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- [Celebrating NISSEM’s Eighth Anniversary](https://nissem.org/blog/celebrating-nissems-eighth-anniversary/3226/) - A personal note from Margaret Sinclair, co-founder/convener Since the launch of NISSEM at CIES on 25 March 2018, we have engaged in networking, research, publications, and events, to promote what is currently called transformative education, addressing societal and planetary challenges as well as social and emotional learning (SEL) relating to personal skills for life and
- [NISSEM contributes to UNESCO 'Futures of Education' global initiative](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-contributes-to-unesco-futures-of-education-global-initiative/2030/) - NISSEM was selected by UNESCO to write one of 20 background papers that informs a global report by the Futures of Education Commission. Led by the President of Ethiopia, Her Excellency President Sahle-Work Zewde, the Commission looked to “reimagine how knowledge and learning can shape the future of humanity and the planet”. The Futures of Education: Learning to Become report will
- [Launch of volume 5 of NISSEM Global Briefs: 29 January 2026](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/launch-of-volume-5-of-nissem-global-briefs-29-january-2026/3163/) - In collaboration with ANGEL and GENE, we are delighted to announce the publication of the fifth volume of NISSEM Global Briefs. The Global Briefs series aims to show how SDG Target 4.7 themes and social and emotional learning (SEL) can be embedded in education policies, programs, curricula, materials, and practice, to help make progress towards sustainable development
- [Peace Through Pixels: How Storytelling and Animation are Building Peace in Pakistan](https://nissem.org/blog/peace-through-pixels-how-storytelling-and-animation-are-building-peace-in-pakistan/3154/) - By Adeel Abid (Author: Peacebuilding through Storytelling) In a world flooded with divisive narratives and misinformation, stories that promote empathy and understanding are more essential than ever. So, how do you equip someone with the skills to earn a living while also empowering them to become agents of change? That was the heart of
- [Transforming a new humanistic visition of global education into reality](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/transforming-a-new-humanistic-visition-of-global-education-into-reality/3132/) - A virtual webinar co-hosted by the Global Campaign for Peace Education and NISSEM When: Monday, May 20, 2024, 10:00-11:30 am EST Where: Zoom The groundbreaking 2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development was adopted by all UNESCO Member States in November of last year. This visionary document updates, expands, and now supersedes the 1974 ​​Recommendation concerning Education for International
- [Happy Fifth Anniversary, NISSEM! What is ‘transformative learning’?](https://nissem.org/blog/happy-fifth-anniversary-nissem-what-is-transformative-learning/3069/) - Second of three blogposts by Margaret Sinclair, marking five years of NISSEM Since the UN Transformative Education Summit of September 2022, the concepts and values of SDG Target 4.7 – including education for sustainability and globally responsible citizenship, supported by social-emotional learning (SEL) and building positive attitudes and behaviors – have been seen as core
- [Happy Fifth Anniversary, NISSEM! Now reach out to writers of curricula, subject syllabuses, and educational materials to support transformative learning](https://nissem.org/blog/happy-fifth-anniversary-nissem-now-reach-out-to-writers-of-curricula-subject-syllabuses-and-educational-materials-to-support-transformative-learning/3089/) - Third and final blogpost in a series by Margaret Sinclair, marking five years of NISSEM I began my career as an education planner, so I am keenly aware of the policy–practice gap. I have worked in countries where inspectors/advisers couldn’t visit schools because of the cost of the petrol or because of insecurity. How can
- [Back to the Future: Can UNESCO’s New Recommendation on Education Bring Lasting Peace to the World?](https://nissem.org/blog/back-to-the-future-can-unescos-new-recommendation-on-education-bring-lasting-peace-to-the-world/3103/) - By Jean Bernard The Angel of Nagasaki, the only surviving fragment from a church reduced to rubble by the plutonium bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, watches silently over the Peace Garden at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Created by Japanese sculptor Nisaumu Niguchi, the Peace Garden now provides quiet space
- [How can changes in textbooks support changes in teachers' practices?](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/how-can-changes-in-textbooks-support-changes-in-teachers-practices/3039/) - A series of NISSEM workshops with the Zanzibar Institute of Education During October 2023, NISSEM co-conveners Andy Smart and Susan Iannuzzi, along with fellow co-convener Margaret Sinclair and in collaboration with Khadija Sharrif and Ramadhani Matimbwa of Milele Zanzibar Foundation, led a course of four workshops on teaching and learning materials design for curriculum and
- [Happy Fifth Anniversary, NISSEM! Now comes the hard part](https://nissem.org/blog/happy-fifth-anniversary-nissem-now-comes-the-hard-part/3046/) - First of three blogposts by Margaret Sinclair, marking five years of NISSEM This year marks the fifth anniversary of the founding of NISSEM – Networking to Integrate SDG Target 4.7 and SEL into Education Materials. The prequel to founding the group was a pre-Conference CIES 2017 workshop on embedding SDG Target 4.7’s societal and environmental
- [Engaging secondary students in learning English in Buenos Aires](https://nissem.org/blog/engaging-secondary-students-in-learning-english-in-buenos-aires/3026/) - Gigi Lynch, Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio Madre Teresa, Buenos Aires, Argentina In this blogpost, Gigi Lynch captures ways in which the ideas and theories presented in NISSEM Global Briefs, Volume 4: Doing More with Language Teaching can be implemented or translated into the classroom and school community. What do we do to
- [Putting our ideas into action](https://nissem.org/blog/putting-our-ideas-into-action/2196/) - Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair describe a new sample for a science textbook.
- [Watch the launch of NISSEM Global Briefs Volume 4](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/watch-the-launch-of-nissem-global-briefs-volume-4/2878/) - On 12 June 2023, VVOB hosted the launch of Volume 4 of NISSEM Global Briefs: Doing More with Language Teaching.
- [Social and Emotional Learning in Hybrid Modes of Education: A webinar organised jointly by NISSEM and UNESCO IBE](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/2951/2951/) - As part of our work with IBE-UNESCO on a discussion paper relating to Strengthening Social and Emotional Learning in Hybrid Modes of Education, we held a webinar with the contributors of the six papers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCV3MKTUfvM
- [Belonging](https://nissem.org/blog/belonging/2199/) - Belonging is of course part of identity. But children’s sense of identity is inseparable from the diversity in which they find themselves. This is the difference between citizenship as civics, with its knowledge of systems and laws, and citizenship as belonging, where diversity is the glue that holds societies together.
- [Adjusting the flag and baring the soul](https://nissem.org/blog/adjusting-the-flag-and-baring-the-soul/2841/) - This article responds to Audrey Bryan’s stimulating article, “From ‘the conscience of humanity’ to the conscious human brain: UNESCO’s embrace of social-emotional learning as a flag of convenience” (Compare, published online 18 October 2022)
- [Planning for a bully-free school environment in trinidad and tobago: it's not that simple](https://nissem.org/blog/planning-for-a-bully-free-school-environment-in-trinidad-and-tobago-its-not-that-simple/2109/) - Author: Jean Bernard, Alysoun Johnston and Ravi Rampersad 'If there is no solution, it is not a problem.’ So goes the ancient Zen saying. But what if the problem has gone unrecognized for centuries and solutions that work are only now beginning to take shape? Such is the case with bullying. We begin with the premise
- [Can education materials support social and emotional learning (sel) and inclusive identities?](https://nissem.org/blog/can-education-materials-support-social-and-emotional-learning-sel-and-inclusive-identities/2105/) - Author: Margaret Sinclair I began as an education planner, and later worked for UNHCR. I saw enough of refugee camps to call on education decision-makers to support education for the prevention of crisis and conflict. As a planner, I saw a role for ministries of education and other education managers in using textbooks as a
- [Must history textbooks be divisive?](https://nissem.org/blog/must-history-textbooks-be-divisive/2100/) - Author: Jim Williams Growing up in the US South, I began my schooling just before the end of segregation, when black and white children were not allowed to attend school or see movies together, or even use the same public facilities or drinking fountains. Among my most important (unintended) lessons was a clear view of
- [Where am i in this narrative?](https://nissem.org/blog/where-am-i-in-this-narrative/1938/) - Author: Andy Smart When educators meet to share their experiences about teaching difficult pasts or addressing societal divisions, fundamental questions arise about context. National, regional, classroom and individual contexts all matter. Students within a class may have different cultural identities and classrooms across a country may be even more diverse. Professional cultures are also defined
- [Responding to COVID-19 in Kenya](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-kenya/2087/) - Interview with Ngángá Kibandi and Lucy Maina Lucy Maina and Ngángá Kibandi talk to Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair. "The challenge is to think around how to change the way questions are phrased...so that questions require children to engage with the content." View the full transcript here. Lucy Maina has over 18 years of experience
- [Responding to Covid-19 in Uganda](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-uganda/2083/) - Baale Remegious talks to Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair. "We need to have all these social issues in our education system. Let us not just go back to that academic thing only." This is the first of a series of blogposts based on interviews with actors and civil society in the global south, in order to understand
- [Responding to Covid-19 in the Bahamas](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-the-bahamas-2/2173/) - Interview with Marcellus C. Taylor Marcellus C. Taylor talks to Aaron Benavot. View the full transcript here. “Here in the Bahamas we have a lot of people who tend to look at why we can’t do something. It’s like there’s no other way around here. But I think a lot of people have really said, we
- [What’s next for ‘education in emergencies’? A veteran reflects.](https://nissem.org/blog/whats-next-for-education-in-emergencies-a-veteran-reflects/2183/) - Margaret Sinclair reflects on INEE's Twentieth Anniversary Webinar By Margaret Sinclair Go for it, INEE! Cross the humanitarian-development divide and build the nexus to ensure children’s education It was great to see representation of the founders and current actors within INEE at the webinar on 9 November 2020 for INEE’s twentieth anniversary. I remembered the late
- [SEL in Context: Mexico](https://nissem.org/blog/sel-in-context-mexico/2192/) - Embedding SEL at System Level Elisa Bonilla and Patricia Vázquez speak with Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair "I went into classrooms and saw how lonely the kids were - the way they approached me and the way they used to shake hands" Elisa Bonilla (right) was formerly Director General for Curriculum Development at Mexico’s federal Ministry
- [UNESCO Speaker Series to feature Jordan Naidoo on education and equity in Afghanistan](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/unesco-speaker-series-to-feature-jordan-naidoo-on-education-and-equity-in-afghanistan/2041/) - "New Taliban in Afghanistan -- Old Wine in New Bottles" This UNESCO Speaker Series event features Jordan Naidoo - International Education Consultant - Former UNESCO Director and country Representative for Afghanistan (2019-2021). Moderated by Dr. James Williams, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in International Education for Development and NISSEM Co-convener. February 17, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- [NISSEM event resources from April 2018](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-event-resources-from-april-2018/1992/) - On April 27th of 2018, NISSEM held an event at the Teacher's College in New York following NISSEM's involvement in the UN event titled "the Role of Global Citizenship Education in the 2030 Agenda and Beyond." The workshop built on the outcomes of CIES 2018 with the aim of fostering support for NISSEM among key stakeholders.
- [SEL spotlight: the Georg Eckert Institute](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/sel-spotlight-the-georg-eckert-institute/1990/) - Are you interested in how SEL relates to global citizenship education (GCE) and their application to textbook revision? A recent project by the Georg Eckert Insitute (GEI) used the UNESCO guidelines on GCE to examine the dynamic between GCE at a local and national level in addition to the Global North and South. The aim was
- [NISSEM event resources from CIES 2018 (Mexico City)](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-event-resources-from-cies-2018-mexico-city/1994/) - On March 25th of this year, NISSEM held a pre-conference workshop called "Advancing SDG Target 4 in Post-Conflict and Low-Resource Settings: Networking to Integrate SDG Target 4.7 Themes and SEL Skills into Education Materials (NISSEM)" at CIES 2018 in Mexico City. The workshop built on the outcomes of the February workshop at the George Washington
- [NISSEM event resources from February 2018](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-event-resources-from-february-2018/1996/) - On February 1-2 of this year, NISSEM held an event called "Advancing SDG Target 4 in Post-Conflict and Low-Resource Settings: Integrating SDG Target 4.7 Themes and SEL Skills into Textbooks and Other Education Materials" at the George Washington University. Presenters included representatives from USAID, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum
- [USAID/Africa Bureau Project “Expansion of the USAID gender and inclusiveness guide”](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/usaid-africa-bureau-project-expansion-of-the-usaid-gender-and-inclusiveness-guide/1986/) - A new project was launched on June 1 aimed at producing an SEL supplement and video to accompany USAID’s A Guide for Strengthening Gender Equality and Inclusiveness in Teaching and Learning Materials (RTI International, 2015). Under the supervision of NISSEM organizing committee member Jean Bernard and with major contributions from other NISSEM members, content is currently being
- [NISSEM Global Briefs volume III online launch hosted by UNESCO](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-volume-iii-online-launch-hosted-by-unesco/2049/) - Watch the full video of the launch event here. On 28 April 2022, UNESCO hosted an online event to celebrate the release of the third volume of NISSEM’s Global Briefs, an open-access collection of papers edited by NISSEM Co-conveners Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair. The third edition of the Global Briefs features thirteen papers from around the globe that
- [NISSEM Global Briefs Volume III launched](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-volume-iii-launched/2044/) - On 28th April, NISSEM published its third volume of Global Briefs: Social and Emotional Learning in Context. The open access publication was launched at a webinar, entitled 'What does SEL mean in your context?' hosted by UNESCO HQ. With opening words by Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO, the webinar was moderated by Sobhi Tawil, Director, Future of Learning and Innovation and featured four contributors
- [NISSEM and VNIES Co-host International Conference on Learning Transversal Competencies](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-and-vnies-co-host-international-conference-on-learning-transversal-competencies/2036/) - The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) and NISSEM jointly hosted a ground-breaking international conference on learning transversal competencies in ASEAN* countries and their neighbors. The day-long virtual event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the founding of VNIES with a clear eye to the future. The three distinguished keynote speakers challenged over 200 participants from around the region and
- [SEL in Context: Ethiopia](https://nissem.org/blog/sel-in-context-ethiopia/2187/) - The Speed School approach Professor Kwame Akyeampong, of the Open University in the UK, was interviewed by Margaret Sinclair and Andy Smart “If you can get a textbook – which teachers and students are so familiar with – to be used differently, I think you have a big chance to really transform a school.” View
- [What Lies Ahead? A Look into the Futures of Education](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/what-lies-ahead-a-look-into-the-futures-of-education/2033/) - NISSEM and Teachers College, Columbia University co-organised two webinars in December 2020 and January 2021 on "Civic Responsibility, Textbooks and Pedagogy in a Time of Rapid Change. The presentations featured the authors of three related background papers commissioned by UNESCO's Futures of Education Commission. In the first session, NISSEM co-conveners Aaron Benavot and Andy Smart joined Helen Haste (University
- [Responding to Covid-19 in Colombia](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-colombia/2077/) - Luisa Gomez talks to S. Garnett Russell Teachers College, Columbia University “Students are more aware of what they want to be able to learn, and to learn by themselves” View full transcript here. Luisa Gomez is an education planning and financing specialist with international experience in fundraising and developing programs in education, health and employment for underprivileged
- [Responding to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-sierra-leone/2094/) - Interview with Massey Samuel Tucker and Mariana Martinez Massey Samuel Tucker and Mariana Martinez talk to Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair. “The government has been very much proactive in the fight against Covid, especially in ensuring that children learn, even during the pandemic while they stay home. I can link the success of this to
- [NISSEM Global Briefs presented at University College London's Institute of Education](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-presented-at-university-college-londons-institute-of-education/2024/) - On 8 January 2020, Margaret Sinclair, Matthew Jukes (RTI) and Andy Smart presented NISSEM Global Briefs within a Centre for Education and International Development seminar at University College London's Institute of Education. Discussants were Juliet Millican (Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex), Rae Snape (headteacher, Milton Road Primary School, Cambridge) and Sébastien Hine (consultant,
- [Responding to COVID-19 in Lebanon](https://nissem.org/blog/responding-to-covid-19-in-lebanon-2/2169/) - Interview with Rima Malek Rima Malek talks to Jean Bernard and James Williams. "I cannot give a face-to-face course, then take the same content and put it online. This is not enough!" View the full transcript here. Rima Malek is an Educational Technology specialist and an associate professor of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education in
- [Panel discussion on social-emotional learning at RTI International, Washington DC](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/panel-discussion-on-social-emotional-learning-at-rti-international-washington-dc/2019/) - RTI International and NISSEM hosted a lively panel discussion examining recent donor policies on SEL and the NISSEM Global Briefs. Panelists included representatives from the donor community, authors of several of the briefs and experts from current programs, each of whom discussed their experiences and lessons learned from implementing SEL in early grade reading activities, crisis
- [NISSEM Global Briefs introduced at 2019 Global Conference on Teacher Education for ESD at Okayama University, Japan](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-introduced-at-2019-global-conference-on-teacher-education-for-esd-at-okayama-university-japan/2027/) - During the proceedings of the 2019 Global Conference on Teacher Education for Education for Sustainable Development attended by some 150 teacher educators from around the world, NISSEM co-convener Aaron Benavot gave a presentation entitled “Integrating cognitive, social/emotional and behavioral learning in the teaching of education for sustainability and global citizenship: Recent findings and insights.” He used this occasion to
- [NISSEM Global Briefs UK launched at UKFIET, Oxford](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-uk-launched-at-ukfiet-oxford/2000/) - The NISSEM Global Briefs: Educating for the social, the emotional and the sustainable was launched at a UKFIET seminar organised jointly by NISSEM and CELL (Conflict and Learning Laboratory, Maastricht) beginning at 1:30 pm. The new online publication features diverse perspectives from over 60 contributors addressing global and local challenges on how to integrate SEL and SDG
- [4th International Conference on GCED: Pedagogy and Practice, Seoul, 3-4 September 2019](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/4th-international-conference-on-gced-pedagogy-and-practice-seoul-3-4-september-2019/2008/) - On 4 September 2019, NISSEM co-convener Andy Smart gave the NISSEM Global Briefs its first public outing at this event attended by over 1,000 registered guests. On the stage with Andy Smart are (left to right) Jane Nyaga, assistant director, Curriculum and Research Services Department, Secondary Education Division, Social Sciences Section of Kenya Institute of
- [UNESCO Forum on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education, Hanoi](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/unesco-forum-on-education-for-sustainable-development-and-global-citizenship-education-hanoi/2002/) - The Global Forum in Hanoi saw the launch of a global research report on education for sustainable development and global citizenship in 10 countries commissioned by UNESCO and prepared by NISSEM in partnership with the Sustainability and Education Policy Network (SEPN) at the University of Saskatchewan. The findings of the study were formally presented by
- [NISSEM Global Briefs Launch at Creative Associates, October 1 2019](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-global-briefs-launch-at-creative-associates-october-1-2019/2011/) - Creative Associates International hosted a launch of NISSEM Global Briefs at its Washington, D.C. headquarters. Speakers included Global Briefs contributors Susan Hirsch-Ayari of Creative Associates and Paul Frank of SIL LEAD alongside Jean Bernard, Colette Chabbott, Margaret Sinclair and Andy Smart from NISSEM. The full October 1 presentation can be viewed here.
- [A selective strategy to advance social and emotional skills through textbooks](https://nissem.org/blog/a-selective-strategy-to-advance-social-and-emotional-skills-through-textbooks/2154/) - by Colette Chabbott Read the third of Brookings' 3-part blog series on NISSEM's Global Briefs here.
- [Re-thinking the traditional textbook for better academic and pro-social outcomes](https://nissem.org/blog/re-thinking-the-traditional-textbook-for-better-academic-and-pro-social-outcomes/2123/) - by Andy Smart and Esther Care Second of Brookings' 3-part blog series on NISSEM's Global Briefs.
- [Curriculum provides a learning pathway, but what do we see in the classroom?](https://nissem.org/blog/curriculum-provides-a-learning-pathway-but-what-do-we-see-in-the-classroom/2120/) - By Margaret Sinclair and Esther Care First of Brookings' 3-part blog series on NISSEM's Global Briefs.
- [Educating for the Social, the Emotional and the Sustainable](https://nissem.org/blog/educating-for-the-social-the-emotional-and-the-sustainable/2113/) - By NISSEM co-conveners Andy Smart, Margaret Sinclair, Aaron Benavot, Jean Bernard, Colette Chabbott, S. Garnett Russell and James Williams Re-posting of the World Education Blog first published by GEM Report on 6 November 2019.
- [London launch of the NISSEM Global Briefs at UKFIET](https://nissem.org/blog/london-launch-of-the-nissem-global-briefs-at-ukfiet/2117/) - By Andy Smart and Margaret Sinclair Re-posting of the blog first published on September 11, 2019 in UKFIET Conference 2019.
- [NISSEM draws attention to SEL and SDG 4.7 in textbooks at Salzburg Global Seminar](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/nissem-draws-attention-to-sel-and-sdg-4-7-in-textbooks-at-salzburg-global-seminar/2021/) - NISSEM co-convenor Margaret Sinclair spoke at a recent Salzburg Global Seminar (8-12 December) on the importance of reflecting SEL and its application to SDG 4.7 themes in textbooks and education materials, both in terms of content and embedded pedagogy.
- [Presentation and discussion of NISSEM Global Briefs at World Bank headquarters](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/presentation-and-discussion-of-nissem-global-briefs-at-world-bank-headquarters/2014/) - Jean Bernard, Colette Chabbott, S. Garnett Russell, Margaret Sinclair, Andy Smart and James Williams presented.
- [CIES Conference 2019, San Francisco](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/cies-conference-2019-san-francisco/1998/) - On April 16 of this year, NISSEM held an event called "What's Love Got to Do with It? The Role of Social and Emotional Skills in Sustaining Learning in Low-Income and Post-Conflict Contexts" at the Hyatt Regency Atrium during CIES 2019. Organised by Professor James Williams of George Washington University, please find the event resources here.

## Pages

- [Home page](https://nissem.org/) - Global Education for a better and more resilient world NISSEM Global Briefs Volume 5 READ MORE Doing More with Language Teaching NISSEM Global Briefs Volume 4 (published 2023) READ MORE NISSEM chapter on Integrating SEL into Textbooks and Instruction Social and Emotional Learning in Action: Creating Systemic Change in Schools (Guilford, 2023) READ MORE CIMQUSEF’20
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- [9 Guiding Principles](https://nissem.org/key-resources/9-guiding-principles/) - 9 Guiding Principles 1. In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, integrate SDG 4.7 themes into all education strategies Meaningful progress in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be supported through education and lifelong learning that builds social cohesion and promotes gender equality, human rights, global citizenship, peaceful resolution of conflicts, appreciation
- [Background Resources](https://nissem.org/key-resources/background-resources/) - Background Resources 2020 LEARNING FOR UNCERTAIN FUTURES: THE ROLE OF TEXTBOOKS, CURRICULUM, AND PEDAGOGY OPEN PDF 2019 EDUCATIONAL CONTENT UP CLOSE OPEN PDF LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER SUSTAINABLY OPEN PDF NISSEM WORKING PAPER OPEN PDF 2018 NISSEM POSITION PAPER OPEN PDF NISSEM BACKGROUND PAPER OPEN PDF POLICY PAPER 28 OPEN PDF A GUIDE
- [NGB VOL. I](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-i/) - Read the NISSEM Global Briefs Volume I This is the first volume of the NISSEM Global Briefs, a collection of peer-reviewed essays from over 60 contributors of standing within the field of education. At the junction of SDG Target 4.7, SEL, and education in post conflict and low-resource settings, the NISSEM global briefs are a key
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- [NGB VOL. V](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-v/) - NISSEM Global Briefs Volume V This fifth volume of NISSEM Global Briefs reflects the concerns of NISSEM, the ANGEL network, and GENE about international and regional agreements that ask educators to help solve current and future problems. In particular, it considers the UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development, adopted by 194 states in
- [Blog](https://nissem.org/blog/) - Celebrating NISSEM’s Eighth Anniversary March 21, 2026 A personal note from Margaret Sinclair, co-founder/convener Since the launch of NISSEM at CIES on 25 March 2018, we have engaged in networking, research, publications, and events, to promote what is currently called transformative education, addressing societal and planetary challenges... Read More Peace Through Pixels: How Storytelling and
- [The NISSEM Statement](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-nissem-statement/) - Learn, thrive and dream The vision and purpose of NISSEM We gratefully acknowledge the commitment of the NISSEM Transitional Advisory Group, who helped to draw up the following statement. The challenge Can school textbooks and other materials … be more equitable, inclusive, and diverse? help to foster knowledge, skills, competences, values, and attitudes, through social
- [SUSAN IANNUZZI](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/susan-iannuzzi/) - SUSAN IANNUZZI Education consultant in curriculum design, materials development, and assessment Susan Iannuzzi is an education consultant in curriculum design, materials development, and assessment. She specializes in first- and second-language curricula. She has worked with local partners to draft national curricula and has led ministry textbooks teams in these subjects in Africa, the Middle
- [THE ADVISORY GROUP](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-advisory-group/) - The Transitional Advisory Group The NISSEM Transitional Advisory Group (NTAG) was formed in February 2023. MEMBERS Asia and Pacific Vishal Talreja, Co-founder and Trustee, Dream a Dream, India Esther Care, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia Africa John Mugo, Executive Director, Zizi Afrique Foundation, Kenya Abdennasser Naji, President, AMAQUEN, Morocco Latin America
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- [NISSEM INTERVIEWS](https://nissem.org/nissem-interviews/) - Responding to Covid-19 in Colombia September 7, 2020 Luisa Gomez talks to S. Garnett Russell Teachers College, Columbia University “Students are more aware of what they want to be able to learn, and to learn by themselves” View full transcript here. Luisa Gomez is an education planning and financing specialist... Read More Responding to COVID-19 in Sierra
- [News and Events](https://nissem.org/news-and-events/) - Launch of volume 5 of NISSEM Global Briefs: 29 January 2026 January 21, 2026 In collaboration with ANGEL and GENE, we are delighted to announce the publication of the fifth volume of NISSEM Global Briefs. The Global Briefs series aims to show how SDG Target 4.7 themes and social and emotional learning (SEL) can be embedded... Read
- [NGB VOL. IV](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-iv/) - The fourth volume of the NISSEM Global Briefs is the first in the series to address subject specialization. It explores the challenges and opportunities facing curriculum specialists, teachers, and writers of textbooks and learning materials for teaching mother tongue, national, and international languages. This open access publication is unique in addressing sustainable, societal, social, and emotional
- [About us](https://nissem.org/about-us/) - Our Story NETWORKING TO INTEGRATE SDG TARGET 4.7 AND SEL SKILLS INTO EDUCATIONAL ​MATERIALS Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 4.7 reinforces earlier global education goals that are critical to achieving the SDGs as a whole: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education
- [Social and emotional learning](https://nissem.org/social-and-emotional-learning/) - Social and emotional learning We understand social and emotional learning (SEL) as vital for teaching and learning in most education settings. Positive emotional and social states lead to better engagement with the prescribed curriculum as well as whole child development. SEL includes dimensions of learning such as, in CASEL’s model, emotional and social awareness and
- [SEL Chat I](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/sel-chat/) - SEL Chat 1: Talking Transversal Skills SEL Chat Season 1 is an education podcast inspired by the 2019 NISSEM Global Briefs. SEL Chat explores work and ideas at the junction of the Sustainable Development Goals, social and emotional learning, and education in post-conflict and low-resource settings. EP1 Elizabeth Randolph Welcome to SEL Chat! In
- [NGB VOL. III](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-iii/) - Read the NISSEM Global Briefs Volume III The third volume of the NISSEM Global Briefs offers important contributions for how SEL might support contextual, social aims of education systems, including for human rights, support for marginalized learners, interculturality, and gender equality. It also articulates how education systems more broadly, from infrastructures to school leadership, can support
- [NGB VOL. II](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/ngb-vol-ii/) - Read the NISSEM Global Briefs Volume II This second volume of the NISSEM Global Briefs addresses the theme of pedagogy, practice and materials. At the junction of SDG Target 4.7, SEL, and education in post conflict and low-resource settings, the NISSEM Global Briefs are a key resource for current research and practice. NISSEM is a
- [SEL Chat II](https://nissem.org/nissem-global-briefs/sel-chat-ii/) - SEL Chat: Talking Transversal Skills SEL Chat is back for another season! SEL Chat: Talking Transversal Skills is a bite-sized limited-run podcast series where we sit down with researchers and officials to get at the heart of what is meant by 21st century transversal skills and social and emotional learning, especially as it relates to
- [JORDAN NAIDOO](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/2717-2/) - JORDAN NAIDOO Specialist in strategic leadership, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, peacebuilding, and education reform Dr Jordan Naidoo was Acting Director of IIEP-UNESCO from July 2022 to March 2023. Previous positions included Director, Basic Education for Save the Children USA; Program Associate Turning Points Center for Collaborative Education, Boston, USA; Policy Analyst at the Center
- [UN SDG Target 4.7 and SEL](https://nissem.org/about-us/un-sdg-target-4-7-and-sel/) - UN SDG Target 4.7 and SEL
- [THE CO-CONVENERS](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/) - THE CO-CONVENERS AARON BENAVOT Professor, Global Education Policy, School of Education, University at Albany, SUNYProfessor, Global Education Policy, School of Education, University at Albany, SUNY Aaron Benavot is Professor of Global Education Policy in the... Read moreJEAN BERNARD My experience in designing and implementing on-the-job training programs began in 1982 with my employment as a language
- [COLETTE CHABBOTT](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/colette-chabbott/) - COLETTE CHABBOTT Adjunct Faculty, International Education Program, George Washington University Dr. Colette Chabbott is an adjunct faculty member in the International Education Program at George Washington University in Washington, DC and a consultant for organizations in international education and development. Since 1991, she has worked with many international organizations--including the Hewlett Foundation, the
- [Textbooks and educational materials](https://nissem.org/textbooks-and-educational-materials/) - Textbooks and educational materials: carriers not barriers In classrooms around the world – not only in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but also in many higher-income countries – textbooks give structure to teaching and learning opportunities. Textbooks represent a fundamental way in which national curriculum requirements are disseminated to teachers and implemented in schools. In
- [Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.7](https://nissem.org/sustainable-development-goal-target-4-7/) - Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.7 SDG Target 4.7 constitutes a commitment by countries, civil society, development partners and international organizations to rethink and transform the purposes of education. The global and humanistic aims for education found in Target 4.7 address fundamental issues of sustainability, global citizenship, climate change, gender equality, cultural diversity, human rights, and peace/
- [AARON BENAVOT](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/aaron-benavot/) - AARON BENAVOT Professor, Global Education Policy, School of Education, University at Albany, SUNY Aaron Benavot is Professor of Global Education Policy in the School of Education, University at Albany-SUNY (www.albany.edu/epl/). He recently completed three years of service as Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report (en.unesco.org/gem-report/) -- an independent, evidence-based annual monitoring report
- [ANDY SMART](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/andy-smart/) - ANDY SMART Andy Smart is an education and publishing consultant with a background in teaching and educational and children's publishing. He specialises in textbook policy, planning and development as well as in English and Arabic-medium primary curriculum, children’s reading and children’s books. He has drafted national textbook policies and carried out a pan-Asia textbook
- [JAMES WILLIAMS](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/james-williams/) - JAMES WILLIAMS Professor at GWU Chairholder, GW UNESCO Chair in International Education for Development and Professor of International Education & International Affairs, George Washington University
- [JEAN BERNARD](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/jean-bernard/) - JEAN BERNARD My experience in designing and implementing on-the-job training programs began in 1982 with my employment as a language instructor at a medical facility in Saudi Arabia, where the assignment was to deliver hands-on training to operating room nurses assisting English-speaking surgeons. Since then, I have worked with content providers in various fields
- [MARGARET SINCLAIR](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/margaret-sinclair/) - MARGARET SINCLAIR Consultant on education in emergencies, conflict-sensitive education policies, learning to live together, SDG Target 4.7. Margaret Sinclair, independent consultant with record of contribution to the establishment of the field of education in emergencies, now with particular interest in conflict-sensitive education policies and teaching of relevant SDG Target 4.7 themes, especially the steps
- [S. GARNETT RUSSELL](https://nissem.org/about-us/the-co-conveners/s-garnett-russell/) - S. GARNETT RUSSELL S. Garnett Russell is an Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (https://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/sgr2124/) and the Director of the George Clement Bond Center for African Education. Her research focuses on areas linked to education and conflict, peace-building, transitional justice, human rights, and citizenship in Rwanda, South Africa,
- [NISSEM Interviews](https://nissem.org/key-resources/nissem-interviews/) - NISSEM carries out occasional interviews with actors from government and civil society, in order to understand better the practicalities and implications of curriculum and textbook strategies, with a focus on low and middle income countries. All interviews are reproduced as transcripts and reflect the authentic voices of the interviewees. NISSEM is a not for profit networking
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