Teachers Without Borders

As India celebrated Akshaya Tritiya on Tuesday, a festival associated with mass weddings, many activists renewed their calls against child marriage. "Raise your voice against child marriage on #AkshayTritiya, an auspicious day for Hindu marriage in India," UNICEF India said on Twitter. There are many campaigns around the world against child marriage in India, where the practice remains common despite being illegal. Perhaps the most original one is "The Girl Store" - which some may find is in bad taste.

An example of implementing PBL in a higher education setting

ABU DHABI // The capital's education regulator is bringing in guidelines to help schools prevent bullying and other behavioural problems in pupils. Related ■ School violence: the truth behind a tragedy ■ Parents 'must act' if a child is being bullied Topic Abu Dhabi Primary schools High schools The guidelines, developed last year by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec), will add to a disciplinary code issued by the Ministry of Education in December. Adec is training educators on how to use the guidelines in workshops.

3 teachers talk about how they restructured their day to incorporate project based learning

An introduction to PBL from Edutopia

Design Features of the Physical Learning Environment  for Collaborative, Project-based Learning. Includes a simple infographic.

Project-based Learning Visual Concept Diagram

Info on PBL, including videos, a cartoon and a diagram.

In Sri Lanka, child-friendly schools transform communities

A personal reflection on PBL

A podcast that touches on PBL

The objectives of this report are to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of violence faced by children in and around schools, to share good practices and strategies on how to prevent and address it, and to discuss the importance of cooperation at local, national, regional and international levels.

TEACHERS SHOULD not befriend their students on Facebook and other social networking sites, according to a new code of conduct agreed by the Teaching Council, the group that regulates the profession. The new code is the first attempt to set down clear guidelines on use of social media for 70,000 primary and second-level teachers in the State. It comes amid growing concern in school communities about bullying of students and teachers on Facebook and Twitter.

A simple introduction to differentiated instruction

A video introduction to differentiated instruction.

It provides an introduction and overview for education planners and practitioners on the wide range of issues relating to climate change and climate change education, including causes, impacts, mitigation and adaptation strategies, as well as some broad political and economic principals.

Achieving World-Class Education in Brazil : The Next Agenda

Education, Aid and Aid Agencies

Schools as Battlegrounds - Protecting Students, Teachers, and Schools from Attack