Policy
making
Endusers
Energy
Market
Awareness raising and energy education
as a priority for end user mobilization
Integration of Active Learning and Energy Monitoring with School
Curriculum
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End Users Mobilization Engagement and involvement of
children
Children as a resource – important citizens
Mobilisation of the children to take active part in
their own education
Introduction of EE and RES in school curricula
5% reduce of energy use in schools and homes in
10 schools by teaching children EE & RES
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Approach
• Learning by doing
• Training of teachers and other personnel
• Teachers as guides (not sage on the stage)
• Energy education toolbox - teacher’s guide
and energy savings lessons
• Energy materials – interaction
• Energy savings through hands-on and
experimental activities
• European schools networking
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Energy monitoring (EM) of the school
building
• EM for a long period of time
• Carrying out fun active learning activities
related to EM
• Weekly logging of electricity and heating
consumption in the school
• Plotting the collected data on a special poster
– visual understanding of energy use
• Using of energy data as a base for discussion
• Encouraging pupils to replicate EM at home
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Questions examples
What appliances contribute to the energy
consumption?
Why did the appliances consume less this week
than last week?
What children and teachers do to consciously
change the energy consumption?
What else influence the energy consumption in
the schools ( weather, holidays, etc.)
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Simple measures (no investment
cost) for efficient use of energy
• Switching the light off when the
classroom is empty
• Closing doors and windows when they
should be shut
• Keeping the room heating at the correct
temperature level
• Heating the school only in use, etc.
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School “energy team” for energy
monitoring of the school building
Tasks:
• To do energy monitoring
• To register energy consumption data
• To report back to the pupils and
teachers
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Toolbox as a website
• Access to good educations materials
www.coucortium4al.eu
• case studies of the pilot schools
• Comparison of energy consumption
data of the schools in Europe
www.sustain.no
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Integration with national curricula
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Overview of existing active learning (AL) and energy monitoring (EM)
projects in relevant countries
Evaluation of the most relevant programmes and description of
success elements regarding curriculum adaptation/integration
Mapping of national school systems, relevant energy curriculum
and main concerns of the actors in participating countries (how, why
and where AL can fit into the curriculum)
Identification, testing and evaluation of possible strategies for
integration of AL and EM with national school curricula in participating
countries. Promotion of the educational package to be an intergraded
part of the curriculum in the participating countries
Definition of success criteria for integration and exchange of
experiences.
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Development of teaching material
(“toolkit”) for AL
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International advisory group (IAG) to provide input and feedback
during the whole project has been established.
National advisory group (NAGs) to provide feedback on existing and
developed material, needs and requirements throughout the project is
under the establishment
Brief mapping and evaluation of energy and pedagogical
content/approach of existing tools.
Teaching materials (“toolkit”) for AL and EM adapted to national
curriculum developed.
The material will be made available on the Kids Corner web site
Energy Agency of Plovdiv
Thank you for your attention
Liyana Adjarova
Energy Agency of Plovdiv
15 Gladstone Str.
4000 Plovdiv
Tel: 032/62 57 56
Fax: 032/620 781
Energy Agency of Plovdiv