“Developing Competencies of Teachers to integrate Climate Literacy Education in European Schools” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Developing Competencies of Teachers to integrate Climate Literacy Education in European Schools”

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind in our time. Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth’s temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. This will affect almost every aspect of human society, including economic prosperity, human and environmental health, and national security. It’s up to all of us to build that new sustainable society. So it’s mandatory that we start by making people aware of how their actions impact the Earth. We must fully understand what our footprint really is. Only then we can start doing things differently and create a Climate Literate Society.
Education is an essential element of the global response to climate change. It helps people understand and address the impact of global warming, increases “climate literacy” among young people, encourages changes in their attitudes and behaviour, and helps them adapt to climate change related trends. Although the role of education in addressing the challenges of climate change is increasingly recognized, the curriculum and teaching in schools still is far from being effective in equipping young generations with strategies to deal with the climate change challenges of today and the future.
The project aims at enhancing teachers’ profiles to coach students effectively in European Secondary schools to raise the level of climate literacy by developing:
-Educational Content for Climate Literacy
-Open Online Course to allow teachers to promote climate literacy at schools
-Online Teacher Community including activities developed to assist them to bring the topic of climate change into their classrooms.

We will create an educational framework integrating the core aspects of digital technology, citizenship competences and climate change. Using this framework, we will develop an open online course for the teachers of each partner country. Alongside this, we will also develop an online teachers community where European teachers can privately learn and share their respective experiences about climate change which encourage people to action. A multilingual website will share these stories. Competence assessment tools will ensure learning can be monitored and evaluated, and training resources created so teachers can ‘self-train’ to implement the project post-funding.
We will develop, implement, disseminate and evaluate three central intellectual outputs in order to reach our target beneficiaries and achieve our objectives.
The partnership is set up between six different organisations including three universities-Estonia, Sweden, Belgium, two NGOs-Germany and Turkey and one private company from Turkey in a cross sectoral way.
As a result of the project, we expect to have created a long-term benefit on teachers and students comprising digital tools and curriculum linked learning resources.

These will have a lasting impact resulting in:
-enhanced understanding of how climate change affects their community and how they can actively influence it
-becoming engaged citizens with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities, and empowered to act.
-being able to understand and present complex narratives in succinct and accessible ways
-sense of being a part of Europe and improved intercultural skills
-improved digital competences of both teachers and pupils
-a resource base for teachers to continue developing new stories
-training resources guiding teachers to teach climate literacy as a means of cross curricular activity.
In the frame of the project 80 teachers and school leaders, 75 secondary school students and 500 other stakeholders will be involved. Within 6 Multiplier Events a total of 300 teachers will be informed about the project and its outputs. Also at least 1000 recipients will be reached at local, regional, national and European level through the planned dissemination activities.

The project is expected to have a significant impact on secondary school teachers and students as well as their organisations across Europe, largely related to the cross curricular activities as a means of providing a new and innovative approach to promote sustainability and developing related skills in schools. It is anticipated that the resources developed during the project will complement and expand existing training initiatives at various educational levels across.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 257968 Eur

Project Coordinator

TALLINN UNIVERSITY & Country: EE

Project Partners

• PAYDAS EGITIM KULTUR VE SANAT DERNEGI
• UC LIMBURG
• ANS EGITIM VE PROJE DANIŞMANLIK
• WISSENSCHAFTSLADEN BONN EV
• GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET