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November 2018
How to engage the Press in the SDGs and other Sustainability Initiatives
Working on sustainability issues can be exciting and immensely rewarding. It can also be frustrating. We spend so much of our time and energy working on projects - and aligning them with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other sustainability measures and yet...nobody in the mainstream seems to know anything about it! Sound familiar? Join Rob Edwards - international political and environmental journalist for The Guardian, The Herald, Channel 4 and much, much more - and Fiona Ross, community activist and TV…
Find out more »January 2019
LfS Scotland AGM & Networking Event
BOOK NOW for our popular Annual Gathering Meeting. This year's theme: The Power of Storytelling: Learning from the Past to Inform the Present and Inspire the Future. Our 2018 AGM will be packed full of celebrations and stories. We'll be celebrating our 5th birthday and inspiring you with stories about how we got here, and where we're going next (with input from you, our members of course!). We'll be hosting inspirational speakers who will share with us the power of…
Find out more »February 2019
Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 8th February 2019 Click on register to reserve your place here on Eventbrite Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world. Available at three levels: Level 2 (6 hours over 6 weeks) 8th…
Find out more »March 2019
Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 22nd March 2019. Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite. Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world. Available at three levels: Level 2 (6 hours over 6…
Find out more »Engaging with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Register to participate here. In 2015 all United Nation member states signed up to 17 ambitious, universal Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of the SDGs is to encourage all countries to implement the necessary transformational environmental, economic and social change to achieve peace and prosperity for planet and people. Scottish Government was one of the first to sign up to the Goals and they now underpin the National Outcomes. “By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills…
Find out more »May 2019
Alternative and Innovative Teaching Methods and Assessments Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network Meeting
Booking is open now for the Alternative and Innovative Teaching Methods and Assessments Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network meeting, EAUC Scotland with LfS Scotland. During the meeting we will review a range of different pedagogical techniques, hear about interesting case studies where innovative ESD teaching methods and assessments are already being employed, and review and discuss the potential for utilising and embedding alternative methods into your own curriculum or institutions. Vegetarian lunch will be provided. Book your…
Find out more »June 2019
Storytelling about Sustainability – a practical workshop
Changing the stories that we live by is key to bringing about the changes needed to shift us all towards greater sustainability. Join Alette Willis, renowned storyteller, author and University lecturer at this participative workshop that will: introduce the use and practice of storytelling in a range of learning for sustainability contexts explore the arts of story-crafting and of performance storytelling provide techniques and exercises that can be applied both to creating your own stories and learning and telling a range of…
Find out more »September 2019
Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 13th September 2019. Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite. Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world. Available at three levels: Level 2 (6-hours over 6 weeks) 13th…
Find out more »An introduction to Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
Book your place on this free webinar to hear more, ask questions and begin your own Connecting Classrooms journey! Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning is an exciting new programme that supports teachers and pupils to collaborate with each other locally and globally. It supports teachers and pupils to enhance the confidence, skills, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world – and create positive change as part of a whole-setting approach to Learning for Sustainability.…
Find out more »Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: co-ordinating your cluster
Want to collaborate with like-minded educators locally and globally? Hear more about the support offered by Connecting Classrooms. Click here to book your place on this FREE webinar. Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning is an exciting new programme that supports teachers and pupils to collaborate with each other locally and globally. It supports teachers and pupils to enhance the confidence, skills, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world – and create positive change as…
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