An SDGs Curricular Champion is an instructor who is finding innovative ways to connect the SDGs to diverse interdisciplinary topics, concepts and disciplines. In championing the SDGs in their respective program, this instructor is gently leading by example while at the same time exposing their students to wicked problems and inviting global citizenship through envisioned problem solving. We share with you videos of Curricular Champions discussing ideas that you might consider.
An Interview with Virginia McHardy and Donna Naylor
The Toolkit Team interviews Virginia and Donna from about the inspiration for and creation of their OER resource .
This provides an introduction to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations. Each chapter is dedicated to one SDG, offering a clear overview of its purpose, key targets, and global impact. Designed for academic language learners, the resource includes vocabulary lists and definitions to support comprehension. To encourage critical thinking and engagement, each chapter features discussion questions that prompt students to reflect on real-world applications, challenges, and potential solutions related to the SDG. The OER is accessible and interactive, making it a valuable resource for educators and learners in diverse academic settings.
CIFAL Speaker Series: Unboxing the SDGs for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership
This speaker series highlighted the work being done to include the SDGs in curricula by those in the field of education. 鈥淯nboxing the SDGs鈥, with the aim of looking in detail at what is inside each SDG box, gathered experts to share their best practices, lessons learned, challenges faced, and opportunities that exist to further infuse the SDGs in higher education classrooms in different disciplines. The series ran from May to July 2024.
Designing for Equity and Inclusion in Education with
Lisa Cole
Director of Programming, k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering, 91亚色
Michelle Tsui-Woods
Associate Director of Operations and Development, k2i academy, , 91亚色
Framing Curriculum Through the Lens of SDGs
Christian Van Buskirk
Faculty, University of Victoria, , Faculty Lead, Business Minor Program
Advancing SDGs through Transformative and Justice-Informed Pedagogies
Dr. Kshamta Hunter
Manager, Transformative Learning & Student Engagement, ; Instructor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
Connecting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals to the STEAM Curriculum (Grades 2-13)-Fostering Purpose Based Learning for the Whole Student
Dr. Minna Allarakhia
President and Chair of the Board,
Integrating SDGs into Nursing Education: Empowering Nurses as Catalysts for Change
Sandra Peniston
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health
Embedding Equity, Diversity and Social Justice into the Curriculum of a Digital Humanities Class
Dr. Carolyn Steele
Assistant Professor, Humanities
Life-centred Futures: Sustainability, Interaction, Design and AI
Dr. Shital Desai
91亚色 Research Chair; Director, Social and Technological Systems; Training Committee Vice-Lead, Connected Minds; Assistant Professor, Interaction Design,
91亚色 Curricular Champions
Professor, Public Policy and Sustainability, Schulich School of Business
Associate Professor, Department of French Studies, Faculty of LA&PS
Associate Professor, Department of Dance, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Jose Etcheverry
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Urban Change
Associate Professor Department of Design School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Charles-Antoine Rouyer
Course Director
Assistant Professor School of Nursing