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Faire des manuels scolaires des outils de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes
Ce guide invite les enseignants à réfléchir aux inégalités de genre dans les manuels scolaires. Elle présente des bases légales et normatives sur lesquelles s’appuient cette question dans le cadre Français, des chronologies, infographies sur l’égalité de genre et l’élaboration des programmes. On y retrouve différents outils à destination des enseignants pour les accompagner au moment d’aborder ces sujets en classe dans différentes matières, ou plus largement dans la vie scolaire.
Textbooks for sustainable development: a guide to embedding
This guidebook aims to support textbook authors and publishing houses to produce a new generation of textbooks that integrate education for sustainable development. By doing so, it aspires to make learning relevant and effective. It also contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Textbook authors and educators are encouraged to use this guidebook as a source of ideas, tools and methods that can help to enrich content and pedagogy and complement their own individual and institutional strategies. The guidebook offers concrete guidance for textbook authors on how to reorient the existing curriculum content towards peace, sustainable development and global citizenship.
Cognitive load theory: Research that teachers really need to understand
To improve student performance, teachers need to understand the evidence base that informs and helps improve their practice. An area of research with significant implications for teaching practice is cognitive load theory.
This paper describes the research on cognitive load theory and what it means for more effective teaching practice. The first part of the paper explains how human brains learn according to cognitive load theory, and outlines the evidence base for the theory. The second part of the paper examines the implications of cognitive load theory for teaching practice, and describes some recommendations that are directly transferable to the classroom.
