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Nature-based Solutions: Training Approaches for Educators and Teacher Trainers MOOC
About
Welcome to the Nature-Based Solutions: Training Approaches for Educators and Teacher Trainers MOOC, where you will learn how to train educators to effectively teach about nature-based solutions (NBS).
Whether you're a teacher trainer, an educator supporting peers, or exploring how ITE (Initial Teacher Training) and CPD (Continuous Professional Development) programs can better prepare teachers for NBS, this course will equip you with engaging, hands-on strategies to support and enhance NBS teaching. You will explore practical tools and innovative methods to boost your teaching confidence, make NBS learning more engaging and impactful, and ensure that educators feel prepared and supported to shape the future generation of advocates for a more sustainable future.
Objectives
In this course, you will:
- You will identify the key skills teachers need to effectively integrate NBS into education by analysing real-world examples, EU frameworks, and current gaps in teacher training programs.
- You will explore the competences required for teacher trainers to prepare educators for NBS by discovering the NBS Academy Teacher Trainer Competence Checklist.
- You will design an effective NBS Learning Scenario for Teacher Training by selecting appropriate pedagogical strategies, aligning with GreenComp and DigCompEdu frameworks, and addressing the needs of both pre-service and in-service teachers.
- You will evaluate and improve your work by engaging in process-oriented assessment methods, practicing peer review, and refining your approach based on constructive feedback.
- You will gain confidence in teaching NBS and promoting its integration in ITE and CPD programmes, contributing to making a lasting impact in education for sustainability.
Date and registration
The course will be held online from 8 September to 15 October 2025, with an estimated workload of 5 hours per week (25h in total).
- Module 1. Building the Green Foundation: NBS education opens on 8 September 2025
- Module 2. Addressing the Roots of Teachers’ Skill Gaps opens on 15 September 2025
- Module 3. Designing Impactful Programs for NBS Teacher Training opens on 22 September 2025
- Module 4. Assessing and Advancing NBS Teacher Training opens on 29 September 2025
The final deadline to complete all activities is 15 October 2025.
This course targets teachers (pre-service and in-service) and teacher trainers, keen to learn how to train educators to effectively teach about nature-based solutions (NBS), whether as an ITE or CPD provider, or an educator (to be) involved in peer training. Additionally, the target audience is interested in discovering what ITE (Initial Teacher Training) and CPD (Continuous Professional Development) programs should include to properly equip educators in teaching about NBS, and to ultimately advance education for sustainability.
Promotional Materials
Whether you are a course participant, a Ministry of Education, or a network organisation in the educational field: we welcome your support in spreading the message on this free online course.
You can do this in various ways, including:
- Use the suggested social media messages and visuals for the dissemination of the course and registration information on your social media channels, which you can download in the promotional pack below.
- Use the information provided in the promotional pack to promote the MOOC via any other dissemination channels you may have available to you (for example, newsletters, bulletins, digests, blog articles).
- Circulate information to relevant contacts: members of your network, organisations that you know are active on the topic and individual contacts.
To find all the promotional materials combined in a document please click on the button below. This promotional pack (in English) includes detailed information on how to promote the course in communications with your networks and audiences, as well as all visuals and suggested social media messages.
Info Sheet
Social media
Useful X (former Twitter) handles and hashtags:
- Course hashtag #NBSAcademyMOOC
- Project handle/hashtag @eu_schoolnet, @scientix_eu, @nbs_academy
- Service hashtag #EUNAcademy
- Funder handles/hashtags @eu_schoolnet, @scientix_eu, @nbs_academy
Visuals
You can use the following visuals to promote the MOOC:
Behind the MOOC
The NBS Academy MOOC on "Training Approaches for Educators and Teacher Trainers" coordinated by European Schoolnet is run thanks to NBS Academy and Scientix®.
Scientix®, the community for science education in Europe, promotes and supports a Europe-wide collaboration among STEM teachers, education researchers, policymakers and other STEM education professionals.
European Schoolnet® (EUN) is the network of 30+ European Ministries of Education, based in Brussels. EUN aims to bring innovation in teaching and learning to its key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners.
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 European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. The MOOC is coordinated by European Schoolnet® and supported by Scientix®, an initiative of European Schoolnet®.