Education for sustainable development through inquiry-based science education:
a model of modern educational system in Republic Macedonia
M.Sc. Natalija AceskaMinistry of education and science - Bureau for development of education
Scientix 2 // 2nd Scientix conference 24 - 26 October 2014 - Brussels
The goal of sustainable development
“to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life without compromising the quality of life of future
generations”.
Sustainable development education seeks to ensure that learners:
Acquire knowledge of the principles of sustainable development
Develop understanding of the relevance of the principles to their own lives and to the lives of others
Develop the skills needed to take decisions guided by these principles
Value the importance of these principles in sustaining their own wellbeing in addition to the wellbeing of our society, economy and planet.
SDELG 2006
Aspects of sustainable developmentSDELG 2006
Natural science
Cultural&Health
Management
Social science
Sustainable development
practice
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUILDING A NEW FIELD OFSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Global Learning Resources for Sustainable Development Practice
Implementation of GLOBE programGlobal Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
www.globe.gov
GLOBE IN MACEDONIAN SCHOOLS
Agreement for Macedonia's accession, on August 24, 1998
GLOBE builds excitement about science, math, and advanced technology among young people
Fifteen Macedonian schools are involved in this program, and they incorporated the GLOBE protocols into regular subjects, which is a big success for the teachers and the students as well.
GLOBE students also access these data for classroom studies, research, student-scientist partnerships, and worldwide school-to-school collaborations.
GLOBE students have collected and entered more than 17 million data worldwide for their use as well as by scientists studying the Earth system
Collaboration between students, teachers, local community, citizens, Ministry of education, Ministry of environment and psychical planning
GREEN PACK & GREEN PACK JUNIOR
Developed by Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), MoES and BDE
Ongoing projects in Macedonia included in national curriculum
Computer for every student Integrating of environmental education in educational
process
NEW Curriculum for science for primary school in Macedonia
Teacher &students resources
Educational curriculum of science for 1-3 grade
Teacher’s guide
Scheme of work
I grade
Scientific EnquiryOurselves (Biology)
Scientific EnquiryLiving and Growing (Biology)
Scientific EnquiryMaking Sounds (Biology)
Scientific Enquiry What is it made of? (Chemistry )
Scientific Enquiry4 Pushes and Pulls(Physics)
Scientific Enquiry
Growing Plants (Biology)
II grade
Scientific EnquiryLight and Dark (Physics)
Scientific EnquiryChanging Materials (Chemistry)
Scientific EnquirySpace (Physics)
Scientific Enquiry
Electricity (Physics)Scientific EnquiryLooking at Rocks (Chemistry)
Scientific Enquiry Plants and Animals Around Us (Biology)
III grade
Scientific EnquiryLife Processes (Biology)
Scientific EnquiryFlowering Plants (Biology)
Scientific EnquiryThe Senses (Biology)
Scientific EnquiryMaterials (Chemistry)
Scientific EnquiryIntroduction to Forces(Physics)
Scientific EnquiryKeeping Healthy (Biology)
The skills gained trough inquiry learning experience in science
challenging
Empowering
Transformative
Pupil-centredPupil-directed
Active
Outdoors
CreativeCooperativeCollaborative
ExperientialFUN
Discussion
What the schools in your country are doing to promote sustainability and global citizenship?
How do these activities support the implementation of education for sustainable development?
Contact: Natalija AceskaScientix deputy ambassador for Macedonia
mail: [email protected]: 00389 75 743 743
Thank you for your attention!