Learning Teacher Network conference: From Theory to Action, Dubrovnik April 2019

From Theory to Action A Creative Response to ESD

The 13th LTN Conference

D U B R O V N I K 11th-13th April 2019 learningteachernetwork.org 1

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WELCOME Welcome to The Learning Teacher Network’s 13th International Conference It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 13th International Learning Teacher Network Conference ”From Theory to Action: A Creative Response to Education for Sustainable Development” in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The focus of this conference will be to link the theory of ESD to real practice on the ground and offer some practical solutions to the ever-increasing environmental and social crisis that is affecting the world. There is a need to find creative solutions and to bring together the substantial learning of the network on ESD from the last decade and redefine how it can be translated and harnessed into the future needs of society. The LTN is aware of some fantastic work, projects and educational programmes that address these concerns.

To the presenters, I am delighted that you will showcase your work and challenge participants to work even harder to bring ESD into every setting and workplace so that the message and solutions become evident to all.

People need subject knowledge, but they also need inspiration, creativity and the ability to apply it all to thrive in a sustainable way and promote a sustainable world. Creative and innovative thinking is essential if this is to happen. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is therefore a mandatory requirement at all levels of education and society, both nationally and internationally. Within every community and culture, education and training is pivotal to define, expand and build knowledge, understanding and action for a sustainable future. This conference is the perfect platform to provide these answers and solutions along with generating worthwhile discussion and debate.

The Learning Teacher Network (LTN), continues to work with teachers and educators around the world to promote a vision of education as a means of creating and maintaining a sustainable world. However we need your help and support to progress this work.

Please spread the word about this great network and encourage your friends and colleagues to join us and become part of a sustainable global solution to climate change and human development into the future. The clock is ticking and the future of the planet is at stake.

Enjoy the conference,

Dr. Martin Fitzgerald LTN President 2

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VENUE

Grand hotel Park Dubrovnik With its 244 lavishly furnished rooms with views of the sea and the Lapad Bay promenade, it offers a perfect blend of Italian architecture, functionality and harmony.

The synergy of Mediterranean parks and Lapad pebble beach creates the perfect setting for relaxation, entertainment and business meetings, and guarantees a relaxing and perfect holiday.

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DUBROVNIK

Dubrovnik is located in the very south of Croatia and is one of the most important historical and touristic centers in Croatia. In 1979, Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Its favorable location has made it a succesful maritime trade center.

In the middle ages it existed as Dubrovnik Republic, the only city-state on the eastern Adriatic shore. Due to its wealth and great diplomatic potential, Dubrovnik developed rapidly. Croatian language and arts flourished in Dubrovnik and it served as a source of inspiration to many famous poets, writers, but also painters, scientists and others.

The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls surrounding the city. With numerous additions and modifications throughout their history, they have been considered to be amongst the great fortification systems of the Middle Ages, as they were never breached by a hostile army during this time period.

Dubrovnik was the main filming location in Croatia for King’s Landing, a fictional city in Game of Thrones, the famous television series based on the series of fantasy novels. “A Song of Ice and Fire”.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

Wednesday 10th April 18:00—18:45 Preregistration

Thursday 11 April 07.00 – 18.00 Study visit to Mostar

Visit to the United World College in Mostar Tour of the old town Lunch 18.00 – 18.45 Registration 19.00 – 19.45 Opening session 20.00 Conference dinner (World Cafe)

Friday 12 April 8.45 – 9.45 Keynote 1 - Simon Elsborg Nygaard 9.45 - 11.15 Workshops session A Coffee break 11.15 – 11.45 Workshops session B 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 13.00 – 14.00 Keynote 2 – Charles Hopkins 15.00 – 16.00 Workshops session C 16.00 – 16.45 Coffee and World Cafe meeting 20.00 – 22.00 Dinner

Saturday 13th April 08.45 – 09.45 Keynote 3 - Ann Finlayson 10.00 – 11.00 Workshops session D 11.00 – 12.30 Coffee and World Cafe meeting 12.30 – 13.30 Workshops sessions E 13.30—14.30 LUNCH 14.30 – 15.30 Workshops Sessions F 15.30 – 16.15 Coffee and World cafe meeting 16.15 – 17.00 Plenary World Café 17.00 Closure of conference

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OVERVIEW OF PARALLEL SESSIONS Friday 12th April Workshops session 1 - 90 min A1 Olimpia Mesa

9.45 - 11.15

LEARNING DESIGN How the business environment is expecting children to learn A2 Anton de Vries How do you change the world?

11.15 – 11.45

COFFEE BREAK AND GROUP PHOTO

Workshops session B – 60-90 min B1 Francine Whitmore "A Healthy Linguistic Diet for 21st Century Scotland : Towards a whole school ethos which sustains all our languages "

11.45 – 13.00

B2 Tim Unsworth and Sarah Busken Three-dimensional Activities for the Multilingual Classroom

B3 Silke Ramelow and Martina Eick "KursWechsel" - Students train their teachers on topics of the future!

Workshops session C C1 Paul Keating Games to Engage - Using games to engage and to mobilize for Sustainable Development

15.00 – 16.00

C2 Daniel Olsson The HOW question: A challenge in ESD teaching

C3 Helen Horton How do we conceptualise sustainable development in the context of international development?

16.00 - 16.45

COFFEE BREAK WITH WORLD CAFE MEETING

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OVERVIEW OF PARALLEL SESSIONS Saturday 13th April Workshops session D D1 Christer Torstensson

10.00 – 11.00

Values matter D2 Eija Liisa Sokka-Meaney and Minna Haring Developments in Organising and Mentoring Teaching Practice in Finnish Teacher Training D3 Patrick Petit One world compassion workshop

11.00—12.30

COFFEE BREAK WITH WORLD CAFE MEETING

Workshops sessions E E1 Marije Boonstra and Nants Schilstra How to integrate real-life challenges into your education?

12.30 – 13.30

E2 Ray Kirtley Girls into Global STEM E3 Birthe Witt Jason Projectbased approch to teaching ESD

13.30 – 14.30

LUNCH

Workshops Sessions F F1 Anita Lasić

14.30 – 15.30

Education for Sustainable Development in Podgora, Croatia F2 Therese Forss, Ewa Björnfoth, Susanne Svedberg, Pernilla Thor, Hanna Enbom

Planting Seeds for Change –Sustainability and Creativity in Pre-School

15.30 – 16.15

Coffee break with World cafe meeting around feedback on workshops and keynote speakers

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PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL 18:00—18:45

11:15 — 11.45 COFFEE BREAK

PREREGISTRATION OF DELEGATES

Conference group photo after coffee

THURSDAY 11th APRIL 7:00—18:00

FRIDAY 12th APRIL 11.45—13:00

STUDY VISIT TO MOSTAR ( OPTIONAL)

PARALLEL SESSIONS B

Study visit to Mostar Visit to the United World College in Mostar Tour of the old town and lunch

B1 Francine Whitmore: A Healthy Linguistic Diet for 21st Century Scotland B2 Tim Unsworth and Sarah Busken: 3D Activities for the Multilingual Classroom

THURSDAY 11th APRIL 18:00—18:45

B3 Silke Ramelow and Martina Eick: KursWechsel Stu-

REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES THURSDAY 11th APRIL 19.00—19.45

LUNCH 13:00—14:00

OPENING SESSION

FRIDAY 12th APRIL 14:00 —15:00

Welcome - by Martin Fitzgerald, President of LTN Official opening by the Dubrovnik Minister of Education Cultural interlude Introduction of LTN Committee

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2 Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair at York University in Toronto ”Embedding Sustainability in the Heart of Quality Education”

CONFERENCE DINNER ( WORLD CAFE) at 20:00

FRIDAY 11TH APRIL 15:00 —16:00

During the conference dinner you will be introduced to the group, who will be your partners in the World Café sessions.

All name tags have a number, and that is the number of your table.

PARALLEL SESSIONS C C1 Paul Keating: Games to Engage - Using games to engage and to mobilize for Sustainable Development C2 Daniel Olsson: The HOW question: A challenge in ESD teaching

FRIDAY 12th APRIL 8:45—9:45

C3 Helen Horton: How do we conceptualise sustainable development in the context of international development?

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1 Simon Elsborg Nygaard, University of Aarhus ”Using Psycologi to create environmental sustainability ”

COFFEE BREAK 16:00—16:45 World café meeting

FRIDAY 12th APRIL 9:45—11.15 Meet up with the people from your World Café group, and discuss, develop on ideas, and it will be noted and shared Saturday at the world café panel discussing

PARALLEL SESSIONS A A1 Olimpia Mesa: LEARNING DESIGN How the business environment is expecting children to learn

CONFERENCE DINNER at 20:00

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PROGRAMME SATURDAY 13th APRIL 8:45—9:45

COFFEE BREAK 15:30—16:15 World café meeting

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3 Ann Finlayson, Environmentalist, Scotland: ”Enhancing sustainable living”

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 16.15– 17.00

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 10.00—11.00

Plenary - harvesting ideas from world cafe meetings

PARALLEL SESSIONS D SATURDAY 13th APRIL 17.00

D1 Christer Torstensson & Thomas Nordell: Values matter

Closing of the conference

D2 Eija Liisa Sokka-Meaney and Minna Haring: Developments in Organising and Mentoring Teaching Practice in Finnish Teacher Training D3 Patrick Petit: One world compassion workshop

11:00— 12.30 COFFEE BREAK World-cafe meeting SATURDAY 13th APRIL 12.30—13:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS E E1 Marije Boonstra and Nants Schilstra: How to integrate real-life challenges in your education?

E2 Ray Kirtley: Girls into Global STEM E3 Birthe Witt Jason: Projectbased approch to teaching UN2030-goals and ESD

LUNCH 13:30—14:30 SATURDAY 13th APRIL 14:30 —15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS F F1 Anita Lasić: Education for Sustainable Development in Podgora, Croatia F2 Therese Forss, Ewa Björnfoth, Susanne Svedberg, Pernilla Thor, Hanna Enbom: Planting Seeds for Change –Sustainability and Creativity in Pre-School

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SPEAKERS KEYNOTE ADRESS 1: FRIDAY 8:45—9:45:USING PSYCOLOGY TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Simon Elsborg Nygaard has handed in a PhD in sustainability psychology. He works as a consultant on psychological and organizational aspects of sustainability and as an external lecturer in sustainability psychology at Aarhus University, Denmark .

Environmentally sustainable living and learning center around humans. By using scientific psychological knowledge about humans we can qualify teaching and other activities related to human aspects of environmental sustainability. Overall, Simon’s presentation centers on how to use psychological theory when teaching and working with environmental sustainability. Specifically he will address questions such as: How can theory on well-being and flourishing be used to support a flourishing life, while at the same time lowering our resource use?

How can this knowledge be used in teaching and projects on environmental sustainability?

How can theory on motivation be used to understand and increase motivation in teaching and projects on environmental sustainability?

KEYNOTE ADRESS 2: FRIDAY 14:00—15:00: EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HEART OF QUALITY EDUCATION Charles Hopkins holds the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University, Canada where he coordinates two research networks focused on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). One network is comprised of teacher education institutions spanning 70 countries reorienting education towards the SDGs and the Global Education 2030 Agenda. The second network, covering 40 countries focuses on embedding ESD to improve the education of Indigenous youth. Hopkins consults for institutions worldwide including governments, universities and school systems. He is advisor to the UNU’s network of Regional Centres of Expertise, UNESCO-UNEVOC and Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Institute on ESD, China

KEYNOTE ADRESS 3: SATURDAY 8:45—9:45: ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE LIVING Ann Finlayson has worked in the environmental and education field for over 30 years. After a stint as a countryside ranger in Scotland, she began travelling the world teaching, facilitating and consulting in places such as Papua New Guinea, Australia and Canada.

Between 2005 and 2010, Ann was Head of Education/Social Change at WWF-UK and the Commissioner for Education and Capability Building for the Sustainable Development Commission.

In 2008, she took on the job of revamping CEE, now SEEd, and has enjoyed seeing it grow back to national significance. Ann is passionate about the role of learning in sustainability and for it to be about real people, real opportunities and real responsibilities.

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SESSIONS FRIDAY 12th APRIL 9:45—11.15 PARALLEL SESSIONS A SESSION A1 Teaching for How People Learn Olimpia Mesa Teaching for How People Learn workshop is a hands-on experience where educators, principals and learning designers learn and experience the framework that integrates brain-based learning, design thinking, gamification, enrichment and visual thinking into one design. The principles covered in the workshop are distilled from research from a variety of disciplines like neuroscience, bio-chemistry or cognitive psychology and narrowed to an easy to use framework.

You are invited to try a framework which focuses on designing learning paths that build skills and habits and invite children to become doers and change-makers. Every day you design ways to interact with children around content. You can follow our design process to be more intentional about connecting this content to the interests of today’s learners and the future needs of the world outside of school.

To cover the growing gap between what the business environment and what the world in general need and what education provides, we invite you to learn about the way learning is designed in successful business organizations like Oracle, Orange, HP, GE or UiPath.

Presenter: OLIMPIA MESA Founder of Instructional Design company & Book to Courses(TM) Online School.

Olimpia is the course creator behind hundreds of successful corporate and educational programs, both online and live, translated in over 20 languages. The business world constantly requires learning designer to be aware of changes in the world and create modern learning contexts. After spending more than a decade developing courses and certifying instructional designers for corporate organizations all over the world, Olimpia was invited to share her way of creating learning by the education community. Only in the past year more than 100 teachers were mentored to apply her methodology.

SESSION A2 How do you change the world?

Anton de Vries It is amazing what one single person can achieve. Take the young Boyan Slat. In 2011, at age 16, Slat came across more plastic than fish while diving in Greece. He decided to devote a high school project for deeper investigation into ocean plastic pollution and why it was considered impossible to clean up. He later came up with the idea to build a passive system, using the circulating ocean currents to his advantage, which he presented at a TEDx talk in Delft in 2012. Now he is the CEO of the Ocean Cleanup. The Ocean Cleanup's mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. Boyan had to be very resilient, resourceful, reflective and interact with others to make this happen. He is not YET successful, but with his attitude and determination, solutions will come along.

What can we learn from him? How can we use our learning capacities in this LTN conference ‘from theory to action’ to involve more pupils and students in order to make the world ‘a little brighter’?

A short input about the dimensions of Building Learning Power will be used to design activities and displays which can be used in the classroom. The creative responses will put on a Padlet, so it will be available and alive for everybody and can be enriched with new ideas.

Presenter: ANTON de VRIES is an LTN Executive Committee member and senior trainer consultant at NHL-Stenden University.

Anton is helping schools implementing Building Learning Power, school development helping young people becoming better learners.

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SESSIONS FRIDAY 12th APRIL 11.45—13.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS B SESSION B1 A Healthy Linguistic Diet for 21st Century Scotland: Towards a whole school ethos which sustains all our languages Francine Whitmore Scotland’s 1 + 2 Approach to Language Learning is a curriculum model which aims to contribute to sustainability and equity in language learning.

The goal of the workshop is to present the 1 + 2 pathways and discuss and review both successes and difficulties in implementing this model given the many languages currently spoken in Scottish schools. Participants will get an overview of the implementation experience and a flavour of the different pedagogical activities, initiatives and resources which have emerged as Scottish teachers work to respond creatively and sustainably to the increasing diversity of home and community languages in an overwhelmingly Anglophone school system. Our discussion will consider sustainability issues around the full 1 + 2 Language Learning framework including the positioning of majority/minority languages, the extent to which all language learning experiences are embedded in the curriculum and whether those language learning experiences which focus on intercultural exchange are sufficient to engage learners in critical, creative and collaborative thinking which challenges stereotypes and presents a balanced view of people and places.

Presenter: Francine Whitmore is the chair of SATEAL - the Scottish association of EAL teachers who work to promote bilingualism and teaching for diversity through a website www.sateal.org and an annual conference. Francine is a principal teacher of EAL with twenty years of experience in this field and an interest in supporting teacher learning.

SESSION B2 Three-dimensional Activities for the Multilingual Classroom Tim Unsworth and Sarah Busken Using activities from our ‘Classroom English’ course, we will show participants how to create engaging language lessons, using a simple lesson planning format.

Our classrooms usually have several languages present and an opportunity to share languages contributes to the sustainable development of understanding and cooperation, as well as the cross-cultural benefits. Whether you are teaching a particular language or want your students to have a flavour of each other’s languages, this practical session will give you ideas to use immediately when you get back to school, or as creative starting points for linking language to other curriculum areas. Most of our activities have a third-dimension. We encourage teachers to bring the lesson ‘off the page’ so the children can make direct contact with their learning. This leads to more lasting and meaningful experiences for everyone.

All too often we see students planning their lessons in too great a detail, and that detail hindering the progress of the lesson for the children. If you are teacher-trainer, or a student teacher, you may also enjoy the simplicity of our lesson-planning format and the style of our activities. ‘Less is more’!

Presenters: SARAH BUSKEN has a passion for English language education at the primary school level. She is trained in art education, but currently works as an inspirational English language educator and teacher-trainer in the Netherlands.

TIM UNSWORTH is an experienced primary teacher and head-teacher and now an in-service teacher-trainer. He is based in the Netherlands where he leads courses in 'Classroom English', giving teachers ideas for making their English lessons fun, interactive and lasting and overcoming their anxieties about teaching English.

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SESSIONS SESSION B3 "KursWechsel" - Students train their teachers on topics of the future!

Silke Ramelow and Martina Eick "KursWechsel" is a project, which successfully realises ESD in an innovative and participatory way. How can students be empowered to bring sustainability topics, which really matter to them, into their classrooms? „KursWechsel“ addresses this question with a peer-learning format, which facilitates a role exchange between students and teachers. Students develop and implement an interdisciplinary teacher training session on the topic of plastic pollution of the oceans. Thus, they encourage their teachers to turn theory into action by incorporating the topic into their classes using new teaching methods. This approach enables students to experience self-efficacy and to actively participate within their learning environment.

Presenters: SILKE RAMELOW is founder and board member of BildungsCent. She is also head of the non-formal, informal learning/youth expert forum (National Action Programme on ESD 2015-2018) and Board member, German Association of Innovative Educational Programs.

MARTINA EICK For years, Martina has focused on participatory approaches in the context of sustainability. Innovative approaches to collaboration and co-creation are particularly important to her. Another focus of her work is on Education for Sustainable Development. She is particularly interested in regional education ecosystems.

FRIDAY 12th APRIL 15.00-16.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS C SESSION C1 Games to Engage - Using games to engage to raise critical consciousness and to mobilize for Sustainable Development Paul Keating Role play and simulation games have long been used in Education for sustainable Development as an effective way to engage people emotionally and intellectually with many of the complex issues relating to sustainability and social justice. This workshop will explore the power of such games and will highlight the potential that this can be adapted and harnessed within an online gaming environment.

Acknowledging ESD as a Freirean Critical Pedagogy, the research informing this workshop addresses the extent to which online computer Games can become a site for individual, group and societal praxis. The rapidly evolving capacity of multiplayer online games to facilitate the development of strong group identities and real-time, real-world collaboration, the workshop explores the potential of such games to create a space and a mechanism for enabling education, conscientisation and the emergence of movements for sustainable development.

Participants will have the opportunity to play and to reflect on an interactive development education game and will be introduced to emerging findings from Paul’s research on Games in Youth work and Development Education.

Presenter: PAUL KEATING is a Lecturer in Community Work at Limerick Institute of Technology. With a BE in Civil Engineering and MSc in Rural Development. Paul has worked as an Engineer in Dublin, with Concern in East Africa, and as a Development worker with groups in rural and urban contexts in Ireland and across Europe. Currently completing a Doctorate in Applied Social Sciences Paul is researching the potential of online computer gaming as a medium for undertaking development education. In the recent past Paul has collaborated with Youth organisations nationally and internationally to develop the use of Games as a way of engaging and mobilising young people around issues of social justice and sustainable development.

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SESSIONS SESSION C2 The HOW question: A challenge in ESD teaching Dr. Daniel Olsson Two central parts of education for sustainable development (ESD) are the holistic approach to the contents and the pluralistic approach to the teaching and learning process. Research within the field of ESD shows that the teaching is carried out in terms of holism and pluralism, it has an impact on the outcomes at the student level. However, research also shows that teaching in a pluralistic way is a challenge for teachers. The workshop aims to introduce ESD in terms of holism and pluralism and highlight its relation to key competencies in ESD. The workshop will describe current research in the field and the attendants will be encouraged to actively participate in the process.

Presenter Dr. DANIEL OLSSON is a researcher at the Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Biology Karlstad University, Sweden. He is also employed at Karlstad municipality where his work as project manager aims to facilitate school development processes in education for sustainable development

SESSION C3 How do we conceptualise sustainable development in the context of international development?

Helen Horton By drawing on her experience of working as a volunteer Teacher Trainer in rural Nepal, this presentation will explore some of the challenges that exist within a self-sufficient society that is predicated on a philosophy of ‘make do and mend’, when that very philosophy is threatened by the impact of increasing participation in a global economy. Helen’s theoretical framework considers some of the tensions between the oppositional ideologies of globalism and localism and draws on the work of O’Riordan (2001) and Peters (2016).

In a country that showcases some of the most stunning scenery in the world, access to education in rural areas presents many challenges. Isolated communities exist in inhospitable environments presenting children with great challenges to even attend school. Educational priorities, outside of the capital, Kathmandu, focus on supporting children, especially girls, to attend formal education before even attempting to address basic literacy and numeracy skills. Education interventions, particularly through the work of International Non- Governmental Organisations (INGOs) and Non - Governmental Organisations (NGOs) aimed at empowering lives are undoubtedly improving life chances especially in remote rural communities. Such provisions, however, need to be culturally attuned in order to ensure sustainable programmes for the future and that communities do not build a dependency on international aid.

Presenter After a rich career in education in Great Britain, HELEN HORTON is spending her retirement days volunteering in Nepal as a teacher trainer in local communities.

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SESSIONS SATURDAY 13th APRIL 10.00-11.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS D SESSION D1 Values matter!

Christer Torstensson and Thomas Nordell Values are fundamental for a successful implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Global goals need shared values. But, as climate deniers and resistance to global organizations like the UN gain momentum in many parts of the world, it is necessary to approach and work with issues of values and controversy in the classroom.

This interactive workshop will sample some of the presentations used in the Global School programs.

Presenters Christer Torstensson and Thomas Nordell both work at The Global School, an outreach program for teachers within the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The organization works with schools from pre- through compulsory to high school focusing on teacher education.

SESSION D2 Developments in Organising and Mentoring Teaching Practice in Finnish Teacher Training with Focus on University Teacher Training School in Joensuu Eija Liisa Sokka-Meaney and Minna Haring The workshop presentation describes the structure of teacher training and the role of teaching practice at the University of Eastern Finland, University Teacher Training School. Finnish teachers have master’s degrees when they graduate, and in these programmes an essential part is teaching practice.

There are several changes and requirements for the present day practice as to learning environments, development of teaching and integrating theory and practice as well as mentoring students in new situations. Recent developments in school life, curriculum changes and understanding of learning environments have become more apparent in teaching practice. Future teachers i.e. student teachers need to see latest development and also ongoing research activities and developments in school life and teaching profession.

The presentation is based on two recent articles on teaching practice by the presenters as well as on an on-going learning environment development experiment at the School.

Presenters MINNA HARING is a lecturer, class teacher and a teacher trainer at the University Teacher Training School in Joensuu, University of Eastern Finland (UEF). She is the School’s coordinator for teaching practice in teacher training.

EIJA LIISA SOKKA-MEANEY was a lecturer, class teacher and teacher trainer at the University Teacher Training School in Joensuu, University of Eastern Finland (UEF). She was several years in the teaching practice team, and is now doing the orientation of international students to Finnish school life

SESSION D3 One World Compassion Workshop Patrick U. Petit It is essential nowadays to cultivate compassion for ourselves, others and all life on Earth. This experiential and interactive workshop showcases a model for transformative learning, focusing on both ESD and GCED in an integrated way.

We invite you to engage in following workshop activities, which use art and ceremony to foster compassion for a thriving world. The One World Compassion Workshop has been selected by UNESCO as ‚best practice’ to be presented at the UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development: The Role of Education in Ottawa, Canada in March 2017.

Teachers are invited to offer this Workshop to their schools.

Presenter: PATRICK U. PETIT Representative of The Goi Peace Foundation to the United Nations - Mediator & Human Potential Coach 15

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SESSIONS SATURDAY 13th APRIL 12.30-13.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS E SESSION E1 How to integrate real-life sustainability challenges into your education?

Marije Boonstra and Nants Schilstra The world of today is complex, the world of tomorrow even more complex. We face a lot of challenges, especially considering sustainability. Therefore, it is essential that our education prepares students to deal with those challenges, to solve complex issues and come up with meaningful solutions. But how can we design education that can deal with this? And how can we integrate these real-life sustainability challenges into our education? Our answer to this question is: Design Based Education. Design Based Education (DBE) is the new educational concept of Merger University of Applied Sciences NHL Stenden. It is based on a social constructivist approach to education where students work and learn together in iterative processes. Typical to DBE is that students work on real-life issues and that they learn in communities, facilitated by ateliers.

Educational innovator Nants Schilstra and researcher Marije Boonstra will let you dive into the principles of Design Based Education, both have a lot of experience with DBE. Both theoretically as practically they will share their experience using ‘X-Honours’, the honours programme of NHL Stenden as a case study. After this short introduction they will invite you to explore what DBE could do for you and your education.

In this interactive workshop you will take home practical inspiration with a hint of theory for educational design. To impact the world with your education!

Presenters NANTS SCHILSTRA is an end responsible member of Team X-Honours, R&D department Education & Research of NHL Stenden UoAS. X-Honours offers students who want to be and do more than their regular study a rich interdisciplinary and international learning environment.

MARIJE BOONSTRA is a Research & Innovation teacher at the bachelor of Communication & Multimedia Design and a researcher at the X-Honours program at NHL Stenden UoAS. She is an enthusiastic collector of knowledge and has a background in both psychology and cultural/media studies.

SESSION E2 Girls into Global STEM Ray Kirtley This Erasmus Key Action 2 project (2016-19) involving the UK, Cyprus, Poland and Sweden is aimed at developing a methodology which inspires more girls to consider STEM careers. Each country is represented by a university and/or NGO working with a partner secondary school. We have developed and trialled four 'Global STEM Challenges'. These fit into curriculum areas across Europe not only in science but also in IT, geography and citizenship. Each one is drawn from a Sustainable Development Goal: zero hunger, clean and affordable energy, sustainable cities and communities and climate action.

The project teams used mobile devices to capture digital assets during the trials then brought together their work in a series of eBooks. These books plus other project materials form the nucleus of both pre-service and in-service training formats which enable teachers and teacher educators to replicate and enhance the methodologies described above.

Presenter RAY KIRTLEY has worked to support international and global education in schools for many years and has managed several EU projects as well as programmes for the UK Department for International Development and for the British Council. He currently works both for the University of Hull where he co-ordinates ‘Girls into Global STEM’ (www.gigsproject.eu) and also for the not-for-profit Global Learning Association which offers in-service training for UK teachers through the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.

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SESSIONS SESSION E3 Projectbased approch to teaching UN 2030-goals and ESD Birthe Witt Jason In a world of growing climate issues, how do we develop the understanding of sustainable behavior in a humanistic way for students? How to make students aware of the increasing urgency of taking action for a different way of life in the future, without overwhelming and frighten them, and thus deraile the learning process?

These were some of the factors, we as a school in Denmark took into consideration. We came up with a progressive series of interdisciplinary projects, focusing on developing interpersonal competences, creativity and critical thinking according to stages of cognitive understanding and experiences, with a positive, optimistic approach.

In this workshop Birthe Witt Jason will share what she has learned and experiences after teaching sustainability projects for students from the age of 7 to 16.

Presenter BIRTHE WITT JASON, teacher, entrepreneur, artist, conflict-handler and part of the LTN Executive Committee. Birthe has been working with Sustainability in Education as international coordinator of several projects, the latest ” Innovation teaching methods for the 21th century”. This year winner of the Climate College” price in Aarhus for enhancing Sustainability on the agenda in schools.

SATURDAY 13TH APRIL 14.30 -15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS F SESSION F1 Education for Sustainable Development in Podgora, Croatia Anita Lasić Don Mihovil Pavlinovic Primary is a small local school with 130 students and 28 teachers. It is located in Podgora, a small tourist town on the Adriatic coast. We have been involved in different EU funded projects since 2009.

We are renowned for our school cooperative called Kanata. It is the place where our students learn how to protect the environment, plant trees, salt sardines and anchovies, make olive oil, harvest medical herbs, create ceramic souvenirs and many other useful skills. The school building is surrounded by 80 olive trees that form the basis of our entrepreneurship education. We involve our students in the entire process of trimming trees, picking olives, taking them to the mill and making olive oil. The funds obtained in this way are used for the school-related needs.

Presenter ANITA LASIć is a teacher advisor who has been working in don Mihovil Pavlinovic Primary School since 2003. As leader of the school EU projects team, she has been involved in dozens of Comenius and Erasmus+ projects. She is currently involved in Europeana DSI-4 project as a member of user group.

SESSION F2 Planting Seeds for Change –Sustainability and Creativity in Pre-School Therese Forss, Ewa Björnfoth, Susanne Svedberg, Pernilla Thor, Hanna Enbom How can children be part of a sustainable movement as important changing actors, not only as future adults, but right now, regardless of their young age?

The Municipality of Nyköping will in this workshop present a tool box, inspired by Agenda 2030 with plenty of examples of how Pre-school teachers can work creatively with ESD and involve the children on a daily basis where their voices matter. We will describe how our model has contributed to quality education and has had an impact on all our Preschools.

Do you want to plant your own seeds for change? Very welcome

Presenters: Jenny G. Andersson, Head of Preschool Hanna Enbom, Trainer

Therese Forss, Strategy and quality advisor Ingela Nilsson, Preschoolteacher 17

Keynote speaker Jamila Tressel is a student at the ESBZ School (Evangelische Schule Berlin Zentrum) since 2012 and a young author, speaker, trainer and coach as well, empowering young people to unfold their potential and make a change.

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