Integrating SDGs in projects

Integrating SDGs in ELT projects

1. What are the SDGs?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

Sustainable Development Goal

The goals are mostly about the global challenges in the world, they are related to several issues like poverty, health, environment etc, and they are all interconnected. Our objective as teachers is to spread the word about these goals so that our pupils become a powerful force for achieving the UN’s vision of a more peaceful, healthy and equitable world.

17 Goals

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2. Why Project-Based Learning

Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and meaningful projects. They are engaged over a period of time to solve a real world problem or answer a complex question and they demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience.

Defenition of PBL

Creativity

21st century competencies

Exposure to real life projects and carreers

Deeper learning

Engaged hearts and minds

Impact of the PBL on the learner

3. The benefits of integrating SDGs in Projects

Developing social skills such as listening, turn-taking, sharing ideas and co-operating..

Integrating values which help to promote reflective thinking and responsible choices.

Encouraging the belief that by working together the Goals become achievable.

Raising awareness of global issues.

Empowering children with language to feel more confident.

Fostering positive attitudes such as tolerance and respect.

Providing opportunities for children to come up with their own creative ideas and solutions.

4. Teacher's role

Provides a balanced picture of strengths and weaknesses

Monitors the students’ strategy for solving the problem.

Seeks to help the students to focus on relevant aspects.

Helps students generate ideas through brainstorming/mind-mapping

Guides students to formulate their project objectives

Provides input for language skills

5. Samples of pupils' projects

Stop Smoking!

Before the presentation

The day of the presentation

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Let's recycle for a better world

Before the presentation

The day of the presentation

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In one word

Integrating SDGs in projects is an effective way for us, teachers to transform ordinary and demotivated learners into active and engaged global citizens.

Thank you!