Eco-Literacy and Green Education for Climate Action

In order to prompt eco-literacy, drive inclusive climate action and fight climate denial, ECOLitAct sought to make green education and training accessible to all, regardless of their background. T...

In order to prompt eco-literacy, drive inclusive climate action and fight climate denial, ECOLitAct sought to make green education and training accessible to all, regardless of their background. To achieve that, ECOLitAct aimed at contributing to innovation in VET through digitalised and self-paced training opportunities, as well as at creating innovative material that could be directly utilised by VET practitioners/educators throughout Europe. The goal was to make learning opportunities available for VET learners to engage in tackling climate denial and adopting more sustainable attitudes through climate and environmental knowledge as well as MIL skills to raise reflection and critical engagement with media. ECOLitAct also sought to target specific knowledge gaps to deepen interest and engagement in an adaptable and personalised manner. This included the development of a self-assessment tool, digital lessons in recipe format, and digital scenarios and OERs in subjects related to eco-literacy and eco-behaviours/attitudes to be used in distance learning. Focusing on inclusivity, ECOLitAct also aimed to promote EUROPASS as a tool for participants to document their skills and competencies.

The main activities included: - Development of: Toolkit containing 20 OERs and 5 scenarios; Handbook with 6 digital lessons; Self-assessment tool with 24 statements; Self-paced, individualized education structure consisting of 6 thematic modules with interactive learning tools completely adjusted for learners All the above content is available in English, Swedish, German, Greek, Italian, and Slovenian. - Frequent communication among partners, including a virtual kick-off meeting with participants and bi-monthly online meeting. - 1 progress evaluation meeting with 8 participants to test results and provide feedback for improvement. - A survey collecting a total of 86 responses - 4 interviews and 5 roundtables conducted with 28 participants - 4 Trainings with a total of 36 participants - External validation of toolkit through a peer-review with 25 people and testing of handbook with 50 people. - 8 Public Open house events with 127 people across 5 EU countries. - A Sustainability & strengthening of synergies valorisation event with 9 participants and development of 1 report. - Project results valorisation: video, podcast, webinar, newsletters, press-releases, in-person events, partners’ online channels, and e-articles (6 on EPALE)

For Educators: -A Toolkit with 20 OERs and 5 Scenarios addressing misinformation, Climate change, Climate denialism, basic knowledge on Climate and environment, Climate Behaviour, Waste & Recycling, and Mitigation and Consumption. -A handbook with 6 digital lessons targeting MIL skills around environmental topics, basic knowledge about climate change, understanding climate denialism, tackling waste, sustainable living approaches/attitudes, and climate activism. The handbook provides guidelines for VET practitioners/educators on supporting learners in documenting their acquired skills and competencies through EUROPASS. For learners: - A self-paced online course that departs from a self-assessment and promotes personalised learning and EUROPASS update. It allows learners to become experts in climate change, climate action, and MIL, as well as the causes of climate denialism and strategies to counter it through a personalised learning track. For all: - Presentation of results to 127 people through 8 events - 1 podcast, 1 webinar, 1 video, 5 press-releases, 3 newsletters, 6 e-articles on EPALE (12 publications), 3 articles on PDF. - Reached 51.529 people through in-person events, social media outreach, websites.