Learning to Shape Transformation – How Individual Schools can be Supported in Implementing a Newly Developed ESD Curriculum with Training Concept

Abstract When implementing projects in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD), there is always a great need for further training and qualification for the teaching staff if ESD needs to be implemented systematically and school-wide in the lessons of all year groups and subjects. Successful implementation of ESD in the school context depends on two influencing factors. On the one hand, schools need a practicable framework curriculum for ESD and, on the other hand, a related further education concept that can be implemented primarily in school practice. The main aim of the article is to outline the framework curriculum and the training concept and to present the initial results of an evaluation of the training carried out on this basis in a Latvian, Romanian and German schools. This article reports on an ERASMUS + project that has dedicated itself to this task from a European perspective. Building on the framework curriculum, a customized training concept was developed to impart content and skills for teachers and educational staff. Both the framework curriculum and the training concept as well as the handout can be downloaded free of charge in six languages: https://esdsupervision.eu/ . The most important finding of the project is that the curriculum framework and the training program tailored to it are seen as effective and efficient, but also that accompanying advice is necessary for a school development process.