and Emotional Learning and its incorporation in the classroom.

Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century

This study analyses how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian countries and establishes benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It argues that we must redefine the purposes of schooling, addressing the fundamental challenges to efforts to promote peace, sustainability and global citizenship through education.

Rethinking Pedagogy: Exploring the potential of Technology in Achieving Quality Education

This report provides insights to lead innovative and ethical use of digital technology in education as a new dimension in achieving SDG 4 — inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.

PolicyBrief: #YouthWagingPeace

Based on UNESCO MGIEP’s #YouthWagingPeace (2017), an entirely youth-led guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education (PVE-E), built on uncensored voices and reflections of global youth on PVE-E, the Policy Brief on YouthWagingPeace comprises a set of actionable guidelines for policymakers and other key stakeholders.

Policy Brief: Talking Across Generations on Education Bujumbura

With the aim to mainstream the voices of Burundi youth and include them in the policymaking process in the areas of education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship, UNESCO MGIEP, YELI-Burundi (Youth Empowerment and Leadership Initiative- Burundi) and the Government of Burundi organised a series of high-level #TAGeBujumbura dialogues.

Policy Brief: Talking Across Generations on Education #TAGeGandhi150

With the aim to amplify the voices of youth and include them in policymaking in the areas of education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship, UNESCO MGIEP organised the high-level #TAGeGandhi150 within the aegis of the first World Youth Conference on Kindness.

Policy Brief: Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century

Analysing how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian countries, this study establishes benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It also argues forcefully that we must redefine the purposes of schooling, addressing the fundamental challenges to efforts to promote peace, sustainability and global citizenship through education.

Policy Brief: Talking Across Generations on Education on Ethics of AI

In the spirit of putting youth at the centre of policymaking on the issues that directly affect them, UNESCO MGIEP, UNICEF India, and the United Nations in India are organizing a pan-India online discussion and live dialogue on the positive and negative effects of Artificial Intelligence and to formulate a youth-led Ethics of AI with actions and safeguards.

Policy Brief: Virtual Roundtables on Education on Reimagining Education

Contributing to the International Science and Evidence-based Education (ISEE) Assessment and UNESCO's Futures of Education, the Virtual Roundtables on Education brought together key stakeholders in education - school students, teachers and parents - to discuss, deliberate and debate on Reimagining Education.

Rethinking Learning - A Review of Social and Emotional Learning For Education Systems

This report reviews the latest research on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), its impact on student health and school climate and its transformative role in building happier classrooms. It seeks to inform and impress upon Member States the urgent need to mainstream social and emotional learning in education systems.

Industry Guidelines on Digital Learning: Discussion Draft

The guidelines offered in this document are a first draft to provide a holistic system of characteristics and parameters important for delivering active and engaging learning through digital solutions.