Transcript Dr Ravhee Bholah AAPCC Coordinator & Senior Lecturer, MIE

CCESD - the Pathway for learning about climate change , its
mitigation and adaptation strategies
Dr Ravhee Bholah
Senior Lecturer
Mauritius Institute of Education
Mr Omandra Nath Varma, Director
Mrs Sheela Thancanamotoo,
Former Director
Dr Anwar Rumjaun, Associate
Professor
Mr Mohun Cyparsade, Senior
Lecturer
Dr Vele Putchay, Senior Lecturer
Mr Pierre Boullé, Senior Lecturer
Mr Chandra Padaruth, Senior
Lecturer
Overview
1. MIE and its initiatives
2. Climate Change Education Projects
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UNESCO CCESD Project
AAPCC
3. Way Forward
Mauritius Institute of Education
• Founded in 1973
• Arm of MOEHR
• Only tertiary institution
(state) on teacher Education
in Mauritius
Teacher
Education
– Range of training programmes
– Certificate to PhD and D.Ed.
– Development of Curriculum
materials
Curriculum
Development
Research
• NCF
• National Textbooks
– Research & Consultancy
– Advise the GO on matters
related to education
ESD initiatives of MIE: Major Projects
Regional Projects
1. ARPERGE Project- COI funded
project
2. Poudre D’or Project - RECOMAP
funded Project
3.
4.
CCESD Project
AAP Project
National Projects
1. National School Compost
2. School Footprinting Project
3. Environmental Literacy Programme
_ ADEA funded Project
4. EE Standard- SADC REEP funded
project
5. Water Education - SADC REEP
funded Projects
6. Le Morne Project
Studies and other Research Projects (e.g
Master’s thesis)
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2.
Research & Consultancies
National Capacity Needs Self
Assessment for Global
Management :Rep. of Mauritius
Education Communication
Sustainable Lifestyles (ECSL)
(Part of the Sustainable Consumption Production
National Project)
ESD as connections: strengthening
partnerships/links
Government
Organizations
NGOs
MIE
Private
sector +
other
Stakeholders
School +
School
Community
Regional
/International
organizations
SIDS: Climate variability & Extreme Event
Moving Towards CCESD
Policy: (MOEHR CC& DRR policy
and preparedness plan)
CCESD
ESD
SD
Major MIE Initiatives on CCE
Environment
Literacy
Programme
(ADEA funded)
Climate Change
Education
Sustainable
Development
(CCESD)
(UNESCO funded)
CCE
Africa Adaptation
Programme (AAP)
(Funded by Govt. of
Japan)
UNESCO funded Projects
(ESD, CCESD)
Situational Analysis of ESD at school level in
Mauritius (UNESCO funded Projects)
SITAN Report (2011)
Major Findings
• Absence or very little coverage
of CC related concepts in the
school curricula.
• Lack of appropriate climate
change education (CCE)
resources
• fewer CCE extracurricular
activities
• need for appropriate training
in CCE
• Need for a proper structure
or mechanism to empower the
school managers to support
their educators in CCE
activities were also noted
SITAN (2011) led to CCESD (UNESCO) Project
CCESD
CCE
CE
UNESCO prescribed pathway: CCESD
A whole-school
Approach to CCESD
Snapshot: UNESCO CC material
1. Content: different contexts + Range of CC + DRR related concepts
2. A variety of activities: stories, poems, case studies, projects, arts works,
...etc
2. Diverse Learning Approaches
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Individual learning
Group Learning (interactive or cooperative
learning) ...may involve milling
Experiential learning: learners go through a
carefully crafted experience inside or outside
the classroom (e.g field visits) before discussing
and analysing what they have learnt. (2 forms:
simulation games, role play activities)
Participatory learning :
– sharing of ideas, experiences and
perspectives
– It is informed by the core values of human
rights, peace and democracy and gives
everyone a voice
– Empower young people to contribute to
social change
– Variety and diversity in learning
programmes
– Whole-person learning.
4. Skills for open-ended learning
– Skills of information
management
– Skills for critical thinking
– Skills for action
– Skills for interaction
– Futures-oriented skills
– Personal skills
CCESD
Climate Change
Education
Education For
Mitigation
impacts caused to
the climate by
greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions
teach alternative,
more sustainable
solutions
Education for
Adaptation
prepares learners
for uncertain
futures that hold
both risks and
opportunities
Education for
Disaster Risk
Reduction
CCESD Implementation Programme
Stakeholders
level
School
Management
practices level
Curriculum
CCESD
Programme
Teaching and
Learning
Resources
Teaching and
Learning
Practices
CCESD implementation
School
A
Mauritius
School
B
School
C
School
D
Mauritius
Institute of
Education
Rodrigues
School
CCESD Implementation in Mauritius (UNESCO fundedProject)
Towards a CCESD-related management practices
at secondary school level
Coordination and partnership among stakeholders
“Feedback on implementation of CCESD-adapted
resources and follow-up + Validation of CCESD-related
implemented resources
implement the CCESD-adapted/supplementary
teaching and learning materials at schools
Adapting existing resources and developing new
ones to integrate CCESD
“Adapting teaching and learning practices
and assessment modes to CCESD”
Revising & Integrating CCESD in teaching and
learning practices across PGCE programmes
Integrating CCESD at MIE level"
Re-orientation of curriculum materials towards
CCESD for secondary schools”
Curriculum Implementation Research Process
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• Head of School + Head of Department
• PGCE coordinators and Module coordinators
• Academics, MITD + NGOS (TOT)
• Educators, MITD + NGOS (TOT) from selected schools
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• Adaptation and Development of resources
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• Implementation of CCESD
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• Feedback
• Classroom observation and feedback
Africa Adaptation Project
Systematic Approach to AAPCC
AAPCC - MIE
Project Team
Meetings
Desk Analysis
Consultative
meetings
Whole School
Approach
CCESD
Appropriate
Pedagogy
Concepts
Coverage
Link to
Curriculum
Adaptation Mitigation
(Consolidation)
Including School DRR Preparedness Plan
Gaps & Missing links
Development of Resources:
MIE AAPCC Project
1. Workshop: Head Masters
& Inspectors
2. Workshop: Primary
School Educators
AAPCC
Project
(MIE)
Mauritius
3. In-house School
Workshop
4. Mobile Graphic Exhibition
5. Quiz Competition
Rodrigues
1. Workshop: Head Masters &
Inspectors
2. Workshop: Primary School
Educators
3. In-house School Workshop
1. Workshop: Head Masters &
Inspectors
4 Virtual Mobile Graphic
Exhibition
. Workshop: Primary School
Educators
Agalega
3. In-house School Workshop
4. Demonstration Mobile
Graphic Exhibition
A success story - Mauritius
• CCESD (Dr S.Gokhool-Ramdoo and Dr K. Sukon Evaluation study)
• With CCESD + AAP
– we have been reached to 10,000 People
( mainly primary and secondary school school
Inspectors, Managers (rectors + headmasters),
Teachers, students and others (NGOs, people at
community level)
– Expecting multiplier effect
• Trained teachers + learning resources on CCESD
– Have developed capability at all levels to great extent
• Academics, educators, youth and any citizen …social agents
of change
• School community as agents of change
Way Forward
• CCESD extended to other programmes
• All resources be uploaded on the MIE website:
– www.mie.ac.mu
Thank you