Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	EDUCATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Course Unit Code	ENV402
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	5
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Perceive the complexity of Sustainable Development issues and explain the importance of Education for a sustainable future Explain the principles and philosophy of EE/ESD and identify the elements that differ one from the other. Compare and criticise the implementation models for EE/ESD followed by the Cyprus EE/ESD Curriculum. Identify and use opportunities for integrating EE/ESD issues within different curriculum areas (lessons) and plan and implement lessons of EE/ESD within these areas using different teaching techniques (role play, field study, moral dilemmas, concept mapping etc.) Reflect upon sustainability values and choose the appropriate strategies to adjust their teaching to the different age groups and according to the childrens’ needs and experiences. Plan and organise EE/ESD policy for the whole school unit and its operations. Develop and use evaluation instruments for EE/ESD.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	Sustainable Development issues Education for Sustainable Development, Pedagogical methods and teaching techniques Values Education and ESD ESD in Primary Education:  - Development and implementation of educational interventions within EE/ESD (multidisciplinary model)  - Cutinisation of the National Curriculum in order to identify opportunities within the various lessons for ESD integration. Exploration of teaching techniques that could be employed for achieving different objectives within the scope of ESD.  - Whole School ESD policy development and links with the local community.  - Examples of whole school ESD programs / projects in Cyprus schools  - The use of New Technologies in ESD (Internet sites, Software etc.)  - Outdoors studies – Field work. Visit to an EE Centre
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Flogaiti E., (2005) Education for the Environment and Sustainability. Ellinika Grammata Publications (in Greek) Georgopoulos A., (2006) Environmental Ethics, Gutenberg Demetriou A. (2009) Environmental Education: Environment and Sustainablility. Theoretical and pedagogical approaches
References	Palmer, J. & Neal, P. (1994). The Handbook of Environmental Education. Routledge, London Flogaiti E., Liarakou G. (2007) From EE to ESD. Nisos publications Georgopoulos Α., Tsaliki Ε., (2002) Environmental Education, methodology, games, activities. Gutenberg Publications (in Greek)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	The course is delivered by means of lectures and workshops engaging students in collaborative and experiential learning. Arrangements are also made for one outdoors study (field work) for acquiring experiences from the field as well as experiencing ways in which new technologies can be employed for teaching SD issues.
Assessment methods and criteria	Test 20% Reflective Diary 30% Final Exam 50%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO