November 12, 2019
Katherine Blanchard published an article in NISSEM Global Briefs: "Educating for the Social, the Emotional and the Sustainable." Her brief, Chapter 17: “Understanding yourself as a foundation for exploring the world” was co-authored by Heidi Gibson, Director of Global Schools First, Childhood Education International and Carol O'Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center--two organizations that are focusing on the importance of developing learner identities as change makers to address Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.7. By exploring personal, local, and global identities, young learners can see themselves both as part of collectives within their own local communities and as members of the global citizenry, prepared to collaborate to take action on issues that both affect them personally and have an impact on the future of the planet.
Read more at https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-i/