Towards Transformative Environmental Education

Abstract

The solution to the current ecosocial crisis involves changing the paradigm of environmental education. It should promote a realistic teaching approach that demands constant reflection and critical thinking. Therefore, this chapter presents a strategy for designing transformative activities aimed at early educational levels, along with a case as an example. To transform scientific knowledge into teachable knowledge, the process of didactic transposition is followed, including among its design principles the use of the case method for designing activities. The case proposed as an example aims to promote students' understanding of the health role of predators in wetlands (One Health approach) through the development of scientific practices. Through this, it is intended that they acquire a systemic vision of this environmental issue connected with global health. The results could assist teachers in making decisions during the design of transformative activities and in redefining initial teacher training while focusing on the professional dimension of their environmental competence.