Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Programme“Formation of International Center of Excellence to Promote Teacher Education on ESD”

Mongolia - Japan Joint Teacher Training Programme for ESD:
Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Education
Co-organized by National University of Mongolia and Okayama University(Okayama, 15 – 18 July 2019)
1. Background
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which UNESCO leads and coordinates globally since 2005,
is currently promoted worldwide through the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD as well as through theSustainable Development Goal 4 on education under Target 4.7. ESD is also a vital means of implementationfor the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and a key enabler of all the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals, as reaffirmed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 72/222.
Okayama University holds the only UNITWIN/UNESCO chair programme on ESD in Asian countries and isa key member of the Okayama Regional Centre of Expertise on ESD (RCE Okayama) established by theUnited Nations University. It has energetically promoted teacher education for ESD, and in November 2014
at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, it cooperated with the International Network of TeacherEducation Institutions (INTEI) associated with the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards
Sustainability at York University Canada to organize the Eighth International Conference of the network.
Moreover, together with RCE Okayama, Okayama University developed its teacher training programmes
focusing on pre-service and in-service teachers in cooperation with the Associated Schools Project University
Network (ASPUnivNet), a network of 20 universities in Japan that works to support UNESCO ASP schools.
These tangible results led the Okayama ESD Project to win the UNESCO/Japan Prize on ESD in September
2016.
Building on the above achievements, Okayama University launched the core-to-core programme (2017 –2019) “Formation of International Center of Excellence to Promote Teacher Education on ESD” with an aimto bring together teacher education institutions from different countries in Asia to jointly develop teacher
training programmes on ESD based on Lesson Study, a collaborative approach to learning and professional
development for teachers. In addition to Okayama University (Japan) and other universities (China,Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar and Republic of Korea) are the core institutions of the programme.
The programme also aims to establish core institutions on teacher education for ESD, create academic
networks for ESD and foster future generations of ESD researchers. Through five meetings of the Asian
Network to Promote Teacher Education on ESD held in Okayama, Kyoto, Ulan Bator, Toyama and Bandung
since June 2017, the programme members have discussed the integration of teacher education and ESD
and the development of frameworks and recommendations to reorient teacher education in Asia to address
sustainability.
2030 ESD Goal is designed to be for all with no discrimination, highly quality education and life-long learning
opportunity will be assured. To make this goal happen, Mongolia takes every action to fully embed the “GlobalAction Program 2015-2019”. We infused the concept of the Global Action Program into teacher education
program (National University of Mongolia), students ESD-GAP knowledge has been increased little amountthrough attending various ESD projects and various actions to improve teachers knowledge and skills on1

ESD-GAP, we focused 4 main issues content framework is being developed as follows:• Learning content: Global issues – such as climate change – urgently require a shift in our lifestyles anda transformation of the way we think and act. To achieve this change, we need new skills, values andattitudes that lead to more sustainable societies. The topics covered in the curriculum were selected asclimate change, biodiversity, risk mitigation, sustainable production and consumption.
• Pedagogy and learning environments: Learning and teaching should implement interventions that focus
on learner. Thus, research-oriented learning activities will be implemented. It is based on the conceptsof the lesson study to creating learning environment that enables the learner to carry out sustainable
activities.
• Learning outcomes: Motivate learning process such as stimulating learning, critical thinking, systemthinking, decision-making, responsibility for present and future generations, etc.
• Societal transformation: Modify the learning environment in which each student develops a sense of
belonging to the society he or she lives in. Students (childrens) getting sustainable living desire and toaddress the global and local affairs of the "I am a world citizen".
On the basis of these achievements and identified needs, and in order to further promote international
collaboration for advancing teacher education on ESD in Asia region, Okayama University and National
University of Mongolia and Mongolian Education, Economy, Environment Research center NPO jointly
organized “Mongolia – Japan Joint Teacher Training Programme for ESD: Towards Achieving theSustainable Development Goals through Education” in Okayama on 15-18 July 2019, supported by theJSPS.
2. Objectives
1) Both in-service teachers in Mongolia and pre-service teachers in Japan understand the present situationsof ESD with a “whole-community approach” as a new development.
2) Based on understanding of the present situations of ESD, participants will design a teaching procedure ofESD.
3) Through designing a teaching procedure and giving a mock lesson of ESD, participants understand theprocess of planning and improvement of ESD lessons.
3. Expected outputs
1) Report of understandings on the present situations and lesson-planning of ESD.
2) Teaching procedure of ESD.
Participants from Mongolia are expected to actually proceed lessons based on the teaching procedure ofESD they have designed during the seminar. National University of Mongolia and Okayama University will
support their practices and do monitoring.
4. ParticipantsElementary and secondary school in-service teachers in Mongolia will be invited to Okayama and participate
the training programme with pre-service teachers of Okayama University, Japan. The total number ofparticipants is expected to be 10-20.

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5. Tentative time, Venues and Programme
15 – 18 July 2019 at Faculty of Education, Okayama University, schools and CLCs practicing ESD inOkayama city, and Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki-city, Okayama, JapanDay 1: opening, observation of community engagement of ESD at Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki-city
Day 2: observation of ESD class (1), visit to a community learning centre in Minan school district in Okayamacity, workshop of designing ESD lesson plan (1)Day 3: observation of ESD class (2), visit to a center for early childhood education and care, in Minan school
district, workshop of designing ESD lesson plan (2)Day 4: workshop of designing ESD lesson plan (3), mock lesson, wrap up, farewell function3

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Programme“Formation of International Center of Excellence to Promote Teacher Education on ESD”

Mongolia - Japan Joint Teacher Training Programme for ESD:Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Education
Co-organized by National University of Mongolia and Okayama University(Okayama, 15 – 18 July 2019)

Programme Schedule
Participants are to bring:- The given materials to be read beforehand.
- The curriculum policy of her/his school.
- Laptop PC (if possible)
Day 1 (Monday, 15th, July)
9:30 – 9:45
10:00 – 10:30

Opening Ceremony

Venue
MC: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun (National University of Mongolia)

Room #305

Welcome remarks by the organizers and hosts

3rd Floor

Agenda 1: Introduction and orientation to the workshopFaculty of Education

Introduction and orientation to the semiar by Hiroko Shibakawa, Assistant Professor of ESD

Okayama University

Promotion Centre, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
The session will introduce the schedule of the programme and its aims/goals. Also will there bea short lecture by Dr. Shibakawa to deepen participants’ understanding on ESD in general and1

its international context, current situation and new challenges of ESD in Japan and Okayama.
10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

Agenda 2: Sharing experiences of teaching/ESD

Room #305

Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun (Mongolia National University); Dulmaa Jamiyan

3rd Floor(Coordinator/Translator)

Faculty of Education
Okayama University

The participants will share their experience in teaching ESD and their own goals to be achieved
through the programme.
11:30 – 12:15

Lunch Break

12:15 – 16:00

Agenda 3: Field visit “Integration of social learning and formal education for promoting

Ohara Museum of Art,

ESD with the whole-community approach”

Kurashiki City

Participants will visit a world class fine art museum in Kurashiki city to observe andacknowledge its most advanced educational system, resources and public programs tonurture both children and teachers towards sustainable society. The museum has a long
history of contributing to and engagement with the local/global problems. Specifically, theMizushima area of Kurashiki city was once known for its asthma pollution caused by the large
industrial zone. The founder of the museum owns one of the big industrial company in thisarea, too. On the basis of the critical reflection on this history, citizens in Kurashiki has been
making effort to redevelop their town as of rich culture and history as well as naturalenvironment, not of industrial.
12:15 -13:15 Move to Kurashiki by chartered vans
13:30 -14:00 Introduction by Mr. Hideyuki Yanagisawa, the chief curator
14:00 -15:15 Gallery tour
15:20 -15:45 Lecture by Ms. Shizuka Teramoto, the school program coordinator
15:45 -16:00 Q&A2

Participants will learn about Museum’s advanced educational programs with various schools.
The school program coordinator, with elementary school teacher certificate (science), will givea short lecture to explain efforts and challenges in integrating informal, non-formal and formaleducation with a viewpoint of ESD. She will also mention about the museum and the public
programs as a platform of transformative learning, which is said to be the core of the learning
method of ESD.
16:00 - 17:30

Guided Tour (50min.) & Sightseeing

Kurashiki Bikan Historical

Participants will visit the historical area around the museum to explore the sustainability of its

Area

history, culture and environment. Kurashiki city is known for civic effort to preserve its historicalbuildings and houses along the river from the Edo period. It has been attracting many tourists
from all over the world. However, according to the rapid development based on commercialindustry, the town has many challenges e.g. many towering buildings surrounding the historicarea that may not be preferably matching the bikan historical area, the aging shopping arcades
beside the popular zone. There are many good practices of civic engagement to challenge thislocal but global issues, too. Participants will see the advanced model of forming a multistakeholder community to advance sustainable development here too.
18:30

Arrival on Campus Hostel (Departing Kurashiki at 17:30 )Day 2 (Tuesday, 16th, July 2019)8:30 – 11:45

Agenda 4: School Visit / Observation of ESD Lesson

Okayama Municipal MinanParticipants will visit Minan school district of Okayama city. All public schools in this district are

Junior High School (GradeUNESCO Associated Schools since 2012 and they have been feverishly working on promoting

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ESD in cooperation with the local community.
08:30-08:45 Introduction by the principal
08:55-09:40 Observing a lesson
09:40-10:25 Observing a school-community garden project310:35-11:35 Discussion with the teachers/community supporters, Q&A
Participants will be given opportunities to view the lesson on the continuity of life titled: “Lessonto Nurture Life”, which is considered to be a very unique and effective ESD programmes
implemented in Okayama city area.
11:45 – 12:30

Lunch Break

Minan Nishi Kominkan

12:30 – 13:30

Agenda 5: Field visit to CLC (Community Learning Centre/Kominkan)

Minan Nishi Kominkan

Participants will visit CLC nearby the secondary school to acknowledge their collaboration withschools and other activities of ESD. The CLC is playing a critical role to engage local people invarieties of activities e.g. regional disaster prevention, promoting healthier livelihood, orparenthood education. Also they functions as a place to promote and facilitate ESD in the localcommunity.
Participants will observe the facility and the club activities and will be given explanations by the
director/staffs on the general information of the CLC and how they have been cooperate withand support the neighboring schools.
14:00 – 15:00

Agenda 6: Reflection on a field visit

Room #305

Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun and Hiroko Shibakawa

3rd FloorParticipants will break into groups to exchange opinions for the reflection of their visit to theFaculty of Education

museum on the previous day and the junior high school / CLC in the morning.

Okayama University

Group work: Participants will review the field visit against the tentative framework introduced in
Agenda 1. Each group will discuss on what types of capacities are important or they feel
necessary for the lesson they have seen. Each group will present their ideas in the plenary,
based on the ESD teacher education framework.
15:00 – 15:15

Break4

15:15 – 16:30

Agenda 7: Designing ESD lesson plan

Room #305

Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun,

3rd Floor

Advisory: Hiroko Shibakawa, Junko Komori (The former-principal of public elementary schools

Faculty of Education/ ESD Coordinator of Okayama ESD Consortium Project by BOE / Lecturer at Chugoku Gakuen

Okayama UniversityUniversity)
Participants will start making a possible ESD lesson plan of the subject that they are teaching,regarding the common theme: “the continuity of life.”
Day 3 (Wednesday, 17th July 2019)8:30 – 11:00

Agenda 8: School visit / ESD lesson ObservationParticipants will visit a public elementary school in Minan Area (UNESCO Associated School)
and observe a practical out-door lesson based on the concept of “the continuity of life”.
08:30-08:45 Introduction by the principal
08:45-09:30 Observing an ESD lesson (6th grade) : “How can we protect our lives together inemergency?”
09:30-10:30 Discussion with the teachers and Q&A
The principal himself will have a special lesson of ESD at the school swimming pool which isalso functions as a disaster-prevention drills. The students will get into the water with theirclothes on in order to experience how they can protect themselves in an emergency ofdrowning, since the area is surrounded by the canal streams and large rivers. The students areto think and act to save each other from drowning by utilizing daily items, e.g. plastic bottles orbuckets.

Okayama Municipal Minan
Elementary School (1st –6th Grade)

10:30 - 10:45

Break ( move to the ECEC next to the elementary school )10:45 – 12:00

Participants will observe the ECEC located within the grounds of the elementary school. The Minan Certified Center for
educational philosophy of the ECEC is “Sense of Wonder” for their integrated lessons of Early Childhood Education
environmental education, science, culture, fine arts, and sports. They have collaborative and Care (ECEC)
programs with the elementary school/JHS and the local community.
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12:00 – 12:45

Lunch Break (along with a visit to the park designed for civic engagement of Minan area

Kurashi no tane (Seeds ofLife ) restaurant

12:45 – 13:20

Agenda 9: Field visit to the local/private sector for promoting ESD

Kurashi no tane

*There will be a short presentation by and discussion with Mr. Seiichi Aoe, who is a leading
person of the area’s civic engagement activities based on SDGs 11. The Kurashi no tanebuilding (company) itself is accredited as one of the local centre for promoting ESD by RCE
Okayama. The participants will obtain knowledges on how such a place can be functioning as
14:00 – 15:00

a place for the local community to promote ESD/SDGs.
Agenda 9: Reflection on a field visit
Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun and Hiroko Shibakawa
Advisory: Junko Komori

Room #305
3rd Floor
Faculty of EducationOkayama University

Participants will reflect the field visit to Minan area and have discussion with other participants
to deepen their understanding on the current situations and challenges of ESD with the wholecommunity approach, on the basis of ESD teacher education framework.
15:00 – 15:15

Break

15:15 – 17:00

Agenda 10: Designing ESD lesson plan (Continued)
Facilitator : Jargalsaikhan Dulguun
Advisory: Hiroko Shibakawa, Junko Komori

Room #305
3rd Floor
Faculty of Education
Okayama UniversityMs. Junko Komori will give a short presentation on her experience as a principal of Japaneseelementary school in Okayama and ESD coordinator(teacher trainer).
Individual work to plan an ESD lesson with the viewpoint of the continuity of life to be
implemented in their representing school. Participants will share their tentative ideas in theplenary and exchange ideas and opinions.

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12:00-13:00
13:00 – 16:00

Agenda 11: Designing ESD lesson plan (Continued)
Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun
Advisory: Hiroko Shibakawa, Junko Komori
Individual work to plan an ESD lesson with the viewpoint of the continuity of life to be
implemented at their representing school in the near future.
Lunch BreakAgenda 10: Mock Lesson
Facilitator: Jargalsaikhan Dulguun
Advisory: Hiroko Shibakawa, Junko Komori

University Cafeteria
Room #305
3rd Floor
Faculty of Education
Okayama University

16:00 – 16:30

Participants will demonstrate their ESD lesson plan, followed by a group discussion.
Closing Ceremony MC: Hiroko Shibakawa (Okayama University)
1) Closing remarks and the awarding of certificates of participation, Dr. Toshinori Kuwabara,
Vice Dean, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
2)

Closing remarks, Jargalsaikhan Dulguun, National University of Mongolia

3)

Vote of thanks, Kazutaka Yamada, Okayama University

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