ESD:SuperVision (Erasmus+, 2020–2023)

Project period: 09/2020-08/2023

Financial support: European Commission, Erasmus+ Programme

Project description:

The aim of ESD:SuperVision is on the one hand to create the conditions for the development of high quality and cross-curricular school materials for secondary education on the topic of Sustainable Development (SD) and to make them available under a creative commons license.

On the other hand, as part of the project, teachers shall be trained to facilitate key competences to students (systems-thinking skills, (sustainability) entrepreneurship skills, values and needs overview).

Expected results and products (tangible and intangible outcomes)

• Training courses and methods for teaching sustainability issues;
• School-based curricula – adapted/aligned internationally
• Evaluation tools, performance review
• Manual of methods

The key competences can be implemented within all teaching subjects and are also interdisciplinary. This approach includes:

• Training of teachers on the methodology and usage/applicability of ESD related topics;
• Transferring, evaluation, adaptation and development of competence-oriented methods (tool-set) for the promotion of
• School and curriculum development
• Networking within the participating regions

Anticipated effect (impact envisaged)

• ESD issues/topics as part of the subject curricula
• improvement of teacher-student relationship
• Open-source acceptance of cross-curricular school materials
• multiplier effect on economic development within the participating regions?)

Project outputs:

• Training courses and methods for teaching sustainability issues;
• School-based curricula – adapted/aligned internationally
• Evaluation tools, performance review
• Manual of methods

Project partners:

• Integrierte Gesamtschule Oyten Germany
• RCE Oldenburger Münsterland - Kompetenzzentrum für Bildung zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung V. Germany
• Scoala Gimnaziala Buciumeni Romania
• Casa Corpului Didactic Dambovita Romania
• DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITATE Latvia
• Italian Association for Sustainability Science Italy
• VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS Lithuania
• THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom
• UNIVERZITA KARLOVA Czech Republic
• Daugavpils Valsts gimnazija Latvia

Coordinator of the project in CUEC:

• Jana Dlouhá

Involved departments:

• Department of Environmental Education

Research team:

• Jana Dlouhá