UNESCO Young Digital Creators (YDC) Educator’s Kit is designed to help teachers and educators working in schools, youth clubs, community centres, and training institutes to generate and manage project-based learning activities with young people.

The “Young Digital Creators” (YDC) programme was designed by an interdisciplinary group of UNESCO professionals in the fields of culture, education, natural and social sciences,
communication and information. In the drawing-up process, UNESCO field offices were involved, as well as artists, musicians, educators, educational scientists specialising in new technologies, youth-organization representatives, and young people from a variety of geo-cultural backgrounds.

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The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies).The WWC regularly updates the WWC Technical Standards and their application to take account of new considerations brought forth by experts and users. Such changes may result in re-appraisals of studies and/or interventions previously reviewed and rated. The current WWC Standards offer guidance for those planning or carrying out studies, not only in the design considerations but the analysis and reporting stages as well. The WWC Standards, however, may not pertain to every situation, context, or purpose of a study and will evolve.

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The Big6™ is an information literacy curriculum, an information problem-solving process, and a set of skills which provide a strategy for effectively and efficiently meeting information needs. Developed by Michael Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, it can be used whenever students are in a situation, academic or personal, which requires information to solve a problem, make a decision or complete a task.

This official Big6™ Web site provides overview and in-depth information about the Big6™ Skills. The site is aimed at educators, administrators, parents, and anyone else interested in helping students to learn and use essential information and technology skills.

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Study after study shows the single most important factor determining the quality of the education a child receives is the quality of his teacher.

What makes a great teacher? Teaching is one of the most complicated jobs today. It demands broad knowledge of subject matter, curriculum and standards; enthusiasm, a caring attitude and a love of learning; knowledge of discipline and classroom management techniques; and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people. With all these qualities required, it’s no wonder that it’s hard to find great teachers.

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Studies show that young girls enjoy math, science and technology just as
much as boys do. Yet by eighth grade, twice as many boys as girls show
interest in science, engineering and mathematics careers. As a result, only 22
percent of engineers and scientists are women – even though women make
up nearly half the workforce. If this pattern continues, many of today’s girls
will miss out on the jobs of the future.
Girls Go Tech is a Girl Scout initiative to encourage girls to explore the world around them through science, math and technology.

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