The SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit helps instructors infuse the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their classrooms.
What Is In The Toolkit?
There are different sections in the toolkit that comprise a variety of resources that will help faculty/instructors to infuse SDGs into their classrooms. The faculty/instructors can choose resources ranging from general documents and reports on SDGs to discipline-specific materials such as case studies, lesson plans, videos, and activities.
Resources specific to teaching and learning about each goal can also be found in this toolkit. A brief description of the sections is below:
About the SDGs
Get an introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Teaching Approaches
Find a curated list of teaching approaches with example classroom activities that may assist you in framing how you infuse the SDGs into your lessons.
Designing
Find helpful resources for creating your own SDG-related teaching materials. The resources in this section include effective practices, checklists, sample course and syllabi design, and videos.
Delivering
See different strategies that can be used in the classroom to infuse the SDGs.
Teaching the 17 SDGs
Find resources specific to each of the 17 SDGs. You can find lesson plans, case studies, videos, blogs, and websites specific to teaching a particular SDG.
Discipline-specific Materials
See various discipline-specific resources, including lesson plans, case studies, reports, and classroom support materials.
SDG Resources for the Classroom
See other resources related to SDGs, including case studies, lesson plans, a list of local and global organizations, podcasts, SDG guides and websites.
Research
View insights on research related to teaching and learning SDGs. There are research articles, books, and reports.
The SDGs-in-the-Classroom Community of Practice
Find out more about what constitutes a community of practice (COP), the role of an SDG-in-the Classroom COP at York and how to get involved with it.
Collaborate with Instructors
See a list of instructors who are interested in collaborating on various activities or projects related to the SDGs.
Curricular Champions
View videos of instructor Curricular Champions who have infused the SDGs in their courses through different approaches.
Events and Announcements
View a calendar of local and international SDG events such as conferences, symposiums and webinars. Read the latest campus-wide SDG-related stories.