We introduce the Descriptive Mapping of Adult Education in Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Development.
This report was developed within the project WE: Real-World Education to foster environmental awareness.
You can read it by downloading it here
EN_WEMappingReport.pdf (77 downloads)
We have joined the Confederación de Empresarios de Aragón (CEOE Aragón), which is the organisation that represents the entire business community of the Autonomous Community of Aragon thanks to the high level of representation achieved since its foundation in 1982.
It encompasses more than 30,000 companies through its member associations: the provincial business organisations of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, and sectorial and intersectorial associations of the Community.
The objective of CEOE Aragón is to coordinate, represent, promote and defend the general and common interests of the business community of Aragon under the principles of free initiative and market economy. To this aim:
CEOE Aragón works for the socio-economic development of the Autonomous Community, the growth of business activity, the improvement of performance and productivity of companies and the training of employers and workers, among other aspects.
The association is the voice of companies in social dialogue and in a wide range of bodies whose decisions affect their activity, especially at the regional level, and provides them with a channel at the national and international level through its membership of CEOE and CEPYME.
We would like to thank the CEOE for allowing us to be associated and thus be able to continue contributing to the business fabric of our region, and internationally. Especially in areas related to training, innovation and internationalisation.
GEINNOVA organised through the SCALE funded Erasmus+ project a piloting activity at the ‘Colegio San Vicente de Paúl’ on 15/03/2023. The activity plan was developed and implemented by Geinnova’s staff, consisting of Micol Petrone, Michela Orrù and Alessandro Marconi. The target group was a class of 20 students aged around 12, supported by their English teacher Carmen Pinilla.
The program of activities was developed by combining the principles of ACLs and the theme of climate change. Applied Creativity Labs (ACLs) equip children and young people with the creative behaviors and thinking skills needed in order to develop innovative solutions to real world challenges. Young people are presented with an overview of a real world ‘challenge’ (ie. Climate change) and then receive bespoke creativity training, which builds their creative capacity to generate solutions.
Creative skills are essential for life, learning and future work: they are highly valued by employers and international organizations such as the World Economic Forum, as they develop positive attitudes, flexibility and openness to new challenges. Additional employability skills are developed such as teamwork, communication, leadership, critical thinking and problem solving. These skills enable young people to be successful in their learning and future careers.
During the ACL implementation in SPAIN, Geinnova’s team worked with young students aged 12 starting with an icebreaker activity called “bish, bosh, what are you doing?”
Then, GEINNOVA staff showed a presentation on climate change, its effects and consequences; supplemented by an overview of ACLs methodologies. The games supplied as ACLs activity combined to the climate change topic were:
– Quiz about climate change
– If climate change was an animal
– If climate change’s solution was an animal
– I don’t like your idea
– Recycling
The recycling activity consisted of using empty plastic bottles in order to create plant pots. To stimulate students’ creativity, they were also provided with materials to decorate the pots. The plants chosen to be grown were lentils, grown in cotton balls. The choice is justified by the fact that these seedlings will need daily care, so as to empower the students.
The main objective of ACLs is the creative problem-solving process, following some steps:
– Clarify the task
– Think divergently
– Choose an idea
– Think convergently
– Do it in practice
– Refine and improve
– Present
– Review the process
Students embraced the project and activities with enthusiasm, actively participating and practicing the methodologies administered. The result was a good 3-hour lesson on climate change, which allowed the class to think actively and critically about the topic.
Focused on the education sector, Gameducate, was born with the intention of supporting teachers in schools and institutes to develop social and pedagogical skills that help them to perform a better educational work. It also offers multimedia programs to train teachers in the digital world and provide them with tools to further assist them in their work in schools. The Kick-off meeting that marks the start of the “Gameducate” project took place on 1st December.
The following objectives were presented:
• To understand the current needs of the most innovative teaching methods and the role of technology in the partner countries.
• To improve the professional development of all teachers by providing them with new techniques in methodological and pedagogical development.
• Create a curriculum network based on a local curriculum.
• Provide a program of tools that will include digital aids and other multimedia help files.
The project implementation process will be carried out through three main activities:
This proposal is intended to improve the training of teachers, not only at school level, but, thanks to the ease of adaptation of its activities, can be implemented even to professionals related to Erasmus+ programs.
The partnership includes organizations from France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Cyprus.
So, let’s get to it!
The DigitUp project had its first transnational meeting on 2nd December with partners from Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Norway, Italy and Bulgaria.
DigitUp wants to achieve the transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises with the development of digital readiness. It wants to do this with measures such as:
With this type of measures it is intended to cover three fields of relevance; digital competences and skills, digital practices, technologies and content and the development of multimedia education courses.
For the creation of the teacher training and education course for the further work of training the heads and managers of the mentioned companies, it is necessary to identify the needs of the sector, such as:
– The types of competencies required in this type of organisation
– The technological developments with which managers should familiarise themselves.
– The evaluation criteria for measuring digital skills.
In the process of developing this project, synergies between the partners of the scheme in the fields of education and youth will be improved by valorising good practices (through templates) and local, regional or European strategies to increase the visibility of the selected companies’ websites and, therefore, their results.
In addition, the countries involved will be able to share their knowledge and experience with the different groups and connect with other relevant fields in order to develop innovative tools and methods to promote the results of the participating companies.
It’s time to get down to work and bet on DigitUp!
Focused on the education sector, Gameducate, was born with the intention of supporting teachers in schools and institutes to develop social and pedagogical skills that help them to perform a better educational work. It also offers multimedia programs to train teachers in the digital world and provide them with tools to further assist them in their work in schools. The Kick-off meeting that marks the start of the “Gameducate” project took place on 1st December.
The following objectives were presented:
• To understand the current needs of the most innovative teaching methods and the role of technology in the partner countries.
• To improve the professional development of all teachers by providing them with new techniques in methodological and pedagogical development.
• Create a curriculum network based on a local curriculum.
• Provide a program of tools that will include digital aids and other multimedia help files.
The project implementation process will be carried out through three main activities:
This proposal is intended to improve the training of teachers, not only at school level, but, thanks to the ease of adaptation of its activities, can be implemented even to professionals related to Erasmus+ programs.
The partnership includes organizations from France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Cyprus.
So, let’s get to it!
The DigitUp project held its first transnational meeting on December 2 with the collaborating countries: Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Norway, Italy and Bulgaria.
DigitUp wants to achieve the transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises with the development of digital readiness. It wants to do this with measures such as:
– The support and spirit of creating a business environment that sustains digital capabilities.
– Ensuring access to and use of innovative learning practices in team-based projects.
– Increasing the public debate about the digital skills and knowledge of small and medium-sized enterprises and microenterprises
– The contribution to the reinforcement of the capacities of EU countries and stakeholders with the implementation of new digital training methodologies.
With this type of measures it is intended to cover three fields of relevance; digital competences and skills, digital practices, technologies and content and the development of multimedia education courses.
For the creation of the training and education course for teachers for their subsequent work to train the heads and directors of the mentioned companies, it is necessary to identify the needs of the sector, such as:
– The types of competencies demanded in this type of entities.
– The technological advances with which managers should familiarize themselves.
– The evaluation criteria to measure digital skills.
In the process of developing this project, synergies between the partners of the plan in the fields of education and youth will be improved by valorizing good practices (through templates) and local, regional or European strategies to increase the visibility of the websites of the selected companies and, therefore, their results.
In addition, the countries involved will be able to share their knowledge and experience with the different groups and connect with other relevant fields to develop innovative tools and methods to promote the results of the participating companies.
It’s time to get down to work and bet on DigitUp!
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