Teacher Training Curriculum on Environmental Issues

      Global Goal 6 – Clean water and sanitation Global Goal 7 – Renewable energy Global Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption Global Goal 13 – Climate action Global Goal 14 – Life below water Global Goal 15 – Life on land It is important to point out here that, all partner schools should feel free to work with any of the 17 Global Goals that are appropriate to their local or national issues during the project. In order to efficaciously integrate the global goals for sustainable development education into the mandated curriculum, the following steps need to be considered. Competencies for Educators First of all, the teacher participants in the project must demonstrate their passion for the better future. They must be committed to the idea of EDS. Passion and enthusiasm can be passed on easily from person to person. When we see someone who truly loves what they are doing or what they are talking abou t, it makes us want to become part of that. In Sweden, there is a common saying that “Children do not do as you say, they do as you do.” This means, we educators, have to reflect on our own personal habits and actions related to sustainable behaviour and think whether we are actually creating sustainable behaviour for our students. Secondly, to most effectively support our learners, we educators, need to consider our own knowledge, skills and values. In a report, Learning for the Future, produced for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (2011), the expert group, divides the competencies into the following16:  Learning to know - It is important that we, educators understands the interrelation between the three pillars of sustainable society, that is, the ecological, the social and the economic and also the challenges facing society both locally and globally. The connection between a sustainable future and the way we live, think and work is very strong so understanding that connection will not only help us understand the root cause of unsustainable development but 16 Learning for the future, Competences in Education for Sustainable Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development, 7 April 2011. for more detailed information and diagram, please check page 14 and 15. 12

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