Indigenous Ways of Knowing And Learning

• First Nations and Higher Education: The Four R’s - Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, Responsibility (Kirkness, V. J. and R. Barnhardt (2001)) 
• Talking Feathers for Sharing and Restorative Justice Circles (Pass the Feather)
• First Peoples’ Principles of Learning (First Nations Educational Steering Committee)

Social Emotional Learning

• Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD))
• Social and Emotional Skills for Better Lives: Findings from the OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills 2023 (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OECD Publishing, Paris)
• Social & Emotional Learning Resource Finder (University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education)
• SEL Programs, (Well-Being BC, a project of the Federation of Independent Schools Association representing over 300 independent schools in BC)
• BC Indigenous Relations Behavioral Competencies: Empathy
• Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES): Ottawa (Canada)
• School Years Evidence Brief, Social Emotional Learning (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH))
• Roots of Empathy (Roots of Empathy develops empathy in children today so they can build the world that they deserve)

Young Changemakers And Inspiring News Stories

• CBC Messages from Young Changemakers
• Children First Canada: Young Indigenous Changemakers You Should Know About
• YWCA Canada: A Young Changemaker’s Reflections on Leadership and Community Action (Riti Nawroz, 2020)
• Open Canada: Three ways young changemakers can have a greater impact globally
• Climate Culture: Youth Changemakers, Mapped
• UNICEF Canada: The Changemakers: 10 Youth Building Peace in Their Communities (2017)

Educator Resources From Georgian College, A Designated Ashoka Changemaker Campus Stories

Manifesting as a Changemaker digital pressbook

The Manifesting As A Changemaker digital pressbook is an open education resource (OER) that offers tools and resources for educators and community partners to inspire and nurture changemaking skills, building toward a world in which everyone is a changemaker. We welcome your feedback. Please share any ideas or thoughts with us at cmtoolkit@GeorgianCollege.ca.

#ChangeTheNow Facilitator Training Program

#ChangeTheNow (#CTN) is building a region of changemakers by developing skills in empathy, collaboration, shared leadership and changemaking in action through experiential learning.

The #CTN Facilitator Training Program provides capacity building, exchange of generative knowledge and coaching through a Community of Practice, combining self-directed virtual components and in-person engagements. Participants will develop a personal Theory of Change, understand how a changemaking approach can benefit students and community, and build their confidence in using #CTN social innovation toolkits to support the work they already do and inspire learners to be the agents of change.

Reach out to #CTN at changethenow@georgiancollege.ca to learn more about the facilitator training program and experiential learning opportunities and follow on Linkedin.