Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability Conference

The UK ITE Network for ESD/GC Fifth Annual Conference

12 July 2012 London South Bank University (Keyworth Building) 9.15am - 4.00 pm  

Envisioning change and achieving transformation: ESD/GC core ‘competences' for educators

Programme

9.15 am            Registration and coffee  

9.45 am            Welcome and aims of the conference   

10am                Key Note Address:  Arjen Wals, Professor of Social Learning and Sustainable Development   at Wageningen University, Netherlands.

• The competences of teacher educators for ESD and     global citizenship - a European perspective'

10.45am           Coffee break  

11.15 am          Paper presentations based on the following themes:  

• Researching and sharing practice in teacher education
• Enabling innovation and creativity in the teacher education and school curriculum and pedagogy
• Meeting new challenges for ESD/GC in a changing world
• Developing ‘competences' through subjects  

12.30 pm          Lunch break  

1.30 pm            Paper presentations based on the following themes:  

• Researching and sharing practice in teacher education
• Enabling innovation and creativity in the teacher education and school curriculum and pedagogy
• Meeting new challenges for ESD/GC in a changing world
• Developing ‘competences' through subjects  

2.45pm             Key Note Address: Michaela Crimmin, the Royal College of Art.

• The contribution of the arts to ESD and global citizenship  

3.45 pm            Conference close   

4pm                 Informal reception and networking