SYNAPSES Evaluated Resources
On this page you can find all resources that have been identified and evaluated by the SYNAPSES consortium. Are you looking for resources specifically for you? Use the filtering system on the left.
For a description of the Aims and Learning Outomes (LO) refer to this page.
Schools go Green
This educational material consists of a multimedia Eco-Glossary based on small stories accompanied by a set of e-learning materials using audio-visual tools, like presentations for students, teacher handbooks and lesson plans. The learning material follows the whole school approach as it involves teachers, teacher educators, school leaders and researchers.
Stimulating Collective Self-Efficacy
Supporting School Heads with questions around stimulating collective self-efficacy
Challenge Based Learning Guide and Toolkit
This Guide to Challenge Based Learning and online toolkit are designed to introduce educators to this student-centred approach to learning in a real world, interdisciplinary way.
InNature
The InNature Project aims to enhance competencies and awareness on biomimicry in the School Community, including students, parents, teachers, directors and Informal Science Education Providers.
Communities Let’s Get started!
Let’s Get Started is a collection of tools & stories to apply the ideas of Doughnut Economics to your community.
Factivism and Community Action Planning
In the first part of this activity (Fact-ivism) students will create a data poster showing an SDG data fact that they care about. The second part (Making a Community Action Plan) builds on from the global/national data view of the chosen SDGs to develop a local perspective.
Climate Playground
Climate play ground is an Erasmus+ project executed by the Sint-Paulus school and partners in Belgium. The school transformed from a tiled, grey playground with little greenery into a ‘Climate adaptive’ school ground.
The Energy House: A Project of the Energy Club at Isny Secondary School
Sustainable, energy-efficient, self-built – that’s three words to describe the energy house in the school garden at Isny High School. This exceptional project deserves a few more words…
Garden Lesson Plans: Living Systems
The purpose of this activity guide is to teach students the ecological functions found in any natural system and model how these functions are performed by a natural area like a garden.
Doughnut Unrolled: Introducing the four lenses
Doughnut Unrolled takes us from the Doughnut to four ‘lenses’ that invite you to look at the interplay between local aspirations and global responsibilities in your place and identify possible entry-points for transformative action.
Designing for Climate Action
Designing for Climate Action is a Circular Economy Project resource that provides activities with resources and teacher slides to deliver a Design Thinking Project.
Cupcakes
In this lesson, students will understand that sustainability issues are complex, multi-faceted and open-ended
Ecology Lapwings
Students are introduced to an intriguing “mystery game,” a research-based learning activity designed for small groups of 2-4 participants
Leading Change Processes
This Headstart gives guidelines for School Leaders on Leading Change Processes.
Stimulating Teacher learning
This HeadStart addresses the questions ‘why is it important to promote teacher learning?’ & ‘how can school leaders stimulate their teachers’ learning?
Stimulating teachers to conduct small scale experiments for school development
This HeadStart gives guidelines for School Heads in stimulating teachers to conduct small scale experiments with the purpose of school development.
Open Schooling Advocacy Toolkit for Educators
The toolkit gives hands on tools for school heads and teachers on open schooling and addresses both beginners and those who want to improve on current practice, and tackles potential bears on the road.
BioBeo (Train the trainer manual) – Chapter 5: Shared leadership at different governance levels
This resource is a train the trainer handbook aimed at engaging stakeholders, with a focus on parents and students within the context of a project on sustainability practices. The suggested chapter is aimed at teachers.
Inclusive science education and art
This resource links to a micro-credential course on inclusive science education and art through the Open-Ended scenario Framework.
Providing a Code of Conduct
This HeadStart gives guidelines for School Heads in stimulating teachers to conduct small scale experiments with the purpose of school development.
