MULTIMEDIA GUIDE “STEP BY STEP” – A NEW EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Journal Title: Професіоналізм педагога: теоретичні й методичні аспекти - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The content of the educational multidisciplinary packages of the Regional Ecological Center for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe “Step by Step” and “Green Package”, intended for the spread of cross-cutting education for sustainable development in Ukraine, has been analyzed. It is shown that the didactic basis of the benefits largely coincides with the requirements of the educational reform “New Ukrainian School”. The materials of the manuals can satisfy the existing need for educational materials for school and out-of-school education for sustainable development regarding the development of ecologically oriented thinking and social competence of student youth. The dissemination of these materials through the Internet contributes to the broad reach of the target groups and has the benefits of the interaction and mobility of the educational services market, which is an essential element of targeted training and retraining of 20,000 teachers who will be involved in the implementation of school reform. The analysis of the Regional Ecological Center for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe Educational multidisciplinary packages “Step by Step” and “Green Package” content has been performed in aim to prove their compatibility to the needs of Ukrainian educational market. It is shown that the didactic basis of these tools largely coincides with the requirements of the educational reform “New Ukrainian School”. The multimedia toolkit aims to raise public awareness about sustainable lifestyles, citizens’ environmental rights, and changes that individuals can make in their lives to contribute to sustainable development. The primary targets are members of civils society organisations. It also contains useful information for educators, students and their families. The “Step by Step” awareness-raising materials are divided into four sections: a virtual tour around several locations typically visited in everyday activities; 12 model stories; information on 40 topics related to environmental protection and sustainable development; a series of around 50 factsheets that can be used in educational and group activities. The library contains an encyclopaedia with information on 293 species common to Central Europe and the updated version of “Green Package”. The materials may satisfy the existing gap of tutorials at Ukrainian Education for Sustainable Development market for school and out of classes activities aimed at training environmentally oriented teachers and developing social competence of youth. The dissemination of these materials through the Internet contributes to the broad reach of the targeting groups and has the benefits of the interaction and mobility at the educational services market, which is an essential element of targeted training and retraining of 20,000 teachers, needs to be involved in the implementation of school reform in Ukraine.
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Nikolay Blyzniuk, Valerii Mikhailenko
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- EP ID EP495807
- DOI 10.31865/2414-9292.7.2018.140581
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