Syllabus
The curricula of all European Union Member States and associated countries is composed demand for environmental education and later on education for sustainable development. This subject is dedicated to students of pedagogy - future teachers . They will be faced in the future need to integrate these topics into their preparation for teaching.
Students will learn the basic terms of environmental, economic and cultural pillars of sustainable living. There will also be familiar with efective methods to how to apply them to teaching practice (relayed to the students).
Annotation
The pilars of sustainibility.
The Environmental pillar of sustainibility: circulation of materials, energy cascade, trophic network, ecosystem, ecosystems division, environmental landmarks, key species, ecological balance (ecosystem stress, resistance, rezilience, destabilization, succession ), ecological niche (free , busy, and so on), competition, adaptation to environmental conditions. Anthropogenic influences, migration and transfer of species declining biodiversity, pollution , climate change, alienation from nature. Sustainable living and development, governmental and transgovernmental and strategy documents. The history of conservation in the Czech Republic .
Economical pillar of sustainability. Economics . Econometric. The economic pillar of sustainable development. Price, value, future value, ecological footprint , econometrics . Debt. Good value for money . Methods of determination of value. The exchange value . Does money move with the world? How to influence money to "green" movement? Externalized costs Victor Lebow. Film "The story of stuff". Fair trade and other way. Examples of good practice.
The Social and cultural pillars
The social pillar os sustainibility. History. Culture. Natural nations. Third World. Mass culture. Alternative cultur. Several examples of .Oral history. Multicultural. Diversity of cultures. How to ensure cultural diversity and lifestyle diversity? Voluntary humility/simplicity. And several examples from Czech republic (Librová).
Education topics
How can cross-cutting issue included in the EV or individual subjects or disciplines. Methods and inspirations. Environmental sensitivity, research skills for environmental studies, environmental problems and conflicts and action strategies. Experiential learning. Learning by doing.