Teacher education for the green transition and sustainable development

The move to a greener future requires that we all learn to live and work in more sustainable ways. Teacher professional learning has been identified as one of the most significant catalysts for bringing innovation and sustainability into our education systems, and thus equipping learners to contribute to this transition. Learning for sustainability is concerned with building the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to engage with the major issues threatening both people and planet. This analytical report reviews documented research and good practices in relation to effective teacher education for sustainability, with the purpose of informing policy decision-making and frameworks in this area. Its findings and recommendations have been drawn from an extensive literature review, and are supported by a Key Informant Group that has helped to identify blind spots and check the validity of the research and experiences presented.

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The case studies are: Green Community Initiative: Italy; Career progression and assessment tools: Hungary; Resources for change: teaching and learning for a sustainable future (International); MedIES regional capacity building: NGO partnership (Mediterranean); Embedding LfS into teachers professional standards: Scotland; The University Educators for Sustainable Development Initiative (European); Futures Education: Denmark; EduSTA: micro-credentials for educators (European); The International Network of Teacher Education Institutions (INTEI) (International). Show less