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Values and Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education Betsy King Learning for Sustainability Scotland August 29 th 2018 lfsscotland.org RCE Scotland lfsscotland.org Scotlands National Outcomes March 2018 Scotland Context
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Scotland’s National Outcomes March 2018
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Scotland Context
- Scottish Government’s educational policy
priorities:
- every learner has an entitlement to
Learning for Sustainability;
- every practitioner, school and education
leader should demonstrate Learning for Sustainability in their practice https://education.gov.scot/improvement/ lfs1vision
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Teacher Education Context Professional Standards
Leadership Learning for Sustainability Values
“Learning for Sustainability has been embedded within the Standards to support teachers in actively embracing and promoting principles and practices of sustainability in all aspects of their work.” GTCS 2013
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Values and Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Project
Aims
- Incorporate Values and LfS dimension of the Professional
Standards in ITE courses and programmes;
- Change systemic capability to address LfS in teaching and
learning;
- develop research that explores LfS;
- professional learning in LfS for educators
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Phase 1 2015 -2017
- ITE community of practice (ongoing)
- Online Reflection and Development tool
developed and piloted on GTCS website
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Phase 1 2015 -2017
- All eight Teacher Education Institutions
integrating LfS in courses and programmes
- Research publication underway
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Phase 2 2017- 2018
- Support a group of Newly Qualified Teachers
from all 8 ITE institutions
- Collaborate to each undertake a Practitioner
Enquiry to interrogate and improve their LfS practice
- Share outcomes of the work nationally
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Teachers as enquiring professionals
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Learning for Sustainability starting points
One Planet Schools Report 2012
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Participants and programme
22 newly qualified teachers from across Scotland (12 primary, 10 secondary) At least two from each ITE institution
– Two Webinars – Online collaboration – Seminar
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Impact
To date the impact has been:
- Collaborative thinking and discussions within and
across the ITE institutions
- Application of the Reflection and Development Tool
- Special edition of the Scottish Educational Review 2019
- Continuing impact on newly qualified teachers and
learners in schools
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