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Charting the Journey: My SDG Roadmap

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If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’ve seen my infographics breaking down the What and Where of my upcoming Fund for Teachers fellowship; and I wanted to use this space to go a bit deeper.  As a Fund for Teachers fellow, my goal is to use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as my research compass, or roadmap, as I investigate the three pillars of sustainability (social, environment, economic) in Brazil. 🧭🇧🇷 By anchoring each location to specific goals, I can bring back concrete, actionable lessons for my multilingual learners in Chicago. 🏙️ 1st Leg: Rio de Janeiro – The Urban Frontier Rio is a megacity in every sense of the word. While the city limits are dense, the Greater Rio Metropolitan Area swells to a population of 13.5 million . It’s the perfect location for exploring how a massive urban center fosters community resilience amidst rapid urbanization. The Focus: SDG 5 (Gender Equality) & SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities)...
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Bem-vindo ao meu blog (Welcome to my blog)

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Allow me to introduce myself… My name is Bryan Peters. I’m a high school teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system, where I work with multilingual learners from incredibly diverse backgrounds. I teach English as a new language and have a leadership position within our ELL department.  Our students come from over 80 countries, and every day in my school, I see the world through their eyes. As they develop proficiency in a new language, our students boldly navigate uncharted experiences and cultures; and it’s their curiosity and resilience that drive my own passion for global education. 🌎🌍🌏 A Foundation of Global Citizenship  My journey as a global educator didn’t start yesterday nor is it solely based on the fact that my classes are unofficial United Nations assemblies. My commitment to empowering students as global citizens has been shaped by two previous, transformative fellowships: 🇲🇾 Malaysia (Fund for Teachers): After collaborating with NGOs who provi...
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