Courses :: Module, TEACH FOR TOMORROW: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

	Overview
	This module is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage with emerging issues in education for sustainable development (ESD) from three distinct perspectives: the political, the socio-economic and the environmental. It will examine the politics, ethics and science behind our relationship with the environment and wider global community. The module will support student teachers in reflecting on their rights and responsibilities as global citizens and introduce them to creative pedagogical approaches to explore new global realities with children in the primary classroom. This ESD module will build upon prior learning in Global Citizenship (1) and Global Citizenship (2) modules in Y2 and Y3. This module will utilise a range of creative, active and experiential methodologies to explore global justice issues related to sustainability. Child-centred pedagogical approaches will be modelled to embed inclusive approaches to quality teaching and learning in school for all pupils. The use of the outdoor environment will be promoted both on campus, and during an off-site immersive study visit. The following topics will be explored: � Human rights � Ethical consumerism (food and fashion) � �Bigger than self� concepts: Interdependence and solidarity � Biodiversity � Climate justice and climate action � Peace education � Zero Waste � Sustainability in the context of the Global South This ESD module will also develop education partnerships on campus, for example by involving representatives from Tr�caire, the Green Campus Initiative and the College Biodiversity committee in relevant sessions. It will also further develop our existing partnership with the Cloughjordan Eco-Village education team as well as a local primary school, who will be invited to campus for a station teaching exercise.

Overview

This module is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage with emerging issues in education for sustainable development (ESD) from three distinct perspectives: the political, the socio-economic and the environmental. It will examine the politics, ethics and science behind our relationship with the environment and wider global community. The module will support student teachers in reflecting on their rights and responsibilities as global citizens and introduce them to creative pedagogical approaches to explore new global realities with children in the primary classroom. This ESD module will build upon prior learning in Global Citizenship (1) and Global Citizenship (2) modules in Y2 and Y3.

This module will utilise a range of creative, active and experiential methodologies to explore global justice issues related to sustainability. Child-centred pedagogical approaches will be modelled to embed inclusive approaches to quality teaching and learning in school for all pupils. The use of the outdoor environment will be promoted both on campus, and during an off-site immersive study visit.

The following topics will be explored:
� Human rights
� Ethical consumerism (food and fashion)
� �Bigger than self� concepts: Interdependence and solidarity
� Biodiversity
� Climate justice and climate action
� Peace education
� Zero Waste
� Sustainability in the context of the Global South

This ESD module will also develop education partnerships on campus, for example by involving representatives from Tr�caire, the Green Campus Initiative and the College Biodiversity committee in relevant sessions. It will also further develop our existing partnership with the Cloughjordan Eco-Village education team as well as a local primary school, who will be invited to campus for a station teaching exercise.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Appreciate the value of ESD as an agent of change in the primary school Enhance their awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Become familiar with relevant pedagogical content knowledge in ESD and opportunities for integration within the new primary curriculum framework Appreciate and experience the benefits of outdoor teaching and learning and recognise biodiversity in their local environment Understand the concept of interdependence and the significance of linking the local to the global in teaching and learning Develop key skills for ESD resource and lesson development.

Learning Outcomes

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes

Autumn Supplementals/Resits

	Additional Reading
	Additional Reading: Boler, M. (1999). Feeling Power Bourn, D. (2022). Education for Social Change: Perspectives on Global Learning. CDVEC (2012). Controversial Issues in the Citizenship Classroom Government of Ireland. (2022). National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland. Cotter et al. (2022). Creating a community of praxis: integrating global citizenship and development education across campus at University College Cork. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning.

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