Call for Presenters: Teaching Sustainability in Kindergartens

The Pan-European Conference on Digital Education is an international platform that has gained significant momentum in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This traditional monthly event offers an unparalleled opportunity for educators across Europe to converge, sharing a wealth of teaching methodologies spanning various subjects and educational levels.

With more than 300 attendees joining live each session and over 5,000 views on recorded sessions, the conference has become a cornerstone for educators seeking to embrace innovative teaching practices and exchange best practices.
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The 49th session of the conference will be devoted to teaching sustainability in early childhood education.

The session will take place on the 25th of April 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 CET (Brussesl time).

We invite oral or poster presentations to contribute to the conference.

Oral presentations

We warmly invite educators with a passion for sustainability to contribute to our upcoming conference by submitting proposals for oral presentations. Interested educators are invited to submit a brief proposal outlining the focus of their presentation, how it contributes to the teaching sustainability in kindergartens, and what attendees can expect to learn.

Submit your proposal by the 15th of April 2024 to the following email address: [email protected]. 

All submissions will be reviewed by the conference committee, and selected presenters will be notified by email at least two weeks in advance.

The chosen presenters will prepare max 15 minutes long presentation presenting their best practice in teaching sustainability to young children.

The presenters will receive a Certificate of Oral Presentation. ​

Poster presentations

Would you like to present your teaching sustainability best practice, but you don't want to talk in front of teachers? You can still present and get a Certificate of Poster Presentation. Prepare a Power Point (or some other type) of presentation on sustainability education within kindergarten settings. Upload it to the conference Padlet by the 25th of April 2024. Ensure your file is named with your full name and presentation title for easy identification. Put your email address within the presentation.

The poster session presentations will receive a Certificate of Poster Presentation. For the issuing the certificates we will ONLY consider presentations in English directly addressing the topic of teaching sustainability in early childhood education. Please do not upload any theoretical articles.

conference padlet

Acknowledgements

Oral and poster submissions that stand out for their creativity, impact, and potential for replication will be selected for inclusion in the best practice collection handbook Superhero Lab: Engaging Children as Scientists to Explore Sustainability.

We look forward to your proposals and to your contribution towards enriching sustainability education in kindergartens.
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The programme committee of the 49th session of the Pan-European Conference on Digital Education
Dr. Blanka Tacer, Conference Chair
E: [email protected]

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Note: This conference is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme, project Superhero Lab: Engaging Children as Scientists to Explore Sustainability, number 2023-1-DE01-KA220-SN-23-36-151314.
Disclaimer: "Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them."

About the Superhero Lab

Engaging Children as Scientists to Explore Sustainability

The Superhero Lab project has a twofold objective - to provide young children aged 4-6 with the opportunity to explore sustainability through age-appropriate scientific experiments, and to equip kindergarten teachers with the necessary skills to lead these experiments effectively. The project also aims to foster international collaboration among kindergarten teachers who share an interest in sustainability education through STEM.

In the course of 3 years we will share an exciting journey during which we will experience:

• intercultural learning in among Germany, Austria, Sweden, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Greece,
• local professional development events in each participating country,
• online professional development opportunities,
• creation of experiments for children aged 4-6 years,
• leading experiments with children on sustainability topics.

In a nutshell, we will make complicated things fun and easy to understand. We will explore how to put children in the active roles of scientific inquisition, experimentation, and critical thinking through the relevant topics of modern society.

​www.superherolab.eu​