Eco-Education - Pure

Eco-education

Handbook

2012-2013

Project "Vision of Effective Future School"

Module: Eco-education Handbook Research in and experience with Teaching/Learning Methods

February 2012 Aarhus, Denmark

Coordinating Institution: Riga Education and Informative Methodological Centre, Latvia.

Partners: S?dalskolen, Aarhus, Denmark Support Centre for pupils, teachers and schools of the Birzai region, Lithuania.

Project Modules: 1. Learning to Learn 2. Eco-education 3. The quality of teaching 4. Leadership in a democratic school

Duration of the Project: 2009-2012

Project manager: Sarmte Katkevica

Project coordinator: Ingrda Breidaka

Material compiled by the Danish team: Susanne Berg, Anne Dissing Rasmussen, Birte Buhl, Benjamin Sibbesen, Lone Hovgaard Haastrup S?ren Vestergaard, Amira Azzam, Conny Bredahl, Karsten Svensgaard, Thomas Johansen.

Publisher: B?rn & Unge, Children and Youth Department, Aarhus Municipality, Denmark.

Copyrights: This work is created for non-profit, educational use. The copying and dissemination of this work is allowed strictly for non-commercial purposes.

Handbook

From outdoor experience to

Eco-education

Hands on

About cross-disciplinary cooperation About choosing action in learning About learning and storytelling About opportunities to learn and remember! About integrational tasks Conclusions and recommendations

Introduction

5

'Hands on' is a code word in Eco-education!

6

Platform of learning values at S?dalskolen

7

The science of memory - and how it should affect design of games for outside education

9

Political aims for sustainability

14

ECO education and informal learning environments

16

AffaldVarme Aarhus (Waste and Heating Aarhus)

17

?kolariet ? a knowledge- and discovery-centre in Vejle

18

Courses in ?kolariet ? two examples

19

New school in Lisbjerg

20

UNO Outdoor Education Centre

21

Nature and Environment Education Nature visit centre: "Eagle's Nest"

22

LEGO EDUCATION CENTre - S?dalskolen

23

Nature Cooperation (in Danish: Natursamarbejdet)

24

Inspiration from latvia

25

reflections ? the danish delegation

28

Green projects ? s?dalskolen

29

INTRODUCTION

This methodological material is the result of the work on the Module `Eco-education` within the framework of the NordPlus project funded by The Nordic Council of Ministers, NordPlus Horizontal and The Riga City Council.

The project `Vision of Effective Future School` is a very timely and challenging topic in the context of the needs of the 21st century education.

The global issues and changes that now exist in the modern world demand directing the priorities of the school development towards those that prepare students to be selfregulated, skillful and competent citizens of modern society.

The handbook contains knowledge and ideas created by the joint Project of Danish, Latvian and Lithuanian teachers, school leaders, methodologists and authorities of the local City Councils in order to contribute to the improvement of the modern school systems in the Baltic and Nordic countries.

The key purpose is to reassess the notion of an effective school nowadays, to reconsider specific areas for improvement of education systems and to seek ways to promote students' active citizenship and social cohesion. It is also our goal to tackle more effectively the challenges facing school systems in these countries.

The Aim and Target Reader of the Handbook

The aim of the handbook 'Eco-education` is to summarize all the important findings of the project and offer guidelines for the teachers interested in new methods related to the concept of 'Eco-education' and for their use in the classroom.

The handbook is also meant for education policy-makers, school headmasters, methodologists, education advisers and teacher trainers.

The participants of all three countries worked on gathering, sharing, and analysing information, in addition to exchanging a good policy practice. The methodological material 'Eco-education' is the second handbook published.

Each country's delegation is responsible for summarizing the final findings of one Module. The duty of the Danish team was to summarize the lessons learned while working on the Module 'Eco-education`.

The next two handbooks will cover the following themes:

'The Quality of Teaching and 'Leadership in a Democratic School'.

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