Becoming a Learning for Sustainability Champion 15/03/2019 Becoming a Learning for Sustainability Champion Betsy King, Learning for Sustainability Scotland Lauren LaRocca, EAUC Scotland June 13th 2019 BK

15/03/2019 Aims of the workshop Understand Learning for Sustainability (LfS) at institutional, national and global levels Consider ways to embed sustainability themes in teaching practice Discuss the potential to develop whole institution Learning for Sustainability approaches BK

Defining Learning for Sustainability 15/03/2019 Defining Learning for Sustainability 1) Visit sli.do in your browser 2) Use the Room Code XXXXX 3) Answer the Question: What words do you associate with Learning for Sustainability? Type a single word or a phrase of words Submit each one separately and add as many as you like BK LL to prep Sli.do

Starting Points Betsy - Image from Learning for Sustainability Scotland Most people might think of sustainability as a job for estates, reducing carbon emissions within the buildings, getting everyone to use bikes and public transport to reduce their carbon footprint. But actually sustainability is a job for everyone, a whole institutional approach. Colleges are hear to teach students skills and equip them with knowledge for work, they are hear as a support the local community and the skills that will be needed in the future.

The Current Sustainability Context Rapidly changing socio-economic and environmental context. Impacts of the Anthropocene. Changing nature of the world raises questions: Can we educate for a stable socio-economic environment as in the past? Urgent action is needed to address global and planetary issues. Changes in funding, recession, BREXIT, What is the role and purpose of Further Education? Academia? Preparation for the workplace? What is meaningful teaching and learning in the context of these changes?

Learning for Sustainability 15/03/2019 Learning for Sustainability Generic competences: Critical thinking and independent enquiry Self-management Effective participation (and listening) Team working Reflective learning Creative thinking. Key sustainability competences: Connections and interdependences (systems thinking) Visioning and looking forward Empathy and engaging with others Ethics and values Action-orientated and change agent skills Coping with complexity and uncertainty. Learning and Skills Improvement Service 2013 –Embedding Sustainability into Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum in the learning and skills sector BK

Learning for Sustainability 15/03/2019 Learning for Sustainability Learning for Sustainability (ESD) empowers learners to take informed decisions and responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society, for present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity. It is about lifelong learning, and is an integral part of quality education. ESD is holistic and transformational education which addresses learning content and outcomes, pedagogy and the learning environment. It achieves its purpose by transforming society. UNESCO 2019 BK

Learning for Sustainability 15/03/2019 Learning for Sustainability Learning for sustainability (LfS) is an approach to life and learning which enables learners, educators, schools and their wider communities to build a socially-just, sustainable and equitable society. An effective whole school and community approach to LfS weaves together global citizenship, sustainable development education and outdoor learning to create coherent, rewarding and transformative learning experiences. Education Scotland 2019 BK

Learning for Sustainability 15/03/2019 Learning for Sustainability Sustainability in learning and teaching Themes of sustainability and the impacts of course-relevant decisions on people and the environment, should permeate teaching practice, inform it, and be made explicit to learners. College Development Network 2018 BK

15/03/2019 Global Context for LfS BK

Scotland Context for LfS 15/03/2019 Scotland Context for LfS BK

Further Education context for LfS 15/03/2019 Further Education context for LfS Leadership in Environmental and Social Sustainability ‘provide a better learner experience for both students and staff and ensure that students develop the understanding of environmental and social sustainability required for the workplaces of tomorrow’. Scottish Funding Council, October 2018 College Lecturers Professional Standards – ‘Sustainability in learning and teaching: Themes of sustainability and the impacts of course relevant decisions on people and the environment, should permeate teaching practice, inform it, and be made explicit to learners.’ College Development Network December 2018 BK

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15/03/2019 LfS and Your Subject Where are there/could there be links between your subject area and: The global/local sustainability themes addressed in the SDGs? Your college campus sustainability developments? LL

15/03/2019 LfS and Your Subject Where are there/could there be links between the global/local sustainability themes addressed in the SDGs and D&A College campus developments and your subject areas? LL

Whole institution approach BK Everybody engaged/responsibility Ethos/Strategy Buildings Teaching/influence Community links ‘We expect leadership in environmental and social sustainability to strengthen the competitiveness of Scottish tertiary education, minimising financial and reputational risks, offering innovative opportunities for growth, assisting in attracting and retaining talented staff, enhancing the learner experience, and ensuring students develop the understanding of environmental and social sustainability required for the workplaces of tomorrow. Chapter 4. Advancing ESD Policy to Achieve Quality Education for Sustainable Development. Didham, 2018

College Learning for Sustainability Champions 15/03/2019 College Learning for Sustainability Champions Time Theme 4 hours Introduction Weeks 1 and 2 Online Introduction to Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Weeks 3 and 4 LfS: exploring values and perspectives Weeks 5 and 6 LfS: teaching and learning in an interdependent world Weeks 7 and 8 LfS: opportunities for student engagement Weeks 9 and 10 Developing strategies for support and action 3 hours Final session BK

College Learning for Sustainability Champions 15/03/2019 College Learning for Sustainability Champions BK

College Learning for Sustainability Champions 15/03/2019 College Learning for Sustainability Champions 1.Performing Arts –HND Dance: End of year show (18 students, 180 people over 3 nights) Theme of plastics, climate change, responsibility Plastic/cardboard collected over 3 weeks Costumes from charity shops

College Learning for Sustainability Champions 15/03/2019 College Learning for Sustainability Champions 2. Hospitality and professional cookery Growing seasonal vegetables, herbs and fruit for use in kitchen to service customers. Collaboration with -horticulture science Big Picture-planning a restaurant. Students understand why growing your own produce is important. BK Becca has the flip chart notes!

College Learning for Sustainability Champions 15/03/2019 College Learning for Sustainability Champions How would LfS Champions work in your College? BK

Contacts? Betsyking@lfsscotland.org llarocca@eauc.org.uk 15/03/2019 BK/LL