Share your positive action !
Inviting Eco-School Teachers’ to Develop Lesson Plans for Positive Actions for Sustainable Development Goals
Submit your Lesson Plan
Go through the Positive Actions for the SDGs publication
Download the Lesson Plan Format and fill it out
Fill in the submission form and attach the Lesson Plan by September 30th.
Background
In November 2018, The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) released the publication Positive Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals. The publication was released at the Eco-Schools National Operators Meeting at COP 24 at Cork Ireland, which coincided with the commence of 25th Anniversary Celebrations.
In 2019, The Foundation for Environmental Education launched the Teachers´ Lesson Plans for Positive Action Competition to appreciate the teachers´ contribution and to inspire further engagement. The best lesson plans were chosen and will be published as best-practice examples in the upcoming FEE international publication.
The Eco-Schools programme has positive action competence at its core. The programme aims to empower students to make informed decisions and positive actions on real-life sustainability issues. Eco-Schools is Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Action. The Sustainable Development Goals provide us with a vision and a call for action for a sustainable Earth. ESD has the power to help more people share and shape the sustainable future we want. ESD provides quality education that actively involves citizens of our global village in ensuring harmony between all life forms so that there will be enough, for everyone forever.
In its current form, the Publication is a framework that has articulated positive actions as behavioural learning outcomes contributing to the achievement of every SDG through the process of ESD. The next step is to illustrate the process of ESD in the form of lesson plans to help educators understand how they can achieve these learning outcomes in a formal education setting.
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is inviting teachers, participating in the Eco-Schools programme, to develop and submit lesson plans that promote an action oriented pedagogy about specific SDGs.
Awards
Acknowledged for contributing the lesson plans in the international publication - coming soon!
Click here to download the publication ‘Positive Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals’.
Positive Action for SDGs: Teacher from England (2019)
Guidelines for Lesson Plans
Submitted lesson plans should be original or adapted for the context of the selected SDG and Positive Actions with due acknowledgement.
We suggest that the lesson plans are trial tested in class and changes incorporated before submission.
The teacher/educator submitting the lesson plans will be responsible for any issues concerning copyrights and permissions of materials used. FEE will license the publication under Creative Commons for free use.
Please note:
A teacher can submit maximum of 3 Lesson Plans that should cover distinct SDG.
Timeline
September 30th 2020 - The deadline for the submission
October 2020 - Expert committee delivers feedback and comments to the submitted lesson plans
November 31st 2020 - Final submission of improved lesson plans
January 2021 - Results announcement
The editorial committee constituted by FEE will be responsible for reviewing and rating the lesson plans.
Thank you and we are looking forward to receiving Your Lesson Plans!