Development of environmental competence of students through facilitation technology

Abstract

This article is a part of the long-term work of the author, which continues to this day, devoted to the study of the problems of the formation and development of environmental culture and environmental competence of the individual.

The authors share their experience in developing students' environmental competence through facilitation technology. The authors reveal the concept of "facilitation technology", as well as its essence and main methods. Directly, the technologies "world cafe" and "dynamic facilitation" are revealed, which were used by the authors in the course of work with students. In the article describes in detail the methodology for using "dynamic facilitation", "World Cafe" in the educational process with students in extracurricular work to develop the environmental competence of the individual. The author reveals their essence, as well as the role of a teacher-facilitator in the organization and use of these technologies for the development of students' environmental competence.

Also, the authors reveal the concepts of "competence" and "environmental competence", their essence through the analysis of research and opinions of scientists.

Further, the article provides a description and results of the study, which in turn proves the effectiveness of facilitation technology in the development of students' environmental competence.