HREA, in collaboration with INTRAC and the Jordan Civil Society Program, conducted a "bootcamp" for human rights trainers in Amman. Twenty trainers from NGOs and other civil society organisation participated in the five-day training of trainers that addressed topics like theory of change, methodology, the human rights framework, curriculum development, and impact assessment.

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HREA organises trainings for a range of professionals groups, including human rights defenders, development workers, humanitarian workers, educators, legal professionals, law enforcement officials, social workers, health professionals, and media professionals.

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The World As It Could Be - Human Rights Education Program is an outgrowth of a series of successful initiatives carried out since 2006 to educate and inspire youth and adults to further human rights for all people. These initiatives have used the creative arts to deepen learning about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); they have also given participating youth the voice to teach their peers and adults about the importance of the UDHR concepts.

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Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center - Free Holocaust Education Curriculum:  This curriculum guide was developed by a group of master teachers who have studied and taught the Holocaust in the context of history and the language arts.  All materials and activities have been field-tested; they are challenging, age-appropriate and well suited to the needs of a diverse student population.

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Facing History And Ourselves - Numerous educator materials and resources in multiple formats (publications, video, podcast, on-line and more) that combats racism, antisemitism, and prejudice.

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Creating Safe And Engaging Schools:  Bullying:  Educators DVD (Bully) and tookit to help students find their voice, make ethical choices, and transform their communities. 

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Educational DVD and Toolkit

The DVD toolkit for educational use is available now. You can order the toolkit at thebullyproject.com.

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Lesson Ideas:   These lesson ideas are designed to provide classroom activities based on resources from Facing History And Ourselves. They suggest applications within a classroom setting; different from detailed Lesson Plans, these Lesson Ideas provide a broad foundation for activities and investigations and a spark for looking at content with a Facing History and Ourselves lens. 

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Gambia: The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with Action-Aid The Gambia, on Monday ended a two-week nationwide sensitization of schools on basic human rights.

The tour took NCCE officials to various schools across the length and breadth of the country.

The sensitization that targeted thirty schools was funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Curriculum resources for teaching Human Rights:  The Speak Truth to Power curriculum introduces general human rights issues through the stories of some remarkable people working in the field, and urges students to become personally involved in the protection of human rights.

Speak Truth To Power, a project of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, is a multi-faceted global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate students and others about human rights, and urge them to take action. Issues range from slavery and environmental activism to religious self-determination and political participation. 

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Bullying is wrong and hurtful:  Bullying is a form of abuse at the hands of peers that can take different forms at different ages. It is targeted and repeated. It involves power, aggression, intimidation and shame.  PrevNet:  Canada' authority on research and resources for bullying prevention.   View the full site here

53 Videos on Bullying:  The end of bullying begins with you!  From Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center

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PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center provides creative and interactive resources that are designed to benefit all students, including students with disabilities.

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Cyberbullying:  Videos, fact sheets, tools, programs, and links to help educate and support victims of cyberbulling. 

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Cyberbulling Parent Resources:  Parents learn about the social media networks and applications (apps) your children are using everyday. Get great tips on the latest trends, everything you need to know. Access the documentary here

Florida Dept of Education Task Force on Holocaust Education:  The mission of the Commissioner's Task Force on Holocaust Education is to assist school district professionals and support staff in preparation for teaching the history of the Holocaust.

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Task Force on Holocaust Education

Mission

The mission of the Commissioner's Task Force on Holocaust Education is to assist school district professionals and support staff in preparation for teaching the history of the Holocaust which will lead to:

• An investigation of human behavior
• An understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping
• An examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful person for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic values and institutions by offering intensive training programs, curriculum materials, resources, and sustained support.

Task Force Developed Resource Manuals

All manuals are distributed on CD-ROM and are available online as part of the Content Area Resources or by clicking on the links below.

1. State of Florida Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades K - 3 (PDF)
   • The State of Florida Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades K-3, has been developed, produced in hard copy as well as on CD-ROM, and distributed to 4,000 public, private, and parochial schools in Florida. The manual focuses on character education, laying the foundation for the study of the Holocaust in higher grades.
2. State of Florida Resource Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades 4-6 (PDF)
   • The resource manual for Grades 4 - 6 is complete and has been distributed.
3. State of Florida Resource Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades 7-8 (PDF)
   • The resource manual for grades 7 - 8 is complete and has been distributed.
4. State of Florida Resource Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades 9 - 12 (PDF)
   • The State of Florida Resource Manual on Holocaust Education, Grades 9-12 has been distributed to every public, private, and parochial high school in Florida. The 940-page manual has been reproduced on CD-ROM and was distributed to the high schools during the 2000 - 2001 school year.

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Certificate of Advanced Studies in Human Rights Education at University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland (Luzern, January-December 2013)

Human rights are the fundament of a peaceful coexistence of a society. But only when women and men know about their human rights, they can claim them for themselves and - in solidarity - for others ("empowerment"). Human rights education is taking place in different contexts (formal, non-formal,...). To close the global gap in further training opportunities in human rights education, in the context of and linked with the new UN Declaration of Human Rights Education and Training adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2011 and because of the high interest in the "Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS in Human Rights Education", the University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland (PHZ) is running again in 2013 an international advanced qualification, the "Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS in Human Rights Education" starting in January 2013. The CAS Human Rights Education aims to qualify the participants for a role as trainer and multiplier of human rights education for their specific context. 

The participants will achieve an internationally recognized Certificate of Advanced Studies PHZ in Human Rights Education. 

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Third part of the series "Human Rights in Focus".
It is about Collective Rights, the justiciability of Human Rights as well as about how the Human Rights System evolves and what opportunities for improvement do exist.

The series consists of an overview clip and one clip about each of the three dimensions of Human Rights.
The first dimension involves the political and civil rights, the second dimension the economic, social and cultural rights and the third dimension the collective rights.

By Jan Künzl and Jörn Barkemeyer