7th Global RCE
Conference
Teacher Education and Better
Schools Thematic Discussions
"If we are to build our future on firm ground, we need to
learn to maintain social, cultural, and economic wellbeing without depleting natural resources or overloading
nature ´s delicate balance. It is the role of education and
training to ensure that citizens of all ages have the
knowledge, skills, readiness and vision that will enable
them to build a sustainable and equitable future and
commit to a sustainable way of life. It is demanding role
that will require that firm support be given to teachers,
trainers and educators" (Finnish National Commission on
Sustainable Development, Sub-committee for Education,
2006)
Session Overview
1. Introduction (10 min)
2. Sharing of ‘case stories’ (35 min)
3. Discussions: Setting agenda for
collaborative actions and strategies (15
min)
Session Objectives
1. To promote inter-RCE networking and
partnerships on teacher education
2. To share visions, challenges, experiences
and case stories on teacher education and
schooling
3. To identify areas for collaboration and
come up with joint actions to enhance
teacher education
Previous Agenda for
Actions & Strategies
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Policy support and influence (national, local government,
teachers, and learners), including UNESCO policy briefs
Sharing toolkits for individual action (potentially using the
Education and Sustainability magazine)
Stories, videos and case studies of change and
community based school projects
Celebrate, share and promote good practice
Systemic engagement from individual schools to entire
system
Quality education/reorienting education
Student exchange programs
Establish a Task Force Team of experts & RCEs
Position Paper
The following points were suggested as initial steps in the stock-take
process (mapping survey) in teacher education:
1.Scope the full range of teacher education possibilities.
2.Pick one teacher education sector to focus on (e.g. secondary teacher
education).
3.Develop a methodology based on a simple template for collecting
evidence.
4.RCEs contact key leadership groups (e.g. Councils of Deans of
Education; departments in School Education) for the selected teacher
education sector to identify good practice, indicators and
challenges/solutions related to Teacher Education.
5.Draw on the experiences from countries (e.g. Canada, Australia)
where a similar stock-take exercise (mapping survey) on teacher
education has been carried out.
Discussions
1. What are the key issues/challenges facing
RCEs currently in teacher education for
sustainable development and better schools?
2. What has worked well for your RCE in terms of
implementation of programs on teacher education for
sustainability.
3. What are the top three concrete collective
actions (e.g. implementation of collaborative
research or capacity development programs)
would you like to be effected after this
Conference?
Recommendations
and way forward
What next after this Conference?