• This course is available in: Athens, Lisbon, Madrid, Vienna
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Conversations over environmental issues and the urgency to act for sustainable development are more significant than ever in today’s education. However, implementing sustainability-oriented lesson plans in the classroom may be extremely challenging for teachers at their first experience. The course has been designed to support primary and secondary school teachers, who want to introduce sustainability in the curriculum. It will help them integrate this subject in the classroom with the help of innovative didactics - i.e., Game-Based Learning (GBL) and Gamification. Learners who play games face challenges, make decisions, get feedback, and generally learn through experience with fun. According to researchers, using digital games and gamified activities enhances students' awareness and motivation. Players also make mistakes and revise their decisions, therefore, learn through trial and error, thereby enhancing their metacognitive skills. In short, Game-Based Learning and gamification offer a wonderful example of a teaching methodology open to experiential learning. The course builds on such benefits to help teachers introduce sustainability issues to their students. Participants will discover and discuss the 3 Pillars of Sustainability, and the UN’s 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. They will also explore the educational benefits of GBL and gamification methodologies, and learn to exploit them for the sake of teaching about sustainability. Since playing games is not enough to raise awareness on relevant issues, participants will have hands-on knowledge on how to design and implement eff...read more.