COURSE OVERVİEW

 In 2015, The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and its 17 sustainable development goals were adopted by all United Nation member states, afterwards setting the goal of Net Zero by 2050 for the global energy sector. The role of teachers and education in achieving such crucial objectives is widely acknowledged, the classroom being the place where the societies build their futures. Developing green skills not only training those specific technical skills to boost the greening of the industrial sectors. It refers more generally to promoting people’s awareness of their behavior and choices and an active engagement towards more sustainable practices and lifestyles. Developing students’ forward-looking skills will enable them to face the real world challenges of today and tomorrow, modeling in their minds a clearer view of what ancestors they want to be. Participating in the course teachers and education staffs will share and discuss ideas, challenges, best practices and strategies to develop green and future-oriented minds and curricula

COURSE OUTCOMES

 Participants will

  • Gain inspiration on how to develop students’ green skills, including knowledge about sustainability themes and responsible attitudes towards the environment
  • Get acquainted with teaching materials on sustainable development goals and how to integrate it in curriculum
  • Learn how to approach topical issues of global warming; carbon cycle, carbon sinks, food consumption, population growth through non-formal and experiential learning activities
  • Get hints on how to make a lesson greener through the use of ICT, creativity-based approaches, outdoor-inspired activities and project based learning
  • Be ready to take action and make personal and classroom plans for a green change
  • Exchange good practices and discuss challenges with colleagues and the course trainers
PROGRAMME OF THE COURSE
 

DAY 1
09:00 – 10:30 Official presentation – Introducing the group-Ice breaking activities
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Orientation
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 What are “Green Skills”?
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 2
09:00 – 10:30 Introduction to the pyramid of green skills: From the promotion of green  mind sets to the development of new occupational skills
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Sustainability and sustainable development: Definition, facts and opinions
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Sharing opinions and challenges related to perception of climate change and actions towards sustainability
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 3
09:00 – 10:30 Teaching hard green skills in the classroom: The Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Training specific soft skills to foster a green mindset in our students
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Carbon footprint: Developing self-awareness and responsiveness towards our actions
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 4
09:00 – 10:30 Practical activities and simulations tTo provoke thoughts and reflections on topical green issues
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Training critical thinking skills to develop one’s own understanding on relevant green themes
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 The importance of questioning, reasoning and debating
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 Trips – optional
DAY 5
09:00 – 10:30 Practical activities and reflective tools for analyzing sustainability challenges from multiple perspectives
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Innovative teaching methods to support green skills
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Innovative teaching methods to support green skills
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 6
09:00 – 10:30 Introduction to Project-Based Learning: Real world challenges and student driven activities related to environment
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Introduction to Project-Based Learning: Real world challenges and student driven activitiesrelated to environment
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 The value of outdoor education for connecting with and respecting the environment
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 7
09:00 – 10:30 Experimenting group exercises and challenges, problem solving games and experiential outdoor activities about green environment
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Experimenting group exercises and challenges, problem solving games and experiential outdoor activities about green enviroment
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Presentation of a best practices Erasmus+ KA1 project
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Trips – optional

 

DAY 8
09:00 – 10:30 Taking action: creating your green action plan at the personal and classroom/school level
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Taking action: creating your green action plan at the personal and classroom/school level
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Taking action: creating your green action plan at the personal and classroom/school level
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 – 17:30 Free time

 

 DAY 9
09:00 – 10:30 Designing a green lesson plan taking into account all approaches and perspectives gained during the training
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Designing a green lesson plan taking into account all approaches and perspectives gained during the training
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 Designing a green lesson plan taking into account all approaches and perspectives gained during the training
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch time
15:00 Free time

 

DAY 10
09:00 – 10:30 Discussion of future cooperations and planning follow up activities
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:15 Evaluation of the course
12:15 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 13:00 Presenting participants’ certificates
After 14:00 Lunch time/ departures