Towards tomorrow - environmental education at school
On November 22, 2023, as part of the summary of the activities of the project "Let's hold hands for a better world" in the Erasmus+ Program, a training course on environmental education was held for teachers of Primary School No. 19 in Gdansk. The purpose of the training was to strengthen the ecological competence of teachers, emphasize the importance of environmental education, equip teachers with the knowledge and tools needed in environmental education. Teachers learned how to act to sensitize students to the need to take care of our planet in an interesting and effective way. The training was attended by 60 teachers.
Topics discussed during the training
- The idea of environmental education and its goals.
Global education, sustainable development, climate education, ecology - theoretical basis.
- Objectives of environmental education at school.
Cognitive, educational and educational goals of ecological education.
- Correlation of ecology with other fields of knowledge.
Reference to the core curriculum for individual subjects.
Exercise for listeners: ecology between the lines.
- Tools and means for training ecological attitudes.
Characteristics of didactic methods in ecological education.
Didactic means in ecological education.
- From lesson to project - examples of good practice.
Games, tasks, exercises, games for children.
Inspiring students to engage in pro-environmental behavior - examples of how young people are changing the world.
From idea to project - about school projects to protect local nature.
Exercise for listeners: climate school
Exercise for listeners: pyramid of influence.
- Competency orientation.
Competencies related to activity and action. - Resources on environmental education - review of available sources of knowledge, resources on the Internet.
Where to look for inspiration? Books and websites to use.
