Awareness raising and energy educationas a priority for end user mobilization

Integration of Active Learning and Energy Monitoring with School Curriculum

Policymaking

EnergyMarket

End-users

End Users Mobilization - Engagement and involvement of

children

Children as a resource – important citizens

Mobilisation of the children to take active part in their own education

Introduction of EE and RES in school curricula

5% reduce of energy use in schools and homes in 10 schools by teaching children EE & RES

Approach

• Learning by doing• Training of teachers and other personnel• Teachers as guides (not sage on the stage)• Energy education toolbox - teacher’s guide and energy savings lessons• Energy materials – interaction • Energy savings through hands-on and experimental activities• European schools networking

Energy monitoring (EM) of the school building

• EM for a long period of time• Carrying out fun active learning activities related to EM• Weekly logging of electricity and heating consumption in the school• Plotting the collected data on a special poster – visual understanding of energy use• Using of energy data as a base for discussion • Encouraging pupils to replicate EM at home

Questions examples

What appliances contribute to the energy consumption?

Why did the appliances consume less this week than last week?

What children and teachers do to consciously change the energy consumption?

What else influence the energy consumption in the schools ( weather, holidays, etc.)

Simple measures (no investment cost) for efficient use of energy

• Switching the light off when the classroom is empty

• Closing doors and windows when they should be shut

• Keeping the room heating at the correct temperature level

• Heating the school only in use, etc.

School “energy team” for energy monitoring of the school building

Tasks:

• To do energy monitoring

• To register energy consumption data

• To report back to the pupils and teachers

Toolbox as a website

• Access to good educations materials www.coucortium4al.eu

• case studies of the pilot schools

• Comparison of energy consumption data of the schools in Europe www.sustain.no

Integration with national curricula

• Overview of existing active learning (AL) and energy monitoring (EM) projects in relevant countries

• Evaluation of the most relevant programmes and description of success elements regarding curriculum adaptation/integration

• Mapping of national school systems, relevant energy curriculum and main concerns of the actors in participating countries (how, why and where AL can fit into the curriculum)

• Identification, testing and evaluation of possible strategies for integration of AL and EM with national school curricula in participating countries. Promotion of the educational package to be an intergraded part of the curriculum in the participating countries

• Definition of success criteria for integration and exchange of experiences.

Development of teaching material (“toolkit”) for AL

• International advisory group (IAG) to provide input and feedback during the whole project has been established.

• National advisory group (NAGs) to provide feedback on existing and developed material, needs and requirements throughout the project is under the establishment

• Brief mapping and evaluation of energy and pedagogical content/approach of existing tools.

• Teaching materials (“toolkit”) for AL and EM adapted to national curriculum developed.

• The material will be made available on the Kids Corner web site

Thank you for your attention

Liyana Adjarova

Energy Agency of Plovdiv

15 Gladstone Str.

4000 Plovdiv

Tel: 032/62 57 56

Fax: 032/620 781