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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2016/05/teaching_social_justice_through_childrens_human_rights.html

Susan Zeiger and Ann Marie Gleeson of Primary Source write, “Many of the globally-minded teachers we work with each year find children's human rights an ideal vehicle for introducing global social justice issues to their students. There are many reasons this is so.

“ Children's rights are relatable. Children are inherently curious and concerned about other children.
  Children's rights are transectional, cutting across every other global justice topic including health care access, food security, sustainable development, equitable education, conflict resolution, and so much more.
  Children's rights can be taught at every grade level and in every subject area including math and science, literature and the arts.
  Children's rights connect global learning to social justice. Teaching your students about their human rights—and those of other children—is one way teachers can advance the goal of making a safer and healthier world for all young people.

“Here we share some of the best materials and strategies that educators can use across the curriculum to teach children's human rights in global context. Along the way, we'll highlight these key characteristics of culturally-proficient global teaching: cultivating student empathy; engaging with authentic texts; analyzing context; and ascribing agency to people outside of our own society. Integrating these practices can help create a strong foundation for global understanding in your classroom.”

Read the full article at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2016/05/teaching_social_justice_through_childrens_human_rights.html