Putting the green transition into education

GreenEdTech aims to increase young citizens’ green key competencies to enable them to tackle climate-related problems.

Contributor

–GreenEdTech

In collaboration with –VIA University College

–National Agency for IT & Learning – Ministry of Children & Youth

– Topsoe –Grundfos

–CONCITO

–Aarhus University

–University College

Copenhagen

–Confederation of Danish Industry - Digital

–DI - Digital

–Lindhardt & Ringhof Education

–Green Hub Denmark

–Innovation Fund Denmark

We face a fundamental green transformation of our entire society, but we lack the qualified labour to do it. Children and young citizens are the workforce of the future, and it is crucial to prepare them for it.

GreenEdTech’s digital solution makes the green transition a part of school education. The project aims to develop a platform for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) based on a citizen science approach. Citizen science is defined as citizens and other societal actors’ solving complex problems in collaboration with scientists or professionals. Besides being a research method, it connects to teaching goals around learning how to become an active citizen.

The project has four objectives. The first is to use research and practice-based design principles and didactic models to facilitate the ESD transition in Danish schools. The second is to develop a learning platform and materials to enhance ESD in the teaching programmes within Danish schools. The ESD learning platform will make didactic models and learning materials in Danish, science and maths available to all schools in Denmark.

The third is to support students to gain ESD competencies and skills via citizen science projects in schools and organisations. These projects address realworld problems, supporting authentic collaboration and increasing the contribution of education to building a more sustainable world. Finally, the fourth aim is to increase ESD skills and competencies in practice.