Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Schools and Universities
UCL (University College London)
This course provided an introduction to key ideas and practices in education for sustainable development and related areas such as climate change education. It explored a wide range of current international policies and examples of practice, as well as approaches to teaching and learning. Learners had the opportunity to meet fellow educators from around the world and discuss these issues with them, and also to consider how to apply their learning to their educational practice in the future.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Nicole Blum
Senior Lecturer in Development Education, UCL Institute of Education
UCL (University College London)
Frances Hunt
Senior Research Officer, UCL Institute of Education
UCL (University College London)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the concept of education for sustainable development and related terms such as climate change education.
- Engage with key issues and debates in education for sustainable development research and policy.
- Investigate the key elements of, and approaches to, education for sustainable development in research and practice.
- Explore the opportunities and challenges that education for sustainable development can present for educational practitioners.
- Collaborate with peers around the world to develop an awareness of diverse perspectives on, and practices of, education for sustainable development.
- Assess the range of resources which are available to support educators to incorporate education for sustainable development in their practice, including guides, approaches and learning activities.
- Develop greater confidence, knowledge and skills to be able to incorporate education for sustainable development into your teaching.
- Reflect on your current practice and identify how you might apply the learning from the course to your practice in the future.
Syllabus
The course will aim to provide educators with:
- An introduction to key ideas and practices in education for sustainable development, including climate change education
- An overview of current international policy and approaches
- Opportunities to meet fellow educators from around the world and discuss these issues with them, and
- A chance to apply their learning to their educational practice.
Issued on 3rd April 2025
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