Carpathian toolkit, training and bus tour

Some ideas

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Key aspects

• Functioning partnership between National Park, NGO and County Inspectorate representatives

• Focus on specific characteristics of communities in Carpathians mountains

Teacher training design

Objectives: Elements of protected areas management used in order to design learning activities focused on ESD Developement of teachers’skills and abilities to design, apply and evaluate learning activities by means of project method in order to integrate ESD Development the skills of teachers in communication and active methods design in order to integrate ESD in different curriculum subjects Practice of these skills in the national park environment

Teacher training designTopic of training activities

One day and a half in National Park

S1 – How does it work a protected area/national park? Biodiversity in protected area; Management of protected areas/national parks in the context of Carpathian Convention S2 – Professional developement of teachers – the project method as learning opportunity (NGO’s point of view)S3 – Team work and team learning strategies, developement of critical thinking and complexity approach in the context of ESDS4 – How to use reusable materials in learning activities in order to produce different devices, realize didactic games etcS5 – In field practice S6 – Prezentations of in field activity. Planning activities in their community

Teacher training designResponsibilities:• S1 – trainers – reprezentatives of National Park• S2 – trainers – reprezentatives of local NGO• S3 and S4 – trainers – ALSDGC/ISJ• S5 – trainers: reprezentatives of National Park,

NGO• S6 – trainers: reprezentatives of National Park,

NGO, ISJ

IMPORTANT: Professional credentials for teachers and trainers attending the training activities. Agreement with ERIM Romania

Teacher training design

• Preliminary meeting with the trainers with 2, 3 weeks before the training sessions start

• Folder with training activity scenario, time, roles, products, assessment

• Folder with hand outs (realized by each group)• Structure and time of the activities in each

community (portfolio' structure, product for the bus tour – specific contribution, including didactic trail)

Knowledge and valuing the specific characteristics of rural areas

Building on technology, traditions in village farms

Awareness of local communities and local authorities about the architecture and aspect of houses and buildings in the villages

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Toolkit = know how

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Teaching guide in Knapsack

Teaching guide:Working sheets for teachers – with methodological advicesWorking sheets for pupilsHand-outs with technical steps for practical/experimental activities in-field

Trail map

Reusable materials in scientific experiments / learning activities

ESD activities files (examples, models)

Didactic games

Didactic trails in community etc

Trail map portfolio

• Community map• Geographical data registered with compass• Photos of cultural buildings & short texts• Plants, insects etc identified in the community

(their habits, number etc)• Ancient instruments and tools used in farmers’

houses together with their functioning principle• Old methods for obtaining colors, drinks etc

Bus tour – as follow up of training activities

• Organize the training activity, teachers gets instruments, materials, know how, organize their community event, realize portfolios (trail map, projects, flyers etc) and bus came in each community (6 – 10 communities, except CJ+BH)

• In the National Park will be one single event where all schools, local communities representatives attend and the bus come.

Article 4Conservation and sustainable

use of biological and landscape diversity

Piatra Craiului Park

Vânturariţa Park

CEFIDEC

Padiş Park

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Article 5Spatial planning

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Article 6Sustainable and integrated water/river

basin management

Article 7Sustainable agriculture and forestry

Article 8Sustainable transport and infrastructure

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Article 9Sustainable tourism

Article 10Industry and energy

Article 11Cultural heritage and traditional

knowledge

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• Apuseni Mountains scientific heritage

• Teaching science Festival:– Water Day– Earth Day 2008– World space week– Science for everyone

• WED 5 June

• Mountain Day